I Agree with everything you say above Ian.
I think you can put it down to total inexperience, Cooper has never been in this situation before, not even in any senior league, let alone the Championship, pressing for promotion to the Premiership. It would seem he sees us as the underdog when we come up against formidable opponents .I feel we will suffer the same when we play Norwich, all of a sudden we have gone for the long ball over the top, when all our success has come from playing out from the back, keeping us in possession into their half., Can he not see what hoof ball over the top has done for Cardiff in this league. (It cost them their manager).Your kicking a ball into a half where your outnumbered by 2/3 to 1, OK if you have a attack plan, but this is purely hoof it out of our half, when it's back again in seconds and under control of the opposition.