Pre Match Leicester v Plymouth

Log in to stop seeing adverts

Status
Not open for further replies.
Brown Nose said:
I've often wondered why no other keeper has used Paul Cooper's penalty technique. It was genius.
Click to expand...
He was rumoured to be joining our village team on Anglesey back in around 1994. He turned up for a match and was watching on the touchline. Ironically a match which went to a penalty shootout, after I’d been telling my mates all game what a legend he was at penalties.

Now that’s a real story, Sav.
 
Blue Maniac said:
Far be it from me to suggest that the word ‘genius’ is overused but it feels like BN oversold this
Click to expand...

No, his record at saving penalties was exceptional. Especially as he wasn't tall. He didn't so much stand to one side, it was the psychology of it that made it work so often.

He stood in the centre of the goal, then moved very slightly to one side, half a step at most. Then he leaned over to the side which had slightly more open space to make the penalty taker think that he was going to dive that way.

So many takers just confused themselves and ended up passing the ball to Cooper. I never thought he'd ever get beaten from them when he was our keeper.

Nowadays every penalty taker appears to have pre-planned where they will put the kick and every keeper has a record of the takers previous penalties. It has over-analysed the art of saving them. The key is to get into the takers head and make them do something that they weren't planning on. That's what set Cooper apart. These are not great examples. In my memory, I can picture his entire routine and sometimes I swear the taker was practically crying running up to take the kick.

 
glyn said:
Wasn’t this the second four goal win in 4 days, with exactly the same four goalscorers?
Click to expand...
If memory serves, it followed a 4-1 win over Oldham. But as that had been midweek and I had school in the morning I didn't get to watch that one
 
Brown Nose said:
No, his record at saving penalties was exceptional. Especially as he wasn't tall. He didn't so much stand to one side, it was the psychology of it that made it work so often.

He stood in the centre of the goal, then moved very slightly to one side, half a step at most. Then he leaned over to the side which had slightly more open space to make the penalty taker think that he was going to dive that way.

So many takers just confused themselves and ended up passing the ball to Cooper. I never thought he'd ever get beaten from them when he was our keeper.

Nowadays every penalty taker appears to have pre-planned where they will put the kick and every keeper has a record of the takers previous penalties. It has over-analysed the art of saving them. The key is to get into the takers head and make them do something that they weren't planning on. That's what set Cooper apart. These are not great examples. In my memory, I can picture his entire routine and sometimes I swear the taker was practically crying running up to take the kick.

Click to expand...

What a finish that was
 
I took the wife to Filbert St for her birthday in Feb 1991 to see us beat Plymouth 3-1. I think Tommy Wright got one of the goals.

We enjoyed the sounds of "We Got Pleaty Out" being sang for most of the game.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Log in to stop seeing adverts

Championship

P Pld Pts
1Leicester4494
2Leeds Utd4590
3Ipswich4490
4Southampton4584
5Norwich City4573
6West Brom4572
7Hull City4570
8Middlesbro4566
9Coventry City4464
10Preston 4463
11Bristol City4562
12Cardiff City4562
13Swansea City4557
14Watford4556
15Sunderland4556
16Millwall4556
17QPR4553
18Stoke City4553
19Blackburn 4550
20Sheffield W4550
21Plymouth 4548
22Birmingham4547
23Huddersfield4545
24Rotherham Utd4524

Latest posts

Top