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artan wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 8:26 pm Last year Kumbulla had nagging injuries and caught covid which really made him have several set backs. Overall he still did get playing time and even scored some goals. Completely opposite this year.



Kumbulla seems to me like a good kid and he’s clearly talented. Sometimes a player and coach aren’t a fix and I think Mourinho never rated him from the start. He needs a move

Please let's stop with these dumb excuses. Has nothing to do with injuries, covid, Mourinho, illuminati, etc..

Fact is that he's simply inferior to Ibanez, Mancini and Smalling. Nothing wrong with that. It is what it is. He's only 20 and has long ways to go.
It's not that deep.

Dallku wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 8:39 pm Please let's stop with these dumb excuses. Has nothing to do with injuries, covid, Mourinho, illuminati, etc..

Fact is that he's simply inferior to Ibanez, Mancini and Smalling. Nothing wrong with that. It is what it is. He's only 20 and has long ways to go.
It's not that deep.

Gjimshiti was loaned to Avellino for a season and then Benevento and now he's a starter for Atalanta. Kumbulla needs to look for a loan to a team that will start him week in week out. It's that simple. .

Dallku wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 8:39 pm Please let's stop with these dumb excuses. Has nothing to do with injuries, covid, Mourinho, illuminati, etc..

Fact is that he's simply inferior to Ibanez, Mancini and Smalling. Nothing wrong with that. It is what it is. He's only 20 and has long ways to go.
It's not that deep.

He's not inferior to them. His peak shits on their peak. Dude has had stellar games against CR7 and Lewandowski. He gets blamed for a "shit game" (CB getting outpaced by a winger from the halfway line), when Ibanez plays like garbage and no mention from Mou. The thing about defending is that it takes at least a season, if not seasons, of being a starter to showcase your skills. It's not like strikers which you can put on for 30 minutes and see their skills.

Kumbulla essentially gets almost 0 play time, and is expected to somehow to push existing players with plenty of minutes in their legs out of the starting lineup with 0 confidence from the coach all while beating a dozen injuries since 2019.

artan wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 8:26 pm Don’t forget at Chelsea he put De Bruyne, Lakaku, Salah and Mata all in his dog house and forced them out. Fans were begging him in 2014 to play De Bruyne when he was clearly at that point a world class player and but Mourinho didn’t even give him a shot and opted for Schrule over him.

This. Schurle is not even a professional football player while De Bruyne is arguably the best midfielder in the world.

And Salah? That one needs no mention.

Aurora Bulkualis wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:51 am Schurle is not even a professional football player while De Bruyne is arguably the best midfielder in the world.

Schurrle has retired.. but in his day, you would be justified to field him over any player in the world.

The legacy remains intact as a legendary footballer who enjoyed a tremendous career, culminating with a terrific assist that won his nation the biggest prize in all of sport!

Best comparison for Kumbulla is Rrahmani. Kumbulla was actually the higher valued of the two. Rrahmani was benched for god knows how long because he barely got a chance at Napoli. They wouldnt trust him. Now hes starting for the best defence/team in Serie A while Kumbulla is left some Europa League scraps, where Mou fields 2nd rate teams with 0 chemistry and bad tactics.

Kumbulla was the only one of the 'Bodo 5' to be reinstated for the game against Cagliari. The rest continue to remain in the stands.

RedFootballs wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 1:04 pm Kumbulla was the only one of the 'Bodo 5' to be reinstated for the game against Cagliari. The rest continue to remain in the stands.

Roma owners pressured Mourinho or he really needs him?

He’s left with only these defenders: Mancini, Ibanez, Vina e Karsdorp, and the 19 years old Calafiori.
He’s missing: Smalling, Spinazzola, Fazio, Santon and Reynolds

CBs are the ones most likely to miss games due to injuries and yellow cards. In Serie A defenders get around 8-12 yellow cards and at least 1 red card a season. Althrough Kumbulla isn’t a red card type of defender, he has collected 14 yellow cards and 1 red card in the last two seasons.


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Aurora Bulkualis wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 6:51 am Best comparison for Kumbulla is Rrahmani. Kumbulla was actually the higher valued of the two. Rrahmani was benched for god knows how long because he barely got a chance at Napoli. They wouldnt trust him. Now hes starting for the best defence/team in Serie A while Kumbulla is left some Europa League scraps, where Mou fields 2nd rate teams with 0 chemistry and bad tactics.

He was only valued higher because of his age. Rrahmani was actually the better defender, that's why he played in the sides of the 3 men backline while Kumbulla played in the middle. The versatile defenders usually play on the sides. You're underestimating how important speed and ball control is for defenders at these higher levels.

Lewandowski didn't score against San Marino either. I guess the San Marino CBs should be at top clubs too.

Dallku wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:09 pm

Aurora Bulkualis wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 6:51 am Best comparison for Kumbulla is Rrahmani. Kumbulla was actually the higher valued of the two. Rrahmani was benched for god knows how long because he barely got a chance at Napoli. They wouldnt trust him. Now hes starting for the best defence/team in Serie A while Kumbulla is left some Europa League scraps, where Mou fields 2nd rate teams with 0 chemistry and bad tactics.

He was only valued higher because of his age. Rrahmani was actually the better defender, that's why he played in the sides of the 3 men backline while Kumbulla played in the middle. The versatile defenders usually play on the sides. You're underestimating how important speed and ball control is for defenders at these higher levels.

Lewandowski didn't score against San Marino either. I guess the San Marino CBs should be at top clubs too.

No, Kumbulla was actually the better defender. And how the f*** are you comparing it to San Marino? That game was do or die for Poland. He won 9/9 duels against Lewandowski. It's not just about keeping a clean sheet.

Rrahmani went through the same crap. Just sitting in Napoli's bench because no one trusted him for over a year. He was more lucky with injuries though.

Rrahmani got ONE chance at Napoli and he took it with both hands. He impressed and earned his spot.

Kumbulla has gotten countless chances for Roma. Last year(21 games) and this year in Conference League and he hasn't impressed a soul. On the contrary he has been terrible. When was the last time he had an OK game for Roma?

Kumbulla's highlight in Roma is Norwegian farmers jogging past him. As Mourinho said, he's a bicycle compared to the opponent who's a car.