Ozan Kabak - Page 9

SB · 05-04-21, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Roboklopp

Fair enough.

Anyways, I’d defo be buying Kabak for £18m.

Agree

he's slotted straight in & will only get better

memzey · 05-04-21, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaco_Pastorious

Totally agree that Kabak is really far along in his development. He plays like a player a few years older with that few years more worth of games.

If he was an attacker and that far along in his development at his age then his name would be getting raved about as being the next big thing.

Only thing I disagree with is him being currently at a level where he could compete with a fully fit Gomez. Gomez has a lot more to his game than Kabak does at present however I think Kabak will be a better allround CB when he reaches the age Gomez is now than Gomez at the same age.

Gomez, for me, is often very much underrated as a CB.

Fair enough. For me there would be games where I’d prefer Kabak because of his physicality rather than the pace of Gomez. It’s all hypothetical though as we don’t have a fully fit Gomez and even if/when he does come back we don’t know how his injury will have impacted him. Gomez relies on his pace often and if he were to lose a yard or two his game would have to adapt significantly. If I look to next year, I’d feel confident with any two from VVD, Konate and Ozan with it being a bonus if Gomez or Matip were available and in the mix. It may seem harsh but history would suggest we just can’t rely on the last two for any meaningful period of time.

Jaco_Pastorious · 05-04-21, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by memzey

Fair enough. For me there would be games where I’d prefer Kabak because of his physicality rather than the pace of Gomez. It’s all hypothetical though as we don’t have a fully fit Gomez and even if/when he does come back we don’t know how his injury will have impacted him. Gomez relies on his pace often and if he were to lose a yard or two his game would have to adapt significantly. If I look to next year, I’d feel confident with any two from VVD, Konate and Ozan with it being a bonus if Gomez or Matip were available and in the mix. It may seem harsh but history would suggest we just can’t rely on the last two for any meaningful period of time.

Nope not harsh in the slightest, just realistic imo.