Leicester City boss Ruud van Nistelrooy vows to stick to his principles despite a dismal run of results that has put the Foxes on the brink of relegation.
Leicester City will officially return to the Championship if they fail to beat Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday.
The Foxes have สนใจสมัคร? คลิกที่นี่เพื่อเริ่มต้น picked up just eight points since Van Nistelrooy took over, losing 15 of their 19 Premier League games under the Dutchman.
However, the Manchester United legend told a news conference: “It’s important to keep your own identity. “I’m not going to change, that’s the main thing. I have my own standards of what I think the club and the team should hold themselves to and I’m going to hold myself to them no matter what. “
That’s obviously a challenge when results don’t go your way or things change. I’ve learned to stick to that and I’ll keep doing that eventually.”
There are unhappy and disconnected fans, players accused of giving up, and a manager in Ruud van Nistelrooy who, despite his pedigree as a player, has seen the Foxes get worse on his watch.
There were some boos at full-time, but the majority of home fans had already left. Those who stayed offered a smattering of applause, yet it was an empty gesture.
It reflected a club in need of a rebuild but how, and with who, are the biggest questions as Leicester – champions of England nine years ago – face one of their biggest crossroads.