This is why those of us who were prepared to be patient with Cooper felt the way we did. Nobody, not even Pep or Klopp, could make survival easy this season. Saturday's team selection was more bemusing than even Cooper's.
We've got a poor first XI and a squad lacking depth. Our GK is, even in the manager's eyes, 3rd choice (I hope to god Stol would get the nod if fully fit).
We're not, despite the talk on here, certain to go down, 14 points after 17 games is better than the 19 after 29 games in 2014/15. It's highly unlikely we'll get to 15 before new year granted but things can change very quickly at the bottom and there's some terrible teams by EPL standards in this league.