Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy was involved in a heated exchange with his players following Leicester City’s dismal run of form with a disheartening 2-0 home defeat to Fulham. This makes it their seventh consecutive loss.
According to sources, Van Nistelrooy’s frustration boiled over, particularly with on-loan Brighton attacker Facundo Buonanotte, who had been introduced as a 71st-minute substitute. Some players were reportedly taken aback by Van Nistelrooy’s decision to single out Buonanotte, who had replaced Jordan Ayew just three minutes after Adama Traore had doubled Fulham’s lead.
The 19-year-old was sent on the pitch with Fulham already two goals in.
Buonanotte’s brief appearance on the pitch was marked by struggles to make a meaningful impact. Data from Opta revealed that he lost possession of the ball nine times, despite touching it only 16 times.
There were chants of ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’ when replacing Bilal el Khannouss against Fulham, moments before Fulham’s second goal.
