Despondent Van Nistelrooy admits Leicester have gone backwards

Leicester Metropolis boss Ruud van Nistelrooy acknowledged tonight’s dwelling 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 objectives 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 nicely earlier than the top.

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The previous Netherlands striker advised Sky Sports activities: “It’s important to acknowledge it’s an enormous step again. There was hope after current performances and the start of the sport was hopeful with three probabilities. It may have modified the sport. After the intense begin from us we have been by no means within the sport once more and at half-time the sport was completed.”

File-breaking Foxes struggling

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

“All of us need to raise ourselves first after which raise one another,” added Van Nistelrooy. “That’s at all times the case. Everybody goes dwelling actually upset and gutted with the loss and upset with the degrees we confirmed at present. We’ve got to acknowledge it, the extent between Brentford and us was vital 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’ve got to maintain working laborious. We’ve got put in some first rate performances and have to be doing it persistently. We’ve got to get again into coaching, watch this again and see the place all of it went improper.

“There’s 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 give attention to placing in first rate performances.”

Very good 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 now we have been pretty per performances. That means to win – that is the primary two in a row now we have completed this season which is unusual. We’re on an upward curve so hopefully we are able to proceed that.

“It’s not 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 workforce however it’s 14 or 15 for this workforce. We’ve got now gained two in a row however let’s see if we are able to get three in a row.”