Ruud van Nistelrooy - New Manager - Official

[LVFox]

2 hours ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

You have to get him 2/3 players this week. I dont think we will unfortunately. 

Absolutely this, centre back, centre mid and winger.

 

Ruud has come across really well this week, and seemingly is setting high standards and expectations that undoubtedly ruffles feathers, but seems the players are fully on board now. Squad morale has never seemed an issue under him, and tactically he's far better than Cooper, he's just got a pretty poor squad to get anything out of.

 

Back him and we have a chance.

[jv1]

27th of January and we have only given him a £2m quid second choice right back- absolutely criminal really even if im still not convinced he is the answer they need to get him more than that

[shiv]

Not sure if anyone noticed this yesterday but if you rewatch the second goal, Ruud is hounding Reid and Soumare to press Spurs more. Immediately as they do, Soumare wins the ball back and it leads to the goal.

[Chelmofox]

4 minutes ago, shiv said:

Not sure if anyone noticed this yesterday but if you rewatch the second goal, Ruud is hounding Reid and Soumare to press Spurs more. Immediately as they do, Soumare wins the ball back and it leads to the goal.

I was about to post this. You see it a few seconds after this link starts.

 

https://youtu.be/KZeviTvaWBk?t=343

[PaulW]

3 hours ago, SafewayFox said:

What is refreshing is for the next week or so the posters who made Cooper out as a superior coach will be quieter.

 

That surely was our biggest scalp of the season in terms of “teams we wouldn’t expect to beat”, I know they had their injury problems etc but a professional performance and loved the dark arts shown.

 

"What is refreshing is for the next week or so the posters who made Cooper out as a superior coach will be quieter."

We can but hope!

[Lesta Legend]

4 hours ago, moore_94 said:

So he did bollock someone about their boots… just it was Facundo and not Okoli

 

Among them was Facundo Buonanotte, who Van Nistelrooy challenged in Spanish because he was unhappy he had chosen moulded studs on a wet pitch rather than longer studs and struggled to retain his footing during his brief cameo as a substitute.

I love that he did this in Spanish, most of the squad wouldn't have had a clue what was being said, so kind of private but also Facundo certainly would have understood clearly. It makes sense the individual that leaked it clearly got this wrong.

I like the fact he challenges our players and sounds like he is straight to the point. I'm not fully there with Ruud and his selections but real authority seemed to be lacking in recent years, so more for it.

[brookfox]

13 minutes ago, Lesta Legend said:

I like the fact he challenges our players and sounds like he is straight to the point.

Don’t want to generalise a nation, but I had a Dutch boss once and it was certainly like this. Do something bad and you got a bollocking. Do something good and you also knew about it… as you didn’t get a bollocking!

[Chelmofox]

30 minutes ago, brookfox said:

Don’t want to generalise a nation, but I had a Dutch boss once and it was certainly like this. Do something bad and you got a bollocking. Do something good and you also knew about it… as you didn’t get a bollocking!

I've found the dutch one of the hardest nationalities to work with. If things go well, they absolutely love you and they like to celebrate (boy do they). If somethings not right, that voice goes deep and you get a stern bollocking. 

 

If they argue amongst themselves, and you offer an opinion that seems to take sides, they both can give you a bollocking together.

 

One thing for sure is they love to talk and they want their opinion heard.

Edited 27 January by Chelmofox

[splinterdream]

So according to the athletic, it was Facundo who was challenged for wearing the wrong boots, not Okoli

[Trev3939]

1 minute ago, splinterdream said:

So according to the athletic, it was Facundo who was challenged for wearing the wrong boots, not Okoli

In all fairness, he did slip a lot in the game against Fulham- I remember commenting on it afterwards

[splinterdream]

1 hour ago, Chelmofox said:

I've found the dutch one of the hardest nationalities to work with. If things go well, they absolutely love you and they like to celebrate (boy do they). If somethings not right, that voice goes deep and you get a stern bollocking. 

 

If they argue amongst themselves, and you offer an opinion that seems to take sides, they both can give you a bollocking together.

 

One thing for sure is they love to talk and they want their opinion heard.

Worked for a German chef when I was teenager, you did something wrong, you got a bollocking, you did something good, you got a bollocking. Needless to say, when I quit, she was asking why as I'd been one of the best assistants in the kitchen she'd had. I didn't go back

[StanSP]

2 hours ago, Lesta Legend said:

I love that he did this in Spanish, most of the squad wouldn't have had a clue what was being said, so kind of private but also Facundo certainly would have understood clearly. It makes sense the individual that leaked it clearly got this wrong.

I like the fact he challenges our players and sounds like he is straight to the point. I'm not fully there with Ruud and his selections but real authority seemed to be lacking in recent years, so more for it.

This group needs an authoritative figure. 

 

I hope he can be authoritative upwards too and get the same level of respect and clarity. 

[Paninistickers]

Think I've been pretty clear I don't ike the guy. The Dutch in general have a very high opinion of themselves,.let alone a successful one. 

 

However,. I'll be delighted if this overinflated ego actually demands ultra high standards. 

 

I admit I enjoyed his little sgt major bark yesterday when the sub wasn't ready within three milliseconds of the order. 

 

 

[Chelmofox]

2 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Think I've been pretty clear I don't ike the guy. The Dutch in general have a very high opinion of themselves,.let alone a successful one. 

 

However,. I'll be delighted if this overinflated ego actually demands ultra high standards. 

 

I admit I enjoyed his little sgt major bark yesterday when the sub wasn't ready within three milliseconds of the order. 

I mean - wow. I said i found them quite difficult to work with in the past but you've taken it to some level there. 

[StanSP]

29 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

I admit I enjoyed his little sgt major bark yesterday when the sub wasn't ready within three milliseconds of the order

I'm surprised though Coulibaly wasn't ready earlier. 

 

But perhaps it's all part of the evil time wasting plan! 

[HankMarvin]

“During the week, he took the entire squad and staff for a meal to help with team bonding and morale after a week when many had been battered both on and off the pitch”

[Hales]

[ClaphamFox]

1 hour ago, Paninistickers said:

Think I've been pretty clear I don't ike the guy. The Dutch in general have a very high opinion of themselves,.let alone a successful one. 

 

However,. I'll be delighted if this overinflated ego actually demands ultra high standards. 

 

I admit I enjoyed his little sgt major bark yesterday when the sub wasn't ready within three milliseconds of the order. 

 

 

You don’t like him because he’s Dutch?! 

[Mickyblueeyes]

Ruud yesterday at half time teaching the players about the dark arts. 

[Nolucklcfc]

Interesting how he’s been working on finishing with bilal especially the technique he used for the goal. 

[fazzyfox]

So it was "Esas Botas Studos Wrongos, Slippety Dippitty Doosos" shouted in a slow patronising one Syllable at a time way (or is that just how the English speak Spanish) 

[Machinesoul1]

2 hours ago, Paninistickers said:

Think I've been pretty clear I don't ike the guy. The Dutch in general have a very high opinion of themselves,.let alone a successful one. 

 

However,. I'll be delighted if this overinflated ego actually demands ultra high standards. 

 

I admit I enjoyed his little sgt major bark yesterday when the sub wasn't ready within three milliseconds of the order. 

 

 

 

[PhillippaT]

1 hour ago, ClaphamFox said:

You don’t like him because he’s Dutch?! 

Obligatory:

[Mr.Bingles]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6100040/2025/01/31/is-ruud-van-nistelrooy-finally-making-positive-progress-at-leicester/?source=ukdailyemail&campaign=711528&userId=5980983

[fox_favourite]

55 minutes ago, Mr.Bingles said:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6100040/2025/01/31/is-ruud-van-nistelrooy-finally-making-positive-progress-at-leicester/?source=ukdailyemail&campaign=711528&userId=5980983

I can't read the article, however the proof will be following up a win against a tactically poor Spurs side and beat an organised Everton one. 

 

2 wins on the bounce will give the whole club a lift. 

 

We still need signings in as well to freshen it up. 

 

What impressed me was his 'whip' gesture when Bilal was through on goal, it shows he had been coaching him to do that and Bilal proved it worked. 

 

He was never my first pick, but I do want him to succeed here as there are elements I like about him. 

 

We will see if we feel like this after the Everton game, and he's not a Rooney equivalent 

Edited 31 January by fox_favourite