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The Redmen TV - Liverpool FC Podcast

Is Ibou Konate's form something to worry about?

The Redmen TV - Liverpool FC Podcast

The Redmen TV - Liverpool FC Podcast

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🗓️ 19 April 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Dan and Chloe spoke about Ibou Konate's recent form during the Player Ratings show following Liverpool's 1-0 win over Atalanta. The result was not enough for the results to progress as they fell to a 3-1 aggregate defeat.

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0:00.0

He mentioned Hebrew Kanato, we need to speak about Ebim Kanate.

0:03.7

In a little bit more detail, we're not going to sort of unpick his night to the end degree because it's unnecessary.

0:09.2

He wasn't the worst by any sense of imagination. He wasn't particularly brilliant either. However, he's been an interesting sort of

0:16.5

case in point in recent weeks because obviously we know how incredible he is when he's at the best version of himself and he's at full tilted to he's up there the best centre backs in the Premier League for my money

0:26.1

Potentially even across Europe when he's at it however there's always been this underlying issue of can I say and it's predominantly centered around

0:34.4

football and the lack of being able to be available for football on a regular time

0:38.3

doesn't play five six games consecutively very often which is a problem in itself as injury

0:43.8

concerns fitness concerns on the way however I think actually recent weeks

0:48.0

whilst he has been available he's not always been selected it's been

0:51.1

dual-conts have been chosen ahead of him a lot, and I think

0:53.7

eyebrows were raised at that on a few occasions. However, based on form now, a little bit like

1:00.1

Joelle Quanta is well and truly into conversation because Canate is not his usual self right now and also you mentioned it before about

1:06.4

Defensively is one thing and we'll discuss that but in possession like

1:10.5

Quanta is the better bet. That is the problem. It's teams have realized now that if they just

1:19.2

like an art I have the ball they've got a great time there because what you don't want is trying to have the ball or

1:25.8

even Virgil with his diagonal switches and you know that can not take a man on, he won't,

1:31.3

he just won't take a man on.

1:32.1

I think he might have done it once

1:33.2

tonight and got a file but that was it and I mean he is passing range isn't at the level of a

1:40.0

even trial Kwanza does those balls at times, the risky, but you know, he backs himself, can I say he doesn't, he can't find them on.

1:48.0

And it's like, Jurell is closer to Matip and in these games you need a kind of Joel Matip type of player who can get past the press and drag the midfield

2:00.9

because when they go man for man it's fine they sound

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