Kalidou Koulibaly

[Hart of the Matter]

Stats mean little....if they meant that much we shouldn't bother playing the game,just put the info into a computer which gives us the result.....bit like playing fifa20?

Agree in part but the club obviously disagree with you as they have an analytics team. but data can help to offer a different perspective. Our eyes tell us scoring loads of goals but data says only as much as can be expected given the chances we create. That does not win you titles and as we know we didn't have too many game changing unexpected goals this season. A few but not a lot. Kun and Raheem were in line with expected but Jesus was minus 9. This confirms what many have said. We, and jesus in particular is not as clinical as we need. Our defensive stats are broadly OK apart from mistakes leading to goals. Once again confirming what we know. We need a less error prone defence and a more clinical finisher.

 

[kinky's boots]

Just before the lockdown they lost four out of their last six games, they were already on the decline (Lost to Athletico twice, Watford! And Chelsea).

Maybe they'd stopped with the PEDs

 

[JoshH7611]

Just before the lockdown they lost four out of their last six games, they were already on the decline (Lost to Athletico twice, Watford! And Chelsea).

But they did play well at home against Atletico and on another day they'd have beaten them by 4 or 5 if it wasn't for the brilliant Oblak between the sticks. That was probably the best game I've seen them in this season (bar Leicester away). Their performances haven't been brilliant this season and they got 99 points, which shows that they were hard to beat and are very clinical Infront of goal. Chelsea played very well, and Watford deserved to beat them.

 

[richards30]

Maybe they'd stopped with the PEDs

Doesn’t klopp have a “special drink” the players use?

 

[JoshH7611]

Sorry,I don't agree with you, but it is a forum for opinions anyway. I just can't see a team of professional players going out and having too much to drink a few days before playing against the team where a win would enhance their credentials as champions. If you said they knew City were a better team and they knew VAR and officials had given them a helping hand to be champions, then that is more believable. As it was, on the day they were well beaten over the 90 minutes.

I can agree with that. VAR did help them over the course of the season. The game against them at Anfield we should have had a penalty and Salah's goal was offside which was very odd considering it wasn't looked at a second time by the officials. The line they made up for the Salah goal wasn't straight. When you saw a straight line Salah was atleast 1 good yard offside.

Saying that, we lost 9 games this season and you can't get ahead of yourselves and say VAR is why Liverpool won the league. My point is, they're harder to beat than us because they have a much better defence, which goes back to the Koulibaly/Carlos topic of needing to buy a defender with pedigree to stop teams rolling us over. They won the league because their defence can actually defend and ours can't without Laporte.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Doesn’t klopp have a “special drink” the players use?

Does he feed it them all through his nipples?
Like a pig on its side feeding the piglets?
This means more.

 

[TheBlueCat]

But they did play well at home against Atletico and on another day they'd have beaten them by 4 or 5 if it wasn't for the brilliant Oblak between the sticks. That was probably the best game I've seen them in this season (bar Leicester away). Their performance hasn't been brilliant this season and they got 99 points, which shows that they were hard to beat. Chelsea played very well, and Watford deserved to beat them.

You must have watched a different game to me pal. They ran out of steam and got creamed.

 

[Marvin]

You must have watched a different game to me pal. They ran out of steam and got creamed.

They battered Atletico that night. Could easily have put 5 past them.

Source: BBC

 

[Roachy]

Wouldn't mind a couple of posts on Koulibaly to be honest.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Does he feed it them all through his nipples?
Like a pig on its side feeding the piglets?
This means more.

If he has as many nipples as teeth he can breastfeed the fuckin' squad no problem!

 

[JoshH7611]

Correct, being found out.
Klopphead was desperate to get our record of 100pts.
If anything they had more to play for than us and we still spanked them.
To say they were pissed and that affected their performance is just made up nonsense spouted by dipper fans ike JosH7611

I can praise a team when they deserve praise and can criticise them when I feel they need criticism.

My opinions (unlike a lot of City fans on social media/forums) aren't fuelled by hatred I have for a certain club and it's fanbase. I can't stand Liverpool and their fan base, but I wouldn't base my opinions on emotion.

 

[Bentheblue]

Wouldn't mind a couple of posts on Koulibaly to be honest.

Yeah, whatever happened to the Koulibaly thread?

 

[Zenmanc]

Yeah, whatever happened to the Koulibaly thread?

Typical City forum.

 

[K10&S21]

what are the mods doing? and where did the Koulibaly thread go?

 

[taconinja]

Does he feed it them all through his nipples?
Like a pig on its side feeding the piglets?
This means more.

Well that's my appetite gone for the day.

Edit: Oh, yeah. Koulibaly. He got schooled by Messi. I can't find shame in that. Not a great game otherwise but I've seen him play enough great games to feel more than comfortable if he comes here that he's no Mangala.

 

[JoshH7611]

They battered Atletico that night. Could easily have put 5 past them.

Source: BBC

That's the beauty of opinions Marvin. We all see different things from a game. I watched the game the way the stats suggest, but we all see a game of football a different way to another person.

This is why City need a top quality centre back like Koulibaly. A defence is what wins you Champions League's and League titles. John Terry was still performing to the highest level at 32-34.

Koulibaly has been brilliant for the last 5 seasons against some of the best strikers in world football. We can always bring Upemecano in next season or the year after.

 

[Sky Blue]

That's the beauty of opinions Marvin. We all see different things from a game. I watched the game the way the stats to suggest, but we all see a game of football a different way to another person.

Kalidou Koulibaly.

 

[TheBlueCat]

They battered Atletico that night. Could easily have put 5 past them.

Source: BBC

Couldn’t complete the job and ran out of minerals. I watched this and at 2-0 they should have closed the game out. They didn’t and were seriously underpowered in midfield. That allowed a couple of runs at the defence which always looks in difficulty without the usual wall in front of them. They did not play well over the 90 mins and got what they deserved.

 

[bluesteel]

I can praise a team when they deserve praise and can criticise them when I feel they need criticism.

My opinions (unlike a lot of City fans on social media/forums) aren't fuelled by hatred I have for a certain club and it's fanbase. I can't stand Liverpool and their fan base, but I wouldn't base my opinions on emotion.

Me too, they deserved to win the league, but the decisions they got by the refs and var stunk of corruption. They shouldn’t have been anywhere near our records.

I wanted var, so the refs had no excuse, they’re being blatantly corrupt now, and I’ve stopped watching.

 

[chaddblue]

If he has as many nipples as teeth he can breastfeed the fuckin' squad no problem!

The fuckin entire kop surely?