Despondent Van Nistelrooy admits Leicester have gone backwards

Leicester Metropolis boss Ruud van Nistelrooy acknowledged tonight’s residence defeat to Brentford represented a “big step again” for his struggling facet.

Brentford overcame a gradual begin to cruise to a 4-0 victory on the King Energy Stadium with the sport successfully over by half-time with the guests establishing a three-goal lead due to targets from Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo and Christian Norgaard.

Fabio Carvalho added a late fourth as Leicester remained contained in the relegation zone, two factors from security.

It was a sobering evening for Van Nistelrooy with the Leicester followers making their displeasure recognized with many leaving effectively earlier than the tip.

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The previous Netherlands striker informed Sky Sports activities: “It’s a must to acknowledge it’s an enormous step again. There was hope after latest performances and the start of the sport was hopeful with three possibilities. It might have modified the sport. After the brilliant begin from us we had been by no means within the recreation once more and at half-time the sport was carried out.”

Document-breaking Foxes struggling

Leicester tonight set an undesirable report having develop into the primary English top-flight facet in historical past to lose six successive residence video games with out scoring.

“All of us must carry ourselves first after which carry one another,” added Van Nistelrooy. “That’s at all times the case. Everybody goes residence actually disillusioned and gutted with the loss and disillusioned with the degrees we confirmed right this moment. We now have to acknowledge it, the extent between Brentford and us was important and a fear for future hopes for us.”

Foxes skipper Jamie Vardy fought laborious to drive his facet on however repeated defensive lapses meant his efforts went to waste.

The previous England worldwide mentioned: “We now have to maintain working laborious. We now have put in some respectable performances and should be doing it constantly. We now have to get again into coaching, watch this again and see the place all of it went incorrect.

“There may be large willpower. There are three out of the underside 4 which can be all preventing for it. So long as we’re in with a shout we’ll knuckle down and concentrate on placing in respectable performances.”

Excellent Brentford win away once more

Leicester’s distress was in stark distinction to Brentford’s delight after they secured their fourth successive away win within the Premier League for the primary time.

Thomas Frank’s males moved as much as tenth after an outstanding show.

He mentioned: “I feel we have now been pretty in keeping with performances. That means to win – that is the primary two in a row we have now carried out this season which is unusual. We’re on an upward curve so hopefully we will proceed that.

“It isn’t straightforward to win within the Premier League and never straightforward to win away. It’s undoubtedly not straightforward to win 4-0 away. I’ve good gamers, good workers and good management.

“I feel they’re good particular person gamers all of them, however what a unit they create by enjoying collectively. One plus one plus one, that usually equals 11 for a complete staff however it’s 14 or 15 for this staff. We now have now received two in a row however let’s see if we will get three in a row.”