Don Goodman, a Sky Sports commentator, praised Liam Cooper for a block he made in the second half of Leeds United’s 0-0 draw with Rotherham United on Friday night, calling him “magnificent.”
Cooper, 32, made his second consecutive start at The New York Stadium as Leeds looked to make it four wins in a row. Crysencio Summerville got us started right away with a stunning curling shot.
However, there were some dubious performances on the night. Junior Firpo appeared rusty, Joel Piroe was quiet, and Georginio Rutter, despite his assist, appeared to be playing with an injury.
In the first 45 minutes, Leeds dominated the ball but did not create many chances, and Rotherham scored in injury time. The goal was scored by Hakeem Odoffin. Rotherham also got off to a better start in the second 45 minutes.
Cooper and his experience saved Leeds from falling behind. Due to an error by the normally dependable Ethan Ampadu, Sam Nombe was able to shoot past Illan Meslier, who had lost his bearings.
Don Goodman praises Liam Cooper for his’magnificent’ performance on the Leeds block.
Cooper got himself in the way of the low shot, sorting his feet out in time to clear the shot away – a fantastic piece of defending from the skipper. Goodman was also commenting.
On Sky Sports’ coverage of the match at Rotherham, Goodman praised the Leeds player for his experience and intelligence in going beyond Meslier and getting his body between the ball and the goal.
“That is incredible. It was a captain’s save. Nombe sprints, and I thought the ref was going to call him for handball. But look at Cooper, circling the cover. Magnificent, detects danger.”
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