Ruud van Nistelrooy acquired off to the right begin as Leicester Metropolis boss with a much-needed 3-1 win towards West Ham United on the King Energy Stadium.
The Foxes prolonged the hole on the underside three to 4 factors due to the victory and snapped their run of six video games with out a win.
However the defeat heaps additional strain on beleaguered West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui, who was serenaded with chants of ‘you are getting sacked within the morning!’ by his personal membership’s followers throughout the defeat.
“I think this is the beginning of the end for Lopetegui,” concluded Tim Sherwood on Sky Sports activities’ Soccer Particular. “You cannot capitulate like this.”
Jamie Vardy acquired the brand new Van Nistelrooy regime off to a flyer with the opener in simply the second minute. The veteran striker’s objective was initially dominated out for offside however was allowed to face following a prolonged four-minute VAR evaluate.
West Ham responded effectively to going behind and went shut via Danny Ings, who was one in every of 5 adjustments on the night from Lopetegui, as his header struck the woodwork following a deflection.
Stress continued to mount on the hosts however Mads Hermansen’s 5 first-half saves ensured the Foxes’ lead remained intact heading into the break.
Regardless of the dominance from the guests, Leicester doubled their lead via Bilal El Khannouss simply moments after West Ham noticed an ‘equaliser’ disallowed for a foul off the ball.
Tomas Soucek was the perpetrator after the midfielder was adjudged to have impeded Hermansen within the space previous to the ball bouncing previous the Foxes ‘keeper.
Bobby De Cordova-Reid noticed his effort disallowed however the Foxes would discover their third via Patson Daka in stoppage time to spherical off a formidable first outing for the brand new boss.
In the meantime, Lopetegui’s facet have now suffered eight defeats this season however the Spaniard might be hoping Niclas Fullkrug climbing off the bench to attain his first objective for the membership within the 93rd minute can act as a confidence increase heading into their subsequent fixture towards his former facet Wolves, stay on Sky Sports activities, subsequent Monday.
Sherwood: Starting of the top for Lopetegui
Sky Sports activities’ Tim Sherwood talking on Soccer Particular:
“West Ham had better players on the bench than they did on the pitch. And l cannot believe how they set up defensively on the halfway line. It just made no sense.
“It was poor from West Ham however give Leicester credit score. Personally, I feel that is the start of the top for Lopetegui. You can not capitulate like this.
“They are playing as if they have just been thrown on the pitch and wherever they land is where they play.
“There may be completely no construction to their play. The supervisor has acquired all of it incorrect. There are extra questions than solutions for Lopetegui. He has had a nasty evening.”
Lopetegui: We deserved much more
West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui speaking to Amazon Prime:
“It is a irritating evening as we deserved far more. Taking part in soccer shouldn’t be simple.
“We had 31 shots in the oppositions box, normally you have to win this match. We had many chances but did not score.
“Tomorrow we are going to begin searching for the following problem, understanding we’re in a position to change the scenario.
“They want to win for them, for me and the club. Football is about the win. Today is a day where we deserved much more. The next will be the most important, we must be focused.”
Van Nistelrooy: We are able to look additional
Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy talking to Amazon Prime:
“I think first and foremost we need to get some performance with energy, togetherness and spirit to get a connection with the crowd and I think they did that.
“The inspiration for us going ahead is all people working their socks off, preventing for each inch, all people tackling and preventing for one another from there on we are able to look additional. They did that in an unbelievable manner.”
Conflicting emotions at the King Power
Sky Sports’ Patrick Rowe:
Two teams at opposite ends of the spectrum regarding optimism.
For Leicester, it was the perfect introduction to Van Nistelrooy, as his side took their chances in a manner the boss would have been proud of in his playing days and backed this showing up with a defensive performance to go alongside it.
However, the situation for West Ham is growing bleaker by the day. The win against Newcastle has merely papered over the cracks for this team, who look absent of ideas and identity when games begin to turn against them.
While one team can look ahead with hope and excitement for their next outing, Lopetegui and his players will likely be dreading the banana-skin game against his former side Wolves, live on Sky Sports, next Monday.
The issues defensively against Arsenal and now struggling at the opposite end against Leicester. Add in their ever-changing midfield and the widespread problems within this team become clear to see.
