Steve Cooper is now ensconced as Leicester City’ s new manager, coming through a recruitment process that lasted more than two weeks following Enzo Maresca ’s departure to Chelsea. Reaction to the news has been mixed , Cooper's final few months as a Premier League manager were characterised by dour football and an inability to find the right selectoral answers. That they came at rivals Nottingham Forest will not sit well with a few.
The effect of his Reds demise has been to obscure the fact that most of his time at the City Ground was pretty remarkable. Not content with scooping Forest out of the Championship basement he steered them into the play-offs and to Wembley glory. READ MORE: Steve Cooper's first Leicester City signing revealed READ MORE: Simon Jordan delivers 'bridesmaid' Steve Cooper verdict with Brendan Rodgers swipe Then handed a squad-and-a-half of new players in one summer he somehow fashioned a team cogent enough to stay in the Premier League – something beyond all three of last season’s promoted clubs.
The point is, it wasn’t all bad – far from it – it was mostly good. Inevitably Cooper’s attention will now turn to building a new side at the King Power Stadium, whether he decides to develop or tear up the foundations laid by Enzo Maresca will be interesting, it is a decision that will have huge ramifications for the profile of players City try to sign in the transfer window. Moving away, to some degree at least, from Maresca’s methods, will .
