Following a under par return to Premier League life for Leicester Metropolis, new supervisor Steve Cooper was sacked over the weekend after simply 5 months in cost.
Steve Cooper Sacked
The sacking of Steve Cooper got here as fairly a shock this weekend, after Leicester misplaced their third match within the final 4 with an in depth 2-1 defeat to prime 4 hopefuls Chelsea.
Of the three promoted groups from final season Leicester Metropolis are at present doing the perfect this 12 months, however expectations on the King Energy had been a lot greater than in Ipswich or Southampton.
Cooper was all the time dealing with a stiff check to reside as much as Enzo Maresca’s requirements in Leicester final season and it was moderately poetic that the brand new Chelsea boss put the ultimate nail in Cooper’s managerial coffin.
BREAKING: Leicester have formally confirmed the sacking of Steve Cooper 🚨 pic.twitter.com/NF7TRcOqK7
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) November 24, 2024
Leicester are at present only one level above the relegation zone after 12 video games however the standings are shut on the backside of the desk, with a mere 4 factors between 14th and nineteenth.
Cooper solely lasted 5 months answerable for Leicester and he turns into simply the second Premier League supervisor to be sacked this season, after Manchester United parted methods with Erik Ten Hag in October.
There are many rumours over who might exchange Cooper for the Foxes with the likes of Graham Potter and David Moyes main the race, however nothing has been confirmed but.
Leicester launched an announcement after Cooper’s sacking, which learn: “Males’s first workforce coaching will probably be overseen by first workforce coach Ben Dawson, supported by coaches Danny Alcock and Andy Hughes, because the membership begins the method of appointing a brand new supervisor, which we hope to conclude as quickly as attainable.”
Steve Cooper has solely gained at FOUR completely different grounds within the Premier League 🤯 pic.twitter.com/7ogtcJdu4B
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) November 25, 2024
Though no supervisor has been discovered but, Leicester are hoping to have a brand new boss named earlier than this weekend once they face Brentford of their first recreation of the season with out Cooper on the helm.
