Steve Cooper makes prediction over Leicester City’s ‘rocky road’ as Nottingham Forest give clues
Leicester City face Bournemouth at the King Power Stadium this weekend on the back of a six-game winless run to start the new Premier League season under manager Steve Cooper
Leicester City’s path to success will be a “rocky road” but they will be better placed for coming through what Steve Cooper hopes will be their only difficult patch of the season.
City take on Bournemouth this Saturday (3pm kick-off) following a six-match winless run to start the campaign. While the need for that first victory is growing, their tough spell gives them lessons to learn from, making longer-term success more viable, Cooper has suggested.
That tallies somewhat with his first season in the Premier League with Nottingham Forest. At the City Ground, Cooper endured a winless run of nine matches, with five victories from 10 then following. Equally, late in the season, Forest went 11 without victory, only to respond with three wins in five.
“We’re very much trying to become a Premier League team again,” Cooper said at his press conference on Thursday. “It’s a Premier League club in every way shape or form, we know that, and the recent history tells you that. But at this moment, we have to make sure we deliver a Premier League team performance. Some bits have been really good. Other bits we need to get better at. That’s the challenge for the team, and for me and the staff.
