Van Nistelrooy's verdict on Foxes protest
Leicester City boss Ruud van Nistelrooy is 'happy' fans have the right to protest, but hopes they are right behind the team once their match against Arsenal kicks off.
A group of Foxes under the banner Project Reset plan to meet and air their concerns regarding the club's stunning fall from grace having won the Premier League title less than a decade ago.
Those fans involved in the protest plan to wear yellow - a colour symbolic in Thailand for its links to the monarchy - and chant in the 14th minute in reference to the bungled Adrien Silva transfer fiasco from August 2017.
"Thank God we live in a society where there is freedom of speech and everybody who feels they should let their voice be heard in a good way is free to do that," Van Nistelrooy said.
"We have to all be happy that we can do that.
"When you play in front of your home crowd and there is a connection with that crowd on a tackle, or on a pass, or on a cross, or in difficult moments where the support is lifting you, I know, from experience as a coach but also as a person who loves football, what it does to a team. I can only hope the support will be behind the players.
"It's good that if there is anything you want to get off your chest, individually or in groups, as I said before, thank God we live in a society where that's possible.
"But when the whistle starts at 12:30 until the end of the game, I can only hope the players are fully supported by the crowd and it will lift them."
With the Foxes sitting 18th on 17 points - three away from safety - a win over Arsenal is vital.
Leicester will also be buoyed by the fact Arsenal are short of firepower up top after Kai Havertz was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a torn hamstring.
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