Ruud van Nistelrooy would’ve been watching with his hands over his eyes in the stands as Leicester City suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat away to Brentford.
The Foxes were hammered on the road as the Bees tore them apart, with Kevin Schade scoring a hat trick for the hosts.
Almost every Leicester player wasn’t up to standard against Brentford and the Foxes away end called for John Rudkin to be sacked as frustrations threatened to boil over.
It was another tepid display that leaves the East Midlanders hanging on by a thread in their battle to avoid the drop.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 11 |  B’mouthBournemouth | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 |  FulhamFulham | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 |  Man UtdManchester United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 |  West HamWest Ham | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 15 |
| 15 |  EvertonEverton | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 |  LeicesterLeicester | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 10 |
| 17 |  Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 9 |
| 18 |  WolvesWolves | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 9 |
| 19 |  IpswichIpswich | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 9 |
| 20 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 5 |
Thomas Frank expected Leicester game ‘to be more difficult’
There was plenty to be embarrassed about from a Leicester perspective, but none more so than the manner of the defeat.
After Facundo Buonanotte had given the away side the lead, it looked as if Leicester could march on to victory.
Instead, the likes of James Justin and Wout Faes put on a defensive disasterclass as Brentford ran riot.
Speaking to the media after the game, Bees boss Thomas Frank admitted that he didn’t expect his side to win so easily.
“We controlled and dominated until the end of the game even though we didn’t know what we were going to face. I expected it to be more difficult than I think it looked in the end and you could see they changed their shape and were more defensive,” Frank admitted.
“We went 1-0 down and kept going and showed great bounce-back mentality. We scored four top goals, all of them incredible and were dangerous going forward.”
Ruud van Nistelrooy to take charge of first Leicester training session today
Thankfully, there isn’t long for the Foxes to rectfiy their display and make up for it.
Leicester face West Ham United at the King Power Stadium in what will be the first game in charge for Ruud van Nistelrooy.
The players will be back in for training and work will begin as the Dutchman begins to implement his style on the squad.
With West Ham five points clear of them, three points will drag the Hammers right back into the relegation fold and should results go Leicester’s way, provide them with some breathing room to the bottom three.