While I’m just a bit too young to have seen Coops in his pomp as a player, from what I’ve read your doing him a bit of a disservice. As I understand it, he was widely regarded as England’s best player in the 1970 World Cup, prompting Pele no less to describe him as ‘the best full-back he had ever played against’. Moreover, I’ve read on more than one occasion that it was Coops who led the way for modern-day full-backs. It’s only a shame he endured such an horrific injury when he was in his prime or he’d probably be even more revered as a player than he is. RIP Terry.A very very useful top flight & international full back to boot.
I saw TC a lot in his prime and he was a world class overlapping FB. Leeds were at their best unplayable with him and Gray on the left and Reaney and Lorimer on the right.While I’m just a bit too young to have seen Coops in his pomp as a player, from what I’ve read your doing him a bit of a disservice. As I understand it, he was widely regarded as England’s best player in the 1970 World Cup, prompting Pele no less to describe him as ‘the best full-back he had ever played against’. Moreover, I’ve read on more than one occasion that it was Coops who led the way for modern-day full-backs. It’s only a shame he endured such an horrific injury when he was in his prime