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Jeg har googlet lidt, men jeg kan ikke rigtigt finde en kilde, der vil give Koundes højde til mere end lige knap 1,80. Vi forsøger åbenbart at bytte lastbilen Zouma for en "midterforsvarer" som er mindre end Oscar! Vores nye forsvarsmonster er af samme højde og drøjde, i det store og hele, som gigantiske Mason Mount!

Medmindre han skal spille DM, så virker det ret modigt. Det positive må være, at i en forsvarskæde med Azpi og Kounde, så kommer AC jo i den grad til at se voksen ud, og så slipper vi vel i det mindste for alt det der "AC mangler fysik" snik-snak.

Men jokes til side, hvis vi går efter Kounde til forsvaret, så er jeg pludselig også fan af, at vi sætter ret meget ind på at få hentet Veratti. Hvis midterforsvaret har et gennemsnit under 1,80, så kan vi også sagtens have en midtbane med en gennemsnitshøjde under 1,70 og virkelig være klubben, der giver håb for de vertikalt hæmmede typer verden over.

Jeg tror mange bliver overrasket over hvor god Kounde er i forsvaret, på trods af sin 1,78-1,80.

Kounde har en ekstrem springstyrke, hvilket hjælper ham… derudover passer han måske bedre ind end zouma, da han også er en ret hurtig forsvarsspiller (det er zouma egentlig også, men slet ikke samme acceleration)

Formoder vi gerne vil stå højt på banen og være dominerende i de fleste kampe, dermed er en relativ hurtig forsvarskæde rimelig relevant.

Derudover kan han som folk nævner gå op som CDM, altså en mand der kan konkurrere om spilletid som både CB og CDM og evt. en klassisk højreback i en 4-kæde. Zouma er ikke fast mand alligevel, og bliver det nok næppe.

Lidt om Koundé og hans højde.

When you think of a typical centre-back, Koundé won´t often spring to mind because of his physicality. He stands at closer to 5´10, and it´s something that he is well aware will be seen as a problem.

“Growing up, it was often said to me that my size could be a problem for managers," he told Foot Mercato. "I always tried to compensate with my technique, with how I play out from the back, it’s very important,” he said shortly after breaking into the Bordeaux first-team.

“It’s true that sometimes at my height you can’t always challenge in aerial duels but you can always manage the opponent. I’ve always had good timing, I like aerial duels and I jump relatively high, so that really helps. But my small size has never been a problem for me.”

Despite his slight frame, Koundé ended last season with one of the best records for aerial duels in La Liga. According to the player himself, that´s because opponents always underestimate him.

"I win more head-to-head duels than Sergio Ramos because the opponents don´t dare play long on Ramos," Koundé explained. "They must say to themselves ´It´s Jules Koundé, he´s not tall, we´re going to take him down in the air´.

"I am often targeted, I feel it. And sometimes, it is pointed out to me. After games, I am often told that. When I watch my matches again, I realise that I play a lot more aerial duels than the others. They say to themselves that it will be easier against Koundé, and that motivates me."

Men Black Spider har en pointe … kounde er jo tæt på en fodboldmæssigt forsvars dværg og vil normalt blive spist som morgen snack i Premier league - men jeg satser på du har ret Vince Romano

Jeg vil gerne lige gøre det tydeligt, at jeg ikke fuldstændigt afskriver Kounde bare fordi han er lille.

Silva er vel vores pt bedste midterforsvarer, og han er jo i princippet heller ikke stor nok til rollen. Og der er jo også en del andre eksempler gennem årene. Puyol var en gnom, Fabio Cannevaro var endnu mindre, og en af de bedste defensive folk i klubbens historie, Ricardo Carvalho, var jo både en anelse lavbenet og ret spinkel. Med danske briller er det også svært at glemme hvor relativt dominerende Rene Henriksen trods alt var, selv om han slet ikke havde staturen med sig.

Hvis man er god nok, så kan man selvfølgelig godt kompensere for, at man bare ikke er særligt høj. Men der er da godt nok sket noget siden dengang vi var et af ligaens mest fysiske hold, der bare klemte på og stille og roligt arbejdede livet og lysten til at spille fodbold ud af modstandere.

@Wise

Vince Romano? :D

BS har bestemt en pointe og jeg forstår den skam godt. Men det er jo ikke fordi at de 3-4 cm ekstra pludselig gør ham vanvittig meget bedre. Der er uden tvivl en forskel på La liga og PL, men jeg mener dog at Kounde netop med sin fart, styrke, hvor godt han læser spillet og hans atletiske evner kan klare sig på trods af højden. Lidt ligesom man har set med spillere som Silva gennem årene. Ja selv Azpi vel.

BS, hvornår kommer din gennemgang af den kommende sæsons nye trøjer?

Dit indlæg sidste år var noget af det sjoveste, jeg læste det år.

Ja BS den bliver vi sgu skuffet over, hvis det ikke gentages !! :)

Her er linket hvis du en dag keder dig :)

https://cdn.footyheadlines.com/amp/7092537333473782258

Her er en liste over 17 klubber i PL og hvad de skyldes/skylder andre klubber for transfer, denne liste er fra før denne sæson her er vi yderlig 60mil EUR oppe i salg (ved dog ikke hvor mange stadig skyldes til os) men kigger man på fordeling må man tro ca 50% af de 60mil.

1.
Chelsea
Owe: £127m
Owed: £223m
Balance: Chelsea are owed £96m

To be paid in installments: Hazard - Real Madrid.
2019 €40m (£36m)
2020 €56m (£50m)
2021 €64m (£57m)

Nobody sells quite like Chelsea. No Premier League club has come even remotely close to selling players at the volume and value of Chelsea over the last five years. Six players have been sold for £30m-plus over the last five seasons alone but the big money is owed for one man…

2.
Newcastle United
Owe: £12m
Owed: £48m
Balance: Newcastle United are owed £36m

Newcastle are one club who have tried to “get away from dating” and move towards paying up front for transfers, but they are still owed considerable sums for Aleksandar Mitrovic and Moussa Sissoko, with that particular transfer to Spurs bringing in £6m a year for the five seasons of the Frenchman’s contract.

3.
Crystal Palace
Owe: £17m
Owed: £47m
Balance: Crystal Palace are owed £30m

The caveat is that Palace – like many clubs – actually sell those instalments to release more cash, but those debts might still officially remain on the books. Football is a funny old business.

4.
Liverpool
Owe: £73m
Owed: £79m
Balance: Liverpool are owed £6m

Barcelona still owe a massive whack of money for Philippe Coutinho and will likely be still paying that debt long after they have finally crowbarred his wages off their books.

5.
Sheffield United
Owe: £25m
Owed: £29m
Balance: Sheffield United are owed £4m

Those numbers will look way out of date by next year, when more staggered payments will also be due for Rhian Brewster and Aaron Ramsdale. They’re going to have a very expensive Championship side.

6.
Burnley
Owe: £2m
Owed: £2m
Balance: Burnley owe nowt to no bugger

That’s proper.

---------------------------------- Dem der skylder.

7.
Manchester City
Owe: £73m
Owed: £66m
Balance: Manchester City owe £7m

There are clubs across Europe that owe Manchester City significant cash, with reports 12 months ago claiming that City were still due ‘huge sums’ for such blue legends as Edin Dzeko, Nolito and Danilo. They are not averse to buying on HP too, with Rodri allegedly costing more than his release clause in instalments.

8.
Brighton
Owe: £23m
Owed: £3m
Balance: Brighton owe £20m

Nothing worrying here but Brighton are rapidly approaching the point when they really should cash in on at least one of Yves Bissouma, Tariq Lamptey or Ben White.

9.
Everton
Owe: £83m
Owed: £52m
Balance: Everton owe £31m

Barcelona appear to be owed the bulk of that transfer money from Everton, who have spent more than either Liverpool or Tottenham on transfers over the last five seasons. It has earned them the highs of *checks table* eighth.

10.
Leicester City
Owe: £98m
Owed: £55m
Balance: Leicester owe £33m

It somehow seems apt that the clubs bidding to break the Big Six are operating at very similar levels of transfer debt, with Leicester heavily using banks for loans to offset complex transfer arrangements.

11.
Southampton
Owe: £55m
Owed: £12m
Balance: Southampton owe £43m

Southampton’s net transfer spend over the last five years is less than any other established Premier League club. That is extraordinary.

12.
Aston Villa
Owe: £62m
Owed: £14m
Balance: Aston Villa owe £48m

That’s a promoted club with a big old initial transfer outlay right there. They are the Premier League’s 11th biggest spenders over the last five years despite spending three of those five seasons in the Championship.

13.
Wolves
Owe: £101m
Owed: £17m
Balance: Wolves owe £84m

That’s a promoted club with a big old initial transfer outlay right there. They are the Premier League’s 10th biggest spenders over the last five years despite spending two of those five seasons in the Championship. Expect that ‘owed’ number to rise after the sales of Diogo Jota, Matt Doherty and Helder Costa last summer.

14.
Manchester United
Owe: £149m
Owed: £58m
Balance: Manchester United owe £91m

They’re still paying for Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku and just about every other player to come through the doors in the last five years. Borussia Dortmund were not keen on the same Buy Now, Pay Later terms last summer when they tried to pay for Jadon Sancho using tokens and coupons. And no, the Glazers are going nowhere.

15.
West Ham
Owe: £111m
Owed: £16m
Balance: West Ham owe £95m

Yikes. Owing pretty much 30% of your transfer outlay over the last five years is not a great look.

16.
Arsenal
Owe: £154m
Owed: £47m
Balance: Arsenal owe £107m

Arsenal fans unhappy with Stan Kroenke can console themselves that they are top of one particular table. Arsenal owe more to other clubs for outstanding transfer fees than any other Premier League club. What Stan has done, he´s done using the club credit card.

17.
Tottenham
Owe: £149m
Owed: £26m
Balance: Tottenham owe £123m

Ah, the king of the thin instalment deals. This is how Daniel Levy rolls…

#Levy offering instalments of 50p per week over 10,000 weeks. Grattons / Kay´s catalogue payment terms. #oldschool #coys