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Saed Kolasinac is 'built like one of those north London brick toilets', hails Garth Crooks after the Arsenal defender's display in Chelsea draw

Daily Mail | September 18, 2017

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He has strong links to Tottenham but Garth Crooks has been effusive in his praise for a player from their fiercest rivals.

Arsenal defender Saed Kolasinac has made an instant impact at the club since joining on a free transfer from Schalke this summer.

And the 24-year-old's brilliant display in their 0-0 draw at Premier League champions Chelsea on Sunday hasn't gone unnoticed by Crooks.

Arsenal's Saed Kolasinac has been praised for his display against Chelsea by Garth Crooks
Arsenal's Saed Kolasinac has been praised for his display against Chelsea by Garth Crooks
The BBC pundit compared the defender to being built like a 'north London brick toilet'
The BBC pundit compared the defender to being built like a 'north London brick toilet'
The 24-year-old shone as the Gunners earned a 0-0 draw at Chelsea on Sunday afternoon
The 24-year-old shone as the Gunners earned a 0-0 draw at Chelsea on Sunday afternoon

Writing in his column for BBC Sport, Crooks took an unusual turn in comparing the Bosnia-Herzegovina international to a 'brick toilet' before condemning David Luiz for his horror tackle on Kolasinac - a challenge that he withstood.

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