ZeeboiAfter a loss to a revitalized yet consistent Manchester City at the characteristically subdued Etihad Stadium, Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy appeared to abandon hope for the Foxes’ season.
The former Manchester United standout and adversary of the Citizens seems to believe the distance to safety is too vast for LCFC to overcome. And, in all honesty, he might not be wrong.
However, with eight Premier League fixtures remaining, is it right for RvN to finally wave the white flag at Leicester? And what precisely did the Dutch manager say after a timid defeat while displaying considerable deference to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City? Many Foxes supporters likely share van Nistelrooy’s feelings but not his perspective as a leader.
Ruud’s verdict on Leicester City
Jack Grealish, now a mere shadow of his former self, opened the scoring for Manchester City against Leicester.
Once among the EPL’s most electrifying talents, Grealish has been stifled by the excessively analytical Guardiola—though initially with some success.
Leicester’s east Midlands squad had just gifted Manchester United’s lackluster Rasmus Hojlund a chance to resurrect his career at King Power Stadium due to poor defending.
An ineffective Wilfred Ndidi, an overwhelmed Luke Thomas, and a dawdling Boubakary Soumare handed the ex-Aston Villa star an identical lifeline.
Mads Hermansen’s dreadful error served as a tangible symbol of LCFC’s season-long struggles. I found myself feeling a twinge of sympathy for van Nistelrooy on the touchline.
He hasn’t gotten everything correct by any means, but this team has offered neither him nor the Blue Army the slightest glimmer of effort. The Leicester players ought to bow their heads in shared disgrace!
Van Nistelrooy, it seems, has surrendered, based on his own words. While I’m not convinced I endorse his remarks, I could imagine feeling the same as a Leicester City fan in his shoes:
“We can be real about it, 12 points eight games to play. It’s a very big difference, too much” – RvN.
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