Article by Claudiu Badea – published Tuesday, April 08, 2025, 09:49 / Updated Tuesday, April 08, 2025 09:50
Disastrous performance of Leicester This season has reached a new level with the defeat 0-3 in front of Newcastlefrom stage 31 of the Premier League.
The “foxes” have long known that they will probably relegate to the championship, and their game does not provide any trace of optimism to fans, which last night have been arranged after the second goal received by the Mads Hermansen goalkeeper. Leicester has not won in the Premier League since January 26, 2-1 away to Tottenham.
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Leicester is the first team in the history of the 4 professional divisions in England that loses 8 consecutive matches on their own ground without marking. The series started 0-3 against Wolverhampton on December 22. Defeats followed with Manchester City (0-2), Crystal Palace (0-2), Fulham (0-2), Arsenal (0-2), Brentford (0-4), Manchester United (0-3) and Newcastle (0-3).
During this period, the “foxes” scored 21 goals on the King Power Stadium and did not score any, according to Sportal.bg.
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Leicester has lost each of the last 8 matches in the Premier League, and in the meantime it was also eliminated from the Cup after a dramatic score in front of Manchester United on Old Trafford, in the “sixteenth”. The team of Ruud Van Nistelrooy has not won home in the championship since December 3, when he defeated West Ham with 3-1.
After that match, Leicester recorded 15 defeats in 17 matches, the exceptions being equal to Brighton (1-1) and the sensational victory against Tottenham in London 2-1. The 2016 champion is not the last in the standings only due to Southampton's even weaker results, but it is 15 points from 17th, savior, and relegation is just a matter of time.
Ruud van Nistelrooy was speechless after the defeat with Newcastle
“It is very difficult when after a little over half an hour you are led by 0-3. Another match I entered with wish and ambition, But the goals received early have demoralized us. We are very disappointed. We know in what form we are, and this for a long time ”
If we look at the goals, in all three situations we could do better. Newcastle is an extremely dangerous team on the counterattack. The guests took advantage of our mistakes and quickly decided the fate of the match.
In the last month I have tried different things, different players, a different game style. The results still do not appear. If we change the team every week we can't wait for progress. We do not mark because we lack confidence. When we are under pressure, we crash.
If I will continue at Leicester? I have to sleep a night and analyze the situation ”added Ruud Van Nistelrooy.
The negative balance of the “foxes” comes just one day after Southampton has relegated and became the first band in the history of Premier League that retrograde with 7 stages left to play. The “Saints” can finish the season you are the title of “The weakest team in history Premier League”, after they have accumulated only 10 points in 31 stages.
