United assistant to Ten Hag, saw a few games as a super substitute, before Ruben Amorim decided in November that the Dutchman was part of the problem at Old Trafford and had to leave. It turned out that United supporters were going to miss the upswing under Van Nistelrooy for the rest of the season. Leicester supporters unfortunately did not get the same boost with the United legend as head coach from the end of November 2024. A former Leicester player doesn’t think highly of the job the Dutchman put in at the Kings Power Stadium.
The Ruud van Nistelrooy effect lasted for 1-2 games when he took over as Leicester manager in November. The supporters were hopeful of avoiding direct relegation, but the Dutchman’s magic dust as a substitute United was not in his suitcase. It ended in relegation for Leicester, so this summer the Dutchman had to clear his desk. Odsonne Édouard played for Leicester during this period, the French striker blames Van Nistelrooy for Leicester being relegated and him out of the club.
READ: Jadon Sancho unlikely to stay long at Aston Villa
“It didn’t go well at Leicester. I didn’t get along well with Van Nistelrooy. I was imprisoned for seven months. Just because you were a good player doesn’t necessarily make you a good coach,” the former Leicester player said, according to L’Équipe.
Trapped for seven months.
Odsonne Édouard was unsuccessful at Crystal Palace with 21 goals in 105 appearances, nor on loan to Leicester, where the striker only made 6 appearances (without scoring). As a Lens player, things have loosened up for the 27-year-old with 3 goals in 6 games.
Read on Radiosporten: Solskjaer flashback finally came!
We don’t think Van Nistelrooy takes this criticism particularly seriously. After all, the Premier League is not for all players.
