Karim Rekik

[Neville Kneville]

Put it this way, I don't think I'd hire Philip Cocu as a manager. It doesn't ever look like he has even tried to put any defensive tactics or even a vague plan together. There's rarely more than 2 players in any sort of line, the fullbacks seem to be allowed to just do whatever they want and the midfield doesn't look like they've been told to do any defending. It's hardly the sort of place where you'd want to loan someone to learn how to defend properly.

The concept of tracking midfield runners seems completely lost on them. Lampard would probably bag 50 a season.

To me, they all play like that. Ajax v PSV was like a comedy.

 

[Ray78]

Similar situation with Rusnak that their futures are away from City which is not necessarily the end of the world. There is some talent in the kids and another top clubs may take a gamble once they develop further through game time.

 

[g180aj]

Put it this way, I don't think I'd hire Philip Cocu as a manager. It doesn't ever look like he has even tried to put any defensive tactics or even a vague plan together. There's rarely more than 2 players in any sort of line, the fullbacks seem to be allowed to just do whatever they want and the midfield doesn't look like they've been told to do any defending. It's hardly the sort of place where you'd want to loan someone to learn how to defend properly.

The concept of tracking midfield runners seems completely lost on them. Lampard would probably bag 50 a season.

I completely agree although jd is playing in the Scottish league he is playing with a senior role model and getting Europa experience and in his natural position of right centre back. Rekik is playing in a below average league out of his natural position with a likewise young and inexperienced centre back alongside him in a shambolic team defensively, he would have been so much better playing in Germany, France, Italy, Spain or the championship. He looks so far away from what would be required to play in our team.

 

[BigOscar]

I honestly think it's almost impossible to judge him on what he does at PSV, they are so disorganised. I have no idea what he'd look like next to an experienced player, who knew what they were doing, in a system where they both had a plan as to how they are supposed to defend. That's so far away from what PSV are doing it's like a different job. It's like youth team football, with everyone just doing their own thing, taking it in turns to charge after someone, they don;t work together at all.

They let in 3 today, yet I honestly don't think he did anything, positive or negative. He generally spent most of the game just marshalling Kazim Richards, while opposition midfielders just ran in behind and made dicks of his teammates. I can't remember him having a tackle to make, a header to win or any collective defending to do, he was always marking someone, yet the ball always went to someone else. It's like the oppositon had so many choices that marking one person just means they pass it to someone else. Him and Bruma never did anything together, they are barely partners. It's really odd.

I cannot see what he could possibly be learning during this sort of game. He should of gone somewhere where the coach gave even the slightest fuck about defending, like Italy or the Championship. He needs to learn about organisation and defending as a unit, which are things PSV clearly don't care about.

 

[Ray78]

I honestly think it's almost impossible to judge him on what he does at PSV, they are so disorganised. I have no idea what he'd look like next to an experienced player, who knew what they were doing, in a system where they both had a plan as to how they are supposed to defend. That's so far away from what PSV are doing it's like a different job. It's like youth team football, with everyone just doing their own thing, taking it in turns to charge after someone, they don;t work together at all.

They let in 3 today, yet I honestly don't think he did anything, positive or negative. He generally spent most of the game just marshalling Kazim Richards, while opposition midfielders just ran in behind and made dicks of his teammates. I can't remember him having a tackle to make, a header to win or any collective defending to do, he was always marking someone, yet the ball always went to someone else. It's like the oppositon had so many choices that marking one person just means they pass it to someone else. Him and Bruma never did anything together, they are barely partners. It's really odd.

I cannot see what he could possibly be learning during this sort of game. He should of gone somewhere where the coach gave even the slightest fuck about defending, like Italy or the Championship. He needs to learn about organisation and defending as a unit, which are things PSV clearly don't care about.

It's game time which at Rekik's age is vital and is at a club who is in some sort of European competition and is challenging for honours. If he did go to a Serie A club or a Championship club he would not be guaranteed game time.

 

[BigOscar]

I honestly think it's almost impossible to judge him on what he does at PSV, they are so disorganised. I have no idea what he'd look like next to an experienced player, who knew what they were doing, in a system where they both had a plan as to how they are supposed to defend. That's so far away from what PSV are doing it's like a different job. It's like youth team football, with everyone just doing their own thing, taking it in turns to charge after someone, they don;t work together at all.

They let in 3 today, yet I honestly don't think he did anything, positive or negative. He generally spent most of the game just marshalling Kazim Richards, while opposition midfielders just ran in behind and made dicks of his teammates. I can't remember him having a tackle to make, a header to win or any collective defending to do, he was always marking someone, yet the ball always went to someone else. It's like the oppositon had so many choices that marking one person just means they pass it to someone else. Him and Bruma never did anything together, they are barely partners. It's really odd.

I cannot see what he could possibly be learning during this sort of game. He should of gone somewhere where the coach gave even the slightest fuck about defending, like Italy or the Championship. He needs to learn about organisation and defending as a unit, which are things PSV clearly don't care about.

It's game time which at Rekik's age is vital and is at a club who is in some sort of European competition. If he did go to a Serie A club or a Championship club he would not be guaranteed game time.

I'm not sure playing in this system is better than not playing at all tbh. More likely to ingrain bad habits than improve him. I can't honestly believe that the PSV defenders are given any instructions on defending at all, if they are then they really aren't taking them on board. I don't think we'd genuinely struggle to find a championship team who'd play him week in week out either, as some/most of the players in that league are fucking terrible.

 

[Neville Kneville]

I honestly think it's almost impossible to judge him on what he does at PSV, they are so disorganised. I have no idea what he'd look like next to an experienced player, who knew what they were doing, in a system where they both had a plan as to how they are supposed to defend. That's so far away from what PSV are doing it's like a different job. It's like youth team football, with everyone just doing their own thing, taking it in turns to charge after someone, they don;t work together at all.

They let in 3 today, yet I honestly don't think he did anything, positive or negative. He generally spent most of the game just marshalling Kazim Richards, while opposition midfielders just ran in behind and made dicks of his teammates. I can't remember him having a tackle to make, a header to win or any collective defending to do, he was always marking someone, yet the ball always went to someone else. It's like the oppositon had so many choices that marking one person just means they pass it to someone else. Him and Bruma never did anything together, they are barely partners. It's really odd.

I cannot see what he could possibly be learning during this sort of game. He should of gone somewhere where the coach gave even the slightest fuck about defending, like Italy or the Championship. He needs to learn about organisation and defending as a unit, which are things PSV clearly don't care about.

Rekik was doing the same v rags & Liverpool reserves before he went out there & Blackburn, & has been the same in friendlies for City.

I have just watched him 'done' about 6 times in the first 8 mins of that game. He comes out, is 3 yards short, & they pass it round him & run in behind, & the bloke who stops it being a goal, each time, is Bruma. Then they both fuck up & the oppo score.

Your comments regarding him not doing any defending, is spot on & can apply to most games he plays & imo most games Nastasic plays. It's what they do, or rather don't do.

It's not that they don't have to defend, it's that they are nowhere near it. Bruma isn't very good, but he is involved all the time defending, because he is an active defender thus, he can be seen to fuck up.

Mangala is an active defender, as is Demichelis,Vinny, Lescott was. Even Boyata is.

Rekik is a spectator most of the time, as is Nastasic. They don't get stuck in fast enough, they don't read anything, they don't cover anything.

Those who do, make mistakes & sometimes look foolish. Those who don't, look generally cool but do fuck all. If you don't do anything, you don't get it wrong.

Denayer is an active defender & a great footballer. He reads stuff & stops it. If he was Vinny's size & build, he would be worth 20 mil now. His lack of physique may hamper him but even then, he could play midfield imo.

He is on another planet to Rekik imo. We need Rekik to be tested at a higher level, but I don't think he will get picked if he goes anywhere apart from maybe Italy.

 

[Ray78]

I honestly think it's almost impossible to judge him on what he does at PSV, they are so disorganised. I have no idea what he'd look like next to an experienced player, who knew what they were doing, in a system where they both had a plan as to how they are supposed to defend. That's so far away from what PSV are doing it's like a different job. It's like youth team football, with everyone just doing their own thing, taking it in turns to charge after someone, they don;t work together at all.

They let in 3 today, yet I honestly don't think he did anything, positive or negative. He generally spent most of the game just marshalling Kazim Richards, while opposition midfielders just ran in behind and made dicks of his teammates. I can't remember him having a tackle to make, a header to win or any collective defending to do, he was always marking someone, yet the ball always went to someone else. It's like the oppositon had so many choices that marking one person just means they pass it to someone else. Him and Bruma never did anything together, they are barely partners. It's really odd.

I cannot see what he could possibly be learning during this sort of game. He should of gone somewhere where the coach gave even the slightest fuck about defending, like Italy or the Championship. He needs to learn about organisation and defending as a unit, which are things PSV clearly don't care about.

It's game time which at Rekik's age is vital and is at a club who is in some sort of European competition. If he did go to a Serie A club or a Championship club he would not be guaranteed game time.

I'm not sure playing in this system is better than not playing at all tbh. More likely to ingrain bad habits than improve him. I can't honestly believe that the PSV defenders are given any instructions on defending at all, if they are then they really aren't taking them on board. I don't think we'd genuinely struggle to find a championship team who'd play him week in week out either, as some/most of the players in that league are fucking terrible.

Cocu may not be defensively minded but it is a system that Rekik is familiar with City's youth team. Defenders at City now are expected to defend on the front foot.

 

[Neville Kneville]

It's game time which at Rekik's age is vital and is at a club who is in some sort of European competition. If he did go to a Serie A club or a Championship club he would not be guaranteed game time.

I'm not sure playing in this system is better than not playing at all tbh. More likely to ingrain bad habits than improve him. I can't honestly believe that the PSV defenders are given any instructions on defending at all, if they are then they really aren't taking them on board. I don't think we'd genuinely struggle to find a championship team who'd play him week in week out either, as some/most of the players in that league are fucking terrible.

Cocu may not be defensively minded but it is a system that Rekik is familiar with City's youth team. Defenders at City now are expected to defend on the front foot.

He would be asked to do a lot more in City's youth team & imo, would have found it very difficult v Roma U19s.

 

[Ray78]

I'm not sure playing in this system is better than not playing at all tbh. More likely to ingrain bad habits than improve him. I can't honestly believe that the PSV defenders are given any instructions on defending at all, if they are then they really aren't taking them on board. I don't think we'd genuinely struggle to find a championship team who'd play him week in week out either, as some/most of the players in that league are fucking terrible.

Cocu may not be defensively minded but it is a system that Rekik is familiar with City's youth team. Defenders at City now are expected to defend on the front foot.

He would be asked to do a lot more in City's youth team & imo, would have found it very difficult v Roma U19s.

It would of sharpened up his mind but I think he would of coped. Saying that the Roma lads seemed older than our current EDS team. Rekik is still raw but there is something about the lad that he have career at the top but not necessarily at City, His next choice of club is vital for his development.

 

[twosips]

Denayer is an active defender & a great footballer. He reads stuff & stops it. If he was Vinny's size & build, he would be worth 20 mil now. His lack of physique may hamper him but even then, he could play midfield imo.

Re this - he's not that small is he? He's about the same size as Demichelis, just as good a footballer and about two yards faster. Little bit scrawnier at the moment but he is only 19.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Cocu may not be defensively minded but it is a system that Rekik is familiar with City's youth team. Defenders at City now are expected to defend on the front foot.

He would be asked to do a lot more in City's youth team & imo, would have found it very difficult v Roma U19s.

It would of sharpened up his mind but I think he would of coped. Saying that the Roma lads seemed older than our current EDS team. Rekik is still raw but there is something about the lad that he have career at the top but not necessarily at City, His next choice of club is vital for his development.

You may be right as judging young players is not easy, but imo if he is to make it as a defender, he has to learn how to defend. I have rarely ever seen Rekik take tge ball off a player who is running at him, not without a bit of luck/help from the player slipping or or it hitting him on the arse etc.

That's why I mention the Roma game. They were tricky fuckers who were often 1v1 vs our defenders. Not easy at all & the forward is favourite. I would nof fancy Rekik at all in that situation.

Then we have his aerial strength, which he has none.

Rekik is too slow & not good enough in the air to become like Vinny, he has to become a total streetwise twat, like John Terry imo.

That means he has to look for situations, & go & win the ball, on the ground & in the air. Right now he watches.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Denayer is an active defender & a great footballer. He reads stuff & stops it. If he was Vinny's size & build, he would be worth 20 mil now. His lack of physique may hamper him but even then, he could play midfield imo.

Re this - he's not that small is he? He's about the same size as Demichelis, just as good a footballer and about two yards faster. Little bit scrawnier at the moment but he is only 19.

Absolutely.

I'm just looking at any reason he may possibly not become the player he could be & that's the only one I can think of. I can imagine there's a possibility he may find that he isn't quite dominant enough due to his physique. I'm not saying I think that will be the case, just looking at anything he could possibly lack.

That's all I can think of, otherwise I would nail him on to be the best cb in the Premier League in a few years time.
If he can stand next to Vinny & nod out corner kicks, the rest is already well on the way to being brilliant.

 

[Ray78]

He would be asked to do a lot more in City's youth team & imo, would have found it very difficult v Roma U19s.

It would of sharpened up his mind but I think he would of coped. Saying that the Roma lads seemed older than our current EDS team. Rekik is still raw but there is something about the lad that he have career at the top but not necessarily at City, His next choice of club is vital for his development.

You may be right as judging young players is not easy, but imo if he is to make it as a defender, he has to learn how to defend. I have rarely ever seen Rekik take tge ball off a player who is running at him, not without a bit of luck/help from the player slipping or or it hitting him on the arse etc.

That's why I mention the Roma game. They were tricky fuckers who were often 1v1 vs our defenders. Not easy at all & the forward is favourite. I would nof fancy Rekik at all in that situation.

Then we have his aerial strength, which he has none.

Rekik is too slow & not good enough in the air to become like Vinny, he has to become a total streetwise twat, like John Terry imo.

That means he has to look for situations, & go & win the ball, on the ground & in the air. Right now he watches.

There are always exceptions to the rule in regards to height. Puyol wasn't tall but he could read the game and had explosive strength, had great positional sense and had fast reactions. Rekik may not reach those high standards but he can still pick up those traits to a very good standard as his career progresses.

 

[Neville Kneville]

It would of sharpened up his mind but I think he would of coped. Saying that the Roma lads seemed older than our current EDS team. Rekik is still raw but there is something about the lad that he have career at the top but not necessarily at City, His next choice of club is vital for his development.

You may be right as judging young players is not easy, but imo if he is to make it as a defender, he has to learn how to defend. I have rarely ever seen Rekik take tge ball off a player who is running at him, not without a bit of luck/help from the player slipping or or it hitting him on the arse etc.

That's why I mention the Roma game. They were tricky fuckers who were often 1v1 vs our defenders. Not easy at all & the forward is favourite. I would nof fancy Rekik at all in that situation.

Then we have his aerial strength, which he has none.

Rekik is too slow & not good enough in the air to become like Vinny, he has to become a total streetwise twat, like John Terry imo.

That means he has to look for situations, & go & win the ball, on the ground & in the air. Right now he watches.

There are always exceptions to the rule in regards to height. Puyol wasn't tall but he could read the game and had explosive strength, had great positional sense and had fast reactions. Rekik may not reach those high standards but he can still pick up those traits to a very good standard as his career progresses.

Puyol to me though was a bundle of fire, he flew he charged, he saw things, he rescued stuff. He buzzed around strikers like a wasp.

Rekik trundles & sees nothing. I can't imagine a player less similar to be honest.

This Kolngolo bloke who we are supposed to be after by the way.

Wtf ?

 

[BlueDejong]

http://outsideoftheboot.com/2014/12/16/100-best-young-players-2015-defenders-2/

100 Best Young Players to Watch in 2015 | Defenders 20 – 11

18. KARIM REKIK
HOLLAND | PSV EINDHOVEN (ON LOAN FROM MANCHESTER CITY) | 20 | CENTRE-BACK

Having only played one Premier League game with Manchester City two seasons ago, Karim Rekik has since gone on loan to PSV for the last two years….a wise career move.

Mini-analysis: At first glance, Karim Rekik doesn’t exactly strike you as a strong, typical center-back. Despite that, he is the perfect model of the modern defender. Strong, quick and with great anticipation, the young Dutchman incarnates the Netherlands future in defence. With his great passing ability (his passing move is really good), he is able to launch attacks deep or start play calmly from the back. Despite his relatively small height, 6ft, Rekik is also a good header of the ball: he can both score and defend well. You can read a detailed Scout Report on Karim Rekik here.

Talent Radar accolades:

Featured in our Talent Radar ‘100 Best Young Players to Watch in 2014′ special at No.14 in the defenders category

Looking back: 2014 has really been Rekik’s season. He’s played every PSV game this season when fit, and been the absolute leader in defence. Despite a small dip in form that pretty much lost PSV the title last season, he’s come back as strong as ever this season, and the side sit pretty on top of the Eredivisie table. The fact is that at only 20 years of age, Karim Rekik plays like a 30 year-old mature center-back: with composure and class. If he stays at a club where he will get regular game time, there is absolutely no doubt he will turn out to be one of the better Dutch defenders of his generation.

Write-up by Yannick Bloem

http://outsideoftheboot.com/2013/09/10/karim-rekik-scout-report/

Karim Rekik: Scout Report

When the Dutch squad was announced for the World Cup qualifiers, one surprising inclusion was a relatively unknown centre back, Karim Rekik. Rekik is a well known face in the youth circuit and is rated as one of the most promising players in Manchester City’s squad.

Profile
Karim Rekik has already captained Feyernoord Youth Team, Man City Reserves and is currently the captain of the U-19 Dutch National Team. The Dutch youngster of Tunisian descent was one of the most highly-rated youngster to come through from Feyernoord’s illustrious academy. The Dutch club boasts of a whole host of young talents, who they continually struggle to keep a hold of. Rekik caught Manchester City‘s attention at the U-17 World Championship and continued their pursuit since then. Feyernoord were understandably averse to the idea of selling one of their top talents, but City’s huge financial power eventually won the battle. The 2011/12 Premier League Champions have been following a policy of signing youngsters ahead of the implementation of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play. The likes of Gai Assulin, Stefan Savic, Denis Suarez (click here to read a Scout-Report on him), Luca Scapuzzi and Karim Rekik were all signed at relatively the same time by ex-boss Roberto Mancini.

Rekik made 2 appearances for Man City in his first season, both coming in the Carling Cup (now known as the Capital One Cup) as he occupied the left-back position against Birmingham and Wolves; he was only 16 at the time. The youngster was then also on the bench for Man City’s Carling Cup games against Arsenal and Liverpool; while also replicating that achievement against Wigan and Fulham in the Premier League. Quite a remarkable feat considering he’s just a teenager, and the large list of stars City have on their roster. Towards the end of the 2011/12 campaign, Karim was loaned out to Championship strugglers, Portsmouth. He made his debut in a 2-0 victory over Hull City, playing the entire 90 minutes and also receiving the first yellow card of his senior career. Rekik finished the season with eight appearances, starting all those games, and playing the entire 90 minutes in seven. He primarily occupied the left-back position during his short stint at Fratton Park as Portsmouth were relegated following a 10 point deduction as they entered administration.

Last season Karim Rekik started off in the U21 Premier League tournament, even scoring in his first game against Middlesbrough. Mancini named him on the bench against Newcastle, and handed him his Premier League debut a week later against Reading. City were trying to cope up with a busy Boxing Day schedule and Roberto Mancini saw it as the perfect time to hand the youngster a start; he played 84 minutes of that game. As is custom with youngsters towards the end of a campaign, Rekik was spotted by Blackburn Rovers, and they secured a loan move for the player. It was a frustrating time as having made 4 continuous 90 minute appearances, Rekik found himself on the bench for the next 10 games, only making an appearance again 6 weeks after his debut.

After being linked with a whole host of clubs, PSV Eindhoven finally secured a loan move for Rekik this summer. He joins a signed bursting with young talent; a Scout’s paradise. The likes of Maher, Wijnaldum, Depay, Locadia, Bakkali and Willems are the core of the young side, while Karim Rekik himself has formed a formidable partnership with Jeffrey Bruma. He has made 8 appearances (starting all those games) so far this campaign, including his debut in the Champions League as PSV lost over two legs to AC Milan.

Despite receiving a call-up to the senior Dutch side, Rekik is yet to make his debut for even the U-21 side. He was part of the U-17 Dutch team that won the European Championship, even scoring against Germany in a 2-0 win along the way. Currently he is a stalwart in the U-19 side, and is gaining a lot of experience as captain.

Karim Rekik featured in our list of 100 Best Young Players to Watch-out for in 2014. He was at #14 in our list of defenders. See the entire list here.

Style, Strengths & Weaknesses
Karim Rekik can be described as a proper modern ball playing centre back. Rekik’s natural position is at the centre of the defence but he can be used as a make-shift left back whenever needed. Despite his young age, he has already acquired some handy experience.

Karim Rekik comes across as a very dedicated footballer. When he first joined, Manchester City, he was prone to mistakes when playing for the reserves, losing every challenge on the field and getting dispossessed easily which greatly affected his confidence. He has worked real hard since those early days, for which Manchester City should be equally given credit since they formed a personal program for him to recover his morale and gain strength. His hard work has paid off and is now seen as one of the best defenders in Eredivisie in his debut season itself.

Standing 6 ft 1 in tall, Rekik uses his height to good use for aerial duels and headed clearances. He is very strong in the air, winning 73.67% of his aerial duels in Eredivisie as testament for it. Karim is capable of playing from the back, an attribute which is gradually gaining real importance. He averages 9.75 long balls attempted per game this season, most of which have been decisive in starting a move and few of those eventually resulted into a goal like Wijnaldum’s strike against Ado Den Haag. His enthusiasm to help the team is visible by his tactical awareness. Rekik’s physique and tremendous strength makes it very difficult to him push off the ball. He is extremely comfortable in possession and is an accomplished passer of the ball, possessing a rich variety of passes averaging 70.8 passes per game and completing 89.4% of them this season.

His reading and understanding of the game is already top class and was visible from his performance against Fenerbahce in a pre season friendly. The following image sheds more light on his immense reading and positioning sense.

The image shows how Rekik (marked) reads Fenerbahce’s next move and swiftly positions himself ahead of Raul Meireles to nullify the attack.

To add to it, his brilliant anticipation and intercepting skills makes him capable of handling any striker. Rekik is well composed in any situation but at the same time does not shy away from sliding in to a tackle. His tackling technique is clean and is rarely seen in clumsy positions. It is often seen that many defenders commit panicking or headless clearances which ultimately leads to a goal. Rekik’s presence of mind makes him very solid in clearing the ball. He alone made 11 clearance in his debut Eredivisie match and all of them were effective ones. One would expect a defender with physique like Karim to be on the slower side in terms of his pace. But thanks to his gifted body balance and structure, he has good pace to cover the ground throughout.

Rekik is a real commanding leader at the back, a trait which he shares with his City teammate and captain, Vincent Kompany. He is as calm and composed as one could get and is rarely seen caught in possession or divulging in reckless plays. He is always up to challenge for ground or aerial 50-50s and his leadership qualities can be seen in the way he conducts himself on the pitch. Being robust and backed up with his awareness, he can be very effective for countering any target-man. Rekik classifies as one of those defenders which every team requires in set piece situations for their physical presence.

One common drawback that is seen in most of the young players is concentration. This City defender isn’t much different. Another drawback of his game is his tendency to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper often, given the relentless pace at which football is played in Premier League, teams can ruthlessly expose this drawback. At times Karim tends to commit early which gives the opposition player an extra split second to make a decision. His decision making can be susceptible at times like shown by the following image.

The image is from the Champions League qualifier against AC Milan at the San Siro. Here, instead of closing Boateng down, Rekik tried to back off and block the shot which turned out to be a poor decision as Boateng scored from 20 yards out.

Since joining PSV Eindhoven on loan, his consistency and understanding with Bruma has been remarkable. The best thing about Rekik is he hasn’t allowed his recent success to get into his head, a factor which has led to faltering of many promising young players in the past.

Quotes
“Karim has the natural air of a central defender. This boy has so much talent, if he doesn’t make it, it will be a big failure for us.”

— Patrick Vieira, Man City Football Development Executive, quoted by De Telegraaf (via Goal.com)

“Karim Rekik is very young, only 18, but he has good quality. He’s a central defender but he can play left-back – we are very happy with him”

— Roberto Mancini, ex-Manchester City manager, via Yahoo! Sports“

“Although Karim is a boy in terms of age, he is physically a man. He is built like a brick out house. He is a big lad with a lot of quality.”

— Michael Appleton, ex-Portsmouth and Blackburn boss, quoted by Lancashire Telegraph

“Rekik is someone who despite his age, naturally takes the lead immediately and gets engaged in the organization.”

— Philip Cocu, PSV Eindhoven manager, quoted by Voetbal Nieuws

Transfer Status
Karim Rekik renewed his association with Manchester City in December 2012 with a long term deal running till 2017. Currently on loan at PSV, Manchester City rate him and his brother, Omar Rekik, very highly and Karim is likely to be a squad member or maybe even compete with Nastasic for the centre back role once he returns. Karim Rekik once said in his interview that his dream is to represent the Netherlands in next years World Cup. It’s fairly safe to say, he is on the right path to achieve this dream.

 

[Neville Kneville]

That's utter bollocks whoever is responsible.

Quick & commanding in the air my hairy arse.

I'd be interested to see what PSV fans made of that assessment because it has no basis in reality.

 

[billymumphrey]

Hi Mods, just putting it out there - can the name of the tread be changing from "Karim Rekik" to "Neville Kneville tells us all what to think"

Thanks in advance.

 

[Neville Kneville]

How about changing it to Neville Kneville has his own opinion & is willing to discuss it & even be swayed by anyone who has ever seen the player play, & has an opinion based on that rather than just being a complete fucking wanker ?

 

[aguero93:20]

How about changing it to Neville Kneville has his own opinion & is willing to discuss it & even be swayed by anyone who has ever seen the player play, & has an opinion based on that rather than just being a complete fucking wanker ?

Too long.