Kalidou Koulibaly

[Ashleymcduff]

Where’s the fact that KK is world class coming from ??? I personally don’t see a world class player there

 

[waspish]

Where’s the fact that KK is world class coming from ??? I personally don’t see a world class player there

I think he is world class and hardly watched him play.

 

[blueparrot]

Where’s the fact that KK is world class coming from ??? I personally don’t see a world class player there

From most fans of many clubs, don’t think I know any football fan whoever they support that don’t think he is world class and want their club to sign him.

 

[domalino]

This type of stuff is fairies and unicorns. Big CL and PL games are impossible to control sometimes because other teams are so good. You could have a back five of Koulibaly, Kompany, VVD, Laporte and prime Maldini, you would still concede goals and get your arse spanked occasionally.

See our 2018 defeat to Liverpool in the CL for this.

Ultimately Pep can sign great defenders, coach them perfectly, send them out with a great game plan but if your £50m right back slips over in his own box making a clearing so you concede 10 minutes in, then their 5th choice midfielder hits a thunderbolt from 30 yards...you can't really legislate for that.

 

[OB1]

I see a lot of value in this, assuming the Koulibaly deal is nailed on, I like Garcia but his lack of pace frightens me at the highest level, he definitely needs to improve and playing time will help with this, but where would you loan him out to where the standard is such that he has the chance to really kick on??

Officially demoting Stones to a back-up CH will probably finish what little confidence he has left and he probably needs to be moved on, using him in a deal for an incoming player would be the right play IMO..

I don't want to turn in Exeter Blue but Garcia's lack of pace and height does concern me. Neither is insurmountable in the right set-up if he has technical and mental attributes that mean he is so good that his weaknesses are only exposed occasionally. Pretty much every player has weaknesses of some sort.

Leeds might be a good place if they are looking for centre backs. A season in La Liga wouldn't do any harm.

I wouldn't demote Stones as such. He'd be one of two senior right sided CB's and it's then up to him to compete for game time. Stones needs to stay fit first off. I'd give him another season as I still see potential in him.

 

[OB1]

Is Pep really resorting to Pellegrini's rigid defensive plan, which he himself totally destroyed not so long ago, by us simply knocking the ball past it & running ?

Or are the players supposed to use their judgement hold the line then quickly drop off, as the ball is played ?

I only ask because if the answer is A, imo we are fucked.

And if Garcia was playing for Real Madrid or Barca etc, against us, would we be more confident, or less confident of beating them than if they had KK ?

Hello stranger.

 

[Rammy Blue]

I don't want to turn in Exeter Blue but Garcia's lack of pace and height does concern me. Neither is insurmountable in the right set-up if he has technical and mental attributes that mean he is so good that his weaknesses are only exposed occasionally. Pretty much every player has weaknesses of some sort.

Leeds might be a good place if they are looking for centre backs. A season in La Liga wouldn't do any harm.

I wouldn't demote Stones as such. He'd be one of two senior right sided CB's and it's then up to him to compete for game time. Stones needs to stay fit first off. I'd give him another season as I still see potential in him.

Stones will be gone mate, pretty sure of that. Pep’s had enough of him.

In theory we hopefully will have Koulibaly, Laporte, Ake and then Garcia with potentially Dinho still knocking around if needed.

 

[NorthamptonBlue]

I don't want to turn in Exeter Blue but Garcia's lack of pace and height does concern me. Neither is insurmountable in the right set-up if he has technical and mental attributes that mean he is so good that his weaknesses are only exposed occasionally. Pretty much every player has weaknesses of some sort.

Leeds might be a good place if they are looking for centre backs. A season in La Liga wouldn't do any harm.

I wouldn't demote Stones as such. He'd be one of two senior right sided CB's and it's then up to him to compete for game time. Stones needs to stay fit first off. I'd give him another season as I still see potential in him.

I think Garcia would do well in LaLiga.

 

[OB1]

Stones will be gone mate, pretty sure of that. Pep’s had enough of him.

In theory we hopefully will have Koulibaly, Laporte, Ake and then Garcia with potentially Dinho still knocking around if needed.

Oh I am expecting Stones to go.

 

[Great Kompany]

All this talk of Koulibaly incoming and the guy gives away the ball and gets nutmegged within 5 mins of their match against Sassuolo
Will fit right in with us :P