Gabriel Paulista: No Entiendo

[florentp]

Hmm I'd say Kompany, Mangala, Terry, Cahill, Zouma, Skrtel and Sakho are.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Hmm I'd say Kompany, Mangala, Terry, Cahill, Zouma, Skrtel and Sakho are.

I don't know about Kompany Mangala Zouma Skrtel and Sakho. Kompany and Mangala are making so many mistakes this season. Zouma looks very promising defender.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

I'd consider Terry, the rest is pure laughable though.

 

[Furious]

I'd consider Terry, the rest is pure laughable though.

Even Terry is laughable. Unless you protect him like we did with Merte last season, he's useless.

Kos is world class, no doubt about it. Every CB makes mistakes, Ramos makes plenty, Silva vs Chelsea or against Chile, where Sanchez roasted him a few times etc. Pepe is often a headless chicken. Kos is easily the best in the league.

Gabriel and Kos are perfect for a high-line defence, and a high-pressure game, can't wait to see more of them.

 

[SiMamu]

Hmm I'd say Kompany, Mangala, Terry, Cahill, Zouma, Skrtel and Sakho are.

:confused:
Hilarious. Mangala, Zouma and Sakho - pure French delusion. Koscielny is France's best CB and the Premier League's best CB. Skrtel's not the sharpest defender, and a goal threat for both goalkeepers to keep a watch of. Kompany's a fraud of a CB, no reading of the game whatsoever. Just makes last ditch blocks and shouts a lot. Cahill's alright, but nothing special. John Terry is the only CB with a legitimate claim to being better than Koscielny. Even then, the defence has to be set up with a low line or he'll get destroyed for pace like he did with AVB's high line.

 

[florentp]

You meant Koscielny is France's best CB after Varane right ?

 

[SiMamu]

You meant Koscielny is France's best CB after Varane right ?

Nope. Koscielny's better. Varane gets overrated because he plays for Real Madrid.

 

[Hunta]

florentp has just spat his tea over his screen, quoted your post, posted it on a Monaco forum and is thinking about a reply that'll put down every Arsenal player including Theo Walcott who should be replaced by the new Thierry Henry, Anthony Martial.

 

[GDeep™]

Skrtel, Sakho and Mangala are comical for their clubs, while Zouma is a kid and Cahill is beginning decline.

Kos is among the best in England.

 

[scytheavatar]

You guys seriously never wondered why the English teams all got wiped out of the CL/UEFA cup early this season despite having so much money to spend? Perhaps that has to do with how disgraceful the standard of defending is in the league?

 

[Hunta]

I think that's pretty obvious, doesn't mean the likes of Koscielny, Terry and Kompany aren't good defenders.

 

[Dokaka]

Think the "disgraceful standard of defending" is more down to midfielders who cannot contain themselves from closing down more than anything else.

All the top teams defend as a unit. Don't think the A. Madrid backline would look any better than yours if you left them completely exposed.

 

[Dennis_Bergkamp_10]

Agree with Dokaka; I wonder what the Atletico defense would look like with Flamteta to protect them.

Koscielny is easily one of the best CB's in the league though. Why anyone would consider the likes of Mangala, who has proven **** all, world class is beyond me.

 

[chessygoal]

Nope. Koscielny's better. Varane gets overrated because he plays for Real Madrid.

The thing with Koscielny is that he's far better with Arsenal, he was again a bit shaky against Denmark(Lord Bendtner!)
I love Kos, but Varane is in a different class, already captaining his NT, with one WC under his belt and an amazing potential.
To get back on-topic I'm really curious to see how he will perform with Gabriel. They seem to be too similar to make a good pairing.

 

[florentp]

florentp has just spat his tea over his screen, quoted your post, posted it on a Monaco forum and is thinking about a reply that'll put down every Arsenal player including Theo Walcott who should be replaced by the new Thierry Henry, Anthony Martial.

Lol ? Did not get your post THunter .. What ?

 

[celestis]

Yeah defence is a team game , we got to the CL final without conceding with Senderos in the heart of the defence .

 

[Rex Stone]

For me the best defender in the league is Fonte. Criminal that he's never been recognized like Kos was much earlier and instead wasted the majority of his career in the lower leagues. He made Lovren look like a world beater ffs.

 

[Clrnc]

Fonte is not that good, makes too many mistakes to be a top defender. Alderweireld for instance is much better.

 

[Hunta]

Fonte is not that good, makes too many mistakes to be a top defender. Alderweireld for instance is much better.

I've been surprised by Alderweireld, thought he was average when they signed him but he's a proper defender, can tell he's worked under Simeone.

 

[GOONER1991]

Really like what I've seen from Gabriel so far. I have not seen anything to suggest that he and Koscielny cannot form a solid partnership.While we will have to wait a bit longer to see whether this can come to fruition, I am not yet worried that Koscielny - Gabriel would be as disasterous as Koscielny - Vermaelen was.

Some shaky moments, but overall a solid start to his Arsenal career from Gabriel.