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Shkodran Mustafi: Cack On Top

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Mark Tobias

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I'm no fan of Mustafi but he's definitely been scapegoated. We dropped him and were still terrible in defense but no one blames Koscielny or Sokratis. Koscielny has gotten away with so much from Arsenal fans in his career.
Very true. Sokratis was actually really not good during Mustafi's time off the pitch.
Can't say I agree 100% on Kos but I wouldn't class him as an all time great either. It is certainly true that we weren't any better when Mustafi had been dropped.
 

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The Sun has an article on VVD, he hasn’t been dribbled past once, the entire season. Mustafi 9 times.

Mustafi has conceded more goals, has a lower aerial win %, given away more penalties, won fewer duels, conceded 3 times more fouls and lost more possession. The only thing Mustafi was better at was he made more tackles, but that’s probably because he lunges in too much.
 

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Very true. Sokratis was actually really not good during Mustafi's time off the pitch.
Can't say I agree 100% on Kos but I wouldn't class him as an all time great either. It is certainly true that we weren't any better when Mustafi had been dropped.
Sokratis is better than a Mustafi for sure and a lot of people rate him on here. But honestly, he’s still hot headed and will cost us over a season. Don’t mind him and the ageing Kos as back up, but we either need one classy CB alongside Holding or 2 CBs depending on how well Holding recovers, else no progression.
 

BigPoppaPump

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Sokratis is better than a Mustafi for sure and a lot of people rate him on here. But honestly, he’s still hot headed and will cost us over a season. Don’t mind him and the ageing Kos as back up, but we either need one classy CB alongside Holding or 2 CBs depending on how well Holding recovers, else no progression.

Koscielny/Mertesacker partnership worked well because of Per’s calming influence offsets Koscielny’s rashness while Koscielny could cover his physical limitations.

When you surround Koscielny with other rash players it becomes a mess, we need someone with calmness and patience.
 

Mark Tobias

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Koscielny/Mertesacker partnership worked well because of Per’s calming influence offsets Koscielny’s rashness while Koscielny could cover his physical limitations.

When you surround Koscielny with other rash players it becomes a mess, we need someone with calmness and patience.
This is why I still rate Kos. Not as world class but as capable to be part of a well balanced defence. Of course his achilles might have something to say about that.
 

Ricardinho

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If he played last night and the result was the same everyone would be blaming him.

Are you seriously trying to make out like he's some sort of victim? He can be decent defender at times but the evidence is there for the amount of mistakes he makes. Those can't be denied. Those you can't afford at the level we want to compete at. It's pretty simple.
 

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He still need to go that mistake against Crystal Palace ended our hopes when we were starting dominate the game. sell get 15M and get better CB
 

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If you have a look back through this thread, remember when fans were saying that Emery being hired will improve Trashstafi defensively and Xhaka?

:lol: :lol:
 

BigPoppaPump

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Are you seriously trying to make out like he's some sort of victim? He can be decent defender at times but the evidence is there for the amount of mistakes he makes. Those can't be denied. Those you can't afford at the level we want to compete at. It's pretty simple.

He's a scapegoat, our defense play the same with or without him. Koscielny and Sokratis aren't much better than him.
 

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BigPoppaPump

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I have lot more time for Koscielny because he doesn't blame everyone else and his mother for his mistakes.

After he got put in a headlock in that Euro final for France and then hearing how he cried in front of everyone was we was meant to do a leader speech but he lose all patience with him.
 
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