Mamadou Sakho

[Chris]

In the few games he has played he hasn't look very assured, especially on the ball.

Yer wha?!! He's been near perfect on the ball since he got here bar a couple of dodgy minutes away to City. He was pretty much running the Cardiff home game first half from centre back! He's great on the ball and is always looking to go forward.

[Muddled]

He's very good on the ball, hardly misplaces a pass.

I think he can look clumsy and a little gung-ho at times but he's incredibly calm under pressure, assured in the pass and likes to get stuck in. I think he's great!

[Pablo]

I'll not have a bad word said about him . He's going to be a star

[captainfog]

Looks panicky to me. Obv better than Toure and Cissjoko, but I think the praise being heaped on him isn't being based on an awful lot.

Im not saying hes crap or anything, and If everyone is fit then for me he starts alongside agger, but still, he's got it all to prove as far as I'm concerned.

[Fredo]

I don't like the idea of two left footed centre halves.

[captainfog]

I don't like the idea of two left footed centre halves.

And yet two right footed centre halves is common place. What's the difference? In reality nothing other than preconceived ideas of what should happen because of what we are used to seeing.

[Muddled]

Looks panicky to me. Obv better than Toure and Cissjoko, but I think the praise being heaped on him isn't being based on an awful lot.

Im not saying hes crap or anything, and If everyone is fit then for me he starts alongside agger, but still, he's got it all to prove as far as I'm concerned.

I don't think it's panicky, but I know what you're getting at. I think it's his shuffle to get his feet sorted and his general posture. Yes, he can be rash in challenge, but that will come with time.

[Fredo]

And yet two right footed centre halves is common place. What's the difference? In reality nothing other than preconceived ideas of what should happen because of what we are used to seeing.

Probably.

[Pablo]

He has an odd style on the ball. I can see why people would think him panicky. Look at the stats though, his ball retention is excellent and he's always looking to fizz the ball into feet into midfield/attack.

[Muddled]

92% passing accuracy with ourselves.

Best generic stats (most duels won, defensive errors, etc) amongst all our centre-backs.

[PTP]

he looks a bit leggy and almost to calm, so much so it almost looks a bit traore esque in his speed/technic when passing at times - but he's actually technically very good. I watched him the u21's the other night - and granted its a lower standard but there were a few times were he looked so casual on the ball i thought he was going to **** it up, but time after time he played the right ball and played it well.

[RedReet]

92% passing accuracy with ourselves.

Best generic stats (most duels won, defensive errors, etc) amongst all our centre-backs.

a 50% win ratio is the worst in the squad and 1 clean sheet in 12 statistically also makes him one of our worst players.

[Pablo]

a 50% win ratio is the worst in the squad and 1 clean sheet in 12 statistically also makes him one of our worst players.

Even by your standards, that's a poor post . Those are team stats really, not individual ones.

[RedReet]

Even by your standards, that's a poor post . Those are team stats really, not individual ones.

Haha, just stating the facts Pabs. We're 15% less likely to get a result with that big onion Sakho in the team.

[RedReet]

^ That's a joke BTW, I'm obviously a fan of Sakho, was hoping for a reaction before I logged off.