Cooper is a keeper.

[knowsnowt]

See what i did there.

 

[SUFCinks]

Don’t get it

 

[knowsnowt]

Don’t get it

No antibiotics for you then. luckily.

 

[Bladezz]

To be fair he didn’t have much to do.

Yet to see him make a save yet

Looks good in possession and comes and collects crosses very well

 

[Sithblade]

 

[LBA_Blade]

To be fair he didn’t have much to do.

Yet to see him make a save yet

Looks good in possession and comes and collects crosses very well

The 2 chances he has had have hit the bar and the post very poor if you ask me

 

[Camden Blade]

Tonight was the night I realised we have a very good keeper. Catches the ball, good hands, good reflexes, springs like a cat, very good distribution.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Looks so assured in everything he does.

Consistently makes the right decision. Comes for it when he should, punches / catches at the right times, alert to danger, decent with his feet.
When called upon, makes saves.

The defence must feel so much more confident with him behind them.

£2m.

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Inspires confidence

If he plays 40 games this season we'll concede less than 40 and probably go up

 

[Monks' double]

It must feel great as a defender when he comes and catches those crosses. I think it must give the whole team a bit of a lift

 

[Geordie Blade]

Reminds me a bit of Simon Tracey in his self confidence and calmness behind the defence.

 

[A Storm of Blades]

Henderson confidence about him. Love it.

 

[1973Blade]

Very impressed with him today, good solid performance and confident with centres.

 

[Grandmanasty]

He’s alright I suppose.

 

[William Large]

Reminds me a bit of Simon Tracey in his self confidence and calmness behind the defence.

Let’s hope he doesn’t lose his head like Tracey did on occasion!
Looks a massive upgrade on Wes. Really calm and assured on crosses and commanding the box. Not really seen him face too many shots yet but I can see him costing a lot of money in the future. (After we sell him obvs)

 

[Bladesman]

Finally, it's great to have a keeper that doesn't shit the bed when the ball comes to him.

 

[coaxingstar71]

Finally, it's great to have a keeper where we don't shit the bed when the ball comes to him.

Fixed that for you.

 

[Bladesman]

Fixed that for you.

The rest of the defence shit the bed if they don't have confidence in their keeper.

 

[segasonic]

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[Sheffsteel]

Henderson confidence about him. Love it.

It's true Cooper has hardly had anything to do so far.
However for me...the big factor is that the defence looks so much better. That's no coincidence.

Cooper is good with his feet and can kick....playing it long or short with either his left or right foot.
Where as Wes always looked uncomfortable receiving the ball to his feet, and made the odd blunder.

As a unit....the goalie and the defence have an air of commanding confidence about them.

 

[Deleted member 23679]

It's true Cooper has hardly had anything to do so far.
However for me...the big factor is that the defence looks so much better. That's no coincidence.

Cooper is good with his feet and can kick....playing it long or short with either his left or right foot.
Where as Wes always looked uncomfortable receiving the ball to his feet, and made the odd blunder.

As a unit....the goalie and the defence have an air of commanding confidence about them.

I’ve noticed that Cooper is very competent at catching a football too. The ball goes in to the box at set pieces and he actually catches it. Wes always used to punch it clear and Grbic just usually flapped at it. With Cooper the ball goes to his hands and sticks. It’s more noticeable as we haven’t had a goalkeeper who does this.

The only reason I can think is that he wasn’t picked up higher up the food chain is that at 6’ 1” he is relatively small for a goal keeper and if he was a 6’ 5” giant he would probably be elsewhere. Still someone else’s loss is our gain

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

Poor man's Andy Leaning

 

[Colombia Blade]

I knew he was going to be great when I received this prophetic message...

 

[jono_t2000]

8 shots on target faced. Only 1 conceded.

 

[SGBlade]

Reminds me a bit of Simon Tracey in his self confidence and calmness behind the defence.

Yeah this is a good shout. Similar stature as well. He’s more Tracey than Henderson I think. Hendo was very in your face. Coops looks to have that steely confidence and shot-stopping ability that Tracey had (except on occasions when running out of his net to try to ‘intercept’ a through ball / decapitate a Center forward).

 

[jono_t2000]

But is our keeper a cooper?

Quick someone time him on how long it takes him to make a decent barrel.

 

[Charlieblade]

Clever OP.

 

[itsinyerblood]

It's true Cooper has hardly had anything to do so far.
However for me...the big factor is that the defence looks so much better. That's no coincidence.

Cooper is good with his feet and can kick....playing it long or short with either his left or right foot.
Where as Wes always looked uncomfortable receiving the ball to his feet, and made the odd blunder.

As a unit....the goalie and the defence have an air of commanding confidence about them.

The fact that in the short time that Cooper has been our GK he hasn't had a great deal to do, but this in itself speaks to the levels
of concentration that all good/great GK's need throughout a game. Goalies may not be under threat for much of a game but must
retain their focus and verbal communication with the players in front of them.

The longer Cooper and his defence become accustomed to each other the greater the understanding will develop and thus the
confidence in one another will grow. As has been said elsewhere, we haven't seen this so clearly demonstrated since we had Henderson
as our goalkeeper, and at the time the benefits of having someone of Henderson's caliber was as clear as day.

 

[finlaytheblade]

To be fair he didn’t have much to do.

Yet to see him make a save yet

Looks good in possession and comes and collects crosses very well

Cooper is the biggest upgrade in the team,so relaxed in a key position .
The confidence he transmits to his fellow defenders is massive(that word the pigs love) early doors yet ! But I can see why we went big on him and got him on the cheap really.

 

[Ibahjanner]

I’ve noticed that Cooper is very competent at catching a football too. The ball goes in to the box at set pieces and he actually catches it. Wes always used to punch it clear and Grbic just usually flapped at it. With Cooper the ball goes to his hands and sticks. It’s more noticeable as we haven’t had a goalkeeper who does this.

The only reason I can think is that he wasn’t picked up higher up the food chain is that at 6’ 1” he is relatively small for a goal keeper and if he was a 6’ 5” giant he would probably be elsewhere. Still someone else’s loss is our gain

His injury has been your good fortune. He was elected the best goalkeeper in the efl which was his breakout season where he was given the number one place. He was being watched etc. The following season he was taken out by your nemesis team but in the half season he played still won league one goalkeeper of the season ahead of Trafford. It was obvious he would go last close season when he only signed a 12 month extension to his contract which covered his injury period. Now why yourselves and not premierahip. Well it was his choice wanting first team football and not wanting to be a number two.