View Full Version : [Player] Abdul Kader Keita
Allez Lyonnais
16 Jun 2007, 01:08 AM
http://www.liberation.fr/actualite/sports/_files/file_206732_57268.jpg
Date of birth: August 6, 1981
Place of birth: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height: 1.82 m
Weight: 78 kg
Positions: right wing, left wing, attacking midfielder, center forward
Former clubs: Esbjerg fB, Africa Sports, Etoile du Sahel, Al Sadd, Lille
Catel
16 Jun 2007, 08:50 AM
Welcome Popito ! :p
Douai
16 Jun 2007, 04:21 PM
Lille better get someone really good to replace Keita.One of the big English clubs even wanted him (I think it was Man U.).
DaeHaMinGuk
17 Jun 2007, 11:22 PM
Is he right-footed? From what I've seen of him, he's going to be the most exciting OL player to watch. Excellent signing.
Allez Lyonnais
18 Jun 2007, 12:06 AM
He is right-footed, but seems fairly comfortable with his left foot also.
Inara
18 Jun 2007, 12:43 AM
He's great when his batteries are turned on. He's also frustrating when they're turned off (a la Govou). Hopefully Perrin will get the best out of him.
guignol
18 Jun 2007, 06:43 AM
He's great when his batteries are turned on. He's also frustrating when they're turned off (a la Govou). Hopefully Perrin will get the best out of him.i think it's govou who will get the best out of him, because he's still competition for the spot, and a real worker.
the downside of this signing? considering he's going to miss more than a few matches for the CAN, he's pretty expensive per match!
Catel
18 Jun 2007, 08:04 AM
Lille better get someone really good to replace Keita.One of the big English clubs even wanted him (I think it was Man U.).
Theu hired Columbian Luis Yanes from Santa Fé.
lefutur
18 Jul 2007, 06:30 PM
So far so good from this guy. He looks really dangerous already. :D
DaeHaMinGuk
18 Jul 2007, 08:41 PM
So far so good from this guy. He looks really dangerous already. :D
He's certainly going to be fun to watch. IMO, he's the type of player who can really help us in CL, with his ability to beat defenders 1-on-1 when the team game isn't working.
Allez Lyonnais
18 Aug 2007, 06:52 PM
Keita was nonexistent in the last two games we played. He'd better put his act together.
Inara
18 Aug 2007, 06:58 PM
Perrin complained about his nervousness today. If he isn't careful, he'll get red carded.
lefutur
05 Feb 2008, 09:00 AM
he's been pretty awesome in the CAN. is it the pressure of living up to his price tag thats inhibiting him?
http://www.dailymotion.com/search/lyon+ol/video/x499kv_keita-parle-de-sa-place-a-lyon-et-e_sport
Inara
05 Feb 2008, 11:47 AM
It could be. There is a lot of stress to perform when you're the club's most expensive signing ever. But Keita apparently said in an interview recently that he'd be willing to move to a different club if his situation doesn't change at Lyon.
I think that would be a huge loss because he's a great player. We're only seeing glimpses of his talent at the CAN. He's capable of so much more. And if we're going to give Fred a gazillion chances, we should do the same for Keita.
guignol
06 Feb 2008, 04:27 AM
...if we're going to give Fred a gazillion chances, we should do the same for Keita.i don't disagree. but AKK started the first 8 or so matches, and has appeared in all but a couple of matches. perrin gave him just about all the time he could, paying more attention to his potential than his performance until the good of the team just forced him to do otherwise.
taking him out of the lineup might have been a way to ease the pressure on him, but it didn't work. For once a club had to be happy to send a player to the CAN, this was the best thing that could have happened to kader keita and it was almost predictable.
guignol
08 Feb 2008, 08:41 AM
and as selfish as it is, CIV getting schooled egypt may be the cherry on top: because now AKK has reasons to be both confident AND hungry!
lefutur
08 Feb 2008, 02:29 PM
what a goal against egypt. geeesh.
lefutur
16 Mar 2008, 12:18 PM
Dy-no-mite!
guignol
17 Mar 2008, 07:01 AM
on en redemande!
midknight
17 Mar 2008, 09:05 PM
He sure took long enough...