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Kalidou Koulibaly
- Thread starter Matt Diablo
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Looking forward to this guy arriving and shutting people up.
He might be great for Napoli but he might not be too clever here
It's at least 5 of 7 games I've watched that he's had performances that would make people crucify him here (dont remember the Lpool games).Thought so. So you are making your comparison no doubt on those two poor games (take your word for it as didn't see them) against what games Stones played for us?
mosssideblue
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And would Upa make us watertight?he’s lost form after his injury , been bang average last year. And he plays on the left of a 2 at Napoli ,we already have ake and laporte.
this is a signing we should of made 2 years ago not now when he’s career is going down hill ..
we should be going all out for
Upamecano
Good thing he didn't just sign a new contract then...we should be going all out for
Upamecano
He might be best CB in the world as well. One thing is for sure, he will improve us dramatically in the short term and that is what we are crying out for.He might be great for Napoli but he might not be too clever here
mosssideblue
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Can say that about anyone though, Inc Messi et alHe might be great for Napoli but he might not be too clever here
Context is needed mate. Against Spurs 2-2 we missed tons of chances and they scored a long shot (Ederson mistake) and a corner. Apart from that they didn't create anything which shows we defended great in that game.City games points dropped without scoring, when conceding 1 goal or less= 3 points loss in 38 games.
0-1 at Southampton.
Other losses without scoring:
O-2 Wolves
0-2 Spurs
0-2 Utd
So we would have needed 3 goals in each game, to win, or 2 for a point.
City points from 1-0 wins=
Sheff U & Leicester= 6 points.
Liverpool points from 1-0 wins= 15.
City points dropped when scoring 1 goal= 9
Liverpool 1-3 = 4 goals needed for win.
Utd 1-2 = 3 goals needed for a win.
Chelsea 1-2= 3 goals needed for a win (end of season).
City, points dropped when scoring 2 or more goals= 12
Spurs 2-2 = 3 goals needed for a win
Newcastle 2-2 = 3 goals needed for a win
Norwich 2-3 = 4 goals needed for a win
Wolves 2-3 = 4 goals needed for a win
Palace 2-2= 3 goals needed for a win
Liverpool points dropped scoring 2 goals =0.
FA Cup semi final= 3 goals needed for a win
Champions League q final= 4 goals needed for a win.
Can we get rid of this idea, that our defending isn't the main problem ?
Newcastle scored a screamer to make it 2-2 and we didn't really condede any chances in that game either. Against Wolves we were 1 man down the whole game basically.
With that said obviously our defence is a problem atm and needs an upgrade long term, I'm not sure Koulibaly is the answer though.
He might be great for Napoli but he might not be too clever here
If we didn't sign someone because they "might not be too clever here" there really would be very few people we could sign.
Can say that about anyone though, Inc Messi et al
He might be best CB in the world as well. One thing is for sure, he will improve us dramatically in the short term and that is what we are crying out for.
He has handled racism but again there is still a lot of pressure ande expectaion even for a 29 year old.