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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1401 on: March 24, 2022, 08:57:05 am »
Just seen the vid on youtube and came here to post about it.

brilliant  :lmao

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1402 on: March 24, 2022, 09:14:53 am »
Reckon he could fill in at right back?

Most lefties are really one footed but he's we able to swing one with his right.

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1403 on: March 24, 2022, 09:56:17 am »
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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1404 on: March 24, 2022, 10:36:51 am »
Loved that. Sure he'd sing along too. But how do we show him it? I tried pasting it into a Twitter comment but it didn't seem to take me to it after pasting so v annoying ::)

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1405 on: March 24, 2022, 10:38:19 am »
Can we get a whole team of Abba songs? ;D
Abba songs are the way forward. I even find myself singing the rangers super trooper song and I fucking hate Rangers
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3 midfielders minimum in the next window. And probably another young CB to boot.

Anything else is negligent.

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1408 on: March 24, 2022, 02:31:10 pm »

He's a Scouser so it should be a Beatles song surely.

To the chorus of Penny Lane:

"Tsimikas is in my ears and in my eyes
He came from ancient Greece but now he's Scouse
and he plays left back"

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1409 on: April 13, 2022, 08:26:26 pm »
His first touch is soooo good.

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1410 on: April 13, 2022, 09:04:55 pm »
Its chim chiminey from Mary Poppins

and Mane is Mony Mony

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1411 on: April 13, 2022, 10:06:02 pm »
His left peg is delicious. Proper scouser ;)

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1412 on: April 13, 2022, 10:13:04 pm »
Might be going out on a limb here, but that was an outstanding game from him tonight. As good as Robbo, in my opinion.

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1413 on: April 13, 2022, 10:13:30 pm »
His left foot is fucking amazing

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1414 on: April 13, 2022, 10:15:26 pm »
Might be going out on a limb here, but that was an outstanding game from him tonight. As good as Robbo, in my opinion.
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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1415 on: April 13, 2022, 10:15:51 pm »
Left and right. He's able to cut back and whip one decent inswinger with his right foot too!

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1416 on: April 13, 2022, 10:18:09 pm »
Left and right. He's able to cut back and whip one decent inswinger with his right foot too!

Exactly. The number of times he left a defender on his arse as he cut back and whipped in with his 'wrong' foot was about 3

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1417 on: April 13, 2022, 10:41:38 pm »
Left and right. He's able to cut back and whip one decent inswinger with his right foot too!
which Robbo basically can't do.

Tsimi is brilliant.  Love the lad.

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1418 on: April 13, 2022, 10:46:25 pm »
He's amazing - especially for playing 1x every 3 weeks.

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1419 on: April 13, 2022, 10:47:48 pm »
Played really well tonight, defensively and attacking.

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1420 on: April 13, 2022, 10:49:34 pm »
Should play more. Was great tonight.

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1421 on: April 13, 2022, 11:11:30 pm »
He was, and two assists for him too
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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1422 on: April 13, 2022, 11:15:06 pm »
He was, and two assists for him too

I think Kostas is our most consistent set peice taker, i rarely see him take a bad one.

He also has 6 assists as a non regular, which is 4th behind Trent, Salah and Robbo. Not bad.

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1423 on: April 13, 2022, 11:16:27 pm »
Should play more. Was great tonight.
Just about to say the same. Did really well.
Not afraid to chop back onto his right either.

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1424 on: April 13, 2022, 11:42:06 pm »
Played really well tonight, defensively and attacking.

He's great. I love how well he draws a foul by beating a man and then forcing the beaten player to foul him by putting his body between the player and the ball. Almost similar to Gini, but Gini rode those challenges while Kostas lets the players foul him. Very useful. Plus the way he never gives up on situations. He gives us a lot of what Robbo gives, but his different interpretation of the same role is just one more thing that opposing defenses have to think/worry about.

Further...when he and Milly are on the pitch, we are arguably just as dangerous from set-pieces as we would be with Trent and Robbo. Lastly, he seems to be more than happy to play an understudy role in a successful team. Long live the Greek Scouser!
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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1425 on: April 13, 2022, 11:46:41 pm »
Very good tonight, we are well appointed with left backs, I'm sure he could play on the right if needed
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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1426 on: April 14, 2022, 12:33:02 am »
Should play more. Was great tonight.

He can be outpaced though. Watch this clip, where he's burned for pace by the Porto forward. It's embarrassing how the Porto player, dribbling with the ball, can outrun Tsimikas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwClwgRgtRc
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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1427 on: April 14, 2022, 01:27:15 am »
He's technically outstanding. Should be first-choice against low-blocks. Keep Robbo fresh for the big games

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1428 on: April 14, 2022, 01:34:35 am »
Almost on par with Robbo. At least to me.

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1429 on: April 14, 2022, 02:26:52 am »
Almost on par with Robbo. At least to me.

Hes better offensively. Robbo better defensively and more stamina/pace for Robbo too

I love Kostas but there is a reason Robbo plays more. I do think like someone else said that Kostas would be good for the teams who like to play 9-10 behind the ball. He just seems to have more about his attacking game than Robbo

And he has a pretty good right foot too

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1430 on: April 14, 2022, 02:41:15 am »
He can be outpaced though. Watch this clip, where he's burned for pace by the Porto forward. It's embarrassing how the Porto player, dribbling with the ball, can outrun Tsimikas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwClwgRgtRc

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1431 on: April 14, 2022, 02:48:55 am »
Not much drop in quality when Robbo is not playing. Kostas' crossing is even better sometimes (not always). I like him a lot.
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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1432 on: April 14, 2022, 03:02:14 am »
He can be outpaced though. Watch this clip, where he's burned for pace by the Porto forward. It's embarrassing how the Porto player, dribbling with the ball, can outrun Tsimikas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwClwgRgtRc
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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1433 on: April 14, 2022, 03:27:48 am »
Is this tongue in cheek?  ???

We should buy that forward!

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1434 on: April 14, 2022, 03:36:52 am »
A bit of competition for places and giving a guy like Tsimikas a start ahead of Robertson more often wouldn’t be the worst for either player. Robbo will never say no to hard work, and sometimes that needs to be managed and rest the guy even if he doesn’t want it. Tsimikas brings his own brand of football and we should use it more often.
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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1435 on: April 14, 2022, 06:14:06 am »
We should buy that forward!

Imagine if we had someone with that kind of pace in our team. We'd win the lot.
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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1436 on: April 14, 2022, 07:27:53 am »
He's great. I love how well he draws a foul by beating a man and then forcing the beaten player to foul him by putting his body between the player and the ball. Almost similar to Gini, but Gini rode those challenges while Kostas lets the players foul him. Very useful. Plus the way he never gives up on situations. He gives us a lot of what Robbo gives, but his different interpretation of the same role is just one more thing that opposing defenses have to think/worry about.

Further...when he and Milly are on the pitch, we are arguably just as dangerous from set-pieces as we would be with Trent and Robbo. Lastly, he seems to be more than happy to play an understudy role in a successful team. Long live the Greek Scouser!

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1437 on: April 14, 2022, 07:57:19 am »
Great performance. Great to be able to play like that with so little chance to get up to speed. Wonderful left foot delivery.

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1438 on: April 14, 2022, 09:05:09 am »
Easily good enough to be starting more games.  Not as quick and energetic as Robbo, but more precise with his crossing - plus he has a right foot.

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Re: Kostas Tsimikas
« Reply #1439 on: April 14, 2022, 09:10:03 am »
I’d have no issue playing him against United and in one of the CL semis. His corners are fucking incredible.