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Re: Aleks Kolarov - take a bow Juve are going to offer him a contract apparently. What can I say about him this year - most improved player maybe. There's no doubting his quality, and it's great to see he has turned around so many people's opinions. For me the best attacking left back in the...

'Fans' wishing their own players to get a red card? Are you freaking serious?

Am I the only one who thought that Oscar fouled him first? He just jumped into Nastasic, and that is almost always a foul by the attacker. Regardless of that - I see people are criminally overreacting. Nastasic wasn't great by any means, but he didn't really do a whole lot wrong tonight. I...

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I'm one of his biggest fans but thought he was very sloppy today. He needs to be much more aggressive in the challenge, and cut out the stupid fouls. He also seems to be turned a lot easier this season. Last year, positionally he was all over players. Wherever they turned he was there - he did...

I'd be interested to see how many LB's have more runs up and down the Left flank than he does. That article above explains it well - Relentless runs.

I'm delighted that Kolarov has changed the views of lots of people on here. It's good to see that people who slated him have now come round to knowing that he is indeed a good player. You will never get absolute defensive solidarity from him. One thing that bothers me is how lax he is when it...

Clichy offers so little going forward, and has made some howlers defensively this season. If it wasn't for his pace he would be average. Despite Kolarov having a better season than him he is still being slated - though must be said not as much. Btw - what a ridiculous strike that was on...

Three assists seems low. Regardless though, Kolarov almost always creates something in the match. He is underrated on here, we know he's suspect defensively but you got to take the rough with the smooth.

How many assists has he had this season?

The pace argument is moot. Vidic has been the best defender in the world over the last 5 years, and he is no faster than Nastasic. Great defenders have great positioning. Nastasic, I believe has this but for whatever reason his timing and concentration isn't at it's best at the moment. He's...

I think he could have done better with the 1st goal, the attempted block wasn't really successful. Though if it weren't for Clichy completely being bypassed the goal wouldn't have happened. As for the second he is definitely not to blame. He gets ahead of the striker, and then plays a simple...

He definitely plays well beyond his years. He's still very young so when he matures more he should be able to lead the defence on his own more comfortably. He already does it to some degree. Its just about being consistent.

As I've mentioned before he needs to concentrate more and stop the silly fouls. He has a tendency to put both hands on the players back and of course they will go down. Also needs to be more aggressive in the air. I want to see him be more commanding, and mop up the loose balls early before they...

It wouldn't work with him as a LW. He plays better moving forward into that space, that space vacated for his overlapping runs rather than him committing defenders and dribbling past them. He's definitely in his element under Pellegrini. Such a shame his free kick went wide. Btw, anyone got...

It's good you brought that up because that was a really important interception/clearance. As for less at ease in the PL, well he had a great campaign last year so I don't see why he's not at ease already. What has Hansen said about him ?

I've said this before and I'll say it again. There are two things Nastasic needs to do to be a really brilliant defender. 1) Be more aggressive in the air - He's probably bulkier than someone like Vidic but is no way near as aggressive as him in the air. 2) Be more concentrated - As many have...

Someone needs to do a GIF of him raging whilst bloodied up. Such a no nonsense character. Great start to the season from him. There is a clear difference between him now and last season.

Against Villa he had the worst game I remember him having - but as Daxman pointed about Kompany was at fault too but nothing has been mentioned about that. Anyway, last night I think he played a solid game. Made one absolutely crucial block from a cross, and couldn't really be blamed for any...

Both Kompany and even Nastasic do that. Both of them push up high with the ball. Kompany especially.