Ruud awakening for the Premier League!

[Pliskin]

1 hour ago, Lako42 said:

You tell me what any of the managers we hire have in common. What is the clear strategy that we have that all of these managers fit into? 

 

It's clearly a bit scattergun 

 

 

Is it? 
 

Puel was brought in to stabilise the team and start to build a foundation of possession based football, which he did. 
 

Rodgers was seen as a long term option, someone with a clear philosophy and a long term vision. Rodgers naturally that relationship went stale and ended as it did. Smith was clearly a “it will do appointment” 

 

Enzo, another hopeful young exciting long term appointment. With a clear philosophy. 
 

Enzo obviously left, then we were faced with potential PSR issues and as far as we were aware, we were getting a points deductions, so that completely changes the picture for prospective managers…… Cooper in fairness put his hand up and fancied the job, it was clear he was not first choice, Potter was, who again, is a young forward thinking manager with a clear philosophy, but in the end he didn’t want to take the risk…. We are also led to believe that RVN was considered in the summer too….

 

People need to understand that Cooper was only employed because of the circumstances we were in….. and he was probably the only person who wanted it that the board were happy to give a go, considering he kept Forest up under difficult circumstances. 
 

So, when the PSR issues are no more and we aren’t getting deductions in relation to the period they applied to, the whole picture changes…. It’s no longer a case of just staying up, it’s a case of going back to finding a young forward thinking manager with a clear philosophy, which Ruud has…… so, to me it’s more getting back on track….. 

Edited 28 November 2024 by Pliskin

[SkidsFox]

Sutton won the Premier league whilst playing for Blackburn Rovers I believe. This is possibly why he resents Leicester, because we did it.

[Gamble92]

1 hour ago, hejammy said:

He really is just a bit of a nob isn't he? 

 

The problem with punditry has always been the complete lack of knowledge on any other clubs outside the big 6. He'll have only watched us when we play the likes of Chelsea and we should get beat anyway. 

 

Then they look at the league table and go purely off our points. Don't bother to delve any deeper or look at what could be the issues. Then get paid to talk about us. It's a great life. 

[Happy Fox]

3 minutes ago, SkidsFox said:

Sutton won the Premier league whilst playing for Blackburn Rovers I believe. This is possibly why he resents Leicester, because we did it.

He supports Forest, so that’s why!

[Mickyblueeyes]

1 minute ago, Happy Fox said:

He supports Forest, so that’s why!

Yeah, Nottingham born and a Forest fan as a kid.

 

funny how many Forest fans hate us and also don’t care about us at the same time

[Bordersfox]

Just now, Mickyblueeyes said:

Yeah, Nottingham born and a Forest fan as a kid.

 

funny how many Forest fans hate us and also don’t care about us at the same time

 

3 minutes ago, Happy Fox said:

He supports Forest, so that’s why!

In fairness his opinion on footballing matters in no way relating to Forest or Leicester are utter garbage.  Just a complete gimp. It's a competitive field but he is right up there as the most pointless talking head in football.  

[moore_94]

23 minutes ago, davieG said:

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jonny-evans-reveals-ruud-van-9750868

 

Jonny Evans reveals Ruud van Nistelrooy 'obsession' that could fix big Leicester City problem
The former captain, now at Manchester United, spoke in September about the impact the Dutch coach had on the team when he joined Erik ten Hag's backroom staff

ByJordan Blackwell
10:20, 28 NOV 2024

Incoming Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy is “obsessed” with defensive structure, the club’s former captain Jonny Evans has said.

Van Nistelrooy is set to become the new City boss and one of the tasks he will immediately face is to tighten the team up at the back. They’ve conceded the third-highest number of goals so far this season and only kept one clean sheet.

But while Van Nistelrooy was all about goals when he was a player, and with his PSV team renowned for their attacking play rather than their defensive strength, Evans says organising a back-line is the Dutchman’s big focus. Indeed, the one team to stop City scoring in the Premier League this season was Van Nistelrooy’s United, albeit that was perhaps as much to do with their own poor attacking quality as the Red Devils’ solidity.

 

Speaking to FourFourTwo in September after a couple of months working with Van Nistelrooy at Old Trafford, Evans said: “He was a deadly striker and for him to pass on his knowledge straight away meant he had everyone’s respect immediately. Joining United is a great move for him and for the club.

“He seems very open and wants to improve people. You can see that he’s early enough in his career that he’s hungry to do well and pass on his abundance of knowledge. He’s quite obsessed with defensive structure.”

Van Nistelrooy’s standing in the game should earn him plenty of respect from the City players. The squad were always impressed by Enzo Maresca’s commitment and addiction to the game, and that’s something Van Nistelrooy shares, Harry Maguire believes.

The former City defender said: “Ruud is an excellent coach. You can tell that he’s addicted to football. He loves analysing the game. I’ve been really impressed by his ideas.”

Should be nice for the team going to a manager who is obsessed with defensive structure after having one who seemingly couldn’t setup a defence even if his life depended on it

[Bordersfox]

Just now, moore_94 said:

Should be nice for the team going to a manager who is obsessed with defensive structure after having one who seemingly couldn’t setup a defence even if his life depended on it

Be nice if you only posted in this thread with a future news update mate.  Was really disappointed to click in just for this. 

[Jobyfox]

1 hour ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

To be fair, not everyone will watch us every week. On paper, as many have said on this forum, it look like a dangerously stupid decision. Position wise, we are fine. 

 

Its the alarm bells that we as fans were seeing that someone not watching us closely wouldnt see. There was equal level of criticism when Brighton sacked Hughton. Saints sacked Adkins. Bournemouth did away with O'neil. etc. To be honest I probably thought at the time those clubs were wrong too. Each time they've proven the critics wrong. We were on a downward spiral and unless you were associated with LCFC, it wouldve been quite hard to see that. 

I agree and when I read Sutton's take on this I agreed with most of it and I'm not really sure what we're getting so precious about. 

 

If you didn't watch Leicester regularly you probably wouldn't see the lack of game plan and team structure, but only the league table measured against expectation. 

 

I was never a fan of the appointment of Cooper, but I still feel that RVN (if it is him) will have a big job in keeping this squad of players in the Premier League. The most frustrating thing is that we gave SC the summer transfer window 

 

[Buzzell]

1 hour ago, hejammy said:

He really is just a bit of a nob isn't he? 

 

Chris Sutton has always loved rocking the boat and having a negative opinion on most stuff he waffles about. Take it with a pinch of salt.

The man is a gimp.

[Jattdogg]

2 minutes ago, Buzzell said:

Chris Sutton has always loved rocking the boat and having a negative opinion on most stuff he waffles about. Take it with a pinch of salt.

The man is a gimp.

Chris Sutton, the man is a gimp!

Na, na ,na, na ,na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na

[hejammy]

2 minutes ago, Buzzell said:

Chris Sutton has always loved rocking the boat and having a negative opinion on most stuff he waffles about. Take it with a pinch of salt.

The man is a gimp.

Yep, this is true - just the part about "entitled players" - it's basically just very lazy journalism - he hears a whisper and decides is gospel. Guy is a plonker and that's putting it mildly. 

[ozleicester]

Just now, hejammy said:

Yep, this is true - just the part about "entitled players" - it's basically just very lazy journalism - he hears a whisper and decides is gospel. Guy is a plonker and that's putting it mildly. 

Its almost like hes on Foxestalk

[cityfanlee23]

Even if we defend poorly for a while, if Ruud can actually tell the players to attack, we will improve MASSIVELY. Literally every time we got to 75 mins and were losing and started to attack, we improved.

[demon_dog]

All this yet still no official statement from the club yet!

Or are they so slow on making announcements!

[HybridFox]

37 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

The problem with punditry has always been the complete lack of knowledge on any other clubs outside the big 6. He'll have only watched us when we play the likes of Chelsea and we should get beat anyway. 

 

Then they look at the league table and go purely off our points. Don't bother to delve any deeper or look at what could be the issues. Then get paid to talk about us. It's a great life. 

Made an absolute mockery of it the year after title win when we were clearly struggling and a change was needed. Don't think I've ever bothered listening to the pundits since

[Dan]

He's an interesting one - I think one of the higher ceilings and one of the lowest floors. It looks to me like he improved PSV from the year before and missed out on the title to an excellent Feyenoord (managed by Slot who looks the real deal). His European record, again, he didn't do badly. He won the cup and the league there, hasn't got a bad record in big games and seemed if anything to stumble early doors against some of the dross in Holland, although picked up late season.

 

Watched his coaches voice video. The problem with coaches voice is it'll make anyone look good. But I do think he seems a bit more pragmatic and it looked like in the cup final against Ajax he did set up more defensively and won. That's a green flag.

 

It's vague research on him but I'm happy enough with it I think. My worry, as was pointed out, is it does seem like we've stumbled on it somewhat. Though if he's any good that doesn't really matter and to be honest it would take a drastic turn for me to trust those making the decisions anyway. Good luck to him. I hope he's ruthless with some of these players and installs a bit of desire at the club again because it's really felt lacking to me. Too many players here he shouldn't be.

[Bluearmyfox28]

5 hours ago, Jazzy_Jeff said:

If he plays this way with us, we will need a new RB, centre back, left winger and striker.

 

Would be surprised is Soumare isn’t the “tidy” player in centre mid, played very well against Utd in both games Ruud managed.

 

Great post 👍

Thanks mate, truthfully I think RVN will get the best out of Mavididi. The wide winger making runs in behind suits him perfectly imo and he will demand more consistency from Mav.

[whoareyaaa]

4 minutes ago, demon_dog said:

All this yet still no official statement from the club yet!

Or are they so slow on making announcements!

2pm @StanSP said 

[Death by Football]

26 minutes ago, Jobyfox said:

I agree and when I read Sutton's take on this I agreed with most of it and I'm not really sure what we're getting so precious about. 

 

If you didn't watch Leicester regularly you probably wouldn't see the lack of game plan and team structure, but only the league table measured against expectation. 

 

I was never a fan of the appointment of Cooper, but I still feel that RVN (if it is him) will have a big job in keeping this squad of players in the Premier League. The most frustrating thing is that we gave SC the summer transfer window 

 

I'm not a fan of Sutton (I think he's a bombastic, bullying twat) but I don't think he's far wrong with what he's said for once.  On 5Live on Sunday rather than slagging off Cooper he was calling out whoever interviewed Cooper and decided he was a good fit only to sack him 12 games later, which I think most on here agree with. 

[The Doctor]

3 hours ago, blue army 1988 said:

12 years ago today Vardy got his 12 consecutive goals.....

And who did he beat.....

 

If they don't announce Ruud along the lines of he's come to get his record back I'll be so upset 🤣

it was 9 years ago? and 11 in a row?

[Sly]

I’m intrigued who he brings with him. 
 

It’s as much about the team, as it is about the head coach. 

Edited 28 November 2024 by Sly

[!-LCFC-!]

Hopefully the aura of Ruud can help us in the transfer market aswell

[Claudio Fannieri]

I would imagine he has met the squad this morning and overseen training and there will be lots of photos on social media of him watching them train which will be posted following the official announcement. 

[LCFCCHRIS]

4.30pm 👀🎥