Liam Cooper eyes Leeds United catalyst and reveals actions after Aston Villa defeat - YEP 13/3/22
Liam Cooper has revealed the actions taken by Leeds United's players after Thursday's defeat to Aston Villa - and is eyeing a Whites catalyst for the season run-in.
By Lee Sobot
The Whites slipped to a sixth consecutive Premier League
defeat in Thursday night's hosting of Villa, a 3-0 reverse leaving United
fifth-bottom and just two points clear of the drop zone.
Third-bottom Burnley and fourth-bottom Everton also have
games in hand but Whites captain Cooper says he is confident that Leeds will
survive and has revealed the steps taken by United's squad in the aftermath of
defeat against Villa.
Leeds face bottom of the table Norwich City at Elland Road
today, the two teams having lost their last 11 league games between them, and
Cooper believes one victory will prove the springboard to a strong return of
points in the season run-in.
"In the last few days, as a group we've had some frank
conversations and heart-to-hearts, which is really important," said
Cooper, writing in his programme notes.
"We have a lot of experience and characters in this
group and we will never give in.
"Nobody wants to be in the position that we find
ourselves in at this present time, but we are here and we have to accept that.
"I can assure you, though, that we will fight tooth and
nail to stay in this division.
"We worked too hard to get here in the first place to
throw it all away, and I have every faith we will remain in the Premier
League."
Sending a message to United's fans, Cooper said:
"You're going to be massive for us today and massive for us during the
final 10 games.
"When everyone is on the same page, we know how
successful we can be and I really believe, one win will be a catalyst for us to
go on a good run and pick up a lot of points."
