Son Heungmin! Manchester United! Come out...Van Nistelui Becomes Leicester Head Coach In Crisis 'Contracts Until 2027'
Nov 30, 2024
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On the 28th (Korea time), the British Telegraph "Van Nisteloui is very close to returning to the EPL as Leicester City's manager. Manchester United legend Van Nistelrooy has held extensive talks with Leicester's senior ranks this week and will be confirmed to replace Steve Cooper, who was fired for his lackluster performance," he reported.
Leicester had no choice but to make changes to their head coach ahead of this season. Leicester brought manager Enzo Maresca back to the EPL after falling into the English Championship (second division). Maresca performed his role well, and Leicester succeeded in returning to the EPL by winning the championship in a year as soon as they were relegated.
However, Chelsea took Maresca, who showed outstanding capabilities at Leicester, and Leicester were forced to need a new head coach. Coach Cooper, who had experience leading Nottingham Forest, was brought in, and he broke up in five months. Coach Cooper is known to have had a severe disagreement with the team, although his performance is also good.
Leicester, who had crashed just before the relegation zone, needed a quick decision and decided to call Van Nistelui, who left Manchester United. Van Nistelrooy became Leicester manager, beating experienced head coaches such as former Chelsea manager Graham Potter and former West Ham United manager David Moyes.
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Leicester signed a whopping two-and-a-half-year contract as if they were very confident of Van Nistelrooy's success. Van Nistelrooy will lead Leicester from 2026 to 2027. Leicester explained that "48-year-old Van Nistelrooy joined us with a wealth of experience at the highest level as a player and coach and agreed to the terms of the contract until June 2027"
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Van Nistelrooy is also proud and looking forward to it. Everyone I spoke to about Leicester football club was enthusiastic. They have a great story about the quality of the people, supporters who work for the club, and of course the club's recent history is impressive. I'm happy to give everything I can for the football club."
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Van Nisteloui does not have much experience as a manager, but he has won the Dutch League Cup at PSV Eindhoven. It was short, but his performance as Manchester United's interim manager was also impressive. What's interesting is that Van Nistelrooy met Leicester twice and won them all during his four games as Manchester United interim manager.
rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
