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BBC pundit suggests Leicester City could take drastic action as Ruud van Nistelrooy misses ‘big ‘opportunity

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A BBC pundit believes that Leicester City could be pondering another managerial change already.

It’s now seven consecutive games without a win for the Foxes after a 2-0 defeat against Fulham.

At the time of writing, Leicester are 19th in the Premier League and two points behind Wolves who sit 17th.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
17 WolvesWolves21 4 4 13 31 48 -17 16
18 IpswichIpswich21 3 7 11 20 37 -17 16
19 LeicesterLeicester22 3 5 14 23 48 -25 14
20 SouthamptonSouthampton21 1 3 17 13 47 -34 6

Some Leicester fans made their feelings clear on Ruud van Nistelrooy during the defeat on Saturday after they booed the decision to substitute Bilal El Khannouss.

Other frustrations were pointed towards the board, with John Rudkin booed by large sections of the Foxes fans inside the King Power Stadium.

Animosity is at an all-time high and the moans and groans from everyone associated with Leicester has given one pundit for thought.

Martin Keown claims Ruud van Nistelrooy is under huge pressure

There was an overwhelming sense of joy when Leicester sacked Steve Cooper and replaced him with Van Nistelrooy, but right now, things have hardly improved.

The Dutchman has just two wins from his first 10 games in charge, with seven of those defeats.

A loss at Tottenham would match an unwanted 24-year record for Leicester and now there are doubts about whether or not Van Nistelrooy will keep his job.

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Martin Keown is one of those having doubts and suggested that the Foxes made a “fashionable” appointment and that the 48-year-old is facing a fight for his future already.

Speaking on Final Score, he said: “They’ve lost seven games on the bounce and you look at Van Nistelrooy getting the job, really came into the Manchester United job, had a couple of good results and suddenly became fashionable.

“It almost came from nowhere and now you wonder if they will address this again? Does he even keep his job?

“He’s under huge pressure. This is a game that he would’ve seen, if he could win, he comes out of the bottom three.”

Why Leicester City won’t sack Ruud van Nistelrooy

Leicester’s owners have made it clear that Van Nistelrooy won’t be sacked due to the Foxes’ financial state.

Those in charge of the Foxes were frustrated they had to lose money on sacking Cooper and know they can’t afford for history to repeat itself again.

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Furthermore, it will only leave those at the top with more egg on their face after admitting yet another appointment hasn’t gone to plan.

Van Nistelrooy is most likely going to have the remainder of the season to turn things around and it needs to happen quickly or it will be an immediate return to the Championship.