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[sportsmanblade]

Coopers performances this season have been outstanding so far. where do we all line him up against England's best stoppers!
I'm interested to know how far he would be off a call up if he continues his form i certainly rate him more than trafford

 

[jt64]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

 

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Coopers performances this season have been outstanding so far. where do we all line him up against England's best stoppers!
I'm interested to know how far he would be off a call up if he continues his form i certainly rate him more than trafford

any decent offer and the Yanks will sell him.

 

[sportsmanblade]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

make sure you have your anti depressants pal chemist back open monday for your top up dont forget your prescription
bet your gutted wilder is proving you wrong

 

[Brian Deane]

Coopers performances this season have been outstanding so far. where do we all line him up against England's best stoppers!
I'm interested to know how far he would be off a call up if he continues his form i certainly rate him more than trafford

To put it mildly, Coopers nowhere near the level or consistency of when we had Henderson here.
It doesn't help that Cooper has no understudy pushing him on so unless he gets injured he's always going to play.

 

[ISZA ⚔️]

bet your gutted wilder is proving you wrong

I’m not really sure Wilder’s proving anything right now.

 

[luffenhamblade]

I’m not really sure Wilder’s proving anything right now.

Bread?

 

[1973Blade]

Player of the season so far and will end up in the Premier League at some point with or without us. I wonder if Coventry fans are wishing they had bought him.

 

[brownblade]

Prem clubs will remain wary of his distribution.

 

[CarlMcBlade]

If the lad wants to get to the highest level, seriously needs to be more vocal on the pitch and marshal his defence with a bit more authority.

 

[Akrotiri_Blades]

Prem clubs will remain wary of his distribution.

100% and command of his box, he isn't vocal enough, when in form he is a good shot stopper but so was Wes Foderingham. I don't know if the OP is on the wind up or not but to take the bait, Cooper is 27 now and still in the Championship, he is injury prone and hasn't had a top flight spell. Pickford, then Henderson is probably Trafford and he is only 24. You will also have a host of academy players from the Premier League too. Cooper wouldn't be even top 10

 

[Darren William]

Prem clubs will remain wary of his distribution.

Good point been quoted a few times now that .

 

[JohnDenver]

Prem clubs will remain wary of his distribution.

Yup, if last season was an anomaly, then he’s one of the best outside the prem, and approaching the top ten Englishmen. But Prem clubs demand footballing keepers, and he’s unlikely to improve much in that regard.

Can anyone tell me a keeper whose touch and passing developed late? It feels like something you need to begin as a kid to become elite.

 

[SwissBlade]

Yup, if last season was an anomaly, then he’s one of the best outside the prem, and approaching the top ten Englishmen. But Prem clubs demand footballing keepers, and he’s unlikely to improve much in that regard.

Can anyone tell me a keeper whose touch and passing developed late? It feels like something you need to begin as a kid to become elite.

It’s a good point, not every keeper is great with their feet. I’d say most have this weakness but the elite and world class keepers have this ability and calmness with the ball at their feet.

I’m not sure many develop the ability late, but perhaps the calmness comes with time and experience in the game

Cooper is a long way off being a top keeper but he’s very good for us in this division and most probably for the lower end of the premier league if he were to get there

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

where do we all line him up against England's best stoppers!

Nowhere near which is why he'll never play for England.

 

[S8 Meersbrook Blade]

Whilst I agree with the majority that he is not quite at that level yet (maybe ever)
I do miss the days of singing this (or Ireland's No.1) to our keepers. I feel that, in days gone by, this was a sign of how good our keepers have been but also a compliment to them!
Maybe we should resurrect it for Coops anyway. It would give him a nice confidence boost, that's for sure!

 

[DifferentClass]

Whilst I agree with the majority that he is not quite at that level yet (maybe ever)
I do miss the days of singing this (or Ireland's No.1) to our keepers. I feel that, in days gone by, this was a sign of how good our keepers have been but also a compliment to them!
Maybe we should resurrect it for Coops anyway. It would give him a nice confidence boost, that's for sure!

Singing it for Hendo after he got called up for first time

 

[Tarqs]

Oh for the days where goalkeepers were judged on being a Goalkeeper rather than their passing ability.

 

[sportsmanblade]

Nowhere near which is why he'll never play for England.

so who is Infront of him in ability this season i mean 1v1 he comes out on top more often than not

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

so who is Infront of him in ability this season i mean 1v1 he comes out on top more often than not

What do you mean?

 

[sportsmanblade]

What do you mean?

i mean which english keepers are better than him

 

[wak1889]

Coopers performances this season have been outstanding so far. where do we all line him up against England's best stoppers!
I'm interested to know how far he would be off a call up if he continues his form i certainly rate him more than trafford

If he continues the form he's in at the moment he will be exactly as far away from an England call up as he was before the season started guaranteed ,

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

i mean which english keepers are better than him

Pickford, Trafford, Pope, Henderson...

 

[sportsmanblade]

so at the minute hes 5th in line? noddy

 

[The Crab]

Coopers performances this season have been outstanding so far. where do we all line him up against England's best stoppers!
I'm interested to know how far he would be off a call up if he continues his form i certainly rate him more than trafford

He’s nowhere near Trafford yet. If he was we’d have sold him already

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

so at the minute hes 5th in line? noddy

Go and ask Thomas Tuchel if Michael Cooper is in his plans for England going forward.

His response would be, "Who?".

 

[sportsmanblade]

Go and ask Thomas Tuchel if Michael Cooper is in his plans for England going forward.

His response would be, "Who?".

i was simple asking a question and the answer has been given you big wally

 

[sportsmanblade]

He’s nowhere near Trafford yet. If he was we’d have sold him already

i think hes alot more assured than trafford but obviously playing at different levels

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

i think hes alot more assured than trafford but obviously playing at different levels

Makes you wonder why Man City paid the record transfer fee for a British goalkeeper to get Trafford and Cooper has never played above the Championship.

Bit weird, innit?

 

[Russ]

The last time an England manager watched a Blade was when Southgate was watching Jack O’Connell.