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Leicester Q&A: How does Cooper get ‘the sceptics’ on board?

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Leicester City Manager Steve Cooper during the Leicester City Training session at Seagrave Training Complex on November 13, 2024Leicester City Manager Steve Cooper during the Leicester City Training session at Seagrave Training Complex on November 13, 2024

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On Thursday, BBC Radio Leicester’s Owynn Palmer-Atkin has been answering your questions about Leicester City.

Britney asked: What is a small win that Steve Cooper could make to get the sceptics back on board with his decisions?

Owynn answered: My initial thought was to play Ricardo Pereira as an inverted midfielder and field two wingers,- similar to last season under Enzo Maresca.

However, with Ricardo picking up another injury and news to come on Thursday as to how long both Abdul Fatawu and Jordan Ayew are out for, that could be difficult.

Perhaps now though, during this international break, it might have been time for Cooper to look at changing formation.

At Southampton, playing three at the back worked and we saw some real attacking play that got fans out of their seats in the second half.

Could now be the time to switch? Would that help fix the leaky defence? How does the rest of the formation line up? Do they go with two strikers or two number 10s?

These are all questions that Steve Cooper and his staff are asking, I’m sure.

I have mentioned Will Alves before as well, with Foxes fans clamouring to see him play more. As an attacking threat off the bench, I think he is worth a shot and he can definitely add something different.

See how Leicester get on in their first game back after the international break and listen to every Foxes match, home and away, on BBC Radio Leicester.

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