Leicester City fell to their first defeat of the Premier League season against Fulham on Saturday.
Steve Cooper got his stint as Leicester City manager off to an almost perfect start last week.
The Foxes struggled in pre-season and were expected to be dominated by a high-scoring Tottenham Hotspur in their opening game.
Pedro Porro put Spurs 1-0 up after 29 minutes, with the floodgates looking set to open from that point.
However, the Midlands outfit held their own and after a Jamie Vardy equaliser, Leicester drew 1-1 with Tottenham.
It was an excellent showing from the newly-promoted side with several players putting in standout displays.
Facundo Buonanotte impressed vs Tottenham, while Abdul Fatawu showed why he can be Cooper’s biggest threat with his performance on Monday evening.
However, just as things were looking up, Leicester came crashing back down to earth over the weekend.
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Steve Cooper decision cost Leicester City vs Fulham
Leicester travelled to Craven Cottage on August 24th, no doubt fancying their chances of picking up a win after drawing with Spurs.
However, when all was said and done, Marco Silva’s side secured a 2-1 win, in large part due to a disastrous mistake from Cooper.
The Foxes deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation against Tottenham but for some reason, Cooper decided to switch to a back-five on Saturday.
While having five defenders should, in theory, make it harder for the opposition team, it proved to be the opposite against Fulham.
Fulham continuously targeted Leicester in the wide areas, with wing-backs Victor Kristiansen and Fatawu struggling.
How Steve Cooper can fix Leicester City mistake
It was a bizarre call from Cooper but it can be fixed easily enough ahead of their next game.
Leicester must now revert back to the four-back formation they deployed against the Lilwyhites and switch up their defence.
Kristiansen can remain at left-back but Fatawu must once again be deployed further up the pitch.
In his place, James Justin should start on the right of a back four or, alternatively, Cooper could hand Ricardo Pereira his first start of the campaign.
Moving to a back-four would also provide Leicester with more bodies in midfield – an area they were overrun in during their most recent clash.