Kelly or Kouyate with Dann at Centre back?
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deleted 25  08 Sep 20 9.09am |
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Seems like Dann is no.1 centre back at the minute but playing a midfielder as his partner when Kelly and Dann form a good partnership, with their Liverpool connections form a better pairing All though stats can be slightly misleading but I'd be happy to wager that Dann/Kelly partnership is more successful, than a Dann/Kouyate
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 Aray South London 08 Sep 20 9.29am |
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I'm not the first to say this, Kouyate is a better defender than midfielder. He plays the former for his country...unfortunately for us he prefers midfield.
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| deleted 25 08 Sep 20 9.47am |
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Originally posted by Aray
I'm not the first to say this, Kouyate is a better defender than midfielder. He plays the former for his country...unfortunately for us he prefers midfield. I don't know what his best position is, or where he prefers to play, but don't think he is better than Kelly.
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| Eaglecoops CR3 08 Sep 20 10.02am |
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Originally posted by Vincehair
Seems like Dann is no.1 centre back at the minute but playing a midfielder as his partner when Kelly and Dann form a good partnership, with their Liverpool connections form a better pairing All though stats can be slightly misleading but I'd be happy to wager that Dann/Kelly partnership is more successful, than a Dann/Kouyate The only Liverpool connection Dann has is that he was born there and supported them. Not sure how that helps on the pitch particularly, but if Kelly is fit I would prefer Kelly to be playing ahead of both Kouyate and Dann. As to who plays together I would base that on who we are playing. Kouyate is quicker, Dann is better in the air.
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coulsdoneagle  London 08 Sep 20 10.08am |
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Kelly is the best out of the 3 for me. Last year it’s a fact that our most successful pairing was Kelly and Cahill. I like Kouyate a lot more at CB than I do in midfield. For a midfielder he is poor on the ball and has an atrocious touch, but for a CB he is solid defensively and can use his physicality more effectively. I still think Kelly and Dann make the best pair out of the 2, but I don’t mind seeing Kouyate there because I feel like he is a Roy favourite and if he isn’t there he will probably be in midfield which makes us weaker IMO.
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| pstrutt Busselton, WA 08 Sep 20 11.11am |
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Originally posted by coulsdoneagle
Kelly is the best out of the 3 for me. Last year it’s a fact that our most successful pairing was Kelly and Cahill. I like Kouyate a lot more at CB than I do in midfield. For a midfielder he is poor on the ball and has an atrocious touch, but for a CB he is solid defensively and can use his physicality more effectively. I still think Kelly and Dann make the best pair out of the 2, but I don’t mind seeing Kouyate there because I feel like he is a Roy favourite and if he isn’t there he will probably be in midfield which makes us weaker IMO. This^ Get well soon Tomkins and Cahill.
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 08 Sep 20 11.26am |
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AS I've posted before, I don't think it is necessarily a case of which is the best pairing but which is the best way to use the 3 CBs we have so as to minimize further injuries. Dann is getting on and Kelly has suffered injuries in recent months. I wonder whether it will be a case of Kouyate plus one of the others two, with the third player coming on as a substitute. I'm not sure that Dann can hack it week-in week-out without risking a Sakho/Cahill/Tomkins type injury. Hopefully RH will give us an update on the sick note situation at the pre-match interview. I'm not expecting to see Cahill, Tomkins or Sakho back for quite some time, hence the need to manage our existing 'fit' CBs carefully.
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| chris123 hove actually 08 Sep 20 11.50am |
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Originally posted by Aray
I'm not the first to say this, Kouyate is a better defender than midfielder. He plays the former for his country...unfortunately for us he prefers midfield. I agree, been one of best players in the friendlies in my view.
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| coulsdoneagle London 08 Sep 20 12.13pm |
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Originally posted by chris123
I agree, been one of best players in the friendlies in my view. We have played poorer teams than we would ever face in the league. I think he has played okay but CB against Millwall in pre-season is a very different level to PL football.
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 08 Sep 20 12.49pm |
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Originally posted by coulsdoneagle
We have played poorer teams than we would ever face in the league. I think he has played okay but CB against Millwall in pre-season is a very different level to PL football.
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thai-eagle  chiang mai 08 Sep 20 2.40pm |
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Seems it is time to upgrade our central defence. Our sicknote trio (Cahill,Sakho and Tomkins) are all great, but way too injury prone.
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| deleted 25 08 Sep 20 2.55pm |
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We're Dann and Kouyate the centre back partnership for the last 7 games of the season? Slightly worrying to think Danny Ings will be coming on Sat Didn't he rob Kelly at the home game last season, and Kelly has not really featured since?
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