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Fabricio Coloccini signed from Deportivo La Coruña on 5 year deal


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I think our main downfall in recent years has been our failure to buy players like Collocini.

Instead of spending money on players we didnt need (i.e Damien Duff) we could of built a strong defence with players like these.

 

Could you imagine a central defensive pairing of Woodgate and Collocini!

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Guest hikickry

This was:

 

1) His first match for his new team

2) His first match in a new country

3) His first match of the season - no pre season games at all

 

On the whole a very very good debut

 

completely agree, just leave it at that then

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Given full of praise for Fabricio Coloccini

Aug 22 2008 by Lee Ryder, Evening Chronicle

 

SHAY GIVEN is banking on Newcastle United’s new-look defensive rearguard to help see off Bolton.

 

United go into the clash boosted by a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford against Manchester United.

 

And Given is looking forward to playing in front of £10m Argentinian defender Fabricio Coloccini who lines up on home soil with Steven Taylor in the heart of the defence.

 

Given told the Chronicle: “Coloccini’s English isn’t great at the moment – it will take him a while to settle in.

 

“But I felt going to Man United he didn’t look out of place at all. He’s a great signing for us.

 

“Steven Taylor is still a young player and he’s still learning, he is also going to improve hopefully.”

 

Another Premier League home debutant will be Coloccini’s South American colleague Jonas Gutierrez who is in line to face Wanderers on the back of a great performance at Old Trafford.

 

He says: “Jonas looked very good against Valencia and he picked up where he left off at Old Trafford.”

 

Yet Given was delighted with the all-round team display against the champions.

 

He says: “We’ve had a great start and it could have been more than a point.

 

“We passed the ball well and created plenty of chances.

 

“We take into a lot of positives and a lot of credits from the Man United game.

 

“Bolton is one to look forward to and hopefully then going on a run.”

 

 

He plays in goal as well..  great buy.

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hes feeling the cold  :colo:

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on the deck he was nowt short of brilliant

 

Steady on :lol:

 

He was good but brilliant would be pinging 50 yard balls all over the pace, dribbling it upfield etc. etc.

 

Then again compared to Taylor... ;)

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on the deck he was nowt short of brilliant

 

Steady on :lol:

 

He was good but brilliant would be pinging 50 yard balls all over the pace, dribbling it upfield etc. etc.

 

Then again compared to Taylor... ;)

 

:colo:

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There was one moment where the ball looked like it was heading for a corner near the corner flag, and most defenders would have either given up, or tried sliding to stop it going for a corner and conceding the throw-in instead....but he slid for it and kept it in, scooping it round and standing up in pretty much in one movement, and then played it off the Bolton player for a throw-in. Was pure quality.

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There was one moment where the ball looked like it was heading for a corner near the corner flag, and most defenders would have either given up, or tried sliding to stop it going for a corner and conceding the throw-in instead....but he slid for it and kept it in, scooping it round and standing up in pretty much in one movement, and then played it off the Bolton player for a throw-in. Was pure quality.

 

i know exactly what you're talking about, but didnt he play it off to the un-marked butt who went on to toe punt it out of play for a throw in?  :knuppel2:

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May have done. I just remember the sliding and keeping it in, in pretty much one movement and him having control of the ball and then a throw-in.

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