for_heaven's_Saint Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 Was excellent today. He looks strong, fast, good on the ball and confident. Can’t fault him at all. Needs a little more composure at the end of his forward runs but that’ll come in time. Should have been MOTM in my opinion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 7 minutes ago, for_heaven's_Saint said: Was excellent today. He looks strong, fast, good on the ball and confident. Can’t fault him at all. Needs a little more composure at the end of his forward runs but that’ll come in time. Should have been MOTM in my opinion. Appears to have it all. We’ll do well to keep him for more than 2 seasons. Will go to a top club for very big money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 That was as good a performance you will see from a centre half so young who only has a few games under his belt in the Premier League. This lad is going to be some player and we'll likely only get to enjoy him this season if he continues to perform on that level. He's probably already on Liverpool's radar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 Excellent player and compliments Salisu so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 Such a shame he couldn't keep his shot down. That's about the only negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 He is brilliant. Has the skillset to go to the very top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwbu Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 He’s got that VVD energy, effortless. A few years younger than Virg was when he was here too. A real class above, and has settled Salisu down too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 Bloke has got a swagger about him, makes things look easy. Enjoy him whilst he's here I say! Salisu will get better with someone like him alongside him. It's so frustrating that Gao meant we wasted so many seasons persisting with Bednarek 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalman Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 Beast. If he keeps this up he's one of the bargains of the season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 On 21/06/2022 at 13:16, Convict Colony said: Got a swiss mate who is a bochum fan and he said "he is quality, agressive, goodish with the ball at his feet and has pace, played a lot this year. Expect him to make mistakes as he is young but expect him to be very good over the long run". Here is a scout report i just found as well - seems exactly what I was saying needs to happen - defenders can push up and condense the play to win the ball back easier. "Bochum, under head coach Thomas Reis, always try to squeeze the game. They push up the pitch and pressure the ball to win it back as quickly as possible, before transitioning into fast and direct attacks. That proactive approach suits Bella-Kotchap as the excellent front-foot defender that he is". His first instinct is to press up onto and engage the immediate threat, and he reads and reacts to developing situations quickly. Bella-Kotchap is very good at stepping up to intercept passes, pressure the receiver’s touch, or disrupt their next action. He overwhelms attackers in physical duels, cutting in ahead of them to intercept a pass, wrapping one of his long legs around them to disrupt their touch, and hulking over them to power into headers." https://www.scoutedftbl.com/best-young-football-players/armel-bella-kotchap/ Finally a scouting report that was right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 He’s too young. Why can’t we buy old players. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 We should have bought someone really shit who has already failed in a relegated team. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Saints Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waylander Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 Needs shooting practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washsaint Posted 27 August, 2022 Share Posted 27 August, 2022 I still think we needed to sign an experienced pro like tarkowski. Abk is too young and we needed experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 An outstanding performance today bar the shots on goal. He is a young player and this will improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 If the kids stays injury free he is going to be a top top centre back. I'd struggle to think of a better CB performance at this level from someone as young as that. Certainly at saints. Isn't he 19 or 20? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 2 hours ago, Saint86 said: If the kids stays injury free he is going to be a top top centre back. I'd struggle to think of a better CB performance at this level from someone as young as that. Certainly at saints. Isn't he 19 or 20? He’s 20. 21 in December. We should also remember that he’d been playing German league football for 4 years when we signed him, making 4, 12 and 28 appearances in Bundesliga 2 before getting promoted then playing 22 games in the first division. 66 league games in all. So he’s slightly different to the likes of Livramento and Lavia who have come in with little to none first team appearances, ABK has a decent amount of experience to him already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 I haven't seen anyone mention the incident toward the end of the game when Utd lobbed a ball out wide right towards Ronaldo. The ball went over ABKs head and Ronaldo picked it up and set off toward goal. ABK started behind Ronaldo but overtook him deep into the penalty area and launched a superb tackle to save the situation. Superb! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 1 minute ago, miserableoldgit said: I haven't seen anyone mention the incident toward the end of the game when Utd lobbed a ball out wide right towards Ronaldo. The ball went over ABKs head and Ronaldo picked it up and set off toward goal. ABK started behind Ronaldo but overtook him deep into the penalty area and launched a superb tackle to save the situation. Superb! Thought that was Salisu… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washsaint Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 5 minutes ago, The Kraken said: Thought that was Salisu… It was Salisu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 5 minutes ago, washsaint said: It was Salisu ABK did make a brilliant last ditch tackle in the second half - can't remember who on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 12 minutes ago, The Kraken said: Thought that was Salisu… Oops.....May have been....but at the time I thought it was ABK.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_John Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 What the chances that he gets called up by Germany for the World Cup in Dec ? He has been playing really well in the last couple of games and his form has not gone unnoticed by the "London Media" I have been told. ? Are there currently four better German CBs ? (As it stands we are going to lose JWP and Salisu ?? for the WC, it would be nice from a Saints point of view that the rest had a good 5 week rest ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 1 minute ago, Saint_John said: What the chances that he gets called up by Germany for the World Cup in Dec ? He has been playing really well in the last couple of games and his form has not gone unnoticed by the "London Media" I have been told. ? Are there currently four better German CBs ? (As it stands we are going to lose JWP and Salisu ?? for the WC, it would be nice from a Saints point of view that the rest had a good 5 week rest ) I'd say he's got Sule, Rudiger, Kehrer and Tah all in front of him. As it stands we may only lose JWP and Salisu, but even that's not for sure. Not sure if Salisu is playing for Ghana yet, although he'd be nuts to miss a world cup chance. It's good for us as it gives the core of our team a chance to recharge, similar to what we did in lockdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 Could get called up by Cameroon 🧐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: Not sure if Salisu is playing for Ghana yet, although he'd be nuts to miss a world cup chance. What's the story behind Salisu not playing for his country thus far? Did I read a while back that he had fallen out with the Ghanaian hierarchy and refused to play? Or did I imagine that? Edited 28 August, 2022 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Juice Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 Permission to refer to ABK as 'The Sauce' from now on? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron fan Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 32 minutes ago, saintant said: ABK did make a brilliant last ditch tackle in the second half - can't remember who on. Elanga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 20 minutes ago, The Juice said: Permission to refer to ABK as 'The Sauce' from now on? Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Kucho Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 When will the first reports come that Liverpool, Chelsea, City etc are interested in ABK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 1 hour ago, washsaint said: It was Salisu Whoever it was, it was immense!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintquin Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 3 hours ago, miserableoldgit said: I haven't seen anyone mention the incident toward the end of the game when Utd lobbed a ball out wide right towards Ronaldo. The ball went over ABKs head and Ronaldo picked it up and set off toward goal. ABK started behind Ronaldo but overtook him deep into the penalty area and launched a superb tackle to save the situation. Superb! This one? https://www.facebook.com/reel/1061612877825814/?s=single_unit&__cft__[0]=AZUnkTFcB04BNJjLqSW2ZlBF8HcIhyHRgwO9bxounuUryMNXvZIXliGd_7QGA0VXMx_0XCOyuQibB2n6iT5cl9Mj_GHcN4bz_32Zd-BlivlYYUWo6UVO8q0o9OSpUVvhb9yzWagOlK8h2eu1nhArtK9Jc5yhojuma7NhR_B4-f6kZC0polX4P8bxdJPiyYCBA6ImzuV_tDvWtCH6zTLdYNd3&__tn__=H-R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 28 August, 2022 Share Posted 28 August, 2022 42 minutes ago, saintquin said: This one? https://www.facebook.com/reel/1061612877825814/?s=single_unit&__cft__[0]=AZUnkTFcB04BNJjLqSW2ZlBF8HcIhyHRgwO9bxounuUryMNXvZIXliGd_7QGA0VXMx_0XCOyuQibB2n6iT5cl9Mj_GHcN4bz_32Zd-BlivlYYUWo6UVO8q0o9OSpUVvhb9yzWagOlK8h2eu1nhArtK9Jc5yhojuma7NhR_B4-f6kZC0polX4P8bxdJPiyYCBA6ImzuV_tDvWtCH6zTLdYNd3&__tn__=H-R Yep! Sorry...it was Salisu.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 29 August, 2022 Share Posted 29 August, 2022 On 28/08/2022 at 16:34, Dr. Kucho said: When will the first reports come that Liverpool, Chelsea, City etc are interested in ABK? More performances like that and it won't be much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 16 hours ago, Saint_clark said: More performances like that and it won't be much longer. A MOTM performance tonight in a win for Saints would alert the big boys. He was the best player on the pitch on Saturday and you couldn’t even choose him on the BBC Team of the Week. 🙄 If he’d scored one of his chances he’d have been picked by Crooks for sure. Personally I hope he goes under the radar for as long as possible. Already you can see ABK and Salisu will make an excellent pairing this season. Hopefully they can stay fit. A back line of Tino, ABK, Salisu and KWP sounds tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 I hope we dont screw up the Bella-Kotchap money when it comes in the next year or two. Unless he has a severe injury or throws in the towel, he is going for monster money by the time he is 22-23. A fucking unit of a player 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 Obviously way too soon to say things like this but he has that Van Dijk too good for this already aura about him. Ball rolled it past Sterling in the penalty box and so calm on the ball/when facing up a defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Kerplunk Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 Different to VVD but has the tools to be a top top player. Enjoy him whilst he’s here. Same goes for Lavia and Bazunu too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambosa75 Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 We appear to have bought ourselves a Rolls-Royce… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 How long a contract did he sign? We should be looking to extend it at the end of this season. Get him tied down till he's 27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally_uk Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 What a coup this lad is absolute unit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 His reading of the game is phenomenal. Best CB we’ve had since Van Dijk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 Just now, LGTL said: His reading of the game is phenomenal. Best CB we’ve had since Van Dijk Yep, they just showed his defending on the BT roundup, just in the right place at the right time. Looks like not much phases him either, he just gets on with things. Quality player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djharvey Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 33 minutes ago, Saint_clark said: How long a contract did he sign? We should be looking to extend it at the end of this season. Get him tied down till he's 27. 4yrs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 A surprise call up for the German world cup squad if he carries on like this...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 11 minutes ago, djharvey said: 4yrs! shame there is no option for a fifth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Johnson Posted 30 August, 2022 Share Posted 30 August, 2022 (edited) Looked every bit a £60m+ defender in the last 3 games. An absolute steal at £8M Reminds me of John Terry. Some of the tackles he put in tonight and against Utd were outrageously good Hats off to the scouting department Edited 30 August, 2022 by Dan Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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