TheLoneFalcon
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Was a clear foul, to be fair. Still hilarious though.
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The Koscielny Dilemma
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I couldn't stop laughing when I saw that.
Torres complaining towards the ref for a foul on him from Kos, and while he does that, Kos' shot hit his head.
Torres complaining towards the ref for a foul on him from Kos, and while he does that, Kos' shot hit his head.
Mastadon
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Per seems surprisingly poor in the air for a player of his height I can't remember whether I have ever seen him jump while he has been outjumped a few times by shorter opponents. He has made some excellent interceptions and defended well but he hasnt really dominated in the air as he was expected to. Still expecting him to improve a lot with more games.
Le Professeur
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alboots101 said:
For once and for all...
Le Professeur
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Mastadon said:
He's been largely ****.
Country: Australia
Is it just me or could we potentially have the best premier league pairing in
central defence with Kos and Vermaelen ?
central defence with Kos and Vermaelen ?
Jury
A-M's drunk uncle
To be fair and honest, Kos and Verm didn't get off to to the best of starts together when Kos first arrived, with both making errors probably due to an early lack of cohesion. Kos has had lots of highs and lows since, though, and gained plenty of experience which could make the partnership stronger on its resumption.
Potentially we could have, but there's lots to prove yet.
Potentially we could have, but there's lots to prove yet.
mo50
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The Jury said:
They played 3 games with each other didn't they? And I think we won them all. One of those games was at Blackburn away, where Vermaelen put in one of the best defensive displays I'd seen in years.
If Koscielny can play at the level he has been playing at for the past few weeks, and if Vermaelen continues being Vermaelen we'll have one hell of a CB pairing. All we need now is to get Sagna back and we have a very good back 5.
They also played vs Newcastle away on matchday one, and were responsible for us getting a draw in the end, despite being down to ten men for the last fifteen minutes.
Jury
A-M's drunk uncle
It's all well and good playing well with different partners, but whether they play well together and, more importantly, make our back line look comfortable, rather than scraping the odd clean sheet for the stat lovers while looking like an accident waiting to happen is another thing.
What worries me is their similar aggressive harrying style of defending; one of them will have to reign it in.
What worries me is their similar aggressive harrying style of defending; one of them will have to reign it in.
ricky1985
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I've always liked and rated Koscielny, and have defended him a lot over the last 14 months, but I think yesterday was the day where any small doubts I may have had about him were blown away completely. I'm convinced he's absolutely, 100%, the real deal. I really thought he was stupendously good.
He's playing with a confidence and a level of belief that you just don't see in many players. Really pleased for him.
He's playing with a confidence and a level of belief that you just don't see in many players. Really pleased for him.
yuvken
Established Member
Funny thing how almost every word could be said about Rambo as well - and they both had a monster, end of debate game. Such joy with both - and this happening in a game like this, one we'll be talking about for years, is an extra joy.
For Verms and Kos - it's still there to see. but I'll pitch one aspect of it, which in my mind is not a small matter. In the CB position, and even moreso for the ball attacking CB's (compared to Mert, say), the full understanding of the partnership, the complete confidence about what I must do yields a sharp, non compromising attitude - and that is vital. If we think at the stuff that made us less confident of kos, it would many times be connected to a misunderstanding or a hesitant move (Chez, Squill and times he just seemed lost). But I think we have good reason to expect a much more solid approach, and a sharp, non compromising action - here, have a look
(one of the nicest images of this game; credit RWA)
For Verms and Kos - it's still there to see. but I'll pitch one aspect of it, which in my mind is not a small matter. In the CB position, and even moreso for the ball attacking CB's (compared to Mert, say), the full understanding of the partnership, the complete confidence about what I must do yields a sharp, non compromising attitude - and that is vital. If we think at the stuff that made us less confident of kos, it would many times be connected to a misunderstanding or a hesitant move (Chez, Squill and times he just seemed lost). But I think we have good reason to expect a much more solid approach, and a sharp, non compromising action - here, have a look
(one of the nicest images of this game; credit RWA)
ebouenolike
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ricky1985 said:
Yeh man - what a game from Kos. You could always see he had ridiculous potential, but now he's owning every game. If he could become a little bit more vocal he's be insane.
Beksl
Sell All The Youngsters
Just watched the game again, Kos was IMMENSE, world class performance from the lad. If he can perform like that on a consistent basis, he'll be a certain starter.
DJ_Markstar
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Player:Martinelli
I think Kos made one bad pass all game, and other than that was abosolutely majestic. Rivalled RvP for the MOTM.
Invincible
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The lad has really come into his own lately; since the Blackburn game, he's stepped his game up a few notches and is increasingly becoming undroppable. Kudos to him!
bojed
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The boss doing his thing.
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DJ_Markstar
Based and Artetapilled
Player:Martinelli
Didn't notice that when he kicked the ball, it went right in Torres' face.
Class act this guy.
Class act this guy.
cuban
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yuvken said:F
twins, brilliant
