Gabriel
Well-Known Member
Mangala had most of those attributes and look on how that turned out. The League we play in will easily expose Koulibaly's weaknesses as well as it did Mangala's. Mangala could actually pass as well (I am not joking here).
Mangala could indeed pass- Sane’s goal at the Albion is a classic example- but he also took too long to decide what to do and where to move after the pass. His problem was alas upstairs not downstairs.
We will concede goals with Koulibaly, no doubt, but there isn’t one central defender we’ve had who wasn’t without flaw, and all players’ weaknesses are exposed in the top leagues.