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  On 04/04/2013 at 21:44, AlanSkärare said:

He's a little bit of experience away from a very complete defender. Has a few moments but still looks every inch the player I thought he would be. His pace is vital for us.

 

I have to agree.

 

The fact that this thread hasn't been lit up post-match is a good sign.  I think his quality is there to be seen and the fact that we don't talk about him as much as other dudes on the pitch shows his steady hand.  He'll come good and be a great defender, I hope he's with us for a long time.

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  On 05/04/2013 at 20:46, Hanskissedhispantz said:

He seems to think he's a better footballer than he is like (f*** knows what he was doing yesterday on the wing :lol:).

 

He needs to stick to task atleast until we get our game together a bit.

 

F*cking hell he must think high of himself then :lol:

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Despite a few dodgy moments last night, he'll be fine and will be a mainstay at CB for us for many years to come imo. Have to remember that he's only 23 so he is still learning really...

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  On 18/03/2013 at 18:39, Barnes23 said:

He's been impressive so far on the whole, but those saying he is better than Colo clearly jumped the gun.

 

The idea that Colo is third choice at the club is/was ludicrous.

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  On 05/04/2013 at 21:17, Mole_Toonfan said:

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He seems to think he's a better footballer than he is like (f*** knows what he was doing yesterday on the wing :lol:).

 

He needs to stick to task atleast until we get our game together a bit.

 

F*cking hell he must think high of himself then :lol:

I'm sure you know what I mean like Mole :lol:

 

He's great on the ball for a defender but he gets caught out at times when tries too much. We've never really had that problem with Coloccini.

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  On 05/04/2013 at 21:20, Beren said:

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He's been impressive so far on the whole, but those saying he is better than Colo clearly jumped the gun.

 

The idea that Colo is third choice at the club is/was ludicrous.

:thup: he's still the best defender at the club by quite a distance imo.

 

Mbiwa has massive potential when he finds his feet and Taylor is fucking brilliant at the all action body on the line stuff (which we really need at the minute) but Coloccini is a class above.

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  On 05/04/2013 at 21:22, Hanskissedhispantz said:

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He seems to think he's a better footballer than he is like (f*** knows what he was doing yesterday on the wing :lol:).

 

He needs to stick to task atleast until we get our game together a bit.

 

F*cking hell he must think high of himself then :lol:

I'm sure you know what I mean like Mole :lol:

 

He's great on the ball for a defender but he gets caught out at times when tries too much. We've never really had that problem with Coloccini.

 

I know exactly what you mean.... if he thinks he's better than he is ( which there is a high possibility of tbh) then his confidence is at obscene levels considering how f*cking class he is.

 

 

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Coloccin's first season wasn't even that bad imo, he went massively off the boil in the latter half and started making some ridiculous mistakes but his quality was all ways there to see, the same with Jose. Cleanly great footballers but the football we were playing just had them under far too much pressure. The same is happening this season with a few.

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Because we're constantly on the back foot imo. If the team is playing the poorly the defence is under more pressure than they should and end up looking a massive joke unless they're fit for that purpose.

 

Taylor is more of a defend in the box type so he's suited to it more, like Vidic, Terry et al.

 

Coloccini would be fucking useless at Stoke for example, they'd be better off sticking with Shawcross.

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  On 05/04/2013 at 21:37, Hanskissedhispantz said:

Because we're constantly on the back foot imo. If the team is playing the poorly the defence is under more pressure than they should and end up looking a massive joke unless they're fit for that purpose.

 

Taylor is more of a defend in the box type so he's suited to it more, like Vidic, Terry et al.

 

Coloccini would be f***ing useless at Stoke for example, they'd be better off sticking with Shawcross.

 

:thup:

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  On 05/04/2013 at 21:58, The College Dropout said:

I'm not sure MYM is great in the air. Colo isn't either. Saylor's comfortably the best in the air in the whole squad.

 

Aye i still think we need some tall, dominating bastard back there and with Mbiwa being pacey he doesn't necessarily have to be quick.

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  On 05/04/2013 at 22:11, Hanskissedhispantz said:

I don't think battering rams would be as much of a problem if we can push out which Mbiwa obviously allows us to do. Being good in the air obviously helps a lot like.

 

Maybe I'm just thinking in too simple-a terms there though.

 

Agreed but it wouldn't hurt to have someone who dominates at set pieces and crosses though.

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  On 05/04/2013 at 21:58, The College Dropout said:

I'm not sure MYM is great in the air. Colo isn't either. Saylor's comfortably the best in the air in the whole squad.

 

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Saw him play plenty last year, he has tremendous ability on the ball and has at times displayed that for us, but he seemed more confident in his earlier showings. He's probably just had a bit of a confidence shock at the pace and physicality of the game and is getting used to communicating in a new language, let's not forget this is his first move from a club and he's still young.

 

He has a lot of ability and I'm convinced that'll translate into consistency next season.

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Just seemed yesterday and previous games, he unnecessarily gives away possesion. There was one time yesterday where he just hoofed it straight to their goalkeeper for some reason

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