Following a beneath 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 a detailed 2-1 defeat to high 4 hopefuls Chelsea.
Of the three promoted groups from final season Leicester Metropolis are presently doing the very best this yr, however expectations on the King Energy have been a lot larger than in Ipswich or Southampton.
Cooper was all the time going through 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 presently 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 may change Cooper for the Foxes with the likes of Graham Potter and David Moyes main the race, however nothing has been confirmed but.
Leicester launched a press release 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 doable.”
Steve Cooper has solely gained at FOUR totally 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 after they face Brentford of their first sport of the season with out Cooper on the helm.
