Van Nistelrooy made a good start to his reign at the King Power Stadium with a 3-1 win over West Ham in December, but the cracks were also there to be seen.
The Hammers had an incredible 31 shots on goal in that game and Van Nistelrooy referenced the need to sure up his defence.
The Dutchman has attempted to bolster a leaky backline but the Foxes have now conceded 20 goals while scoring just four times in eight league games.
The now 38-year-old Jamie Vardy continues to cut an isolated figure as a lone striker for a Leicester side who have scored just twice in their last seven games.
Just Mick McCarthy at Sunderland, Alan Ball at Manchester City, Jan Siewert at Huddersfield Town and Paul Jewell at Derby County have lost more games than Van Nistelrooy in their opening nine Premier League games.
Leicester now find themselves in murky waters in 19th place – two points adrift of safety despite having played a game more than Wolves in 17th.
Former manager Steve Cooper was given his marching orders after just twelve games in charge, despite only being beaten in five of those matches.
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.”
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