Ruud van Nistelrooy has to pick his Leicester City side up off the canvas ahead of their relegation six-pointer against Wolves.
The Dutchman tasted his first defeat in charge as Leicester were thrashed 4-0 by Newcastle on Saturday.
Admittedly, Ruud van Nistelrooy was without Boubakary Soumare through suspension along with the injured duo, Harry Winks and Wilfred Ndidi.
However, the visitors’ performance simply wasn’t good enough as multiple first-team stars let him down on the afternoon.
Conor Coady produced a disastrous display at St James’ Park with Caleb Okoli now needing to start for Leicester, and this isn’t the only change van Nistelrooy should make.
Kasey McAteer of Leicester City plays during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Leicester City at St. James's Park in Newcastle,...
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Ruud van Nistelrooy must axe Kasey McAteer vs Wolves
Leicester fans were angered that Kasey McAteer started against Newcastle, and their anger was justified after the young winger showcased his struggles.
McAteer didn’t record a single successful dribble or place a cross accurately whilst he also lost possession nine times and only registered one shot on goal.
On a disappointing afternoon for the visitors, McAteer was arguably one of the worst performers on the pitch in blue, as pointed out in the Leicestershire Live player ratings.
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The 23-year-old was handed a 4/10 match rating while he also ‘frustrated’ van Nistelrooy on the sidelines by not showing enough for the ball.
“He never stops running, but City need more quality from him. He loses the ball too often and his end product isn’t there, albeit he did improve when he switched to the left. Bounanotte seemed to frustrate van Nistelrooy in not showing enough for it either,” they wrote.
The fleet-footed winger was lacklustre with his decision-making and he ultimately deserves to be dropped against Wolves with Facundo Buonanotte returning to the starting XI.
Facundo Buonanotte should start vs Wolves
Buonanotee has been a revelation since arriving on loan from Brighton, dazzling defences as either a winger cutting in from the right or pulling the strings as an attacking midfielder.
The silky Argentine wasn’t permitted to play against his parent club Brighton before van Nistelrooy surprisingly left him on the bench last weekend.
He came on in difficult circumstances in that defeat, replacing Stephy Mavididi in the 59th minute, arguably producing his worst cameo in a Leicester shirt.
However, Buonanotte is a game-changer for Leicester in the final third and the 19-year-old can make all the difference against Wolves this weekend.
The 2-cap Argentine international already has four goals and two assists to his name in 13 Premier League appearances.
On Sunday, he will be hungry to add to that total and Van Nistelrooy must replace him with the underperforming McAteer.
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