Leicester’s bid to keep away from relegation from the Premier League hit a historic low as Brentford cruised to a 4-0 win on the King Energy Stadium on Friday.
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s aspect would have moved out of the relegation zone with a victory, however as a substitute they continue to be two factors from security.
Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo and Christian Norgaard all scored for Brentford in a wretched first half for second-bottom Leicester.
Fabio Carvalho netted within the closing levels and the Foxes had been booed off after a tenth defeat of their final 11 league video games that added to the stress on the under-fire Van Nistelrooy.
Underlining the depth of their struggles, Leicester made undesirable historical past as the primary ever group within the English top-flight to lose six successive dwelling video games with out scoring in any of them.
“It’s important to acknowledge it is an enormous step again. There was hope after current performances, the start of the sport was hopeful with three probabilities,” Van Nistelrooy mentioned.
“After the brilliant begin we had been by no means within the recreation once more and at half-time the sport was achieved. Everybody goes dwelling gutted with the loss and disillusioned with the degrees we confirmed.”
With simply 12 video games left to keep away from relegation, Leicester are in extreme hazard of a right away return to the Championship.
Enzo Maresca give up to take cost of Chelsea after masterminding Leicester’s promotion final season and the membership’s Thai homeowners have failed to seek out an satisfactory alternative for the Italian.
Steve Cooper was sacked after simply 5 months in cost and former Manchester United striker Van Nistelrooy has fared no higher.
Leicester have gained simply 4 of their 26 league video games this season, with Van Nistelrooy contributing solely two of these victories in 15 matches.
In disarray
“We all know we gave the opposite groups above us and under us an opportunity to achieve factors and momentum,” Van Nistelrooy mentioned.
“Then it might probably turn into actually troublesome actually shortly if we do not begin choosing up factors.”
Van Nistelrooy was ready to formally take cost of Leicester after they had been thrashed at Brentford whereas he watched from the stands in November.
If he could possibly be forgiven for the consequence on that event, there have been no excuses for the Dutchman this time.
Wissa’s thirteenth aim this season put Tenth-placed Brentford forward on the climax of an eye catching raid within the seventeenth minute.
Kevin Schade’s back-heel reached Mikkel Damsgaard on the sting of the realm and he clipped an ideal go in direction of Wissa, whose close-range strike bounced awkwardly previous wrong-footed Leicester keeper Mads Hermansen.
Brentford’s high quality on the counter was an excessive amount of for Van Nistelrooy’s males to deal with.
Within the twenty seventh minute, Mbeumo took Damsgaard’s go on the best flank, lower into the realm and curled an excellent shot into the far nook for his fifteenth aim this time period.
Leicester had been in disarray and Norgaard successfully ended the competition after simply 32 minutes.
Mbeumo whipped a free-kick into the six-yard field and Leicester had been too gradual to reply as Norgaard rose to thump his header previous Hermansen.
That was the sign for a whole bunch of disgruntled Leicester followers to move for the exits.
Those who stayed noticed Kristoffer Ajer’s effort cannon off the publish as Brentford pushed for a fourth.
Thomas Frank’s aspect rubbed salt into Leicester’s gaping wounds within the 89th minute when Carvalho slotted dwelling from Mbeumo’s go.
