Liam Cooper took to Twitter yesterday evening to give his thoughts on Saturday’s game against Birmingham and it seems the loss is weighing down heavily on the Leeds captain. However, plenty of fans were on hand to get behind their skipper and they’ll be keen to bounce back on Friday.
Tough one to take at the weekend. The best teams learn and come back fighting.. Hard work all week building to a massive game under the lights Friday night.. #MOT
— Liam Cooper (@LiamCooper__) September 24, 2018
Before a ball was even kicked a lot of supporters were writing off Liam Cooper this season. They believed the defender wasn’t good enough for the Championship and seemed gutted when West Brom wrapped up the signing of Kyle Bartley as they wanted to reunite Bartley with Pontus Jansson ahead of Cooper in the pecking order, instead though, Marcelo Bielsa stuck with his skipper.
That decision has paid dividends and under the coaching of the 63-year-old Cooper has become a player that a lot of fans thought he’d never be. Bielsa’s influence at the club is second to none and after Saturday’s defeat instead of throwing his players under the bus, he blamed himself. Now it seems like the players are desperate to repay Bielsa and want to get all three points on Hillsborough on Friday night.
You can see the Whites’ messages for Cooper here:
https://twitter.com/Johnleeds77/status/1044323477392687104
Liam. You have been an absolute rock and inspiration for the team this year. Thanks for your hard work and dedication and we will be behind you all the way . MOT
— Kukkaburra Kid (@AndrewGaunt10) September 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/paulrpowell1/status/1044323095157395457
Keep at it Coops, we’ll be fine
— Einhorn_is_Finkle (@Bakkesleftnacka) 24 September 2018
Wolves lost 9 games last season and still dominated the league, this will do us more good than harm. With your leadership @LiamCooper__ we’re gonna be fine this season, bring on Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night
— Nick RS (@NickRipponSmith) 25 September 2018
A loss was bound to come eventually but it's how we bounce back that'll determine how our season will go. It's hard to keep to the high standards you lads have set. Keep at it.
— Lee (@WAFLLON) September 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/JackD07Tennesse/status/1044482275524702208
The fans are all behind Cooper and their side and will be expecting to bounce back with a result against Sheffield Wednesday on Friday.
