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Steve Cooper and Leicester City players in firing line as brutal 'want him gone' claim made
Steve Cooper has been told he “doesn’t help himself” amid criticism from Leicester City fans.
The Foxes suffered their heaviest defeat of the Premier League season so far immediately before the international break, losing 3-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. There were loud boos from the away end after the final whistle and chants during the game of “Cooper, sort it out!”.
Cooper has led City to 10 points from their opening 11 matches of the season and they are three points above the relegation zone in 15th place ahead of their return to action against Chelsea and former manager Enzo Maresca at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, November 23 (12:30pm). But former Leicester player Matt Piper has criticised the manager and players in the wake of the defeat to United.
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Speaking on BBC Radio Leicester's When You're Smiling podcast, he said: "It was a particularly poor performance from the team, but also the manager - I don't say that lightly.
"(Steve Cooper said) he never felt like a goal was coming. If you don't feel there is a goal coming and you're 2-0 down and you don't make your first substitute until the 70th minute - that's what I don't understand.
"You've got to change it. You're not going to score if you feel like that standing in your technical area."
Cooper introduced Bilal El Khannouss, who had scored against the Red Devils in the Carabao Cup at the end of last month, for Wilfred Ndidi on 70 minutes at Old Trafford and Kasey McAteer and Odsonne Edouard both came off the subs’ bench in the closing stages.
"I know a lot of fans are already to the point where they want him gone, but he doesn't help himself," Piper added. "He uses comments like that after the game but he didn't do anything about it.
"As the manager and leader of the club, you have to do something about it to change the fortune on a particularly bad afternoon.
"He tells you straight away what the problem is but it keeps happening week on week and that's really not helpful for the manager."
Cooper addressed the boos after the United match, saying: “It’s a 3-0 defeat and you’re not going to get cheered off whether you’re here at Old Trafford or anywhere else.
“Like I’ve said before, I have no problem with any fan’s reaction, good or bad, as they’re entitled to that, especially with three away games, the money they spend, and their commitment.
“I have a lot of respect for that, regardless of what they may feel. Like everything else, I’ll accept any situation and be motivated to help it to feel better and get better and keep going with what we believe.
“We’ve got the international break now to work with the players who are with us. We’ll do extra work off the pitch in terms of reviewing, taking stock, planning, and getting ready for when we recommence. There might be some let-off in terms of getting ready for games, because there is no game next weekend, but there won’t be any days off for the staff.”
