It’s possible that newly appointed Leicester City manager Steve Cooper became the first Premier League manager to be fired in his first preseason after a string of uninspired and worrisome friendly results. It’s unlikely the Foxes will fire the former Nottingham Forest manager so quickly, but this is a scenario that has happened before in European football as well as lower leagues. All of this will be explained.
Profit and Sustainability issues have led to the east Midlands side being devoid of the quality signings required for their squad too. The supposed looming points deduction penalty is another reason why any gaffer, in spite of calibre, may not have been able to save the King Power club from a repeated inevitable-seeming relegation plight. How long will Cooper be on Filbert Way if these substandard and disjointed performances continue into the competitive season?
The truly plugged-in members of the Blue Army are collectively worried about the year ahead. Trust me, I’m one of them. We love the club and would like nothing more than to just survive the upcoming Premier League season. Yet that feat feels almost out of reach before a ball is even kicked.
By the way, this piece isn’t an attempted character assassination of Leicester boss Steve Cooper. Albeit he hasn’t started in the most encouraging way. Rather, this piece is a brief indictment of the dire situation the LCFC hierarchy – mainly chairman – have gotten themselves into.
Not to mention how someone like Cooper will possibly end up as the aforementioned Foxes chiefs’ scapegoat during the course of season. In reality, the offseason has gone so badly on and off the pitch that Cooper could conceivably have been dismissed and replaced by a LCFC regime seemingly somewhat out of touch with footballing reality. I mean, just listen to.
