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Leicester 0-4 Brentford: Foxes fans fume as Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side suffer sixth straight home defeat without scoring

By the time the third goal entered, the Leicester fans had seen enough. Only half an hour was on the clock, but they closed them up from their seats and to the hall to the hall. Everywhere except here. Everything except to view this. Those were closest to the supporters of Brentford, said goodbye to

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Great Premier League players do NOT make great managers – Van Nistelrooy’s Leicester job feels like a shot in the dark

Name me a great Premier League footballer who became a successful Premier League manager? That's not possible, because there aren't any. Plenty of the league's legendary players have had a stint in the dugout: Roy Keane, Patrick Vieira, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Vincent Kompany, Gianfranco Zola and Tony Adams, as well as Alan Shearer as

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Van Nistelrooy’s Leicester appointment must have lower-league bosses fuming

If RUUD VAN NISTELROOY steps into the Leicester job, managers further down the league will have to pull their hair out. For example, this week Stockport's Dave Challinor was named Manager of the Year at the Northwest Football Awards, ahead of Pep Guardiola. That may be because organizers thought he was likely to turn up

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Van Nistelrooy’s Leicester appointment must have lower-league bosses fuming – he comes with a red flag or two

If RUUD VAN NISTELROOY steps into the Leicester job, managers further down the league will have to pull their hair out. For example, this week Stockport's Dave Challinor was named Manager of the Year at the Northwest Football Awards, ahead of Pep Guardiola. That may be because organizers thought he was likely to turn up

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Van Nistelrooy’s Man Utd departure leaves PL manager wary after a shaky start

STEVE COOPER may be looking over his shoulder at Leicester as managerial options appear on the horizon. Chief Cooper has struggled to get results since taking over when Enzo Maresca moved to Chelsea. The ex-Nottingham Forest manager, 44, was chosen ahead of Graham Potter and Ruud van Nistelrooy as Foxes boss. But Potter is yearning

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