Ruud Van Nistelrooy, new Leicester coach, spoke about his feelings, which were not good, after having to leave Manchester United as he was not included in Rúben Amorim’s plans for the Red Devils’ coaching staff.
On the day he was introduced as the new manager of troubled Premier League club Leicester, Van Nistelrooy revealed that he held talks with Amorim and hinted that he had been sacked because his presence could have caused future problems for the Portuguese manager. .
“At the time I took over as interim, what I said was that I was here to help United and that I would stay to help United, and I meant it. So I was very disappointed and it hurt me to leave.” said Van Nistelrooy.
He would have agreed to be Amorim’s assistant
The former striker does acknowledge that he would have stayed at Old Trafford despite having to be under the orders of the Portuguese coach: “The only job I would have accepted as a technical assistant would be at United because of the bond I have with the people of the club and the fans.” “.
Van Nistelrooy also acknowledges that he spoke with Amorim and that helped him turn the page and see new challenges on the horizon like that of Lecester: “I spoke with Rúben about the subject, and he thought it was good. I appreciated the conversation: man to man, person to person, manager to manager. That helped me a lot to move forward and start talking about new possibilities, which, of course, lifted my spirits.”
Furthermore, the former Real Madrid striker, among other clubs, acknowledges that he understands that Amorim would not want to have him on the staff: “In the end I understood it because I also understand the new coach. I am a coach myself. You can imagine a situation in which I am there… I understand.”
Now Van Nistelrooy has the goal of being first coach at Leicester and gaining experience on a Premier League bench. In his presentation, he recognized that achieving the respect of the players is the first step: “It is the only way you can work. It is about mutual respect. I also mentioned to the players that I looked at the squad and started making calls about them, because in football everyone knows each other.
