Ruud van Nistorelrooy emphasized his disappointment after Leicester City had been relegated to the championship, but admitted that he is still in the dark about his own future in the club.
“It is very disappointing – it is weeks prior to this,” said Van Nistelrooy, who took over from Steve Cooper in November and only won two of his 21 Premier League matches. 'We always kept fighting for every bit of hope that we had. We must continue to use the competitions to end the season in the best possible way, “the Leicester boss added.
Asked about his future, said Van Nistelrooy, who was contracted until 2027,: 'I am aimed at taking my responsibility to do the best things for the future and next season. Performances such as Brighton and the Liverpool game are signs that the players want to do that. We have to take responsibility and that is what I will do in the next five weeks and then we have to see. '
The Dutchman revealed that no date was applied for an interview with the club hierarchy, but that he expects conversations to be held soon. He won only eight points in 21 games, compared to Cooper, who won 10 points in 12.
And Van Nistorelrooy, 48, admitted that the track was a lot harder than he expected, and claimed that the wave in the class between the promoted parties and the rest was too much, with the fate of Southampton already sealed and Ipswich went to the championship next season.
“I expected to get more points than I could get,” he said. 'I think there are some very good versions and that is what we have said in press conferences and there were games that did not perform on our possibilities. More than 33 games, it is the level of the three promoted parties – the gap has been too great compared to the other 17 teams – it is a clear difference in quality with two teams that have already been banned and the other 15 points back with five games – that is the first conclusion and the most important '
Leicester is the first team in the top-historical history that nine consecutive home competition matches goes without scoring, after he was scored at home for the last time in December, but Van Nistelrooy insisted that he would not change anything he did.
“I did everything in the interest of the club, so no, I wouldn't change,” he said. 'It is my job to make decisions earlier and not afterwards. After you can say, it was good or it wasn't good. The decisions I made with all people in the club were taken for one goal and that was to bring points to the table. There is no regrets. '