Topic: LFC sign Mamadou Sakho

[Fiasco]

It's him and one other at the moment. To come in and cement his place like that is great, and he didn't play all that much early on. He's still got lots of time to improve as a player as he's only 23, and still lots of time to still adapt to the league. I really think his potential is limitless. Great signing.

[Shaved Crossbar]

Yeah like someone said above, he dominated the game in the first half. Just stepped out and covered for Flanagan and our midfielders like it was nothing, very accomplished play.

A little bit nervy in the second half, nothing really even worth commenting on, no-one likes it when you get balls played into the box repeatedly. He gives me confidence in our defence.

[Garlicbread]

Mama<3

[RedSince86]

Does he ever misplace a pass, he is brilliant with the ball at his feet, great technical CB,next shirt i'm getting his name  on the back.

[Popcorn]

Mama<3

Indeed.

Has an arrogance on the ball too which I like. Makes it look easy at times.

[El_Pelusa_10]

Absolute beast! Strong in the tackle and plays some unbelievable passes forward.

Delighted with this signing!

[y2w902]

He is just boss. A beast of a player with great passing ability, loved how quick and precise his passes were.

[soxfan]

I made a bet with a casino that gets me 10k for every time the term "beast" is mentioned in this thread. I'm up to 5.2M now. 

[Koplord]

I bet icommentators or opposition fans if you where to ask how they thought Sakho had done since signing they would say he is shit.

Because non of the football shows praise him or show just how good he has been.

[SMASHerano]

Best CB we have by a mile. I hope he stays here for the rest of his career.

[lfcmaster]

sakho is impressing me every game

[ac]

Was our play maker at times. A true "top 4" player, who is only gonna improve. Love his leadership qualities.

[ElstonGunn]

American commentators were saying he's a good defender but poor on the ball.  Ridiculous! Honestly, there's a hint of stereotyping about it...

[Mutton Geoff]

Where is French36, I wanna know what he eats for breakfast.

What ever he wants surely!

[Kopenhagen]

American commentators were saying he's a good defender but poor on the ball.  Ridiculous! Honestly, there's a hint of stereotyping about it...

Very lazy criticism. Not surprised though. We must have been watching the same feed.

[simsim]

I made a bet with a casino that gets me 10k for every time the term "beast" is mentioned in this thread. I'm up to 5.2M now. 

Prove it lad!!!! 😷

[simsim]

His passing is absolutely sublime. Play him in Centre mid.

Why not midfield? Dessaliy could do it easy.

[Hoenheim]

Worth every single dime spent on him, and can only get better as he is only 23.

[Buck Pete]

Absolute beast! Strong in the tackle and plays some unbelievable passes forward.

Delighted with this signing!

Me too. He's a beast who in my opinion should be the second name on the team-sheet at the moment.

Unlucky not to nab a goal at the end too.

[rowan_d]

Sakho is so clearly our best CB. He's the only one who

- Turns crosses into throw-ins instead of corners.
- Positions himself properly from incoming set pieces
- Sets his feet early enough to get a good jump
- Gets distance on his headers
- Uses his physique without fouling
- Makes 50-50s into 70-30s
- Doesn't lunge in unless he has a real chance of winning the ball

[exiledinyorkshire]

Me too. He's a beast who in my opinion should be the second name on the team-sheet at the moment.

Unlucky not to nab a goal at the end too.

If illori developes like everybody hopes, that could be some pairing in 2-3 years. Illori doesn't look half the defender that Sahko is but just as good a footballer. Rodgers was right about sorting our CB pairing for the long term. Good call.

[exiledinyorkshire]

Sakho is so clearly our best CB. He's the only one who

- Turns crosses into throw-ins instead of corners.
- Positions himself properly from incoming set pieces
- Sets his feet early enough to get a good jump
- Gets distance on his headers
- Uses his physique without fouling
- Makes 50-50s into 70-30s
- Doesn't lunge in unless he has a real chance of winning the ball

yeah spot on, he is up a level from what we had. very good footballer and then a monster into the bargain.

[keano7]

Another solid game today. I just don't know why he didn't scream at someone to mark the free man at the back post from the free kick. Just a very silly goal to give away on our part.

[cptrios]

I made a bet with a casino that gets me 10k for every time the term "beast" is mentioned in this thread. I'm up to 5.2M now. 

"Monster" wouldn't be a bad alternative, would it. He even has a vaguely Frankensteinesque gait about him that I think leads to a lot of the "awkward on the ball" and "Bambi on ice" comments. He's definitely not perfect (and he's got plenty of time to get better), but seeing him in the way of the opposing team's attack fills me with a confidence that no LFC player has for years and years.

[sattapaartridge]

A great first half from him, is it me, or did he look tired half way through the 2nd half? Games have come thick and fast for him, hope he see's it through.

[plskikme]

Sakho is so clearly our best CB. He's the only one who

- Turns crosses into throw-ins instead of corners.
- Positions himself properly from incoming set pieces
- Sets his feet early enough to get a good jump
- Gets distance on his headers
- Uses his physique without fouling
- Makes 50-50s into 70-30s
- Doesn't lunge in unless he has a real chance of winning the ball

I'm sure you've forgotten to mention his pinpoint power passes into feet. It's great having so many players capable of squeezing a pass straight through the opposition midfield. Allen, Lucas, Coutinho all do it extremely well and now Sakho.

To be fair to the comments about him being a limited ball player, they may mean his dribbling ability which I can't say is as graceful as say Agger, but his passing more than makes up for it, and is probably the better attribute for a CB after all. Although I could be giving them commentators too much credit. 

[Keith Lard]

He's a beast. Llori. Beast. Lllori

[peachybum]

I thought we were just buying an aggressive strong centre back but he's so much more. He's so much better with the ball than i ever imagined. Replaced Agger in the side and we haven't missed a step in possession. I'd never heard a French football expert ever talk about his passing but he's fantastic at seeing passes into midfield and plays them at perfect weight. Perhaps he was never asked to play out at PSG.

[thekitkatshuffler]

I like how, although he goes in firmly for a challenge, he knows how to tackle properly, so never looks like giving something silly away.  Goes in along the ground, shins first, and sweeps the ball away.  So far haven't seen a hint of "studs first" from him, which is refreshing compared to some of the lumbering "hard men" in the Premier League.

[smicer07]

"Our objective this season is to finish as champions."

Really badly translated by the guy... he said "finish in the Champion's League"...

[aggerdid]

I honestly think hes one of the best defenders i've seen in ages. The guys a perfect mix of composed/psychotic. I dont even think he had that bad start everyone said "settling in period" first time he played he was trying his backheels in the box and his flicked passes. I expect him to win every challenge he goes into even when hes not the favourite just like the way you expect suarez to perform his impossible dribbles. Yeah i'm saying hes the suarez of defending thats right

[ElstonGunn]

I love when there's a loose ball that looks likea 50-50 and you think he's going to have to dive in and send the ball who knows where, but instead he just calmly pushes the other guy off the ball and keeps possession.

[Zeb]

You can tell how good he's been because so few have commented on what a dodgy barnet that is. Not something I'd say to his face, mind. Big bugger.

[dmorgan]

Some commentator I listening saying, he likes to defend but doesn't like the ball at his feet.

[John C]

Love this lad, pretty solid and reads everything well.

I was just wondering on one corner though, he was so far left we were quite exposed - we needed his height in the box. Anyone else notice that?

[Ski]

Sakho is so clearly our best CB. He's the only one who

- Turns crosses into throw-ins instead of corners.
- Positions himself properly from incoming set pieces
- Sets his feet early enough to get a good jump
- Gets distance on his headers
- Uses his physique without fouling
- Makes 50-50s into 70-30s
- Doesn't lunge in unless he has a real chance of winning the ball
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This.

Loving his performances for us so far. Right mix of aggression and composure. Add to this he's a real threat in opposition boxes. Will surely get 5 goals this year for us which is a big bonus.

[helmboy_nige]

He really is a superb defender. I just couldn't believe how the rest of the defence seemed to want to leave him to mark the entire Cardiff attack on all the set pieces.  He was really noisy today as well, marshalling the defence and signalling the bench with advice.

[SlowRap]

You can tell how good he's been because so few have commented on what a dodgy barnet that is. Not something I'd say to his face, mind. Big bugger.

Exactly when Sakho asks you how his hair looks, there's only one answer; awesome.

[lawrie]

Some commentator I listening saying, he likes to defend but doesn't like the ball at his feet.

I think the commentator might have meant that he can look nervous when he is being pressed by an opponent.

[Pricey]

Bargain.