Leicester City were beaten 4-1 by Brentford in a Premier League meeting on Saturday, November 30th.
The Foxes kicked off against the Bees no doubt keen to impress their new manager, Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Ruud van Nistelrooy was appointed Leicester City manager on Friday and no doubt wanted to see his players give it their all against Thomas Frank and co.
What transpired on the day, however, was the complete opposite, with Facundo Buonanotte the only star who really looked half-decent on the day.
When all was said and done, Leicester lost 4-1 vs Brentford, with the Foxes putting on yet another defensive disasterclass.
Leicester fans criticised James Justin during the game after the right-back was exposed once more on Saturday.
However, Justin was not the only defender who really underperformed, with Wout Faes also pretty calamitous against Brentford.
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Leicester City fans send message to Ruud van Nistelrooy vs Brentford
After being smashed by Brentford, there is now just one point separating Leicester and 19th-place Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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To make matters worse, the Foxes also have the second-worst defensive record in the Premier League this season (27 conceded).
Now, fans have taken to social media after Brentford to demand their club sign some defenders in January.
One fan wrote: “At least three new defenders needed in January or we’re down.”
A second Leicester supporter added: “Go get Maguire and Trippier in January. Need leaders at the back.”
“Let’s face it no manager is keeping this team up unless we bring in at least three solid defenders in January,” a thrid wrote.
Another Leicester fan said: “We could do a lot worse than signing Ben Mee in January. Contract expiring in the summer. Proper defender.”
A fifth fan added: “There isn’t a single defender at the club of Premier League ability/quality. The only silver lining to this is the fact that Ruud is watching and is sat next to Top. He needs to be backed in January, and we need two or three defensive additions at the very least.”
A sixth Foxes supporter wrote: If it wasn’t for Mads we’d be rock bottom But pundits we’ll have you believe that Cooper shouldn’t have been sacked because we weren’t in the bottom three.
“We need a pair of full-backs and a centre-back in January and I have no idea how we can afford them.”
While a seventh added: “We definitely need a new centre back and left back in January.”
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Leicester City unlikely to sign centre-back and full-back in January
While fans have made their stance clear, wanting at least one full-back and centre-back in the winter, that is unlikely to happen.
Steve Cooper started making Leicester transfer plans in the final week of his time at the club.
However, fans are probably not going to be too pleased about them as only one full-back and a winger to provide cover for the injured Abdul Fatawu were being looked at.
In turn, it is unlikely that we will see a centre-back arrive at the club in the January transfer window.
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