Ruud accepts Leicester fans’ criticism amid poor run of results as club teetering dangerously towards relegation.
Ruud accepts the criticism directed to him as his life as Leicester manager keeps getting difficult.
Only four times in the Foxes’ history have they suffered seven straight Premier League losses, including their loss to Fulham on Saturday.
The home crowd expressed their feelings by chanting “you don’t know what you’re doing” when Bilal el Khannouss withdrew during the second half.
Adama Traore quickly extended Fulham’s lead, causing the Leicester supporters to jeer and boo while Van Nistelrooy watched helplessly.
The 48-year-old, who replaced Steve Cooper at the end of November, has said he has to “accept” the anger from fans with his side 19th in the table.
“You have to accept it and I am,” said Van Nistelrooy. “I’m making substitutions to impact the game. It can be in different areas, physical, profile of a player, the opposition.
“When it’s not received well for once now then I’ll take that one. Because the crowd boo one substitution of me it doesn’t mean I have to explain all the reasons behind the substitution.
“It’s not for the public to know. It’s respect to the players who come on. They are valuable members of the squad and deserve minutes to help this team as well. It’s not about one person in this team and in this squad. That for me is very clear.”
With a 3-1 victory over West Ham in December, Van Nistelrooy got off to a strong start as manager at the King Power Stadium, but there were also visible flaws.
Van Nistelrooy mentioned the need to strengthen his defence after the Hammers had an amazing 31 shots on goal during that match.
The Dutchman has tried to strengthen a weak defence, but in eight league games, the Foxes have only scored four goals and given up 20 goals.
As the only striker for Leicester, who have only scored twice in their previous seven games, Jamie Vardy, at 38, continues to play a solitary role.
Van Nistelrooy issued a rallying cry despite the disappointing loss: “Today was extremely disappointing because it wasn’t good enough in all aspects of the game.
“I saw more [in the 2-0 loss to Crystal Palace] Wednesday than today. Of course results hurt and are disappointing, but today there was a lot more because we lacked in too many areas that influence on winning a football match.
“We have to deal with it. We cannot change it. We have to face it. Don’t feel sorry for anybody. We are professionals and we have to deal with it.
“We have to make sure that we perform so the crowd is up and supportive. That’s our task.”