Author Topic: The Indomitable Ibou (Read 267914 times)

farawayred · « **Reply #2440 on:** April 5, 2024, 06:07:06 pm »

Have we heard that he's fine?

Bincey · « **Reply #2441 on:** April 5, 2024, 06:50:00 pm »

Quote from: farawayred on April 5, 2024, 06:07:06 pm

Have we heard that he's fine?

Jurgen said after the match that there were no injuries (from the game) so fingers crossed.

Gili Gulu · « **Reply #2442 on:** April 14, 2024, 04:28:31 pm »

Second goal this week from a ball into our penalty area, where Konate is nowhere near the man putting the ball in the net.

I'm not the greatest football mind, but what exactly was he doing for the goal? Why is he so far in front of the near post?

Draex · « **Reply #2443 on:** April 14, 2024, 04:29:21 pm »

He’s been wank for some time, no idea what’s up with him, far more obsessed with wrestling than being the classy center half he was.

Phineus · « **Reply #2444 on:** April 14, 2024, 04:29:39 pm »

Yeah he was poor today, seemed a bit spooked by mateta rashly clearing it a few times.

Kashinoda · « **Reply #2445 on:** April 14, 2024, 04:29:44 pm »

Turns out Quansah should have been playing all along

Schmidt · « **Reply #2446 on:** April 14, 2024, 04:30:15 pm »

When's the last time anyone saw him sprint?

Garlic Red · « **Reply #2447 on:** April 14, 2024, 04:32:38 pm »

Quote from: Gili Gulu on April 14, 2024, 04:28:31 pm

Second goal this week from a ball into our penalty area, where Konate is nowhere near the man putting the ball in the net.

I'm not the greatest football mind, but what exactly was he doing for the goal? Why is he so far in front of the near post?

The ball kinda went into the area Fabinho would’ve ordinarily been in. There was a huge space that Eze was stood in without anybody within about 5-10 yards of him. For me Mac Allister and Endo were sleeping.

Draex · « **Reply #2448 on:** April 14, 2024, 04:37:03 pm »

Quote from: Garlic Red on April 14, 2024, 04:32:38 pm

The ball kinda went into the area Fabinho would’ve ordinarily been in. There was a huge space that Eze was stood in without anybody within about 5-10 yards of him. For me Mac Allister and Endo were sleeping.

Eh? Endo was the one blocking the cross it went through his legs, Macca nowhere, Konate in no man’s land.

Gili Gulu · « **Reply #2449 on:** April 14, 2024, 04:39:09 pm »

Quote from: Draex on April 14, 2024, 04:37:03 pm

Eh? Endo was the one blocking the cross it went through his legs, Macca nowhere, Konate in no man’s land.

With Konate, either hold your position in front of the sticks so you can block when the cross arrives,
or rush the player about to cross the ball.
He just stands there.

Seemed to be really poor defending to me, and rather symptomatic of our approach to the first half.

Studgotelli · « **Reply #2450 on:** April 14, 2024, 04:41:29 pm »

Quote from: Schmidt on April 14, 2024, 04:30:15 pm

When's the last time anyone saw him sprint?

I once posted in 2022 that the 1v1 defending we do would wreck his body eventually. I think he manages his body game to game.

Draex · « **Reply #2451 on:** April 14, 2024, 04:41:42 pm »

Quote from: Gili Gulu on April 14, 2024, 04:39:09 pm

With Konate, either hold your position in front of the sticks so you can block when the cross arrives,
or rush the player about to cross the ball.
He just stands there.

Seemed to be really poor defending to me, and rather symptomatic of our approach to the first half.

Yep him and Van Dijk so passive, have been for some time. They used to bully forwards.

Schmidt · « **Reply #2452 on:** April 14, 2024, 04:42:34 pm »

Quote from: Studgotelli on April 14, 2024, 04:41:29 pm

I once posted in 2022 that the 1v1 defending we do would wreck his body eventually. I think he manages his body game to game.

Or he doesn't want to miss the Euro's.

Studgotelli · « **Reply #2453 on:** April 14, 2024, 04:43:18 pm »

Quote from: Schmidt on April 14, 2024, 04:42:34 pm

Or he doesn't want to miss the Euro's.

Maybe

Garlic Red · « **Reply #2454 on:** April 14, 2024, 05:04:01 pm »

Quote from: Draex on April 14, 2024, 04:37:03 pm

Eh? Endo was the one blocking the cross it went through his legs, Macca nowhere, Konate in no man’s land.

I’ve just rewatched it, sadly.

The centre halves were definitely too deep in our box, a theme of the visits to Old Trafford too, Klopp will be livid about that.

I still didn’t think Endo should have been the one blocking that cross, in years gone by Fabinho would always have been the one cutting out the cut back around the penalty spot. Mac Allister was ahead of the play, a bit too casual getting back once Bradley came out to pressure their man, for me. But yeah, definitely mostly on the two CBs for dropping off.

slotmachine · « **Reply #2455 on:** April 14, 2024, 05:06:42 pm »

He has been way below par in the last 3 games. Tentative and getting bullied by strikers. He often takes a few games to get his rythym. I do feel the likes of Neil Atkinson and the fanbase have crowned Konate as elite and world class without him having the required consistency and availability.

He still makes the wrong decision too many times and this is shown in the wrestle. He gets pinned very easy at times and doesnt realise their are players who are equally as strong and physical. He needs to play a lot smarter.

Coolie High · « **Reply #2456 on:** April 14, 2024, 05:08:08 pm »

Gomez and VVD still the best partnership I’ve seen at this club regardless of how good Konate is.

MonsLibpool · « **Reply #2457 on:** April 14, 2024, 05:09:20 pm »

Don't know what happened to him. His head is just not in the game.

newterp · « **Reply #2458 on:** April 14, 2024, 05:22:25 pm »

Seems weak. Getting bullied.

UNO · « **Reply #2459 on:** April 14, 2024, 05:24:34 pm »

Quote from: Coolie High on April 14, 2024, 05:08:08 pm

Gomez and VVD still the best partnership I’ve seen at this club regardless of how good Konate is.

Gomez? 😂😂 I hope you are joking!

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #2460 on:** April 14, 2024, 05:26:51 pm »

Quote from: UNO on April 14, 2024, 05:24:34 pm

Gomez? 😂😂 I hope you are joking!

Yet more disrespect for Gomez, no surprise though.

Bread · « **Reply #2461 on:** April 14, 2024, 05:44:25 pm »

His long balls today were atrocious. Lost count of the amount of times he just hoofed it for a goal kick.

Red Wanderer · « **Reply #2462 on:** April 14, 2024, 05:47:12 pm »

Quote from: Bread on April 14, 2024, 05:44:25 pm

His long balls today were atrocious. Lost count of the amount of times he just hoofed it for a goal kick.

Genuinely baffling today. Time after time Bradley or Trent or Elliott were in acres on the right hand side, and Ibou just turned back inside to either knock it to Virgil, play a hospital pass to Endo/Mac or lump it long.

Don’t know what was up with him.

Cormack Snr · « **Reply #2463 on:** April 14, 2024, 06:37:08 pm »

Matip and Van Dyke is a country mile our best centre back partnership and was the pick when all were available.
Matip could bring the ball out of defense which none of them can do including Van Dyke.

farawayred · « **Reply #2464 on:** April 14, 2024, 06:41:09 pm »

Van Dijk has been playing well below par of late. Had Konate been at the level before the injury, I'd play Quansah with him. The CBs all need a kick up the back side, but Quansah is the one with the least need. I hope Konate can get back to monster mode soon.

Gili Gulu · « **Reply #2465 on:** April 14, 2024, 07:12:27 pm »

Quote from: Red Wanderer on April 14, 2024, 05:47:12 pm

Genuinely baffling today. Time after time Bradley or Trent or Elliott were in acres on the right hand side, and Ibou just turned back inside to either knock it to Virgil, play a hospital pass to Endo/Mac or lump it long.

Don’t know what was up with him.

Looked panicky from the start

Kashinoda · « **Reply #2466 on:** April 14, 2024, 10:05:53 pm »

Quote from: Coolie High on April 14, 2024, 05:08:08 pm

Gomez and VVD still the best partnership I’ve seen at this club regardless of how good Konate is.

This was an age ago.

Matip and VVD was always the gold standard for us, won everything with those two by and large.

RyanBabel19 · « **Reply #2467 on:** April 14, 2024, 10:16:49 pm »

Getting bullied at the moment, Scamacca and now Mateta, losing in way too many situations he should be reading the game better

deano2727 · « **Reply #2468 on:** **Yesterday** at 10:18:00 pm »

Hasn't been great for a while, has he?

MonsLibpool · « **Reply #2469 on:** **Yesterday** at 10:18:38 pm »

One of the players that still start despite playing crap.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #2470 on:** **Yesterday** at 10:19:56 pm »

Physical forwards are his downfall, gets too wrapped up in a fight with them and loses all composure.

y2w902 · « **Reply #2471 on:** **Yesterday** at 10:20:41 pm »

The fuck has happened to him, all at sea the past month.

sminp · « **Reply #2472 on:** **Yesterday** at 10:20:45 pm »

Not sure how he’s getting picked over Quansah at the moment.

newterp · « **Reply #2473 on:** **Yesterday** at 10:21:00 pm »

Calvert-Lewin bullied him (with help from the ref).

What's happened to him? Are the Euros truly in his mind?

HeartAndSoul · « **Reply #2474 on:** **Yesterday** at 10:21:52 pm »

Quote from: sminp on Yesterday at 10:20:45 pm

Not sure how he’s getting picked over Quansah at the moment.

Even Gomez should be getting picked over him. Was a pisstake when he missed so many games out injured for us and went away to represent France when he could have concentrated on his rehab with us.

spider-neil · « **Reply #2475 on:** **Yesterday** at 10:22:01 pm »

Quansah should start the rest of the games this season. Konate has been awful recently.