Sakho

[Pureblood]

Is he any good?  The jury is out for me. At one stage I thought he would form a formidable partnership with Martin Skrtel but he didn't convince me at all during the run in.  I would have preferred it had Agger retained his place.  I think we look a more balanced side in possession and defensively with Danny in the team. 

 

Thoughts?

 

 

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Is he any good?

Yes. Very.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

I think we look a more balanced side in possession and defensively with Danny in the team.

 

Thoughts?

Might be worth watching several matches back. Start with Newcastle.

[Adebisi]

There's a top player in there somewhere. Sometimes I think he's boss, other times he makes me nervy. Hard to judge him after a stop-start season but I think he'll really kick on next season.

Anyone know if he'll be a starter at the WC?

[DT]

There's a top player in there somewhere. Sometimes I think he's boss, other times he makes me nervy. Hard to judge him after a stop-start season but I think he'll really kick on next season.

 

Anyone know if he'll be a starter at the WC?

He scored two goals in the playoff against Ukraine, didn't he?

[Pureblood]

There's a top player in there somewhere. Sometimes I think he's boss, other times he makes me nervy. Hard to judge him after a stop-start season but I think he'll really kick on next season.

 

Anyone know if he'll be a starter at the WC?

 

I'd pretty much go along with this.  It is hard to judge, but then it probably shouldn't be when he's supposedly the marquee signing and carries a heavy price tag.  I have two concerns:-

 

• injury/appearance record
• suitability for Rodgers' possession based system 

The first one is out of his control and the second one is down to the player and Rodgers.  If I were to guess then I don't think he'll be with us as a long term player, but hopefully he'll consolidate during his second season and prove me wrong. 

[Pureblood]

He scored two goals in the playoff against Ukraine, didn't he?

 

Yes mate. 

[BCM]

Much prefer Agger

[Tony Moanero]

Crap.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Much prefer Agger

I just wish he didn't cost us goals or get beaten so easily.

[The Flâneur]

Unsurprisingly, as a young player, I think he needs coaching. The physical manner, the actual gait with which he approaches the ball, whether passing or putting a foot in, causes him problems, imo. Personally, it looks to me like he's trying too hard in that respect. I think with more time he can choose better positions and use his formidable attributes more effectively.

 

I think he needs to settle, and if he does, then he'll be boss.

[sir roger]

There seems to be a general paucity of very good centre-backs at present, and I think Sakho has the raw materials to be one of the best over the next couple of years. I think the £15m fee will seem a snip in the fullness of time.

[JermainePennant]

Hes better then agger defensively and we havent seen him bullied like we have in the past with agger, I also cant think of many goals which were down to him.

 

Our cbs need to be strong and quick as certain times they will be left with just them and the dm against the rest on counter attacks, skrtel and sakho should stay for me, loan illori and sell agger, kolo is a decent fourth choice and hopefully illori will be ready after another season out on loan.

 

We need a dominant cb who is good on the ball which will be easier said then done with a lot of the top teams in europe after cbs this summer.

[The Golden Eel]

I think he'll get better. Jury still out for me but he has the attributes to be a great player

[The Great Jacko]

He makes me very nervous with his passing because he takes so much time over each one that a really sharp attacker could see where he's passing a mile off and intercept. To be fair he's been pretty accurate most of the time it's just it's the equivalent of a windmill punch.

[Section_31]

He's like Marcel Desailly after he's been on the Waltzers in Southport for six hours.

[polymerpunkah]

He needs to kick the ball with all the parts of his foot. He wants to kick with his instep, exclusively, which limits his ability to move it quickly.

[Guest LFD]

He was wrongly dropped for the last game of the season.  Flanagan x 2, Mignolet, Johnson x2, Skrtel were the ones making the errors vs Norwich and Palace, yet he was dropped for Agger.

 

He's our best passing cb.  He's strong, competes with strikers in the air, quicker than Agger.  

 

He is the future and the present.

 

Don't know anyone can't rate him.  Seems the only argument I can see is "he looks like he is going to make a mistake" or makes people nervous.  Great arguments that.  Why not judge what he actually does instead.

[bossy]

I like him, he just appears ungainly, but I rarely saw him misplace a pass.

[Guest LFD]

I like him, he just appears ungainly, but I rarely saw him misplace a pass.

 

You're right, he had a 92.5% pass completion for the season.  It was the highest at the club, the next being 90.8%.

[Red Banjo]

He's ace. And unlike Agger or Skrtel - he's only going to get better.

 

Once he's properly settled, speaks English confidently and fluently - he'll be the boss at the back. And my god do we need one.

[magicrat]

No question we give him more time. Great potential and with a decent world cup I could see him being a regular next season

[JagSquared]

I think he is going to be great. Bit of a stop start season but he impressed when he had a bit of a run. 

[polymerpunkah]

I think he will be good as well.

 

I'd just like to see him develop his passing with both feet, and all parts thereof.

[clangers]

Not at the moment but he's young and has plenty of time to develop, central defenders tend to reach their peak much later due to the technical nature and understanding required.