Matt Piper outlines key Steve Cooper ‘problem’ that most Leicester City fans will agree

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Steve Cooper is being placed under increasing pressure by most of the Leicester City fanbase after their poor start to the Premier League season.

The Foxes are treading dangerously close to the relegation zone, and although they have a three-point buffer on 18th place Crystal Palace, Leicester City have won just two of their opening 11 games.

Most recently, Leicester were heavily beaten by Manchester United and that was the final straw for many, as the fans called for Steve Cooper to be sacked following the defeat.

While the 44-year-old has experience of keeping Nottingham Forest in the top flight, the supporters aren’t a fan of his pragmatic style and some Leicester fans have even called for Ruud Van Nistelrooy to replace Cooper as manager.

At this current stage, it appears the board are prepared to back the Welshman and that isn’t a popular decision among the fanbase, as he keeps on making the same mistakes.

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Matt Piper outlines Steve Cooper’s biggest ‘problem’ at Leicester City

Cooper gave a damning verdict after Leicester lost against Man United, accusing his players of lacking desire and not showing purpose in the final third.

Leicester were without top scorer Jamie Vardy through injury for the clash, so that partly explains why their goal-scoring edge was blunted, but Cooper must shoulder some of the responsibility.

That is according to former Foxes winger Matt Piper, who claimed the manager’s biggest ‘problem’ is not changing tactics when things aren’t going right.

As per BBC Sport, Piper said: “I know a lot of fans are already to the point where they want him gone, but he doesn’t help himself. 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 wasn’t pragmatic enough on the sidelines, as while they let in two first-half goals, he didn’t make his first substitution till the 70th minute, telling of his lacking tactical nous.

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December is a pivotal month for Leicester City

Leicester will return from the international break with a home clash against Chelsea before travelling to Brentford a week later, rounding off the fixtures in November.

Then, Cooper’s men will enter the hectic December schedule with six fixtures on the horizon, including back-to-back matches against Liverpool and Manchester City over Christmas.

The Foxes are also readying for a potential relegation six-pointer at home to Wolves on December 22nd, in a month that could be pivotal for their survival hopes.

Typically, sides that go into Christmas Day bottom of the Premier League table, normally suffer relegation to the Championship.

Leicester will want to avoid being plunged into the bottom three but if they do end the year in trouble, the board will surely have to fire Cooper from his post.