Liam Cooper: We will do it our way
Captain on upcoming campaign.
Leeds United captain Liam Cooper spoke to LUTV about the new Premier League season which is set to get underway in the next fortnight.
The Whites are returning to the top-flight for the first time in 16 years after Cooper skippered the side to the Sky Bet Championship title last season.
Cooper spoke of his pride at how far the club has progressed and about the aims and ambitions for the forthcoming campaign.
“Promotion has definitely not sunk in, I don’t know whether it will when we play the first game at Anfield or when I’m looking back on my career in 10 years.
“Six years ago I signed for the club and it’s unbelievable to see where we have come from, writing ourselves into history forever.
“The last two years have been the best of my career.
"To play under Marcelo and be guided by him every single day and to see the group improve like we have, reaching levels some of us never thought we could, really is unbelievable.
“I thank the club and the supporters for driving us every week.
“Even though in recent games they haven’t been there, hopefully sooner rather than later they will be back to drive us on to stay in the Premier League.
“It’s going to be a different mentality this year and we all know that, we’re not stupid, we don’t think we are going to go and win the Premier League.
"I think every fan being honest would take 17th place, we want to stay in this league.
“Obviously we want to go and finish higher and push maybe for the top 10, but in all honesty we would all take staying in the league and that is what it is all about.
“We are going to lose a few more games than normal, but we will do it our way, we won’t change the way we play.
“I know 100 per cent we won’t change the way we approach games or the intensity we play at, so strap in, it is going to be an unbelievable season and we are back where we belong.”
Cooper also spoke about the opening game of the campaign, with the Whites set to travel to Liverpool.
“I said to the lads when the fixtures came out that it doesn’t get any better,” admitted Cooper.
“You want to go and test yourselves against the best and the Premier League champions is one way to go about it.
“We will be prepared like we always are, nothing will come as a shock to us.
“Obviously they have world class players and there is no better feeling than going out there and test yourselves against the best and what will be will be.”
