Comments on: Alive and Kicking

By: other Alex

other Alex — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:58:43 +0000

Mike H. This is exactly why Cooper does not score more headers. We have no flank play or wingers. Look at the headers Cooper scored from Rhine, O’Brien, Gbandi. Cooper has very good speed and has scored lots of goals by beating people in a foot race this season. He is our most complete player. Quick feet, two great feet with power and finesse. Sorry Mike. Dont rule out interest from England, Germany or Spain in January. ( deal not even close to being done ) What ever FC Dallas decide to do. There will be no deal done overseas until he signs off on it.

By: Mike H.

Mike H. — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:44:48 +0000

Cooper still needs to score more goals on all the shots he is taking(a lot more than anyone in MLS) and is surprisingly weak in the air for a big guy. How many headers has he scored on…?

He is not a target man, and he’s not really a guy who has superb speed to go deep all the time, like Oduro. I would think this is why no teams in the EPL, Germany, Spain etc. have bothered to make an offer.

Yes, he is a great guy and he always works hard. But spending DP money makes no sense.

Going to Norway would help Cooper improve.
(Rumour has it a deal for January transfer is as good as done)
He can come back to us as a more complete player in a few years when the team is better, too.

For next year, we now have Cunningham, who looks like he is back in 2006 form when he was MLS scoring champion. We need better(and healthy) flank players, because attacking down the wings will make us better.

By: Eugene

Eugene — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:44:33 +0000

And that lesson would be, “if you have a team full of soccer prodigies in the reserves, and are playing an inferior side in a cup that doesn’t really matter to your club, then play the prodigies”?

By: elnumero8

elnumero8 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:45:32 +0000

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=254955&cc=5901

Maybe something can be learned about fielding a successful team full of youth. Average age of 19.

By: other Alex

other Alex — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:55:45 +0000

Obviously, FC Rosenborg and Cardiff City dont see Cooper has a designated player also. It appears they see him worth twice the value of a MLS designated player. 23 years of age, such a massive upside in the years ahead. I give it to Cooper, he continues to play for the shirt and plays his heart out for this club. This will be a defining moment in the history of this franchise.

By: christian

christian — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:40:18 +0000

Cooper has 1.4 million reasons why he wants away next year

By: the other alex

the other alex — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:57:24 +0000

“Dallas want away forward Kenny Cooper” ? show me the quote where Cooper says he wants away ? Cooper has never said anything of the kind. “Wants to paid what he’d worth Kenny Cooper” would have been more accurate.

By: other Alex

other Alex — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:22:04 +0000

It would make perfect sense to pay Cooper DP money. He has earned every penny over the last 3 years. PROBLEM IS HE IS AN AMERICAN. This will come back and bite them in the future. Such a shame for the fans and sponsorsof this team. Once again this league would rather pay over the hill proven failures in most cases, than a fantastic young potential like Cooper. He will not be at his peak until he is around 26 years old. Shame on you !!!!

By: JC

JC — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:16:11 +0000

@ Dan

Personally, I thought Rocha should have gotten an assist on the first goal, but the scorer disagreed.

By: the other alex

the other alex — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:55:39 +0000

Steve: I beleive the first tie breaker is head to head so FCD would have to finish above Colorado as they own the tie breaker.