Steve Cooper made a lot of mistakes during his brief time as Leicester City manager.
Leicester City appointed Steve Cooper as manager on June 20th, 2024, replacing Enzo Maresca after he left for Chelsea.
Less than six months on from his arrival at the King Power Stadium, the 46-year-old is now out of work.
Leicester sacked Cooper on Sunday after he picked up just two wins in 11 Premier League fixtures, leaving the club one point adrift of the relegation zone.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 14 |  West HamWest Ham | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 |  EvertonEverton | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 |  LeicesterLeicester | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 |  WolvesWolves | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 9 |
| 18 |  IpswichIpswich | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 9 |
Matt Piper thinks Cooper was doomed to fail at Leicester due to his inability to implement his own style of play after Maresca.
Elsewhere, an insight into how the Foxes’ players really felt about the former Nottingham Forest man has been shared.
Leicester players disrespected Cooper with their actions following his dismissal over the weekend.
It has also been revealed that Cooper had issues with several Foxes stars including Jannik Vestergaard and Harry Winks.
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Lewis Brunt excelling at Wrexham after leaving Leicester City
While Cooper had many issues during the proper 2024/25 season, it appears one of his first big mistakes came just a couple of weeks into his time at the club.
Lewis Brunt joined Leicester from Aston Villa on a free transfer during the summer of 2021.
The now 24-year-old made 45 appearances for the Foxes’ U21 side but just four at senior level.
He was then sold to Wrexham for an undisclosed fee on July 2nd, 2024, and has been in immense form for the Welsh side out late.
Brunt has started the club’s last two league games, including their 1-0 win over Lincoln City on Tuesday.
After that match, Wrexham legend Andy Morrell took to social media to dub the centre-back ‘exceptional’.
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Every player Leicester City sold in 2024 summer transfer window
Brunt was not the only top name who was sold by the Foxes in the 2024 summer transfer window, however.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has struggled at Chelsea following his Leicester exit, with Maresca not affording the midfielder much game time.
Kelechi Iheanacho scored his first Sevilla goal last month after a poor start to life in Spain.
The full list of Leicester exits in the most recent window are as follows:
- Brad Young – loan until end of season, Hartlepool United
- Lewis Brunt – undisclosed fee, Wrexham
- Ben Nelson – loan until end of season, Oxford United
- Tom Cannon – loan until end of season, Stoke City
- Chris Popov – loan until end of season, Barrow
- Wanya Marcal – loan until end of season, De Graafschap
- Brandon Cover – loan until end of season, Port Vale
- Amani Richards – loan until end of season, Exeter City
- Zach Booth – undisclosed fee, Excelsior Rotterdam
- Sammy Braybrooke – loan until end of season, Dundee
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – undisclosed fee, Chelsea
- Kelechi Iheanacho – released at end of contract, Sevilla
- Harry Souttar – loan until end of season, Sheffield United
- Dennis Praet – released at end of contract
- Marc Albrighton – released at end of contract
- Yunus Akgun – end of loan, Galatasaray