New Backroom staff

[iancognito]

22 hours ago, Old Fox said:

Not really…..I never sat in silence fully behind our club and loud/proud but am glad to see the back of him as his football was one dimensional and he never understood the club….wont be missed!

 

cooper will unite us I believe and have a plan b and c……

TBH when I see fans heading for the exits at 79 mins middle management making poorly-thought out decisions and the club ripping off fans with a £25 tax, I don't understand it either.

 

But when you see the guy celebrating in the corner with fans at the end of games and asking players to sleep over at Seagrave for team bonding it's tough to think he didn't understand the club somehow or that he was not a big part of the success here.

 

If you didn't like him or his style fair enough but there's no need to make stuff up

[davieG]

https://trainingground.guru/articles/cooper-confirms-new-backroom-team-at-leicester-city

 

Cooper confirms new backroom team at Leicester City
ARTICLES / LEADERSHIP/ LEICESTER CITY

 

WRITTEN BY THOMAS HILL — JULY 10, 2024
Steve Cooper has confirmed his new backroom staff at Leicester City, with a quartet of Alan Tate, Andrew Hughes, Danny Alcock and Steve Rands joining him at the King Power Stadium.

Former Head Coach Enzo Maresca took six staff with him when he moved from Leicester to Chelsea last month, leaving Cooper with several holes to fill.

Cooper's Assistant will be Alan Tate, who worked alongside him at both Swansea City and Nottingham Forest. So too did Steve Rands, who comes in as First Team Coach and Analyst.

Rands is a pioneer of the coach-analyst hybrid role and worked at Barnsley, Scunthorpe, Manchester City and Derby County before teaming up with Cooper at Swansea.

Danny Alcock comes in as Goalkeeper Coach, having worked with Cooper, Tate and Rands at Forest. Alcock coached at Academy level with Stoke and England before joining Forest in 2021.

Finally, Andrew Hughes comes in from Norwich City to become Leicester Set Piece Coach. Hughes played more than 500 senior games and has coached at Bolton, Rotherham, Crystal Palace, Huddersfield, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United.

[Harboro]

Looks like someone at the club has been reading this thread

[Ric Flair]

18 minutes ago, davieG said:

https://trainingground.guru/articles/cooper-confirms-new-backroom-team-at-leicester-city

 

Cooper confirms new backroom team at Leicester City
ARTICLES / LEADERSHIP/ LEICESTER CITY

 

WRITTEN BY THOMAS HILL — JULY 10, 2024
Steve Cooper has confirmed his new backroom staff at Leicester City, with a quartet of Alan Tate, Andrew Hughes, Danny Alcock and Steve Rands joining him at the King Power Stadium.

Former Head Coach Enzo Maresca took six staff with him when he moved from Leicester to Chelsea last month, leaving Cooper with several holes to fill.

Cooper's Assistant will be Alan Tate, who worked alongside him at both Swansea City and Nottingham Forest. So too did Steve Rands, who comes in as First Team Coach and Analyst.

Rands is a pioneer of the coach-analyst hybrid role and worked at Barnsley, Scunthorpe, Manchester City and Derby County before teaming up with Cooper at Swansea.

Danny Alcock comes in as Goalkeeper Coach, having worked with Cooper, Tate and Rands at Forest. Alcock coached at Academy level with Stoke and England before joining Forest in 2021.

Finally, Andrew Hughes comes in from Norwich City to become Leicester Set Piece Coach. Hughes played more than 500 senior games and has coached at Bolton, Rotherham, Crystal Palace, Huddersfield, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United.

I wonder if one or two more are still to be sorted.

[Outfox the Fox]

24 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

I wonder if one or two more are still to be sorted.

I think so, I was told Dave Tivey  was coming in as Physical Performance Coach - and there was speculation on Ade Viveash moving to us from Cov.

Edited 10 July by Outfox the Fox

[StanSP]

Rands has a decent reputation. 

[lfu]

43 minutes ago, Harboro said:

Looks like someone at the club has been reading this thread

If that's the case, hello friendly neighbourhood lurking LCFC employee, could you please tell the website's tech team that the URL "https://lcfc.com" is down? (you have to add the www. to get it to work!)

Edited 10 July by lfu

[bald reynard]

28 minutes ago, Outfox the Fox said:

I think so, I was told Dave Tivey  was coming in as Physical Performance Coach - and there was speculation on Ade Viveash moving to us from Cov.

Well it should be 2 others in - Maresca took 6 with him, Cooper has only brought 4 in so far.

[baldeagle]

3 hours ago, bald reynard said:

Well it should be 2 others in - Maresca took 6 with him, Cooper has only brought 4 in so far.

There definitely two coming according to an article I read yesterday. 

[norwichfox]

9 hours ago, baldeagle said:

There definitely two coming according to an article I read yesterday. 

Link please...

[baldeagle]

6 hours ago, norwichfox said:

Link please...

Sorry can’t remember where I read it was on work computer . It named the back room staff appointed then went on to say talks are in place to fill two more spots . If I find it or remember where I read on line I’ll post a link 

Edited 11 July by baldeagle

[Outfox the Fox]

On 20/06/2024 at 12:53, Foxes96 said:

How many backroom staff do you normally have?? Was it 5 or so Enzo had??

 

Assistant Manager - Alan Tate? 
First Team Coach - Andy King? 
Goalkeeper Coach - ? 
Fitness Coach - ? 
Set Piece Coach - ? 
 

We also need an U21 Coach as well. 
 

 

Who else has Cooper worked with before? 
 

My mate on the Eastern Daily Press, who told me Andy Hughes was coming to us, said Hughes had been told that Cooper's plan, is to fully integrate the First Team and Under 21 coaching and training. So there might be no specific Under 21 Manager / Coach appointment (and only a nominal U21 squad).

 

I think that fits in with recent announcements that the likes of Young, Alves and Braybrooke are joining the First team in pre-season training and Goulding will also be part of the main squad.

Edited 11 July by Outfox the Fox

[moore_94]

I think there is still 4 roles that need filling
 

Assistant Manager

Willy Caballero > Alan Tate

First Team Coach and Analyst

Danny Walker and Javier Molina Caballero > Steve Rands

 

Goalkeeping Coach

Michele De Bernardin > Danny Alcock

 

Set Piece Coach

None > Andrew Hughes

 

Fitness Coach

Marcos Alvarez > ?
 

Under 21s Manager

Ben Petty > ?

 

Development Coach (1st team transition)

Roberto Vitiello > ?

 

Head of Player Development

Paul McGuinness > ?

Edited 11 July by moore_94

[Outfox the Fox]

2 hours ago, moore_94 said:

I think there is still 4 roles that need filling
 

Assistant Manager

Willy Caballero > Alan Tate

First Team Coach and Analyst

Danny Walker and Javier Molina Caballero > Steve Rands

 

Goalkeeping Coach

Michele De Bernardin > Danny Alcock

 

Set Piece Coach

None > Andrew Hughes

 

Fitness Coach

Marcos Alvarez > ?
 

Under 21s Manager

Ben Petty > ?

 

Development Coach (1st team transition)

Roberto Vitiello > ?

 

Head of Player Development

Paul McGuinness > ?

As per my earlier post(s), Dave Tivey is likely to be coming in as Fitness Coach and there could be no specific Transition Development Coach - that role being handled by the integrated Coaching team.

 

I do think there will be at least one more Coaching appointment though - possibly Ade Viveash.

Edited 11 July by Outfox the Fox

[LestaLad]

1 minute ago, Outfox the Fox said:

As per my earlier post(s), Dave Tivey is likely to be coming in as Fitness Coach and there will be no specific Transition Development Coach - that role will be handled by the integrated Coaching team.

 

I do think there will be at least one more Coaching appointment though - possibly Ade Viveash.

Ade Viveash is very highly regarded by Cov and they were very disappointed to see him go, so could be a good pickup that. 

[Tuna]

46 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

I think there is still 4 roles that need filling
 

Assistant Manager

Willy Caballero > Alan Tate

First Team Coach and Analyst

Danny Walker and Javier Molina Caballero > Steve Rands

 

Goalkeeping Coach

Michele De Bernardin > Danny Alcock

 

Set Piece Coach

None > Andrew Hughes

 

Fitness Coach

Marcos Alvarez > ?
 

Under 21s Manager

Ben Petty > ?

 

Development Coach (1st team transition)

Roberto Vitiello > ?

 

Head of Player Development

Paul McGuinness > ?

McGuinness left in 2022

[Garns77]

1 hour ago, moore_94 said:

I think there is still 4 roles that need filling
 

Assistant Manager

Willy Caballero > Alan Tate

First Team Coach and Analyst

Danny Walker and Javier Molina Caballero > Steve Rands

 

Goalkeeping Coach

Michele De Bernardin > Danny Alcock

 

Set Piece Coach

None > Andrew Hughes

 

Fitness Coach

Marcos Alvarez > ?
 

Under 21s Manager

Ben Petty > ?

 

Development Coach (1st team transition)

Roberto Vitiello > ?

 

Head of Player Development

Paul McGuinness > ?

Heard from a mate yesterday that the U21 Gaffer is likely to be Adam Barradell coming up from the U18s. Might be untrue but deserves a chance either way!

[moore_94]

59 minutes ago, Tuna said:

McGuinness left in 2022

Yep, and still hasn’t been replaced!

[davieG]

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/four-leicester-city-recruits-explained-9404144

 

Four Leicester City recruits explained with Pep Guardiola analyst among arrivals
Lowdown on Steve Cooper's right-hand men at the King Power Stadium, with Alan Tate, Danny Alcock, Andrew Hughes and Steve Rands confirmed as the new Leicester City coaching staff

ByJordan Blackwell
13:13, 11 JUL 2024

When Leicester City returned to pre-season training on Monday, Steve Cooper’s backroom team were quietly confirmed.

Four members of staff were named by the club as work began at Seagrave to prepare the squad for the new season. But who are the quartet? Here, we give you the lowdown on four of the men who will be assisting the new manager and hoping to help City achieve Premier League survival.

 

Alan Tate – assistant manager

A club legend at Swansea after helping them to rise from League One to the Premier League, the former centre-back took on a coaching role in their academy after hanging up his boots in 2016, working with their under-18s. When Cooper took charge in South Wales, Tate stepped up to be assistant first-team coach.

Since then, the 41-year-old has been Cooper’s right-hand man. He followed him to Nottingham Forest to become his assistant manager at the City Ground, and he’ll take on the same role at City.

Interestingly, Tate had been to Seagrave before teaming up with Cooper. For a brief period after Cooper left Swansea and following Russell Martin’s appointment, Tate worked as Swansea’s loans manager, and visited other clubs to see how they worked. One of the clubs he visited was Leicester, knowing then boss Brendan Rodgers well from his time in charge of the Swans.

 

Danny Alcock – goalkeeping coach

Alcock will be looking after the goalkeepers at City, having also worked alongside Cooper at Forest. In his playing career, Alcock came through the academy at Stoke before spending time with non-league teams in the West Midlands. He then returned to the Potters to become their academy goalkeeping coach.

From there, he spent a few years working with England’s youth teams at St George’s Park, including the under-20s. He also went to Japan with Team GB as the women’s football team’s goalkeeping coach. Shortly afterwards, he joined Cooper at Forest.

At the City Ground, Alcock received praise from Brice Samba after his heroics in the play-off semi-final. The goalkeeper, who was part of the France squad at Euro 2024, saved three penalties in the semi-final shoot-out against Sheffield United, crediting Alcock for the research he did in preparation.

 

Andrew Hughes – first-team set-piece coach

Hughes is new to Cooper’s staff, having not worked alongside the Welsh manager before. He has been brought in from Norwich, and Leicester are the latest in a long list of clubs he has represented, either as a player or as a member of staff.

As a central midfielder or full-back, Hughes made more than 500 league appearances for Oldham, Notts County, Reading, Norwich, Leeds, Scunthorpe and Charlton. Stepping into coaching, he worked with Bolton and Crystal Palace before big success at Huddersfield. Alongside David Wagner, he helped the Terriers into the Premier League.

From there he worked at both Sheffield United and Wednesday before heading to Norwich to become loans manager. When Wagner was then appointed at Carrow Road, he stepped up to become first-team coach.

Hughes had taken the lead on set-pieces at Huddersfield, but did not initially do so at Norwich. But when the Canaries’ set-piece specialist Allan Russell left, Hughes took over, immediately masterminding two short-corner routines in a 3-2 win over Millwall. He took up the responsibility full-time from there, and Norwich ranked among the best at attacking set-pieces in the Championship last season.

City have been notoriously poor at both defending and attacking set-pieces over the past few years, so Hughes has a big job on his hands. But his arrival appears to be a big boost with Norwich disappointed to lose him.

Their sporting director, Ben Knapper, said this week: “Despite all being disappointed that we’re losing such a key member of the team in Andrew, he leaves with our very best wishes. The impact of his work has been clear for everyone to see, and his energy and enthusiasm is something we’ll all miss day-to-day at the training ground. We wish him nothing but the best in his new challenge, and we’ve no doubt he’ll be a great success.”

 

Steve Rands – first-team coach and analyst

Rands is another trusted lieutenant of Cooper’s, working with him at both Swansea and Forest. However, he stayed on at the City Ground after Cooper’s sacking, with Leicester paying compensation to take him in from their neighbours.

Like Hughes, Rands has been employed by plenty of clubs. Starting at Barnsley, he then moved to Scunthorpe before taking on an analyst job at Manchester City. Under Pep Guardiola, he was promoted to head of performance analysis, a role he has since taken at Derby, Swansea and Forest.

Explaining his role while at Swansea, Rands said: “I’ll look at all of the opposition games and pick out certain moments that fit into our philosophy, in terms of how we can beat them, what their strengths are, what their weaknesses and how we can get at them. Then we just plan and prepare from there.

“(Cooper) was the one who really enticed me to the club (Swansea). His philosophy and his ideas around the game really fit with mine. I’ve worked really closely with him and his coaching team. It’s one of the best coaching set-ups I’ve been in.”

[HarryDee8]

What's Robert huth doing at the training ground? Seen him in the Lcfc YouTube video

[Dahnsouff]

28 minutes ago, HarryDee8 said:

What's Robert huth doing at the training ground? Seen him in the Lcfc YouTube video

Thought he was Loan Manager?

[norwichfox]

30 minutes ago, HarryDee8 said:

What's Robert huth doing at the training ground? Seen him in the Lcfc YouTube video

He's responsible for loans now.

[Chrysalis]

On 09/07/2024 at 14:10, coolhandfox said:

Does it really matter? 

Yes communicating with the fan base is important.  What an odd question.

[coolhandfox]

2 hours ago, Chrysalis said:

Yes communicating with the fan base is important.  What an odd question.

 

 

The club's pre-season article, published on July 9th, introduced the new staff members and their roles. 

 

Someone in the thread said they should have done a separate communication piece, to which I asked if it really mattered. 

 

Knowing who they are and their job titles is enough for me; I don't need an article telling me what Andrew Hughes is expected to do and what his inside leg measurement is.

 

I want him to make us better at set pieces, not to get to know him.

 

Constantly telling fans stuff isn't necessarily communicating.

 

 

 

 

[AjcW]

On 11/07/2024 at 11:59, Garns77 said:

Heard from a mate yesterday that the U21 Gaffer is likely to be Adam Barradell coming up from the U18s. Might be untrue but deserves a chance either way!

Why does he? This is literally all we have done for years, just promote from within, no change, no new ideas.

People join this football club and they never ****ing leave because they're under no pressure whatsoever, comfortable as you like! 

Have we won anything at U18 level? Have we done anything particularly special? Finished mid table last season, losing our last 4 games, barely scored any goals 

 

We have a world class facility filled with PE teachers.