An argument for Steve Cooper's passion over design at Leicester City

Is there an argument that passion is more vital than strategic design for Steve Cooper at Leicester City? Can a head coach's overthinking damage performance when sheer grit and devotion is requisite in a scrap against like-minded clubs? Not everyone has the backing of Manchester City supremo Pep Guardiola or the ingenuity and transfer force of Arsenal under Mikel Arteta. Is dedication to every moment on the pitch the essential factor for the Foxes?

Napoleon at Leicester City

Leicester City manager Steve Cooper is not Pep Guardiola. Neither is Cooper comparable to Napoleon Bonaparte. The notable historical leader may have been able to devise a battle plan for an arguably unsatisfactory Foxes squad to survive this Premier League season. Yet there is a theory that strategic ingenuity and clever individual match blueprints are sometimes unnecessary in LCFC's quest for top-flight survival.

What Cooper might perhaps need to do at King Power Stadium instead, is get the fans fully involved. Along with having his players totally committed to the cause in every tackle in every game. The former Nottingham Forest head coach was lauded for his generalship at the City Ground. And that nuanced leadership worked due to a blend of passion and design.

Though Cooper conceivably needs the contemporary balance to be tipped towards determination over guile on Filbert Way. The active and loyal Leicester fan base is one that can be extremely loud and influential in order to boost their beloved side in footballing war. The 44-year-old undoubtedly weaponised the Tricky Trees faithful in this sense to a positive and successful degree.

Plans and contingency remain relevant

I am, nonetheless, not suggesting that inventiveness, creativity or even tactics are not occasionally needed by City on the field of play. My typical view is quite the opposite in that respect; in this case, the fervour supporters can generate may be a difference in endurance. We saw bosses in Leicestershire such as Brendan Rodgers and Dean Smith overanalyse their respective game plans to the detriment of displays and results.

Another approach to singular thought is likely applicable at present. If a different gaffer was in place at Leicester, maybe I would propose another style. The thing that sticks in my mind is being relegated by only two points while an undeserving Everton stayed in the EPL. The Blue Army would find a similar eventuality undeniably difficult to digest. The Toffees, of course, utilised their commendable true-hearted and blaring support effectively.

I am sure Cooper seeks a mixture of the aforementioned devices to achieve prosperity. I simply want Foxes players to contest every 50/50 with vigour whilst striving for victory over the entirety of 90 minutes.