Yeovil Town midfielder Charlie Cooper said opening his goal-scoring account in the 3-1 home win over Maidenhead United was a bonus.
The 27-year-old found the net with a thunderous strike from outside the box after 63 minutes to open a two-goal advantage for the Glovers at Huish Park. His last goal came for Wealdstone in a 4-2 defeat at Altrincham back in April 2022.
Speaking to BBC Somerset reporter Ian Randall after the game, he said: “It was a bit of a relief to score, but all round it was a good day so that was a bit of an extra for me.
“It is not my main job to go and score goals, there are a lot of other lads in the team who are more gifted in that area than me. It is nice to have the goal as a bit of a bonus, but as long as I can do my main job in the team, being defensively solid, I am happy.”
Striker Aaron Jarvis netted early in both halves to give the side momentum and Cooper said his team-mates enjoyed themselves in what he described as their best performance of the season so far.
He said: “We scored two goals at good times (early in each half) but I thought all round we were very good today. I thought that was our best performance of the season today, it was a joy to play in, we just have to keep it going now.
“We were having loads of fun out there passing the ball around and that is what you want to do, you want to have some fun when you play and the scoreline reflects that.”
On Jarvis, he added: “He was a real joy to play with today, every time it went up to him he looked a threat and he got his reward with his two goals. He can be a real threat for us, he will be confident now so hopefully that will keep him going.”
On impressive Bristol Rovers’ loanee Kofi Shaw, he said: “The confidence and arrogance – in a good way – of how he gets on the ball and does things you would not think a 17-year-old could do was really good. So long may that continue. He is a raw player, like a street footballer, and we have seen that in the short time he has been here. I think he will just get better and better as long as we keep giving confidence, he will be a real asset going forward.”
The result moves Yeovil in to the National League Premier Division play-off places, ahead of eighth-placed Solihull Moors on goal difference, as they prepare for a weekend off in seven days time, virtue of their early exit from the FA Cup.
Cooper said he does not look at league tables at this stage of the season (maybe just a little peek, Charlie?), but admitted the side had a lot of momentum.
He said: “We have a lot of momentum at the minute, but we have a chance to have a little break and rest and recuperate and hit the ground running when we get back.
“Personally I do not look at the table, we just have to keep going, but if you said that to people around the club, you would snap your hand off. We know as a group, we just have to keep going.
“Everyone should be buzzing with how things are going following on from the promotion last year and coming in to this league and being competitive. Everyone around the club should be buzzing, if we have a little dip in form, so what? We will just get back on the horse and keep going.
“It should be a really positive place because when it is, it can be a real force to be reckoned with.“
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