Cooper wins MLS Player of the Week award
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07/28/2008 -
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas forward Kenny Cooper was voted Major
League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 18, in was announced on Monday.
Cooper scored two goals and tallied an assist in Dallas' 4-0 victory over the
Los Angeles Galaxy at Pizza Hut Park on Sunday. This is Cooper's first Player
of the Week award this season, and the second of his career.
"It was a big win for us obviously," said Cooper, who is rumored to be
transferring overseas this week. "Coming into the game we were all aware of
the last result [a 5-1 loss vs. L.A. on May 18] and Coach Schellas [Hyndman]
told us before the game that very seldom in life do you get a chance to redeem
yourself. We had that opportunity to play in front of a sold out stadium
against a very good Los Angeles Galaxy team, who are playing very well and it
feels so good to walk away with the win. I thought we did the things coach has
been asking of us. He's been making a big impact on us on a daily basis and
it's nice to show that in a result."
The victory improved the Hoops to 5-6-7, good for fourth in the Western table
just two points back of leaders Real Salt Lake.
Cooper started the scoring in the 15th minute on Sunday when he dribbled past
a Galaxy defender and fired a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area
past L.A. goalkeeper Steve Cronin.
Two minutes later, Cooper combined with teammate Dominic Oduro for a give-and-
go that led to Cooper's second tally of the night. Cooper started the sequence
by stealing the ball from a Galaxy defender before laying a pass to Oduro.
Oduro raced into the box and passed it square for Cooper who slotted the shot
past Cronin to double the home side's lead.
"[Cooper] obviously made a huge difference," Hyndman said. "I thought the play
of the game was Dominic [Oduro] giving Kenny the second goal. What great
vision on his part.
Dallas scored again before the first half break when Cooper sent a back-heel
pass to Arturo Alvarez who slotted a through-ball down the right flank for
Oduro. The Ghana international dribbled past Cronin and touched into the open
net for the commanding lead before Abe Thompson completed the big win with a
beautiful goal in the 89th minute.
The Major League Soccer Player of the Week is selected each week of the MLS
regular season by a panel of journalists from The North American Soccer
Reporters (NASR). More information can be found at www.soccerreporters.com.
Below are the 2008 MLS Player of the Week winners to date:
Week 1: Terry Cooke (Colorado Rapids)
Week 2: David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Week 3: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)
Week 4: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Week 5: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Week 6: David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Week 7: Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)
Week 8: Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Week 9: Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Chicago Fire)
Week 10: Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake)
Week 11: Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)
Week 12: Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Week 13: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Week 14: Steve Ralston (New England Revolution)
Week 15: Adam Cristman (New England Revolution)
Week 16: John Thorrington (Chicago Fire)
Week 17: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)
Week 18: Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas)
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Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
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New York Giants betting lines
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
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Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
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This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
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