Leicester City fans have made their feelings very clear on one thing after the meeting with West Ham United.
It was an excellent start to life as Leicester City manager for Ruud van Nistelrooy on Tuesday.
The 48-year-old may well have been nervous for the clash, especially after watching the Foxes get thumped 4-1 by Brentford in their previous match.
But Leicester took the lead after just two minutes against the East London outfit, with West Ham fans left in awe of Jamie Vardy following his opener on the day.
The away team then piled the pressure on to try and force an equaliser but Mads Hermansen wowed Leicester fans as he produced numerous good saves to keep his team in front.
Bilal El Khannouss made it 2-0 in the 61st minute, scoring his first-ever Premier League goal since his summer move.
After the game, El Khannouss revealed he was inspired by his teammates’ socks in Leicester’s win, taking to social media to react to his goal.
Overall, it was a very positive display from the Midlands outfit but one player still managed to draw the ire of the Leicester faithful in midweek.
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Van Nistelrooy opted to make a few big calls for his first game in charge of Leicester.
Conor Coady and Jannik Vestergaard were both brought into the starting line-up in place of Caleb Okoli and Wout Faes.
Following the tie, Leicester fans were asked if it was the right call to drop the Belgian, who has previously been such a key player for the club.
And it’s fair to say they are all in total agreement over the stopper, with one fan writing: “Yes 100% right decision to drop even when he came on he made a mistake, didn’t lead to a goal but making mistakes the second you come on is not the showing of a good centre-back.”
A second echoed: “100% not one player is undroppable and I think he needed reminding of that. Vestergaard and Coady looked solid enough even though some defending was a bit last-ditch.”
Another Leicester supporter added: “Absolutely, no shock we get our biggest win when he doesn’t play.”
“Yes 100%,” a fourth simply wrote, with a fifth agreeing: “Too right it was!!”
A sixth Foxes fan added: “He showed his erratic self when he came on. Ruud van Nistelrooy got it right! Needs to instill some discipline in him.”
“Yes, he needs reminding he’s not all that,” another said, while an eighth wrote: “Yes. he’s been awful lately.”
Ruud van Nistelrooy sends defensive message to Leicester City players after West Ham
While Leicester did look better defensively without Faes starting, they were once again unable to keep a clean sheet against West Ham.
The Foxes have now shipped 28 goals in 14 Premier League games this season – the second-most in the division behind only Wolverhampton Wanderers.
A poor defensive record will make it hard to avoid relegation this term and Van Nistelrooy is now calling on his attacking stars to help out at the other end of the pitch.
He said: “Of course, the early goal helped, but then there were so many duels, tackles, blocks, recovery runs, sliding and preventing corners. That’s where fans applaud you.
“Also Blial and also Facundo. They worked back, tracked back and prevented goals. That got the crowd going and drove our performance. It’s non-negotiable for us moving forward, that attitude.”