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Leicester City manager latest - everything we know so far after Steve Cooper's sacking
Steve Cooper was sacked by Leicester City on Sunday afternoon after they suffered a fifth consecutive defeat to the hands of Chelsea.
Chelsea boss, and Cooper's predecessor, Enzo Maresca dealt the final blow for the 44-year-old manager in a 2-1 display in which Leicester were comfortably beaten.
It's thought that the hierarchy at the East Midlands club are looking for a quick turnaround as they search for a new man in charge before Saturday's fixture against Brentford.
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With under a week until that game, here's everything we have gathered so far...
Timetable is ticking
Leicester City are looking to go against their usual managerial process and make an appointment in time for this weekend’s trip to Brentford.
City are on the hunt for a new manager after sacking Steve Cooper and do not plan to hang around, it is claimed. They have a tough match coming up – Brentford have the best home record in the Premier League – and they want the new man in the dugout at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday (3pm).
If they were to do so, it would be a very quick appointment by City’s standards. In the summer, there were three weeks between Enzo Maresca’s departure and Cooper’s arrival. It was a similar timeframe when Maresca was brought in the year before.
The last time City had a mid-season managerial appointment to make, they only took eight days, Dean Smith taking over from Brendan Rodgers, but they had played two matches under caretaker bosses in that period. City are now looking to be even quicker, with director of football Jon Rudkin and chairman Aiyawatt 'Top' Srivaddhanaprabha leading the search.
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Names in the frame
Graham Potter is the bookies favourite for the King Power hotseat after Leicester City parted company with Steve Cooper after just 12 Premier League games in charge.
The Foxes are currently in 16th place after almost a third of the way through the season, two points above the drop zone after 18th placed Crystal Palace secured a point at Aston Villa on Saturday. Leicester under Cooper beat Bournemouth and, dramatically, Southampton, but they took just a point from the four games following.
Attentions for all at City now turn quickly to the hunt for their next manager. Indeed there'll be similar names which top the bookmakers' markets, which occupied those spots in the summer prior to Cooper being appointed. There remain a host of eligible candidates who the club could now look to.
Graham Potter will inevitably be linked; he remains out of work and with the England job now out of reach for the foreseeable future, Potter could look to return to club work. Also linked previously with Leicester were Carlos Corberan, who again has West Bromwich Albion directed towards a Championship top six charge, Ruud Van Nistelrooy who has recently taken interim charge of Manchester United and Lee Carsley, who has held a similar role with England.
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Controversial Copenhagen carouse
Leicester City players reportedly enjoyed a night out in Copenhagen just hours before Steve Cooper was sacked. The former Nottingham Forest manager endured only 12 matches at the helm before the defeat to Chelsea saw the club's bosses lose patience.
Players, including Danish duo Jannik Vestergaard and Victor Kristiansen, were spotted in Denmark, where they seemed to express their fondness for previous boss Enzo Maresca, who had guided them to promotion before departing for Chelsea.
They displayed a telling sign stating "Enzo, I miss you", apparently underlining the squad's sentiments towards Cooper, who had managed a mere two wins before his dismissal.
The players' trip abroad for a pre-arranged Christmas party had been sanctioned by Cooper in advance of the Chelsea defeat. Footage of players including Harry Winks and Conor Coady were published by Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet, allegedly showing them partying in Museo nightclub.
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Lineker reveals his thoughts
Gary Lineker has revealed that he'd like to see Leicester City take something of a gamble and appoint Lee Carsley as the club's new boss.
City are on the look-out for their next manager after sacking Steve Cooper on Sunday night.
Lineker has revealed he'd like to see Carsley handed a chance, after he impressed during his interim spell in charge of England; Carsley held the fort between the departure of Gareth Southgate and the appointment of Thomas Tuchel and oversaw some positive Nations League results, but he will now return to his role of managing the under 21s.
"I have got not insight into who might come in and take his place now, but I'd be almost astonished if they haven't got someone in mind," Lineker told The Rest Is Football podcast.
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Fans voice their concerns
Foxes fans have taken to X to voice their opinions on the sacking with @ciarandurham stating: "It was never going to work, we got it very wrong in the summer and I’m glad we pulled the trigger before the other clubs have."
@chris_railway added: "Cooper is a nice guy, but it just wasn’t happening on the pitch. Better to make the decision sooner rather than leaving it too late as happened in 22-23."
@ajwatchLCFC even went as far as to post: "Any #lcfc fan would not be shocked at SC sacking! The worst manager we have had in the last 30 years! He had no tactics and no game plan."
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Real reason for sacking
The national media has reacted to Cooper's Sunday sacking.
The Mirror revealed that the reason for the Pontypridd-born manager's sacking was due to the players not being convinced that he could keep them up.
Owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha watched the Chelsea loss in person which resulted in the decision being taken now rather than earlier during the international break or any later down the line.
44-year-old Cooper is said to have been left 'stunned' by his November dismissal, as The Telegraph revealed the Foxes owners fears over a relegation battle resulted in the 'ruthless' sacking.
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Jordan Blackwell's verdict
Leicester City felt they needed to sack Steve Cooper to give themselves the best chance of Premier League survival.
The timing is a little surprising, given City have just come through an international break and that they remain outside the drop zone.
However, there has been concern in the hierarchy around the level of performance and it was felt a change in manager was required to ensure the club had the best chance of avoiding an immediate return to the Championship.
The underlying stats behind City's displays suggests they were in danger of falling down the table. And it was felt within the hierarchy that they could not see improvements on the horizon.
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Cooper a "changed man"
Steve Cooper seemed to be a changed man at Leicester City. The easy-going demeanour of the man who guided Nottingham Forest to promotion and then Premier League survival seemed nothing like the more intense character handed the reins at the King Power Stadium.
Maybe the Welshman thought he had enough credit in the bank at the City Ground after overseeing a miraculous promotion campaign to take managing a top-flight side in his stride, even with the demanding Evangelos Maranakis as his ultimate boss.
If so, that was a currency he was never to enjoy at Leicester. Instead, he was the man coming in to replace a hugely successful manager, one who had also won promotion before moving on to a bigger job at Chelsea.
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Potter drops hint
Potter is currently one of the leading candidates to become the new head coach at the King Power Stadium.
Fortunately for Leicester and King Power Group, the 49-year-old has already given the green light to a return in management.
In the summer, Potter revealed how the time was approaching for him to return to the dugout.
"I spoke to lots of teams and lots of clubs but it was recognising that journey [he had been on as a coach] was a long journey, a tough journey," he told Sky Sports. "Unless the right opportunity came along I wasn't rushing to go back into football. It had to be right for me.
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Supporters say who they want
City fans have been having their say on the manager’s dismissal on social media. Here are a few of their responses…
Adachris: Any coach that is hired has one, and only one, mission: save us from relegation. We have to collect anywhere between 24 and 30 points from the games left to play. It is a very tall order already because we are way way behind.
Southern Fox: I just hope we have thought this out and got a replacement lined up. Don’t know if Ruud VN is any good but at least he looks the part.
Jimmyklcfc: If we go for Moyes be a bad idea.
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