The former centre-back for City and Arsenal claims that in order to strengthen the team’s weak squad, they need fresh players at both ends of the field. The inheritance of Ruud van Nistelrooy
According to former defender Martin Keown, Ruud van Nistelrooy took over a Leicester City team that is weak at both ends of the pitch.
The Premier League team has lost seven straight games under Van Nistelrooy’s leadership, and one more loss would tie the team’s longest losing streak ever. However, Keown feels that he hasn’t been dealt the best hand.
The 38-year-old striker Jamie Vardy still has the responsibility to score goals, the former City and Arsenal centre-back noted, adding that three of the current back four—James Justin, Wout Faes, and Victor Kristiansen—were on the team that was demoted two seasons ago. Van Nistelrooy stated that he needs fresh players for both offence and defence.
Keown, nevertheless, finds it incomprehensible that Facundo Buonanotte was benched during Saturday’s 2-0 loss to Fulham. Van Nistelrooy has been in charge of 10 games across all competitions, and the on-loan Argentinean has started four of them.
“I’m examining the squad’s strength,” Keown stated on talkSPORT. Another player who didn’t begin the game was Buonanotte, which rather perplexed me. He performed admirably, in my opinion, in the cup match they won.
Their team meeting at halftime was crucial. “We win this, we’re out of the bottom three, this is as big as it gets,” the team said as they entered the game at 0-0. However, they simply vanished. Given his choices, it’s possible that he wants to play the game long enough to try to win.
It’s amazing that Vardy is already 38 years old. It is excessive to expect him to be the team’s star player. The relegation team included three of the back four players. New players must be entering the game. That wasn’t done enough during the summer.
This group was passed down to him. He is not panicked; rather, he is attempting to make things happen. He is remaining composed. He needs guys to put the ball in the net in the last third.
Woyo Coulibaly, a right-back, has joined City, and additional players are wanted. Deals including a centre-back, a winger, and possibly a striker are now being prioritised, but the window is still open for two weeks.
