'The fans weren't wrong' - so what's Van Nistelrooy doing?

"You don't know what you're doing" and "sack the board" rang round King Power Stadium on Saturday.

As good as Ruud van Nistelrooy was against QPR, he was the opposite against Crystal Palace and Fulham. So the question is: are we any better under him?

Better performances, some say - but the facts would say not in the league.

Van Nistelrooy's first nine games with decent performances: W1 D1 L7. That is four points.

Steve Cooper's first nine games with less pretty performances: W2, D3, L4. That is nine points.

Yes, Cooper had pre-season, but he also had a style of play that disrupted the opposition. So far, Van Nistelrooy has a style of play that says "here's three points" to the opposition.

Cooper had fewer injuries? Well, Bournemouth had nine first-team players out, but still managed to beat Newcastle 4-1.

We have now lost our past seven games, conceded at least two goals in eight of the matches under Van Nistelrooy and failed to score in five of our past seven - all with pretty much the same starting XI.

So what is the Dutchman doing wrong?

At 38, Jamie Vardy is past his best, but plays 230 minutes across three games in a week.

James Justin is not a right-back. Wout Faes is among the poorest defenders the Premier League has seen. Harry Winks is not a Premier League player. Jordan Ayew is not a starter, certainly not over Facundo Buonanotte. Bilal el Khannouss is taken off when he is the best player on the pitch. There are substitutions that are just like for like.

The list goes on.

We built a new training ground for £100m. We have some hot prospects in our youth ranks, yet they do not even make it on to the subs' bench. They could not do worse than this bunch.

"You're not fit to wear the shirt" was another chant on Saturday. The fans were not wrong.

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