Koulibaly

lorddulaarsenal

Meatwad will be one happy wad of meat

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/25/arsenal-switch-attention-to-napolis-kalidou-koulibaly-after-secu/amp/?client=safari#

Super centreback - powerful as can be

goon

Does Meatwad drink from the Koulibaly aid?

Link doesn't work.

Gazza M

no way we get this guy. he's in demand and would cost a bomb

Segway

Holy shit...

goon

Reminds me of Gallas...

Meatwad

goon wrote:
Reminds me of Gallas...

a 6'5" powerhouse reminds you of gallas?

and yes i'd be over the moon if this happened in real life.

Anzac

https://www.whoscored.com/Players/90880

what's his pace like = can he play the high line?

Jed

Segway wrote:

Holy shit...

Fucking hell.

Monster.

Klaus

Anzac wrote:
https://www.whoscored.com/Players/90880

what's his pace like = can he play the high line?

He's a bit like Sol Campbell in the sense that he's a big guy who's really quick. His stamina is impressive too.

I don't think he's 6'5", by the way. Chop off 2-3 inches and you're probably not far off the mark. I'd say he's around 188 cm, maybe 190. That would make him somewhere between 6'2" and 6'3".

Clrnc

Now we are talking. Immense defender.

innervisionscm

I don't think he's the style of defender we need, we have enough talented but inconsistent center backs. A steady positional defender like Mertesacker is what we need, just someone who can pass the ball out of the back and isn't phenomenally slow.

Meatwad

napoli's website lists him as 195cm and that's about 6'4 3/4".

http://www.sscnapoli.it/Team/Kalidou-Koulibaly

banduan

whatever his actual height is it's clear from the vid he's fookin immense.

Gazza M

innervisionscm wrote:
I don't think he's the style of defender we need, we have enough talented but inconsistent center backs. A steady positional defender like Mertesacker is what we need, just someone who can pass the ball out of the back and isn't phenomenally slow.

on the flip side, our defenders are often exposed to one on one situations or worse. having 2 mobile aggressive defenders isn't always a bad thing, as long as they're both great at what they do

lorddulaarsenal

------Xhaka---Kante
------Kos----Koulibaly

That's a spine right derr

goon

banduan wrote:
whatever his actual height is it's clear from the vid he's fookin immense.

Defender comps are the most unreliable around. Can make any defender look immense. I didn't even think he looked that good in it either. A few mistimed tackles and borderline fouls.

marv3llous

This needs to happen. Probably 2nd most wanted CB after Manolas for me this summer.

Ricky1985

goon wrote:
banduan wrote:
whatever his actual height is it's clear from the vid he's fookin immense.

Defender comps are the most unreliable around. Can make any defender look immense. I didn't even think he looked that good in it either. A few mistimed tackles and borderline fouls.

Same. There were a few times when you could see they actually were fouls but the video didn't roll long enough to see the ref blow the whistle.

Gunner89

Is he the new Samba?

goon

Ricky1985 wrote:
goon wrote:
Defender comps are the most unreliable around. Can make any defender look immense. I didn't even think he looked that good in it either. A few mistimed tackles and borderline fouls.

Same. There were a few times when you could see they actually were fouls but the video didn't roll long enough to see the ref blow the whistle.

Yep. There's also a few that are not comprehensive and you have a loose ball with him out of the game on the ground.

He might be a good/very good defender, frankly I've not seen him live but that comp didn't really do anything for me. I also don't trust OMITT as it led me to believe Mangala was one of the best defenders on the planet.