David COOPER | 1982-1983 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

COOPER PES STATS | 1982-1983

Brezza David COOPER | 1982-1983 Club: Rangers Number: 7, 11 Position: *WG, SM, AM Nationality: Scottish Foot: L Side: B Height: 174 Weight: Attack: 80 Defence: 40 Balance: 79 Stamina: 82 Top Speed: 82 Acceleration: 85 Response: 83 Agility: 90 Dribble Accuracy: 88 Dribble Speed: 84 Short Pass Accuracy: 82 Short Pass Speed: 78 Long Pass Accuracy: 92 Long Pass Speed: 79 Shot Accuracy: 79 Shot Power: 85 Shot Technique: 81 Free Kick: 85 Curling: 87 Header: 73 Jump: 77 Technique: 90 Aggression: 85 Mentality: 78 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 83 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 4 Weak Foot frequency: 2 *Dribbling *Tactical Dribbling *Passing *Outside Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported Genius is an over-used tag but it applied to Coop. He possessed a left foot on a par with Baxter and dazzled defenders with his stunning wing play and magnificent crosses. A match-winner in every sense of the phrase, his death from a brain haemorrhage at the age of 39 in 1995 stunned the nation. Many rate him as one of the most gifted Scottish players of all time, up there with Denis Law, Jim Baxter and Kenny Dalglish. With the ball at his feet, no-one knew what to expect - except, perhaps, the unexpected. He would run at defenders, show them a glimpse of the ball, pull it back, feint and then with a shimmy he would be gone - often past several players. He could cross an inch-perfect ball to either head or foot and possessed such stunning shooting power that it made him a scorer of spectacular goals. Two such gems among the 75 goals he scored for Rangers were a free kick against Aberdeen in the League Cup Final on October 25 1987 and his finest strike of all in the Drybrough Cup Final against Celtic on August 4 1979. Against Aberdeen he hit the ball so hard past a wall of players that it rocketed into the far corner of the net beyond a helpless Jim Leighton. Against Celtic, he received the ball on his chest with his back to goal on the edge of the box and seemingly nowhere to go. Cooper flicked it in the air four times with his left foot taking him past four Celtic defenders and put it in the net. It was a majestic strike of outlandish flair and imagination and was voted the Greatest Ever Rangers Goal in a worldwide poll by fans. It also summed up the essence of Cooper. For he was not at his best when receiving tactical instruction and told to stick to a plan. To bring out his genius, Cooper had to be given a free role and allowed to play the game as he saw it. _________________ Alan Hansen wrote: How come Liverpool games are on last at the moment? Gary Lineker wrote: Midtable clashes aren't as exciting David COOPER | 1982-1983 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)