Ismaila Coulibaly

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I would keep him as a useful option off the bench if we are getting outrun in midfield. I think this lad is only gonna get better the more he plays
 

Interesting to see that others have interpreted this negatively.

I took it as IF he’s not getting enough minutes then he might be loaned out, but you’ve got to think that with Doyle crocked, Fleck in Jimmy mode 90% of the time, Hecky’s touchline encouragement, and the lad playing a big part in our last prep game then he will get his chance - and will only get sent back out if he ballses it up.

From what I’ve seen of him, if he sorts his positional discipline out, then we could easily be looking back at him as our best “signing” of the season come May… or whenever this weird Qatar interrupted season ends

Also, because I’ve not seen it on this thread: the sexy goal he scored in the Norwegian league

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Tongeincheek said:
Interesting to see that others have interpreted this negatively.

I took it as IF he’s not getting enough minutes then he might be loaned out, but you’ve got to think that with Doyle crocked, Fleck in Jimmy mode 90% of the time, Hecky’s touchline encouragement, and the lad playing a big part in our last prep game then he will get his chance - and will only get sent back out if he ballses it up.

From what I’ve seen of him, if he sorts his positional discipline out, then we could easily be looking back at him as our best “signing” of the season come May… or whenever this weird Qatar interrupted season ends

Also, because I’ve not seen it on this thread: the sexy goal he scored in the Norwegian league

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Absolutely, it could even be seen as a message to the player, earn your place by playing well, if there ends up being players in front of you, we'll look after you
 
PurpleRain said:
Why judge a young player on different standards than experienced players. From the admittedly few games I saw last season players like Fleck and Osborne were very inconsistent and offered little to the team. Coulibaly deserves a run of 5 games before you can really judge him. Also read Heckinbottom didn’t rate Radic. He’s going to a Bundesliga club, if you can play in Bundesliga you can definitely play in the EFL. Maybe something’s wrong with his judgement of players, especially foreign players.
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I wouldn't read so much into Radic. It's most likely a comment as to what was needed at the time.

I didn't see Radic as much of a ball carrying centre back or left footed. In the end United have gone for an experienced defender from Newcastle with 36 international caps and an 18 cap Bosnian who was playing in Ligue in and cost about 3.5m.

I think if we were giving consideration to perhaps getting a younger player to replace Egan then maybe he'd come into the thinking. Right now they probably regard him as quite similar in profile to Lopata who is a Polish U21 player.

As you know I'm a fan of Sebaoui however I can also understand that Khadra perhaps is a more obvious fit, given he's already done a year in the Championship.

Where is Radic linked to? Are Beerschot going to get cash for him or is it going to be an awkward contract dispute?
 
PurpleRain said:
Why judge a young player on different standards than experienced players. From the admittedly few games I saw last season players like Fleck and Osborne were very inconsistent and offered little to the team. Coulibaly deserves a run of 5 games before you can really judge him. Also read Heckinbottom didn’t rate Radic. He’s going to a Bundesliga club, if you can play in Bundesliga you can definitely play in the EFL. Maybe something’s wrong with his judgement of players, especially foreign players.
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Our whole midfield is woeful but this kid isn’t yet the answer
 
Jan Age said:
Our whole midfield is woeful but this kid isn’t yet the answer
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I thought he looked decent in preseason, and let's face it, we've loaned in much much worse over the years.
 
Champagneblade said:
I wouldn't read so much into Radic. It's most likely a comment as to what was needed at the time.

I didn't see Radic as much of a ball carrying centre back or left footed. In the end United have gone for an experienced defender from Newcastle with 36 international caps and an 18 cap Bosnian who was playing in Ligue in and cost about 3.5m.

I think if we were giving consideration to perhaps getting a younger player to replace Egan then maybe he'd come into the thinking. Right now they probably regard him as quite similar in profile to Lopata who is a Polish U21 player.

As you know I'm a fan of Sebaoui however I can also understand that Khadra perhaps is a more obvious fit, given he's already done a year in the Championship.

Where is Radic linked to? Are Beerschot going to get cash for him or is it going to be an awkward contract dispute?
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I’d guess if he’s going to the Bundesliga he could be getting paid more than we were prepared to offer. As you say, similar profile to Lopata. If he comes in on decent money there’s a chance you get the likes of Lopata and Gordon asking for similar contracts. Maybe he was just asking for too much money.
 
Jimmy F said:
Norwood would get into about 18/19 of the teams in the championship but is ‘woeful’
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I’ve said it before he’s not for me ….

We either need to recruit the players that will afford him the time he needs by protecting him or move on….

Unpopular I know but our midfield is/was weak
 
Scarebus said:
I thought he looked decent in preseason, and let's face it, we've loaned in much much worse over the years.
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I’m not knocking him.. I think he looked great in patches but don’t think he’s quite there yet.

But yes we have loaned in worse
 
Still an enigma.
The problem I foresee for Coulibaly is that he's going to need at least a handful of games to get up to speed. I'm not sure we have a handful of games to offer.
 
If this kid isn’t a worldbeater I’ll never believe some members of this forum again.
 
CaptainMorgans said:
Still an enigma.
The problem I foresee for Coulibaly is that he's going to need at least a handful of games to get up to speed. I'm not sure we have a handful of games to offer.
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Start him against West Brom in the Micky mouse cup
 

Anyone else finding it annoying how the Star just keep massively shit-stirring on this?

I don’t recall them trying to unsettle any Wednesday players this summer.

www.thestar.co.uk

Decision pending on Sheffield United midfielder Ismaila Coulibaly's immediate future

Sheffield United will assess Ismaila Coulibaly’s situation at Bramall Lane following Monday’s Championship opener against Watford, before deciding whether to temporarily place the midfielder with another club or keep him at Bramall Lane.
www.thestar.co.uk www.thestar.co.uk

There are 46, possibly 49 league games. Could be anywhere between 2 to double figures worth of cup games if draws are favourable. A good 50 to 60 games in all likelihood.

The notion United have to jump into a decision on a 21 year old that is new to the country is quite frankly sensationalism.

I’m sure the knives will be out from the Star if he doesn’t make the first match day squad. But they shouldn’t be.

Just leave him be and let him fight his way in without shit-stirring through the local media.
 
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Champagneblade said:
Anyone else finding it annoying how the Star just keep massively shit-stirring on this?

I don’t recall them trying to unsettle any Wednesday players this summer.

www.thestar.co.uk

Decision pending on Sheffield United midfielder Ismaila Coulibaly's immediate future

Sheffield United will assess Ismaila Coulibaly’s situation at Bramall Lane following Monday’s Championship opener against Watford, before deciding whether to temporarily place the midfielder with another club or keep him at Bramall Lane.
www.thestar.co.uk www.thestar.co.uk

There are 46, possibly 49 league games. Could be anywhere between 2 to double figures worth of cup games if draws are favourable. A good 50 to 60 games in all likelihood.

The notion United have to jump into a decision on a 21 year old that is new to the country is quite frankly sensationalism.

I’m sure the knives will be out from the Star if he doesn’t make the first match day squad. But they shouldn’t be.

Just leave him be and let him fight his way in without shit-stirring through the local media.
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Did the same with the article on Berge this week ‘bids received’ headline only to be referencing an old bid Hecky mentioned on radio. Proper cunts trick.
 
It's how they write headlines these days, click bait is all it is. Personally I think it's leading to their downfall, it's short-termism, in the long run their regular readers will get sick and tired of it and will stop reading.
 
Champagneblade said:
Anyone else finding it annoying how the Star just keep massively shit-stirring on this?

I don’t recall them trying to unsettle any Wednesday players this summer.

www.thestar.co.uk

Decision pending on Sheffield United midfielder Ismaila Coulibaly's immediate future

Sheffield United will assess Ismaila Coulibaly’s situation at Bramall Lane following Monday’s Championship opener against Watford, before deciding whether to temporarily place the midfielder with another club or keep him at Bramall Lane.
www.thestar.co.uk www.thestar.co.uk

There are 46, possibly 49 league games. Could be anywhere between 2 to double figures worth of cup games if draws are favourable. A good 50 to 60 games in all likelihood.

The notion United have to jump into a decision on a 21 year old that is new to the country is quite frankly sensationalism.

I’m sure the knives will be out from the Star if he doesn’t make the first match day squad. But they shouldn’t be.

Just leave him be and let him fight his way in without shit-stirring through the local media.
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They've got nothing to write about mate. Hemmingway at the Examiner is clearly the media darling of the club and is given insight into internal info. The Star is about as relevant as Katie Price is to natural beauty. They have to shit stir and use click bait to keep their failing operation alive. I reckon it's got 5 years max left, then it'll be gone. I won't be shedding a tear.
 
Correct snake, its pretty clear the YE is the clubs press mouth piece leaving the Star to pick up the crumbs. Plus the Athletic has done great coverage through Richard Sutcliffe and that works out at a quid a week subscription. Kate Burlaga also works at the Athletic

The only reason the Star still exists is people like my mum still buy it as they either cant get out or cant use the internet. The obituaries is the most read.part of the paper !
 
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LudlamBlade said:
James Shield, if you're on here, which I'm guessing you are...

Your journalism is shite and you look like you're perennially coming down from sniffing glue
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Champagneblade looks like thinly disguised racism from the star. That rag wouldnt dare pull the same trick for a white player at S6. Dog whistle writing in a paper that should be ashamed of itself. Club should call it out about it next week.
 
Does anyone believe that Coulibaly actually reads the Star (and that is definitely NOT a reflection on his understanding of the English language) ?
 
FriethBlade said:
Correct snake, its pretty clear the YE is the clubs press mouth piece leaving the Star to pick up the crumbs. Plus the Athletic has done great coverage through Richard Sutcliffe and that works out at a quid a week subscription. Kate Burlaga also works at the Athletic

The only reason the Star still exists is people like my mum still buy it as they either cant get out or cant use the internet. The obituaries is the most read.part of the paper !
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Flipped through a copy of the star sent to New Zealand
Couldn’t find out about GLOOPS. what’s the World coming to?
 
Rudders said:
Champagneblade looks like thinly disguised racism from the star. That rag wouldnt dare pull the same trick for a white player at S6. Dog whistle writing in a paper that should be ashamed of itself. Club should call it out about it next week.
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I don't know if it quite extends to that but they seem to be cheerleading on 1. A bust up with Coulibaly as Hecky tries to ease him into English football and 2. A last minute Berge departure which leaves United high and dry.

Meanwhile when Windass was being allegedly courted by a team in Argentina they were mainly going with the angle that it wasn't going to happen.

Maybe they just want United to have some strife and wait for the Save Our Owls to catch up.
 
CaptainMorgans said:
Still an enigma.
The problem I foresee for Coulibaly is that he's going to need at least a handful of games to get up to speed. I'm not sure we have a handful of games to offer.
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We have 46 league games and some cup games. No one wins promotion after 5 games. Plenty of time for him.
 

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