A lot has changed since Liam Cooper arrived at Leeds United back in 2014, although the defender has become part of the furniture at Elland Road. He has polarised supporters at times but has never once been deemed surplus to requirements, despite having been judged by 10 different managers during his time at the club.
David Hockaday was at the helm when Cooper's move from Chesterfield was finalised, although his tenure came to an end less than two weeks after the defender's signature was secured. By the time his maiden campaign at Elland Road was finished, he had worked under two more head coaches in Darko Milanic and Neil Redfearn. He then featured under Uwe Rosler and Steve Evans during the 2015/16 season, before acting as cover for the first choice centre-back pairing of Pontus Jansson and Kyle Bartley under Garry Monk.
Leeds remained a revolving door workplace until the appointment of Marcelo Bielsa and between Monk's departure and the arrival of the Argentine, Cooper worked under Thomas Christiansen and Paul Heckingbottom. His outing against Southampton was his first under current head coach Jesse Marsch and as explained by Opta's Jonny Cooper, his appearance made him the first Leeds player to make a league appearance under 10 different managers.
