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Rudd van Nistelrooy was upset with Leicester’s passive first-half show which led to a 2-0 defeat at West Ham.
The Nineteenth-placed Foxes slipped additional in direction of relegation with a limp show in East London, with two “simple” targets earlier than the break all West Ham wanted to report the victory which leaves them 5 factors from security.
The under-fire Leicester boss advised TNT Sports activities: “The targets you concede are simple targets. It’s a mirrored image of how we performed within the first half.
“Should you see the distinction within the first and the second half, how we as a crew moved ahead to press the opponent, play with urgency after successful duels, within the first half we had been ready approach an excessive amount of.
“Now we have to place the opponent beneath strain in the correct approach.”
Leicester ‘too passive’
With their relegation rivals Wolves, Ipswich and Southampton dropping this week, Leicester missed the chance to take benefit and their show lacked urgency.
Van Nistelrooy added: “We had been approach too passive. We’re in a state of affairs the place we aren’t successful video games and we’re in a state of affairs the place we’re within the backside three.
“The strain is on. The best way to get out of that is to maneuver ahead actually on the pitch as effectively. It doesn’t imply you need to go and press in a one v one state of affairs, however now we have to take initiative.
“We can not wait and sit again. That’s the state of affairs we’re in.”
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Leicester haven’t scored within the league in 4 video games, transport 12 targets throughout these outings since a 2-1 win over Tottenham.
“Should you play like this within the first half you aren’t going to attain,” Van Nistelrooy stated. “We weren’t even near scoring. Within the second half we had been a lot nearer.”
On how he retains morale up of their relegation combat, the Foxes boss stated: “By believing in work, in turning this round, by actually shifting ahead, not sitting again. That’s what we have to do.”
Potter excited at West Ham’s potential
West Ham boss Graham Potter praised his facet’s skilled show and stated he was excited by the potential his facet are displaying.
He advised TNT Sports activities: “The primary half we had been first rate in our struture, we drove them again, had good management of the sport. Total it was an expert efficiency. Not improbable, however we’re delighted with two wins, two clear sheets and 6 factors.”
“We had been conscious of it for ths season however not for that lengthy. Delighted for the gamers.
“They’ve been working actually exhausting. Now they’ve two wins back-to-back which isn’t simple within the Premier League.”
“There’s lots of potential for positive. Expertise is one factor. The foundations need to be good. Hopefully they’re getting rewards as a result of expertise isn’t sufficient on this league.
“You need to hold clear sheets, defend effectively, do the ugly facet of the sport effectively and the gamers have performed that and acquired their rewards.”
