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Ruud Van Nestelrooy has revealed if he regrets accepting the manager’s job offer at Leicester City amid the team’s disappointing results throughout this season.
The Manchester United icon left his role as a janitor coach in Old Trafford and joined Foxes in late November last year, succeeding Steve Cooper, who was fired after only 12 league games.
Initially, the 48 -year -old legend arrived as an Erik Ten Hag assistant, but saw a promotion to a provisional role after the Dutch was fired in October.
It was thought that the Dutchman would remain in the technical team under the new manager Ruben Amorim, but the Portuguese decided that there was no room for the former United Actant.
Amorim supports a challenging season in Manchester, while Van Nastelrooy’s side is currently in a five -game sequence.
However, in an interview with Sky sports On Thursday, the Dutch icon revealed that he does not regret in charge of Leicester’s managerial role.
Ruud Van Nastelrooy has revealed that he does not regret taking over as manager of the city of Leicester
The Foxes have lost 11 of their last 12 games at the Premier League, which led to a fall to 19th place in the classification
His interview came three months after the Dutchman was fired by Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim
“For me, I accepted the challenge with the preparations I took and knowing what I know now, I would still have done that.” I like the process, ” said Van Nestelrooy.
“I like what we’re doing every day, but of course, I know it’s also now. It is a game of results. I need results and we need results. We all need results to stay at work and stay in the league.
‘Everything has to be perfect to get some impulse and I believe we are working for it.
“I believe there is time and we are still in a position where we are competing to stay and I believe that by the end of May we can be there where we want to be.”
Currently, the Foxes are 19th in the Premier League table, with 17 points after only four wins and five draws this season.
Just a week ago, Van NistelroOy criticized Leicester’s passive performance against West Ham United on London Stadium in a game that ended with another 2-0 loss.
“I think it’s something in the short time here that I had to learn, dealing with the loss of games and becoming resilient to look at the team, looking at the process,” he added.
“Of course the result is one, but take a look at the process and what we are doing and how we are improving and it helps me continue.”
Van Nastelrooy’s side is currently in a five -game sequence that includes defeats against Arsenal, Everton and United
Just a month ago, Foxes fans protested against club management during the game against Gunners
However, the hopes of Leicester fans were high after the Dutchman arrived at King Power Stadium when he started with a 3-1 confident victory over hammers at home.
After the team’s performance gradually fell at the end of the season, Van Nastelrooy required some crucial hires of January windows.
But the Foxes ended up sealing the deal with just one player – Wayo Coulibaly, from Parma.
Sun previously reported that Van Nestelrooy was still unhappy with the Foxes passive transfer window amid the battle of the team for the premier League survival.
Just a month ago, Leicester fans protested against the club’s hierarchy during the game against Arsenal, with many of them disillusioned with the club’s top decisions – amid fears that the team could face another decline in the championship at the end of the season.
Football director Jon Rudkin was explicitly directed during the campaign after several failed transfers.
