Author Topic: The Indomitable Ibou (Read 266656 times)

afc tukrish · « **Reply #1920 on:** March 3, 2023, 09:29:42 pm »

Quote from: rob1966 on March 3, 2023, 08:56:50 pm

The massive grin

Bobby can fuck with Ibou, he wouldn't mind...

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #1921 on:** March 5, 2023, 06:27:11 pm »

Brilliant.

DelTrotter · « **Reply #1922 on:** March 5, 2023, 06:28:53 pm »

Not as good as "the butcher" but a decent player. Buzzing he's back.

Hazell · « **Reply #1923 on:** March 5, 2023, 06:32:11 pm »

Quote from: DelTrotter on March 5, 2023, 06:28:53 pm

Not as good as "the butcher" but a decent player. Buzzing he's back.

What a knob he is, getting away with elbowing Salah in the first half. Loved it when Salah twisted him inside out for the third

And yeah, Konate is great.

JackWard33 · « **Reply #1924 on:** March 5, 2023, 06:34:37 pm »

What a difference he makes to us - might be our most important player outside Ali

Red-Soldier · « **Reply #1925 on:** March 5, 2023, 06:36:01 pm »

A difference maker, he is.

Kopenhagen · « **Reply #1926 on:** March 5, 2023, 06:40:38 pm »

We're so much better with him in the team.

Dree · « **Reply #1927 on:** March 5, 2023, 06:42:44 pm »

Incredible. Makes Trent look much better and gives the midfield a much easier time. Unlucky not to score.

Asam · « **Reply #1928 on:** March 5, 2023, 06:47:05 pm »

Stay fit please, the team has a lot of improving to do but he's a key piece

Mister Flip Flop · « **Reply #1929 on:** March 5, 2023, 06:52:44 pm »

Makes a massive difference to us. The drop off when Gomez comes in is huge and Matip isn't at the races this season for whatever reason.

farawayred · « **Reply #1930 on:** March 5, 2023, 07:10:41 pm »

Indomitable

didi shamone · « **Reply #1931 on:** March 5, 2023, 07:12:25 pm »

Exceptional player

A-Bomb · « **Reply #1932 on:** March 5, 2023, 08:04:34 pm »

Was a brick wall tonight, and compliments Virgil perfectly right now.

Fromola · « **Reply #1933 on:** March 5, 2023, 08:05:20 pm »

Quote from: didi shamone on March 5, 2023, 07:12:25 pm

Exceptional player

The season is a lot different if he'd stayed fit.

JP! · « **Reply #1934 on:** March 5, 2023, 08:06:19 pm »

So so so good.

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #1935 on:** March 5, 2023, 08:06:32 pm »

He did a fantastic defensive header where he was in a really awkward position.

newterp · « **Reply #1936 on:** March 5, 2023, 08:08:26 pm »

Why can't he buy a foul? They were absolutely trying to grab him at all opportunities.

What a player!

JackWard33 · « **Reply #1937 on:** March 5, 2023, 10:15:05 pm »

Quote from: Fromola on March 5, 2023, 08:05:20 pm

The season is a lot different if he'd stayed fit.

I really think this is true - he's so quick and covers so much ground.. we'd have still had midfield problems but we'd have looked a lot more compact in a lot of games, trent wouldve got higher more often etc etc
Got to keep him fit now and more generally keep him on the pitch over the seasons to come because that's been his only issue as a player so far

So… Howard Philips · « **Reply #1938 on:** March 5, 2023, 10:16:17 pm »

Quote from: JackWard33 on March 5, 2023, 10:15:05 pm

I really think this is true - he's so quick and covers so much ground.. we'd have still had midfield problems but we'd have looked a lot more compact in a lot of games, trent wouldve got higher more often etc etc
Got to keep him fit now and more generally keep him on the pitch over the seasons to come because that's been his only issue as a player so far

He makes it look so easy. Excellent.

AndyMuller · « **Reply #1939 on:** March 6, 2023, 08:41:53 am »

Play him at all times.

Bergersrightwingviews · « **Reply #1940 on:** March 6, 2023, 09:03:19 am »

Love him. Those surging runs get my heart aflutter. He’s like an elephant when he gets going. No stopping him.

jepovic · « **Reply #1941 on:** March 6, 2023, 09:11:20 am »

Quote from: newterp on March 5, 2023, 08:08:26 pm

Why can't he buy a foul? They were absolutely trying to grab him at all opportunities.

What a player!

Because he's twice their strength

rolla · « **Reply #1942 on:** March 6, 2023, 09:11:47 am »

I actually think he is underrated.
I mean I know he is young and has room to improve but i tell you what, he's already in the best in the world conversation, right?
I don't claim to watch a lot of non PL football so if anyone can rattle off a few players who are clearly better I'll calm down

jepovic · « **Reply #1943 on:** March 6, 2023, 09:19:40 am »

He does have a history of making a couple of brain farts per game, but this game was pretty much flawless.
His long legs make him look slower than he is, like VVD.

Just stay fit please. Thats key to getting a good connection with VVD.

JackWard33 · « **Reply #1944 on:** March 6, 2023, 10:20:34 am »

Quote from: rolla on March 6, 2023, 09:11:47 am

I actually think he is underrated.
I mean I know he is young and has room to improve but i tell you what, he's already in the best in the world conversation, right?

He definitely is on ability imo but you've got to stay fit and do it consistently to be in that conversation - he's only managed 500 minutes or so in the league for us this season and only 1000 last season, if he can get over his injury proneness he's a world beater

rolla · « **Reply #1945 on:** March 6, 2023, 11:01:15 am »

Quote from: JackWard33 on March 6, 2023, 10:20:34 am

He definitely is on ability imo but you've got to stay fit and do it consistently to be in that conversation - he's only managed 500 minutes or so in the league for us this season and only 1000 last season, if he can get over his injury proneness he's a world beater

Yeah, that's totally fair. I mean you can probably add that he was arguably the best CB at the world cup too this year.

Let's hope he can shake off the injuries because we look a different beast with him out there.

RedSince86 · « **Reply #1946 on:** March 6, 2023, 11:09:47 am »

Stay fit.

If he does, we are comfortably getting top 4.

LovelyCushionedHeader · « **Reply #1947 on:** March 6, 2023, 11:14:19 am »

Quote from: JackWard33 on March 6, 2023, 10:20:34 am

He definitely is on ability imo but you've got to stay fit and do it consistently to be in that conversation - he's only managed 500 minutes or so in the league for us this season and only 1000 last season, if he can get over his injury proneness he's a world beater

Last season wasn't due to fitness though was it? Matip was rightly our first choice partner for Van Dijk for most of the season.

In fact, transfermarket suggests he wasn't injured at all last season, which doesn't sound right either but that might be my memory.

Red-Soldier · « **Reply #1948 on:** March 6, 2023, 11:21:55 am »

Quote from: Fromola on March 5, 2023, 08:05:20 pm

The season is a lot different if he'd stayed fit.

I agree.

His injuries are a big reason why we've struggled so much.

GinKop · « **Reply #1949 on:** March 6, 2023, 11:58:40 am »

An absolute boss this lad. Does it all and with minimum of fuss.

Haggis36 · « **Reply #1950 on:** March 6, 2023, 12:03:15 pm »

Quote from: LovelyCushionedHeader on March 6, 2023, 11:14:19 am

Last season wasn't due to fitness though was it? Matip was rightly our first choice partner for Van Dijk for most of the season.

In fact, transfermarket suggests he wasn't injured at all last season, which doesn't sound right either but that might be my memory.

Yeah he was fit all last season, was just preferred in the cups to the league (played about 2,500 minutes across all competitions, and only missed 2 match day squads out of 63 games available). Suppose the question is whether he’d have stayed fit had we played him a lot more, but we don’t know that. The slight worry is he had a whole raft of injuries before he came here and last season was actually a bit of an anomaly in terms of him picking up no real injuries…

Let’s hope the medical and conditioning departments are still top of the list for a shake down in the summer as when fit he’s comfortably one of the best in the league and he transforms our team.

Jookie · « **Reply #1951 on:** March 6, 2023, 12:24:25 pm »

We are so much better with Konate playing. That was probably the case at the back-end of last season as well.

As others have stated, he needs to stay fit. If he does then he has the potential as a player to be someone we should be building around for the future. Van Dijk will still be 1st choice for a bit but he'll be 32 by the start of next season. His game time might need to be managed a bit in future. That might be best for Virgil and the team.

I'd have no worries about the future of our centre backs if we had a fully fit Konate to rely on in the next 4-5 years.

sattapaartridge · « **Reply #1952 on:** March 16, 2023, 02:17:30 pm »

This guy man. He is far from the finished article, but hell, he really stood up to the plate vs Real Madrid. Its a pity everyone else were just Subbuteo's.

RedBec1993 · « **Reply #1953 on:** March 16, 2023, 02:48:58 pm »

Please don’t get injured for France.

farawayred · « **Reply #1954 on:** March 16, 2023, 03:24:24 pm »

We need to find him a partner of similar level.

Bend It Like Aurelio · « **Reply #1955 on:** April 9, 2023, 05:41:11 pm »

Best tackle of the season.

jacobs chains · « **Reply #1956 on:** April 9, 2023, 05:43:05 pm »

Basically a one man defence today.

Lubeh · « **Reply #1957 on:** April 9, 2023, 05:45:51 pm »

truely is a one man defence , having to play CB and RB constantly , i have no idea what trent is meant to be doing but whatever it is its not working

Aldo1988 · « **Reply #1958 on:** April 9, 2023, 05:47:32 pm »

Fuck off you inbread cnuts.

shank94 · « **Reply #1959 on:** April 9, 2023, 06:33:22 pm »

Played like Prime VVD, what a performance. Immaculate