LWJ NewCorkSeth I understand your comment very well. You said he might struggle against powerful strikers many of which are common in the Championship due to his slender frame.
I then suggested he has previously dealt very capably with powerful strikers i.e. Giroud.. who is much, much better than any striker in this division.
Then, on your rebuttal, you suggested out of the blue that because Jake Cooper did well against Lukaku and is not seen as first team material in CB, Oxford is unlikely to be seen as first team material in CB for some mystical and magical reason.
When I pointed that out I guess the only logical step for you was to point out I know nothing about football and wander off in the distance muttering curses under your breath and flipping me off over your shoulder.
I gave you an example of a player who has dealt with a Premier league striker and then struggled in the Championship, you called it irrelevant. When really it was a fair comparison. All I have done is give you a view from someone who watches the team week in week out, and has spoken to people behind the scenes about some of the things you have questioned..
Not sure what your last paragraph is about really. It's not anything what has happened here and I don't recall any posts in the past doing any of that. Either you have crossed your wires somewhere, or you are incredibly sensitive?
My last paragraph was a vaguely poetic response to the very typical suggestion that my inability to attend games makes it impossible for me to understand your comment. And yes I'm very sensitive today. Especially my right nipple.
You'll excuse my incredulity that we have brought in a 6ft3 CB/DM who has never played a professional game at LB to cover the LB position. If he has then fair enough I was incorrect but it is a little hard to believe considering hes right footed and we have 2 fit players in that position.
Add to that the fact Bilic said the key factor in loaning him out was Stam. Does he want Stam, the former world-class CB, to teach him how to be a LB?
Where we really differ is how Coopers situation is in any way relevant to Oxfords.
You suggested Oxfords stature is not one that would fair well against big, lumpy strikers. I suggested he can deal with big, lumpy strikers as is evidenced in the past.
I worked up this nice little dialogue to illustrate why its irrelevant.
Person 1 - *Player A* could struggle to do that in the championship against *Type Z* players.
Person 2 - *Player A* has already shown he can do that against *Type Z* players in the Premiership.
Person 1 - Well *Player B* has done that against a *Type Z* player before and hes not in the team.
Person 2 - So what the F*ck is your point? What part of your rebuttal means *Player A* wont be able to do it in the Championship?
Person 3 - Yeah Person 1, you're making very little sense here.
Person 2 - Cheers Person 3.
Coopers doing well in one match against a big, lumpy striker bears so little relation to the original comment I think my hashtag still stands.