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The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 30th November 2019

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rabbikeane

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For those who's been around a while, I'd say it would be like having the 1998 Sol Campbell back. Both in type and quality.
 

dagraham

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Disagree so much, he's fantastic ball-playing defender. This season he has more passed per game with higher passing accuracy, he's making more key passes per game than Toby, Jan and Davinson. Very decent dribbling as well.

Is he dominant in the air? Because I feel that’s one thing we’ve lacked in our defence even when it was at its best under Poch.
 

dagraham

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We need a DM desperately.
If we don't sign one in January it's gonna be a long season.

Problem is Jan is not the best time to be buying. Not saying we shouldn’t try, but the fact we let Wanyama slowly break before our eyes and couldn’t recognise that Dier isn’t good enough and find ourselves in the position we are now in is complete squad mismanagement.

A total failure by all concerned at the club.
 

Matecheck

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Disagree so much, he's fantastic ball-playing defender. This season he has more passed per game with higher passing accuracy, he's making more key passes per game than Toby, Jan and Davinson. Very decent dribbling as well.


Are we talking about the same player? Kalidou Koulibaly? Cause the one who plays at Napoli, though I would take him in a heart beat, is not the ball's best friend. To put it lightly. Admittedly I haven't watched him once this season. But plenty over the last two. And it would be a massive, almost 180° turnaround for him to be what you describe.
 

THFC_SWE

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Are we talking about the same player? Kalidou Koulibaly? Cause the one who plays at Napoli, though I would take him in a heart beat, is not the ball's best friend. To put it lightly. Admittedly I haven't watched him once this season. But plenty over the last two. And it would be a massive, almost 180° turnaround for him to be what you describe.

Personally, I don't care if he's not as good at passing. I want a centre back that can defend. Alderweireld and Vertonghen may be techically gifted, but nowadays they suck at defending.
 
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Joely

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Koulibaly is far from decent on the ball. Amazing defender, but he's much more Des Walker than Rio Ferdinand

By 'Pretty decent' on the ball, I'm not necessarily implying he is up there with the Ferdinand's of this world. It is possible to be comfortable on the ball but not reach the heights of a Ferdinand but also not be as bad a defender who treats the ball like a hot potato.
 

parj

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Priority for me is still ball playing CDM and a quality right back. Get Sessegnon and a quality RB to stop opposition being brave on the wings against us. We used to be feared there and now it's our biggest weakness and we get overloaded every game. No CBs or CDM can help until we have strong FBs preventing overloads from their opposite numbers.
 

mil1lion

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Disagree so much, he's fantastic ball-playing defender. This season he has more passed per game with higher passing accuracy, he's making more key passes per game than Toby, Jan and Davinson. Very decent dribbling as well.
Wait until he looks up and has zero movement in front to pass too
 

doctor stefan Freud

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since you asked - because he is a terrible defender. Jose actually has a pretty good track record in that department. Assuming Jose thinks KWP is worse and doesn't trust Foyth. Therefore why not sell KWP (as itk suggests) AND the rather shit Aurier AND move Foyth into the middle or send out on loan AND buy two right backs.....unless, you don't think your boss will get it done. Then you might as well keep the least shit option.
That just annihilated what was left of my libido
 
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