If you can't beat it, "let him join"! Leicester City invited, Ruud van Nistelrooy renewed his Premier League dream

The reporter reported coldly "I will always cherish the memories we cherish together", half a month ago, Fanny said goodbye to the Theater of Dreams with regret. But United's unbeaten run of four games, three wins and one draw allowed him to quickly find a new job in the Premier League. It is interesting to note that the new owner of the Dutchman is Leicester City, who gave Manchester United two wins in the previous four games. Ruud van Nistelrooy was the backdrop for the Foxes in both the opening game (a 5-2 win in the Carabao Cup) and the curtain call (a 3-0 win in the Premier League). Perhaps it was the painful 180-minute defeat that made Leicester City's Thai-Chinese boss Xu Shengyuan make up his mind - a two-and-a-half-year contract, the two sides hit it off, and Ruud van Nistelrooy will take over Cooper's reins and lead the former Premier League champions to relegation.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has been waiting for the chance to continue in charge of the Premier League after breaking up with Manchester United before the November international break. Leicester City sacked Wales coach Cooper on Sunday, and Ruud van Nistelrooy quickly became the favourite to become the new Foxes manager. The mainstream media in the Netherlands and Britain have said that the negotiations between the two sides are going smoothly. Cooper's Leicester City have won just two of their first 12 games of the season and suffered two defeats in a row after losing 2-1 at home to Chelsea on Saturday. The Foxes have just 10 points and are just one point away from the relegation zone. Leicester City's Xu Shengyuan immediately decided to change the manager, hoping to retain his Premier League spot.

In the summer of 2010, Xu Shengyuan's father, Xu Weicai (Thai name Vichai), bought Leicester City, and the team won the Premier League title. However, two years ago, Leicester City were unfortunately relegated in the 2022/23 season, when Xu Shengyuan did not change manager until the second half of February 2023, and England's homegrown coach Dean Smith failed to put out the fire.

Last season, Xu Shengyuan used Italian young coach Maresca, and the team returned to the Premier League, but Maresca was poached by Chelsea, and coincidentally, Leicester City changed the coach after losing at home to Maresca's Chelsea. And this time Fanny, who chose to kill himself twice, was a wave of reverse coach changes. Xu Shengyuan hopes that the Dutchman will come with the belief that he must win, inject new vitality into Leicester City, and help the team get out of the shadow of relegation. The Leicester City owner's big gamble is not only related to whether the Blue Foxes can stay in the Premier League and keep hundreds of millions of pounds in broadcast revenue, but also whether Ruud van Nistelrooy can prove his coaching ability again.

TA believes Ruud van Nistelrooy's attacking style of football may be what this Leicester side needs. Ruud van Nistelrooy was used to starting games with 4,231 when he was in charge of PSV Eindhoven and United, unlike Maresca's 4,141, but in attack he would become a three-centre-back, with a full-back assisting up front, similar to Leicester City in Maresca's era, and could be picked up more quickly by players who liked Maresca's style.

This summer, Ruud van Nistelrooy turned down an offer from the likes of Burnley and opted to become an assistant coach at Manchester United, which once raised questions in the Netherlands. Ruud van Nistelrooy finished his season at Eredivisie giants PSV Eindhoven, but his clash with the player led to the perception that he would struggle to succeed at Manchester United. But Ruud van Nistelrooy proved with four games, three wins and one draw that he can adapt to the Premier League.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has won unanimous praise from the Red Devils, scoring four goals in those four games, and Ten Hag's 13 games this season have been scoreless. In addition, goalkeeper Onana and central defender De Ligt also praised him, and defender Casemiro even wrote a warm farewell letter to Ruud van Nistelrooy, without mentioning Ten Hag. This kind of recognition from Manchester United's players, Xu Shengyuan hopes to see it in the Blue Foxes as well.

However, the Daily Mail issued a warning that the Leicester City dressing room was not quiet. Even Maresca, who managed to lead the team to promotion, was questioned by the players for his tactical rigidity and lack of a B plan when the Championship lead plummeted from 12 points to one point last season. Before Cooper got out of class, Leicester City players Winks and Coady actually held a party in a nightclub in Copenhagen, and the room said "Maresca, we miss you". This outrageous move was also angrily criticized by Xu Shengyuan at a meeting, and the Blue Foxes boss believed that the player's approach was to split the club and shake the team's image of unity.

Whether Ruud van Nistelrooy can conquer such a dressing room once and for all is indeed a question mark. After all, he was in Eindhoven and chose to leave because of tensions in the dressing room. However, at Old Trafford, the Manchester United dressing room after Ten Hag's sacking first showed unprecedented unity, which was also the basic guarantee for Ruud van Nistelrooy to win three wins and one draw. From this point of view, the Leicester City dressing room, which has just sent Cooper away, has a similar smell.

There may be similarities in mentality, but the hard power of Leicester's players cannot be compared to Manchester United. The Foxes have kept just one clean sheet in their last eight games, and Ruud van Nistelrooy will have to deal with defensive problems first. British media believe that Ruud van Nistelrooy may poach Antony, Evans, Malacia and midfielder Claire from Manchester United in the winter window, while Cahill, Sutton and other Premier League celebrities are cautious about whether Ruud van Nistelrooy can cope with the relegation battle.

Officially, Ruud van Nistelrooy will return to England soon in order to start a field trip to Brentford on Saturday, although he will have to take full responsibility for the first team from Sunday. The Red Devils will play the Blue Foxes in March next year, and it is unknown what kind of "memories" Ruud van Nistelrooy will leave to his old club at that time.