Ruud van Nistelrooy: Leicester City relies on the star coach!

Ruud van Nistelrooy: Leicester City relies on the star coach!

Leicester, Vereinigtes Königreich - Leicester City heralded an exciting fresh start! Ruud van Nistelrooy, the former striker star, was hired as a new coach on Friday. This happened after his impressive time as an interim coach at Manchester United, where he scored three victories and a draw in four games. The 5-2 victory against Leicester in the League Cup and the 3-0 victory in the Premier League was particularly remarkable. The 48-year-old signed a contract until June 2027 and takes over a team that is in a critical situation-in the fifth last place of the Premier League.

van Nistelrooy, who previously worked as an assistant to Erik Ten Hag at Manchester United, has valuable experience. "I am proud and excited. Everyone I talk to about Leicester is thrilled," he said. Leicester had released Steve Cooper after the team only won two out of twelve league games. The new coach will not be on the sidelines on Saturday, but will follow the game against Brentford in the stadium, while the first coach Ben Dawson heads the team.

an unexpected farewell

The dismissal of Cooper came as a surprise, especially after a Christmas party scandal that caused a sensation on social media. A video showed players with a sign that "Enzo, I miss you" carried what was alluding to the former coach Enzo Maresca, who had switched to Chelsea. Leicester’s Thai owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanprabha was disappointed with the pictures and held a meeting with the players to clarify the situation. Dawson said that the players had a few days off after the celebration and the club tour quickly regulated the matter.

"The boys behaved professionally and worked well," added Dawson. Van Nistelrooy will now accept the challenge of leading Leicester back to the road to success, and the fans hope for a turn in the season!