Leicester boss Ruud Van Nistelrooy on their relegation from the Premier League after 1-0 defeat to Liverpool
King Power Stadium, Leicester, UK
King Power Stadium, Leicester, UK
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00:00What's the feeling of allegations between PSA and PSA?
00:05It's a definite, it's hard, it's very disappointing.
00:13It's obviously not something that happened from today until tomorrow,
00:18it's weeks leading into this.
00:20Although we never gave up, we always kept fighting for every last bit of hope that we had.
00:28That isn't the case anymore, and then we have to continue to use the games,
00:33as I said before the Brighton game and also today,
00:37to use it to end the season the best way possible and take it into next season.
00:42How do you have any doubts about your remaining in the next season?
00:49How do you start?
00:52I'm focused on, and I'm taking my responsibility to do the best things for this football club,
01:01taking it into the future, next season.
01:06Performances like the Brighton and the Liverpool game are signs that players are willing to do that,
01:17and develop and finish the season the best way possible and take it into next season,
01:23because the new season will start and continue in the Championship for this football club next season.
01:30So you have to take the responsibility, that's what I'm doing for the next five weeks,
01:35and after that we have to see.
01:40Through it over the season as a whole, where do you think it went wrong,
01:44where do you think the team came up short?
01:47I think over 32 games or 33 games, it's the level of the three promoted sides,
01:57well, Leicester as a promoted side, has been too big compared to the other 17 teams.
02:06It's clear that the difference in quality is there, two teams relegated already,
02:16and the other one 15 points behind with five games.
02:20So the gap is big for the promoted sides and the rest,
02:23I think that's the first conclusion and the most important one.
02:29In particular with Leicester, are there any factors that you feel with this club,
02:36beyond that issue of the promoted clubs,
02:39with Leicester in particular, what way do you think you and this team came up short?
02:43That's the same answer that I just gave you.
02:47When you first watched Leicester at Brentford,
02:51just after you were being appointed,
02:53has this turned out to be a tougher job than you thought it was that day?
02:57I expected to get more points than I was able to get over the games that I was able to lead.
03:09I think there were some very good performances,
03:13and that's what we also said after the games in press conference,
03:18good performances but no points,
03:20and of course there were also performances where we didn't perform to our capabilities,
03:26and then you lose games in the first half and there were also too many of them.
03:35So it was a mixture and I expected to bring more points to the table for Leicester.
03:43Would you change anything that you've done?
03:45I've done everything in the interest of the club,
03:52so no, I wouldn't change because it's my job with my staff to make decisions before and not after.
04:00Afterwards is always easy, you can always say this was good, this was not good.
04:06I can evaluate it too, but the decisions are made with all the people within the club,
04:13made with one goal is to win games, bring points on the table,
04:20so there are no regrets in that sense.
04:23Now relegation is confirmed, have you got any plans now to sit down with the ownership of the club,
04:27discuss the future, because a lot of work needs to be done now?
04:31Yes, and performances like Brighton and Liverpool are helpful towards that process,
04:38so that's where I feel that the club has to use this time,
04:43because if not you're going to waste it, you're going to be relegated,
04:46so what does it matter? No, it still matters.
04:48That's what the players are showing, and I will keep doing that for the remainder of the season,
04:54and obviously in a situation like this you have to sit very carefully with the club to discuss the matters.
05:05Any message for the supporters as well? There was a lot of protests again today,
05:09there was a plane that went over before the game.
05:12I can only thank them for their support,
05:15they reacted really well on the performance of the players.
05:19Also the reaction after the game, that was nice to see,
05:25it has been different here as well,
05:27and it's also something that we're working on to improve.
05:31Thank you, Jordan.
05:33Rick, just looking back, how much of a play was it that you couldn't bring in players in the Champions?
05:37Obviously that didn't have a big impact on your plan.
05:40Yeah, because you know that the gap is big with the promoted sides and the other 17 teams,
05:48so I felt it was important to strengthen the team in certain positions.
05:55As you know, and I shared it with you, we had to adjust expectations in signing players.
06:03In the end, it's clear that it was necessary, but not possible.
06:10Just to confirm, you've got a specific date when you're going to have these talks about the future?
06:16No, not yet. I hope soon, of course. It's important.
06:21So we can only wait on that.
06:23Harry Wink's not in the squad today. Was he at the ground? What was the game? Do you know?
06:30Have you heard?
06:31I haven't heard or seen it, so I wouldn't know. I have to check it.
06:36Do you expect players who answer the squad to...?
06:39All the Leicester City players are expected to be at our home games to support their team.
06:47But you're not sure what the league's watching?
06:49I have to check.
06:51Great. Thanks, everybody.