#11 | Oleksandr Zinchenko - 2020/21 Performances

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On the face of it we will be looking to buy for 3 positions in the summer to replace Mendy at left back, Aguero at striker and Fernandinho at number 6. I'd be interested to know whether Pep would trust him in that number 6 back up role to Rodri while offering us that cover at left back. The lack of aerial ability and physicality could cost him
 
Will always be a squad player , a vast improvement on the present Mendy
 
Sleeping_Easy said:
I think the only problem with that is that we'd find it much easier to find a buyer for Zinchenko than for Mendy. Going off what they've shown on the pitch though, you're right in which one should be staying
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We might have to loan him for a year. I don't see the point of keeping Mendy another year. It's clear that Pep doesn't rate him/has given up on him. Similar to Stones when Ferna was playing ahead of him at CB.

And it's very unlikely that Mendy will pull a Stones like revival.
 
I struggle with Zinchenko. He’s decent enough and technically good. I get he’s playing in an unnatural position but..

He seems to slow the play. When he come inside and receives the ball from centre halves, he’s not on the turn but facing them, and has his back to the left sided forward. He impeded passes to Foden to the extent of him being redundant for parts of the game. His confidence isn’t in line with his ability and some of his passing causes breakdowns of attacks. I get everyone does to some degree, but he tries to force it at time. If he’s going to make it, it will be at left back so he needs to learn what it takes instead of playing like he’s doing us a favour,
 
Sleeping_Easy said:
I think the only problem with that is that we'd find it much easier to find a buyer for Zinchenko than for Mendy. Going off what they've shown on the pitch though, you're right in which one should be staying
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Agreed, that says it all... as other people have the said the priority is making sure the squad has the best player possible, the financial implications come second (Mendy signing has already been a disaster anyway, there’s no changing that now!)
 
kunaguero10 said:
Agreed, that says it all... as other people have the said the priority is making sure the squad has the best player possible, the financial implications come second (Mendy signing has already been a disaster anyway, there’s no changing that now!)
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It's ok writing off the financial implications of it but there's the squad limitations to factor in. Mendy probably won't be able to get the same wages where ever he goes so there's no incentive for him to leave. If he doesn't go that means we can't bring someone in.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
How long do you play in a role before you become it?
He is our best left back by a country mile and is worth his place in the team. I hope we keep him.
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There shouldn't be a great deal of difference these days between an old left back and an old left half. The critical thing, I think, is the 'left' bit. I always think that the Cruyff Dutch national teams were stuffed with inside rights and inside lefts, even the goalie (although he was never as good as Eddie would be playing midfield!). Zinky has proved he is more than an adequate left back, but since he realised that a ball was round and rolled away and towards you he has probably spent more time as a midfielder, but I do agree at the highest level most of his games have been at LB. I must admit that I don't know where he plays for the Ukraine national team. I shall await an immediate answer on here. If none is forthcoming from 'international' or Ukrainian Bluemooners I shall 'google' and amend this post accordingly.
 
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There shouldn't be a great deal of difference these days between an old left back and an old left half. The critical thing, I think, is the 'left' bit. I always think that the Cruyff Dutch national teams were stuffed with inside rights and inside lefts, even the goalie (although he was never as good as Eddie would be playing midfield!). Zinky has proved he is more than an adequate left back, but since he realised that a ball was round and rolled away and towards you he has probably spent more time as a midfielder, but I do agree at the highest level most of his games have been at LB. I must admit that I don't know where he plays for the Ukraine national team. I shall await an immediate answer on here. If none is forthcoming from 'international' or Ukrainian Bluemooners I shall 'google' and amend this post accordingly.
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He plays in midfield for Ukraine mate. Not sure where but defo midfield.
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
There shouldn't be a great deal of difference these days between an old left back and an old left half. The critical thing, I think, is the 'left' bit. I always think that the Cruyff Dutch national teams were stuffed with inside rights and inside lefts, even the goalie (although he was never as good as Eddie would be playing midfield!). Zinky has proved he is more than an adequate left back, but since he realised that a ball was round and rolled away and towards you he has probably spent more time as a midfielder, but I do agree at the highest level most of his games have been at LB. I must admit that I don't know where he plays for the Ukraine national team. I shall await an immediate answer on here. If none is forthcoming from 'international' or Ukrainian Bluemooners I shall 'google' and amend this post accordingly.
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He's more like box to box when playing for Ukraine. That's his heat map during Ukraine’s Euro qualification campaign
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He struggled a bit in the first half, but he didn't let his head drop and in the 2nd he did himself proud.
 
Fantastic 2nd half. He's our starting LB, I don't even think we need to look into the transfer market.
 
Well that's it really, he's definitely our starting LB now, a bit dodgy in the first half though nothing disastrous, his second half was brilliant just totally owned Salah.
 
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