Koscielny...

Deise Gooner · Post by **Deise Gooner** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:30 pm

selsdon wrote:no-one cares Rebel?

You're not bothered we're going into a new season with just Kos and Djourou as TV's partners?

Yeah, sure it'll be alright on the night tho.

How many of the pre-seasons games have you seen?

mrgnu1958 · Post by **mrgnu1958** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:31 pm

DROGBA....i wonder whats hes thinking right now?

selsdon · Post by **selsdon** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:31 pm

All of em, why?

donaldo · Post by **donaldo** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:31 pm

Instead of Bouldy fucking about coaching the kids get him in as as defensive coach because by god our defence needs coaching

mrgnu1958 · Post by **mrgnu1958** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:32 pm

but ill say this..we may have let 5 in,BUT we won

yeehhaaaaaaaa..

selsdon · Post by **selsdon** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:32 pm

donaldo wrote:Instead of Bouldy fucking about coaching the kids get him in as as defensive coach because by god our defence needs coaching

Sod that, get him back as a player.

Bring Back Pires · Post by **Bring Back Pires** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:38 pm

mrgnu1958 wrote:DROGBA....i wonder whats hes thinking right now?

So it's not "end of" (which you said in another thread) at all then is it.

Deise Gooner · Post by **Deise Gooner** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:38 pm

selsdon wrote:All of em, why?

What did you think of them in those games? You cant jugde how a player is going to be in the premier league after one 'bad' performance in a friendly. Give the guy a bit of time to build a partnership with Vermalean and then make a judgement.

1989 · Post by **1989** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:39 pm

mrgnu1958 wrote:DROGBA....i wonder whats hes thinking right now?

Probably looking for the calender to check the date of their next fixture against us.

selsdon · Post by **selsdon** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:42 pm

Deise

Like I said it's just a hunch m8.

selsdon · Post by **selsdon** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:43 pm

Being slightly off the pace, a mistimed tackle, an og - all things you can expect pre-season.

But...

awful positional sense, panic stations when a high ball comes in, rash decision making - these are things that should come as naturally to him as breathing

GunnerDude · Post by **GunnerDude** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:03 pm

I have seen enough polish defending for a life time.

Post by **g88ner** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:09 pm

selsdon wrote:Being slightly off the pace, a mistimed tackle, an og - all things you can expect pre-season.

But...

awful positional sense, panic stations when a high ball comes in, rash decision making - these are things that should come as naturally to him as breathing

To be fair, when Fabianski is having a shocker, and Vermaelen is all at sea, and Sagna is way out of position for one of the goals, you have feel a little sorry for Koscielny. He's the newest member of a back 4 that has played together for an entire season, and SHOULD be guiding him through - however, they can't help him because they all look completely lost.

It's a mess!

Vince · Post by **Vince** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 10:02 pm

He had a good game against Milan ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKXlaJQ-niY

It's hard to judge him on the pre season games though. Today Vermaelen was awful, but he's still one of our best players. Let's be patient with him .. and don't forget we'll sign another center back!

mikeyb772001 · Post by **mikeyb772001** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 10:45 pm

Itâ€™s unfair on Kos to be put in this position. He should have had other CBâ€™s there to learn from other than TV. No way is Kos ready for the prem yet; I think it will take at least 3-4 months.
Again this is down to our Manager; if he would have bought a proven CB then Kos would have been a prefect under study