We have a problem with Cooper

[SouthportBlade]

The mood swings of fans are incredible.

Saw a few fans saying we needed to sell him only a month ago.

Fans are fickle, debate is all too often binary and nuance doesn’t exist.

Cooper was both outstanding last season and objectively dreadful this season. The balanced view surely acknowledges he’s a very talented GK but also massively out of form, likely driven by an unnamed factor (injury the most prominent rumour).

It also stands to reason that if the lack of form turned into the long term norm then Coopers position as a Championship No1 would be untenable.

I hope and suspect we’ll see a continuation of his uptick in form over the last few games, and we can all look forward to posts touting him as Englands No1

 

[jimmymuir]

With little chance of play-offs/going down, it will be good for Cooper to get his operation/treatment done over the summer so he's 100% fit for next season. Still maintain despite his good performances recently, there is something not quite right with him.

 

[jono_t2000]

Wtf

 

[Darren William]

Wtf

Tommy cooper's back i see

 

[MagnifiqueShorehamStreet]

Leave the lad alone, he’s a very good keeper.

 

[LBA_Blade]

Leave the lad alone, he’s a very good keeper.

Happy for him to make the errors in games that we wil still have chance to win comfortably. Can’t afford him to be doing that week in week out if we want a shot on the playoffs. But to be fair to their striker he was switched on and pounced first

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Wtf

Gi' it a rest mate

 

[Stretch]

A fumble tonight which cost us a goal, but it happens to the best of them and the defensive play leading up to their shot was poor.

He was pretty much faultless apart from that, and is definitely on the up again.

 

[Varkanoid]

Yeah give him a break you could just as say defence didnt follow their lad in and get to the ball first.

 

[Gavlar]

Awful mistake today and glad it didn’t matter. Still a great keeper but not sure he would have done that last season.

 

[jimmymuir]

Definitely something wrong with him - back issue? Genuinely do believe he’s a top keeper, but it’s sad to see how he’s performed this term compared to last season.

 

[MKY]

Should have palmed it away but spilled it in shitty conditions. It happens.

 

[Lightsoot]

Poor again tonight. Needs replacing in the summer.

 

[Darren William]

Poor again tonight. Needs replacing in the summer.

Is Tommy back .

 

[MayorOJC]

Look fine with catches or high reflex saves, can't seem to get low quickly anymore (or kick properly). Bit weird. Not sure if there's an injury that would cause that.

 

[Nedski]

Looked very slow to get down for the first - not many keepers would have saved it, but he still looked very slow.

He's still absolutely awful with his feet and simply cannot kick a ball moving towards him. I've never seen anyone shank it as consistently as he does. There was one awful shank early on from a moving ball followed by another shank for their second goal. He needs to be replaced in the summer.

 

[Gysbrechts_tash]

His kicking is atrocious, especially under the slightest bit of pressure. Hus loopy kick lead to their second

 

[AWetFlannel]

Has been out worst player this season, but it's tough for him because he can't hide as a keeper and won't be dropped.

 

[Jon B]

I don't think he was to blame for our defeat tonight.

Boro gave a really good team performance both going forward and covering back.

But, with a little bit of luck.....

 

[Blade56]

Slow to get down for first tonight and his miskick started the build up of 3/4 passes to the goal. Very poor tonight.

 

[vas borbokis]

Both of their goals came from mistakes by us.

 

[KMC-1889]

He made some good saves tonight but he’s still way off his best. Really hesitant to come off his line and his kicking has got worse. He can barely clear his own half now and seems to slice it.

 

[SwissBlade]

His distribution was terrible. Not just the physical kicking, but the decision making to play the ball to players under pressure. I know Boro were pressing but the balls he was playing on a few occasions should never have been played to the players he played to

 

[Chimpan-A]

Some suicidal passing from him today, not just the mid-kicks, but just passing directly to their man. That said, their second was a spozzy goal, rebound goes exactly where their only striker is waiting, and I don’t think it’s his fault.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

His kicking has always been particularly poor. Needs working on.

 

[Latters]

Has been out worst player this season, but it's tough for him because he can't hide as a keeper and won't be dropped.

It’s very close between him and Burrows. We missed McCallum last night.

 

[PrestwichBlade]

I would agree his kicking is pretty terrible and him and Bindon on the ball under pressure is giving me Robinson-level flashbacks! That said though, is it just me that thinks the quality of the turf in and around the area (particularly Kop end), looks quite poor? Seems to be quite cut up and bobbly which can't help with his confidence in kicking under pressure

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Both of their goals came from mistakes by us.

I wouldn't say so?

 

[Nedski]

Some suicidal passing from him today, not just the mid-kicks, but just passing directly to their man. That said, their second was a spozzy goal, rebound goes exactly where their only striker is waiting, and I don’t think it’s his fault.

The second goal happens because Cooper shanked the clearance to their man

 

[vas borbokis]

I wouldn't say so?

Wasn't Blaster dispossessed while snoozing for the first and a hopeless clearance from Cooper for number 2.
Nobody seems to gift us these opportunities.