Ibrahima KONATE: 2024/25

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I sadly feel that might be the title gone.

Once a week would be fine but these lads arenā€™t holding up for the entire period. And we see this year after year.

Ah well still the CL.

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I donā€™t think so. Slot has got the best out of majority the players weā€™ve seen this season. Quansah/Gomez will step up.

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Sadly even if they do they will go down at some point.

And Quansah after the sub looks totally different.

If it was the Quansah previous to that I think we could ride it out.

Problem is Robbo is dying on his arse as well and Tsimikas has a ā€œknockā€ though he was at the facilities yesterday so if we can get him on for Newcastle that would help.

Unfortunately, Iā€™m already used to seeing Konate play: 29 (shared with Matip), 24 and 37 games in his first 3 seasons. Which is not great, considering heā€™s this robust CB in his most potent years.

And he came with a background of seasons where his average wasnā€™t great either.

Frustrating, but I have the confidence we can maintain the level. Football is a funny game sometimes, you get unpleasant and pleasant surprises (which are sometimes easy to forget).

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Not in the best moods anyhow so thatā€™s probably why.

This really looks like a deliberate attempt to injure a player:

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Does he? I donā€™t think Iā€™ve seen anything other than the inevitable fluctuations in form that is stereotypical of younger playersā€¦

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We havenā€™t really seen that much of him this season, which would account for why he may have looked a little rusty when he has been on.

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Massive shame this. Hes been a rock in defence this season. Hereā€™s hoping hes back sooner rather than later.

I trust Gomez. Quansah, not so much. Testing times ahead.

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Could have been worse going into a really difficult time of the season, Arsenal have at least 2 injuries atm.

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Iā€™m devastated for him.

& angry.

Donā€™t know who to be angry at but Iā€™m angry.

Not uncontrollably angry as I did anticipate worst, but angry enough to be angrily angry.

Actually itā€™s just hit me weā€™re going to see Gomez at CB for the next 10-15 games, oh sweet mother oh mary give me strength.

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2019-20 says hi.

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Gomez is fine. The problem is, we also lost Tsimikas and Bradley. Now, we have no substitutes for Trent and Robertson. Trent might be okay, but I doubt Robertson can play two games each week for a month.

Last I checked, thereā€™s no timeframe on Tsimikas yet, could be mild, could be serious, we donā€™t know. We also donā€™t know how long Bradley is out for.

Tsimkas was down at the training on Thursday and had training gear on from the photos so he probably isnā€™t that far away.

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Heā€™s fine, but not for an extended spell at CB. Much rather see Quansah get the nod, his ā€œawfulnessā€ this season has been blown way out of proportion.

Where has the 10-15 games number come from? Ibouā€™s words make me think itā€™s longer ( the rest of the season at least ). If theyā€™ve announced what specific injury heā€™s got I guess the length of time can be extrapolated from that but I havenā€™t actually seen what the exact injury is - first guess is knee ligament damage of some sort given the way the RM player rolled over him. Had shades of Ramos on Salah deliberate injury.

Surprised Liverpool havenā€™t forced UEFA to investigate and possibly retroactively punish the dickhead Endrick.