Yeah that does seem to be the case, unfortunately as well.
Ruud van Nistelrooy | Leicester Manager
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Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) discuss United's fantastic win away against Athletic Club in the semi-final of the Europa League.
They also pick out the positives of United's 4-3 loss away at Brentford, and Nik reviews a day out at Old Trafford watching Manchester United Women qualify for the Champions League.
He always talks a good game but his actual management seems too simple. Tactically he's all over the place
Didn't think his PSV stint looked too bad from the outside but he's been absolutely dreadful for Leicester. They're not a good side but to go 7 home games without scoring is unacceptable for any manager.
Once Vardy has retired and inevitably gets the Leicester job, despite being underqualified as a club manager, you'll understand why it can be beneficial to have someone who understands the history and so-called 'DNA' of the club.
So Ruud took interim job at United, beat Leicester twice in 2 different competitions and later took Leicester job and lost to United twice in 2 different competitions. They deserved extra time in the Fa Cup game as Maguire was offside for that 2nd goal, but still...
Cooper won 10 points in 12 league games and that doesn't look too bad now. If they continued that way, at this point they'd be fighting with Wolves to avoid relegation.
Cooper won 10 points in 12 league games and that doesn't look too bad now. If they continued that way, at this point they'd be fighting with Wolves to avoid relegation.
Vardy doesn't strike me as going into management, Andy King however is already on Ruud coaching staff as a liaison between the first team and youth teams
I feel so bad for him. Considering his playing career and the job he did at PSV, this is not a man who should go down as one of the Premier League’s worst ever managers, and yet he will if he doesn’t get another opportunity.
He never should’ve taken the Leicester job. I was happy when news broke that he would quit if the board broke their promise and didn’t strengthen in January, and yet he stayed.
He never should’ve taken the Leicester job. I was happy when news broke that he would quit if the board broke their promise and didn’t strengthen in January, and yet he stayed.
What next for him? Sacked? Does he stick with them in the Championship if he isn't sacked?
He's still a relative novice in management but this job has hurt his reputation big time.
He's still a relative novice in management but this job has hurt his reputation big time.
Agreed. Hopefully this doesn't affect him getting another job elsewhere.
I feel bad for him too. It's almost a suicidal move, taking over at a club in the relegation zone because the chances of survival are slim and you're potentially wrecking your whole career. But if you don't take the opportunity, will there ever be another?
Nobody was keeping this mob up. I hope they stick with him and give him the chance to rebuild.
Nobody was keeping this mob up. I hope they stick with him and give him the chance to rebuild.
One of the worst mid season hires by any premier league club.
Even when we got in Remi Garde in November 2015 and he lasted a few months he still got more points in probably less games than RVN has managed.
Even when we got in Remi Garde in November 2015 and he lasted a few months he still got more points in probably less games than RVN has managed.
100% getting sacked, they need someone to make sure they bounce straight back up.
he's a fecking idiot, 7 games in a row losing without scoring and for the 4th time he picks the same 11, playing our worst 2 defenders on the same side of the back 5, a striker who lacks technical ability as a number 10.
The moment we are mathematically relegated he'll be out the door as it'll be so much cheaper to do it.
The squad is seriously lacking but he has sapped all confidence they had from them with his tactics and selection policy
The moment we are mathematically relegated he'll be out the door as it'll be so much cheaper to do it.
The squad is seriously lacking but he has sapped all confidence they had from them with his tactics and selection policy
In fairness Ruud was given an impossible job, he was expected to keep Leicester up with a 2nd tier quality squad and a talisman thats 36 then wasnt even backed in January
He should’ve never have touched the job in the first place, was always on a hiding to nothing. Absolutely rancid squad.
Tbf, I feel a bit sorry for Leicester fans as well. The squad ain't good, but it isn't this level of bad either. They haven't scored a home league goal since December.
A Dutch manager being stubborn with tactics and team selection, well I never!
It's not as bad as he's performed with it though.
He's been utterly abysmal regardless of how difficult the job is.
Yeah, he has been terrible. Probably go back to being a coach
I'm surprised Leicester didn't ditch him for Sean Dyche already. A relegation battle specialist and reliable for Championship promotions.
Feel for Ruud though.
Feel for Ruud though.
The Dutch Frank de Boer.
I know.
I know.
The last thing you want in that situation is a relative managerial novice, no idea what Leicester were thinking. I doubt anyone could have done better than Cooper and although the style of football was horrible he was a pragmatist and might have kept them up, certainly in retrospect I think Cooper emerges with more credit from this season than the Leicester board.
Southampton brought in an experienced coach who'd previously done well in Italy with smaller teams to try and save them. The results were just as bad. The bottom three are absolutely honking this year and much of this same Leicester side was relegated two years ago. They weren't staying up under Cooper either. He'd fallen out with a bunch of players and lost the dressing room by the time he was sacked.
The Coach they brough in at Southampton had already been hired and fired for dragging Roma towards the relegation zone in a terrible 12 match spell which underlined what a clown he was. That Southampton thought that hiring a man who had just failed so spectacularly and had no experience in the English game was a good idea is more of a reflection on them.
I doubt Cooper could have kept Leicester up but it was suicidal to go from him to RVN. I actually think this Leicester side are significantly worse than 2 years ago and I expect them to have a real job on their hands to avoid relegation from the Championship next season.
You don't hire inexperienced manager when you're fighting relegation. Guess Leicester saw Ruud beat them twice with United and thought he could inspire them to get to safety or whatever. Poor decision and they'll need someone much better for next season. Zero goals scored at home since December is terrible. Zero goals scored in all competitions for two months. Zero goals scored in league since January 26th and that 2-1 win at Spurs.
Could've posted this in Ange/Spurs thread as well but will post here
Could've posted this in Ange/Spurs thread as well but will post here
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Too bad things aren't working out for Ruud. Good man, great career. Getting Rooney/Neville vibes though.
How hasn't he been put out of his misery yet? Painful to watch him be humiliated like this.
They haven't scored at home since December!?
Maybe they have a clause making it much cheaper to sack him after relegation?
Dead man walking.
You don't hire inexperienced manager when you're fighting relegation. Guess Leicester saw Ruud beat them twice with United and thought he could inspire them to get to safety or whatever. Poor decision and they'll need someone much better for next season. Zero goals scored at home since December is terrible. Zero goals scored in all competitions for two months. Zero goals scored in league since January 26th and that 2-1 win at Spurs.
Could've posted this in Ange/Spurs thread as well but will post here
Hard set of fixtures for a relegation fighting team tbh, vast majority in the top half of the table right now. Still should have picked up more points than 3 though.
I think Ruud has seriously put a dent in his credentials here. Awful choice of club.
Didn't he say after the Utd stint he was surprised by how many offers he had? Then chose Leicester.
Horrendous call from the Leicester board and Ruud himself.
Despite the obvious relegation threat - Ruud has not done anything at all to showcase any form of managerial integrity at the premiership level. He'll struggle to get another prem job after this surely. Not scored at home for 8 consecutive games on the bounce. Play dreadful football and whimpered out of the league without as much as a hint of fight in any of the players.
Up there with one of the worst Premier league teams we've ever seen
Didn't he say after the Utd stint he was surprised by how many offers he had? Then chose Leicester.
Horrendous call from the Leicester board and Ruud himself.
Despite the obvious relegation threat - Ruud has not done anything at all to showcase any form of managerial integrity at the premiership level. He'll struggle to get another prem job after this surely. Not scored at home for 8 consecutive games on the bounce. Play dreadful football and whimpered out of the league without as much as a hint of fight in any of the players.
Up there with one of the worst Premier league teams we've ever seen
I don't know why they've stuck with him and not rolled the dice on a typical relegation specialist manager. He's been awful, if I was a Leicester fan I'd be furious with him and the club.
Some speculating he might waive his compensation if relegated, and that the club can’t afford (or are unwilling to spend) to sack him now.
He's been terrible unfortunately. 7 points from 18 games, they've scored a total of 9 goals in that time with 5 of those coming in his first 2! It's embarrassingly bad.
At least they were competitive under Cooper. 10 points from 12 still isn't great but even continuing at that level would have seen them put a bit of pressure on the sides above. And they scored in all but one of those as well.
At least they were competitive under Cooper. 10 points from 12 still isn't great but even continuing at that level would have seen them put a bit of pressure on the sides above. And they scored in all but one of those as well.
Is he the worst thing to happen to Leicester City since that Thai sex scandal with Pearson’s son?
You mean apart from our chairman and others being killed on a helicopter crash?
When you are in desperate need of results to save your job the last thing you need is your players giving silly penalties away and Leicester have done that twice today.
As much as I love Vardy as a player, my view would radically change if he stepped up as a manager, something I personally highly doubt as he doesn't have the football IQ to coach a team.
I don't do nostalgia. We saw how that went with Ole and you dodged a bullet by releasing RVN before things got ugly.
He's a tactically inept coward, an absolute fraud and the worst manager we've ever had by a country mile, despite the sorry state of our squad.
Him cosying up with his Dutch pals and laughing the day we got officially relegated earned him an eternal hate and despise from quite a large section of Leicester fans. PSR indeed played its part in keeping him until the end of the season, but the fans can't wait to see the back of him and this turtlenecked arrogant twat won't be fondly remembered.
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