Tiresias Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Nah didn't see the nerves, that said Fulham didn;t seem to be up to much offensively Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 some superb blocks today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Dodgy at times again, but plenty of good assured passing. He'll only get better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 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. Most certainly. Colo and Yanga-Mbiwa would be my preferred partnership due to how good both are on the ball as well as defensively. They showed it away at Metallist, that was the best display as a pairing from our central defenders this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 his recovery pace is a huge asset. Indeed not only for the team right now but if Colo goes in the summer like he's likely to do it will allow us to look at lots of different types of CBs knowing they wouldn't have to be speed merchants because we already have that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 To be fair he's done well considering he's come into a side playing poorful and lacking in confidence in the main. Not an easy adjustment to make to a new league, especially the pace of the prem and by enlarge I think he's been quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 poorful Is that a word? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 poorful Is that a word? I wish it was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I'm not sure what to make of him. He seems to be good at getting back to make last ditch tackles, however is this just him recovering from his own mistakes that let a player/ball go past him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 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. Most certainly. Colo and Yanga-Mbiwa would be my preferred partnership due to how good both are on the ball as well as defensively. They showed it away at Metallist, that was the best display as a pairing from our central defenders this season. Concerned with us aerially with that. I know Mapou's fast but is he strong? Not sure about him in the air either. I know Colo's not the best in the air and he isn't the strongest. A cerebral defender at his best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 poorful Is that a word? I wish it was. :lol: No idea what happened there. Might start using it now though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 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. Most certainly. Colo and Yanga-Mbiwa would be my preferred partnership due to how good both are on the ball as well as defensively. They showed it away at Metallist, that was the best display as a pairing from our central defenders this season. Concerned with us aerially with that. I know Mapou's fast but is he strong? Not sure about him in the air either. I know Colo's not the best in the air and he isn't the strongest. A cerebral defender at his best. Yes he is strong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Not sure how he would fare against the Benteke's or even Ba's personally. Early days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Kilgallon did alright against Ba yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 He's been decent. Will be one of the best CB's in the league, for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 He's been decent. Will be one of the best CB's in the league, for sure. Hope you my Yanga and not Kilgallon am I right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 He's been decent. Will be one of the best CB's in the league, for sure. Hope you my Yanga and not Kilgallon am I right? Yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I think this guy might turn out to be my favorite of the Jan signings. I think he's pure fucking awesome, like. Love a clever and fast CB, very composed most of the time too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 surely be nice if he got a decent run with colo at some point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 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. Most certainly. Colo and Yanga-Mbiwa would be my preferred partnership due to how good both are on the ball as well as defensively. They showed it away at Metallist, that was the best display as a pairing from our central defenders this season. Concerned with us aerially with that. I know Mapou's fast but is he strong? Not sure about him in the air either. I know Colo's not the best in the air and he isn't the strongest. A cerebral defender at his best. I'm not sure that Mapou is the greatest at defending set pieces, and Colo certainly isn't. Their partnership would worry me long-term. Mind you, all the signs are that Colo is off and we're looking for another CB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 You can see at times he's nervous when the ball comes to him, he's obviously had some scares with how quickly opposition close him down, but he'll adapt to that quickly. His actual defending has been very good, in open play at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 As much as people love the Colo/Mapou/Carvalho types, they need the bruisers alongside em as much as the bruisers need them. All about complementary skills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Agree with that completely. Given the choice though I'd take two of the latter over two of the former any day of the week in this league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Agree with that completely. Given the choice though I'd take two of the latter over two of the former any day of the week in this league. Has that ever worked for a side? You end up with teams launching it long and trying to be bullies. Closest thing I can think of is Ferdinand/Evans and they got bullied in the past despite Rio always being pretty strong and good in the air. Ramos and Varane perhaps but Ramos just looks soft and can play a bit. He's very strong, aggressive and great in the air. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Agree with that completely. Given the choice though I'd take two of the latter over two of the former any day of the week in this league. Has that ever worked for a side? You end up with teams launching it long and trying to be bullies. It worked back in the day with Bruce and Pallister. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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