Leeds United fans have taken to Twitter to share their frustrations at Leeds defender Liam Cooper.
This comes after Cooper, who is valued at £4.95 million (as per Transfermarkt), put in a disappointing display during Leeds’ 2-0 Championship defeat to Cardiff City.
Cooper’s performance in the defeat against the Welsh side led to a lot of Leeds fans sharing their thoughts on the defender on Twitter.
Here’s a sample of Leeds fans slamming Cooper:
Liam Cooper costing Leeds as per usual
— Barnzy (@Barnzy_R99) June 21, 2020
In their first Championship match back since the league was temporarily suspended due to the impact of the current global pandemic, Bielsa’s side fell to a 2-0 defeat thanks to goals from Junior Hoilett and Robert Glatzel.
#LeedsUnited Liam Cooper Sunday League
— Wayne Fisher (@citcoachit) June 21, 2020
Harrison
Cooper
BamfordPlease leave my club.
— Daniel (@ALAW_1919_) June 21, 2020
Glatzel’s goal, in particular, came from a mistake from Cooper in the build-up with a loose pass that gave possession away, which then paved the way for lots of Leeds fans to take aim at the 28-year-old on Twitter with their criticisms.
Liam Cooper is a disgrace
— Ross Wilson (@RossJW94) June 21, 2020
This season for Leeds has seen Cooper in good form, with his performances in his 31 Championship appearances earning him a season rating of 7.05/10, making him Leeds’ fourth highest-rated player in this campaign (per WhoScored).
People thinking Cooper can be a premier league player next season are proper funny #LUFC
— Post Mix Lemonade (@MMMMMNoodleSoup) June 21, 2020
According to WhoScored, Cooper’s performance in this latest defeat earned him a match rating of 6.1/10, making him the lowest rated Leeds defender that started the game.
Calamity Cooper back to his best #lufc
— bri0142 (@bri0142) June 21, 2020
One Leeds fan even suggested that Cooper should be dropped from the team after his latest performance.
Cooper HAS to be dropped immediately, to blame for both goals today.#lufc #ALAW
— Craig Trapps (@Trappsradio) June 21, 2020
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Despite Leeds’ ambitions for winning promotion at the end of this season, it’s clear from this defeat against Cardiff that they will need to tighten up defensively with both goals coming from individual errors.
The hope for Bielsa and the Leeds players now would be that they can use this defeat as an important lesson and focus on what they need to improve on for their remaining Championship fixtures this season.