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Title: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: Donnywolf on February 19, 2018, 08:56:37 pm
... that Copps turn is one thing I WILL remember for a long long time

However has anyone got the entire action on video as I was sure we mucked up the Free Kick and when I wrote the 250 Word Match Report I said so

I thought it hit Copps high up (shoulders / head) and then he chased it back and pulled that outrageous turn and made them look daft

Great to watch  :scarf:
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: chrisd_123 on February 19, 2018, 09:03:27 pm
If I remember it correctly, it didn't hit Copps. Copps didn't beat the one man wall for the free kick so he had to chase it back and then he turned.
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: RoversAlias on February 19, 2018, 11:27:19 pm
Aye, Copps took a free kick from that side and the man in the wall jumped and blocked it. I believe it looped back over Coppinger's head so he chased it back towards halfway, did that wonderful turn to sell the opponent a house in Bentley, then crossed for Anderson to head home.
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: Mike_F on February 19, 2018, 11:31:56 pm
Almost. He passed to Rowe after sending the defender for a loaf. Tommy’s inswinging left-footed Cross was perfectly placed and paced for Anderson to divert goalwards with a flick of the heed.
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: RoversAlias on February 19, 2018, 11:36:34 pm
Same thing  :P.
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on February 20, 2018, 12:36:19 am
How much would you give to see him repeating something similar at Rotherham and making them look very silly!
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: eastender on February 20, 2018, 09:37:17 am
... that Copps turn is one thing I WILL remember for a long long time

However has anyone got the entire action on video as I was sure we mucked up the Free Kick and when I wrote the 250 Word Match Report I said so

I thought it hit Copps high up (shoulders / head) and then he chased it back and pulled that outrageous turn and made them look daft

Great to watch  :scarf:
This is the best i can do. :)

https://imgur.com/a/STC3t (https://imgur.com/a/STC3t)
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: idler on February 20, 2018, 09:39:22 am
Brilliant. 🙂
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: GazLaz on February 20, 2018, 09:41:24 am
It more amateur closing down from their man than skill from Copps.
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: Donnywolf on February 20, 2018, 10:02:29 am
... that Copps turn is one thing I WILL remember for a long long time

However has anyone got the entire action on video as I was sure we mucked up the Free Kick and when I wrote the 250 Word Match Report I said so

I thought it hit Copps high up (shoulders / head) and then he chased it back and pulled that outrageous turn and made them look daft

Great to watch  :scarf:
This is the best i can do. :)

https://imgur.com/a/STC3t (https://imgur.com/a/STC3t)

Great thanks. I knew it had rebounded but now I can see how it happened  - and as many times in the past I was "wrong"

Still it produced a Goal in the end instead of ending back with Marko M !

Thanks again
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: DMnumber4 on February 20, 2018, 11:18:57 am
Obviously worked hard on the training pitch to perfect it!
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: idler on February 20, 2018, 11:22:36 am
It more amateur closing down from their man than skill from Copps.
No credit to Copps then for having the vision needed to see that option and execute it.
We were 2-0 up and the easy, safe option was to play it back. 30 seconds later we are 3-0 up and the game has been put to bed.
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: bobbymax on February 20, 2018, 11:28:34 am
His twist and turns in the box on the other side of the pitch was more impressive. I've never seen an entire defence sent the wrong way from one body swerve before!
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: NickDRFC on February 20, 2018, 12:03:27 pm
Copps has shown some tremendous skill in his time here, but am I the only one who isn't particularly impressed by that?! The opposition player just charges past, Copps hasn't had to be clever or cute to sell him a dummy.
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: drfchound on February 20, 2018, 12:47:05 pm
We have seen Kongolo play a shocking ball back to our defender on halfway in the past which led to a goal, was it Exeter last season?
If you look closely, besides the player Copps bamboozles, there is another player racing to halfway to pressure the defender who would have received the ball if Copps had played it.
Had he played the ball to our defender then there was a likely chance that Fleetwood could themselves have had a scoring opportunity.
The skill wasn’t just in the turn by Copps but also in having the vision to recognise the potential danger in passing back.
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: RoversAlias on February 20, 2018, 12:58:08 pm
It was against Walsall, Hound. Kongolo didn't play for us last season.
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: IDM on February 20, 2018, 01:51:23 pm
Copps has shown some tremendous skill in his time here, but am I the only one who isn't particularly impressed by that?! The opposition player just charges past, Copps hasn't had to be clever or cute to sell him a dummy.

I looked at the clip on the link earlier in the thread.

I have to disagree, this was a nice piece of skill, despite the Fleetwood player not being as close as I had thought from my view sat in the east stand.

Not only did Copps not have the opponent in his field of view, he was also close to the filled in sink hole.  He couldn't have known how far away this opponent was.

Also, look at the free kick routine, haven't we seen that before but with a more successful result?
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: DMnumber4 on February 20, 2018, 01:53:27 pm
If you look closely, besides the player Copps bamboozles, there is another player racing to halfway to pressure the defender who would have received the ball if Copps had played it.
Had he played the ball to our defender then there was a likely chance that Fleetwood could themselves have had a scoring opportunity.

And then they'd be over the half way line.
And away from a defender.
And round the goalkeeper.
And off wheeling away in celebration
ANDERSON with the interception!
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: drfchound on February 20, 2018, 06:53:28 pm
It was against Walsall, Hound. Kongolo didn't play for us last season.





Yes, it was and you are correct.
Title: Re: Third Goal Saturday
Post by: elmsallrover on February 20, 2018, 07:27:52 pm
You should have seen the players face when copps did that turn he just kept on running and saying to himself f### me