to the 'flag boy 'song (you know; my flag boy and your flag boy were sitting by the fire)
ibou, ibou,
ibou konate
winning all the headers, in the box
ibou konate
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We have a winner. This is the one. Love it! 
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Good job David Pleat isnât commentating anymore.
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Over the moon with this one,just stay fit,we will expect to see a lot of you in time.
Welcome to Liverpool!
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Pretty sure it was him commenting on the Europa League final coverage that I had.
I saw you praising him in another post, but donât know enough myself. Physical, fast, good technique and good in the air is what I know but itâs just from reading others. Have you followed him a bit in Germany ?
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Not as closely as I follow Hertha but watch enough BuLi that I was hyping this kid back on TIA. I even posted back there that I liked him a bit better than Upamecano. Theyâre both fantastic young defenders but I feel like he could be a really special player, I think Iâm most excited to see him develop under JK and his staff. Itâs not often that a player you like playing for some other club gets signed by the club you follow.
But like The Boss said in his statement today, heâs still a boy and has plenty room to grow. He still has to come in and learn the system and whatâs expected of him. The sky is the limit for him playing next to Virgil.
Itâs 100% a transfer that Liverpool supporters should be really excited about.
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Oh believe me, I am ! I have read only good things ! I also noticed that his injuries werenât as many as some said (you posted something above and I read a journalist saying the same).
I just hope people donât expect instant impact. Despite him getting a preseason, most players need something like half a season (some a whole) to get used to the Premier League for real. So yeah, I hope people wonât have the knives out after 6-7 matches if he plays âbadlyâ in the beginning.
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Yes! Completely agree. That is my number 1 biggest fear for him. The expectation will be very high from supporters. So I suspect The Boss will protect him.
The other intangible that remains to be seen is how he will need to adjust to is the level of professionalism at this club. Itâs a massive jump in expectations, pressure, and professionalism for him coming to Liverpool.
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Fans will praise players into the sky before they should (Keita and âpower-cubeâ as an example) and they will denigrate others far too soon; thatâs fandom for many. But yeah, I hope fans wonât see him as the important cog in the defence in the first 10 games or so. Maybe he will be, but then we are lucky in truth. Second half of the season though, thatâs when I start to expect major things from new players. I really, really hope he will make it ! Certainly sounds incredibly exciting as a player, as he ticks those boxes ! 
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By the way, if youâre wondering if Ibrahima is excited to come to Liverpool, check out his IG story. I think he shared every IG post that announced or celebrated his transfer. 
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Could you be as kind as to link it, as I am not on instagram so I probably canât use the search function there ? I am really intrigued about this player !
Edit: nevermind, google helped me 
Second edit: except I see nothing but pictures there. Oh well.
Third edit: but he does post stuff on twitter 
https://twitter.com/ibrahimakonate_
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All I do, is think about IbouâŠ
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Nice. But that tackle from behind in the box is going to be a penalty here.
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reminds me a bit of Torres Phsyique in that his Glutes make his upper body appear small.
he either needs to work on his upper body or his Glutes are fucking hella pumping.
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Gotta say I donât know much about him but from some of these videos Iâm seeing (I know I know, anybody can look good in these videos) but the bloke looks a complete baller.
Crazy to think that VVD is gonna struggle to get a game next season with Konate and Phillips obviously in front of him in the pecking order.
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Important to mention is that heâs âlockedâ as a France player now, canât change to play for Mali par example.
Rule says when you play an official U21 game aged 22, you canât change your senior colours anymore.
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No AFCON!!!
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He started off as a striker and from the video likes getting forward even more than Phillps. Ibou and Nat will become the terrors of opposition defenses. 