Kalidou Koulibaly

[tap-in]

Impressed that Kos as done better in the air than this guy

Yes, and Per should hold his head in shame being the lowest out of the 4. If height is his biggest asset, its time to replace!

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Yes, and Per should hold his head in shame being the lowest out of the 4. If height is his biggest asset, its time to replace!

His height has never been anything. He is a weakling. A girl in tall body. Should have got rid now two seasons ago.

 

[Jasard]

His height has never been anything. He is a weakling. A girl in tall body. Should have got rid now two seasons ago.

And he panics like crazy when he has the ball. Can't wait to replace him as long as it isn't Gabriel because he is even more scary to watch try and defend.

 

[redanddread]

Arsenal To Go All Out To Sign ‘Perfect’ £20million Defender

France-born Koulibaly has arguably had his best season in his career this year. Napoli pushed Juventus for the title and he was certainly a main factor to that. His prolific season hasn’t gone unnoticed and footballing legend Diego Maradona labelled him the best defender in Serie A.

Maradona – “”He is phenomenal, the best defender in Serie A”

http://freshfootball.co.uk/arsenal-to-go-all-out-to-sign-perfect-20million-defender/?

 

[Trilly]

One more link and I'll start self harming by watching YouTube videos of him.

I can see Mourinho being Mourinho and trying to sign every target of ours. Think this is a Benatia smokescreen though.

 

[redanddread]

One more link and I'll start self harming by watching YouTube videos of him.

I can see Mourinho being Mourinho and trying to sign every target of ours. Think this is a Benatia smokescreen though.

It was a youtube vidoe that got me all so very excitedly excited about this dude.

 

[dysphoria]

Koulibaly would be a long term replacement for kos who isn't young anymore.

 

[Maxim]

comparing stats of defenders from a different league playing in a completely different system like that is very flawed.
you can't just say "more passes = more prolific passer" when a lot of it is probably due to the slower pace of serie a where teams sit deeper and give CBs far more time on the ball.

same goes for tackles as a lot of it is due to tactics. for example a team who is very proactively pressing back high when losing the ball will have far higher tackling numbers for all their players than the team who is more passive and rather retreats back into shape.

Well obviously... it goes without saying that they're playing for different teams in different leagues therefore the stats may differ. It's not a perfect comparison but you absolutely can draw conclusions.

He is indeed a very prolific passer of the ball - the highest of all defenders in Serie A.

Your point about tackles doesn't make sense either since Koulibaly is a centre back for Napoli, not an attacking midfielder for Liverpool.

Of course systems have an impact on player statistics, but at the end of the day players will demonstrate [and are bought because of] of their skillset on the pitch regardless of system/league/team - stats can give you a view of this. Hence - StatDNA at Arsenal and it's wide (and growing) use across football and all sports.

 

[MutableEarth]

Koulibaly would be a long term replacement for kos who isn't young anymore.

Yeah, he's a front foot defender definitely.

I actually think Koulibaly-Chambers would be of great interest. 2 defenders comfortable in wider areas, would make it easier to build from the back if Xhaka splits the defenders. Our CBs are often very narrow.

 

[GDeep™]

Rumours last week that Conte wants him at Chelsea.

 

[MutableEarth]

Rumours last week that Conte wants him at Chelsea.

He's been linked with Chelsea for the last 2 weeks to be fair.

 

[Hunta]

Juve president saying they can't compete with even mid table PL clubs when it comes to wages, that'll be the case for Napoli and co as well.

 

[Maxim]

Rumours last week that Conte wants him at Chelsea.

Living up to his name early doors

 

[dysphoria]

Will pep sign him? Doubt it, hope not.

Why would he go to Sp**s...

Chelsea and united don't have UCL.

Basically, IF we wanted him and we're willing to pay, we CAN get him but i doubt we have that drive or ambition.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

I actually think Koulibaly-Chambers would be of great interest. 2 defenders comfortable in wider areas, would make it easier to build from the back if Xhaka splits the defenders. Our CBs are often very narrow.

It is all good having a super passing team at the back, but we will still get murdered by other teams pressing us if the teams are still allowed to push up higher on the field.

 

[Malky]

Knowing our luck, we'll sign Koulibaly, then Kos will get an injury and we'll be stuck with Per or Gabriel** for a large part of next season

** I do rate Gabriel, there is a good defender in there, he's just a bit rash/stupid at times. Per needs binned tho, he's past it.

 

[James Bond]

Will pep sign him? Doubt it, hope not.

Why would he go to Sp**s...

Chelsea and united don't have UCL.

Basically, IF we wanted him and we're willing to pay, we CAN get him but i doubt we have that drive or ambition.

Do you honestly see Arsène giving up on Gabriel though? Thats the biggest stumbling block imo.

We know Arsène and surely he'll look at Gab and think he already has a play in the same mold at the club so there is no reason to buy.

 

[LordBendtner]

He is a monster in Fifa 16. Thats enough for me, get him.

 

[Hunta]

Knowing our luck, we'll sign Koulibaly, then Kos will get an injury and we'll be stuck with Per or Gabriel** for a large part of next season

** I do rate Gabriel, there is a good defender in there, he's just a bit rash/stupid at times. Per needs binned tho, he's past it.

We're due an injury crisis in defence, Koscielny is a good bet for a 3 month injury with him being a key figure for France this summer.

Koscielny, Bellerin or Monreal will be Wele'd at some point this season.

 

[4R5Emaniac]

Spot on - was thinking just that yesterday. Both seem to have great range of passing and look very much at ease on the ball.

Yeah, that should give us a big hand. God knows we come up with ways to concede but may he have mercy that we retain and use it better along with a sexy beast at CB.