#11 | Oleksandr Zinchenko - 2020/21 Performances

[Saddleworth2]

Poor tonight. Position still an issue but Cancelo and Mendy need to be the only two.

 

[mccity]

The worst performance in a City shirt I have seen in 57 years of watching City.I get frustrated when City fans tell me its not his usual position ... but a fucking half decent midfielder can find his own fucking player with a pass so why cant this useless fanny ??

So every player in the 8-1 defeat to Middlesbrough was better than Zin was tonight? Every player in every game under Stuart Pearce was better than Zin was tonight. Every player in every game when we got relegated whichever time you choose was better than Zin was tonight? Every player in the FA Cup final loss to Wigan was better than Zin was tonight? I could go on with about 100 more examples...

You're allowed to say Zinchenko had a very bad game if you want, but exaggerations like that are completely unnecessary and childish even.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Lacking game time.

However, never been good enough. Needs to move on for the sake of his career.

 

[bluegaz13]

For a player who no doubt has some talent and was bought originally as a creative attacking player I fail to understand why he isn’t capable of whipping a decent cross in..... nothing to do with playing out of position....very frustrating !

 

[argyle]

The worst performance in a City shirt I have seen in 57 years of watching City.I get frustrated when City fans tell me its not his usual position ... but a fucking half decent midfielder can find his own fucking player with a pass so why cant this useless fanny ??

Over the top.

He isn't at the required level though.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Lacking game time.

However, never been good enough. Needs to move on for the sake of his career.

Agreed, if everyone is fit he's at best 3rd choice maybe even 4th if Pep see's Ake as an option at LB.

 

[Phil1]

He's the perfect squad player for games like tonight.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Was decent a couple of seasons ago now he looks poor. Not even good enough to be a squad player if tonight's performance was anything to go by.

 

[mccity]

A bit lacking, but given that he was obviously playing to rest others I can't complain. He was very middle of the ground.

 

[Withnail]

His crossing is certainly.....interesting

Interesting is not the word I would use. Replace interesting with crap.

 

[Mike N]

I can't believe that a club that aspires to be a top club, still has this guy in our squad.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Utter wank.

Just shouldn’t be at the club any more, and most certainly shouldn't be playing left back if he ever does take to the field.

Embarrassingly bad.

 

[Phil1]

Utter wank.

Just shouldn’t be at the club any more, and most certainly shouldn't be playing left back if he ever does take to the field.

Embarrassingly bad.

I mean, c'mon, this is a player who played his part in a couple of great seasons. He deserves more credit than this post.
As long as he doesn't feature in important games then I can live with that.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Complete absence of any kind of change of gear renders him totally ineffective both defensively and going forward. Decent enough tekkers, but that was mind rotting watching him gormlessly belt cross after cross into the opposition full back’s legs tonight, and all for want of the pace to buy himself half a yard

 

[cjn]

It's really, really hard to come in and play well when you see the pitch as infrequently he does, so I don't even blame him necessarily, I just don't really understand why he's on the team. He's still only 23 so hopefully he can move on somewhere soon and have a good career.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Difficult to come in from the cold......but,fucking hell,he's poor.

He makes poor decisions/passes and often puts his teammates in difficulty.His positioning and awareness is also wank.

We need a replacement.Surely one of the kids couldnt do worse?

 

[Rammy Blue]

I mean, c'mon, this is a player who played his part in a couple of great seasons. He deserves more credit than this post.
As long as he doesn't feature in important games then I can live with that.

Oh give over, I just don’t sugar coat it. He was appalling last night, and shouldn’t be at the club after slagging off Pep after the Lyon game. We just as usual weren’t ruthless enough to fuck him off.

 

[sh249]

Obviously unsuited to playing high and wide as a fullback.

 

[Phil1]

Oh give over, I just don’t sugar coat it. He was appalling last night, and shouldn’t be at the club after slagging off Pep after the Lyon game. We just as usual weren’t ruthless enough to fuck him off.

There’s nothing to sugar coat. Him playing meant we didn’t risk our first choice full back and he performed pretty much as we all expected. A limited footballer who is a squad player for a good reason.
Him not being great shouldn’t surprise anybody but it’s the type of game where you can afford to give him minutes.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

He's a bit like a spare tyre for a car.
You only need to use in an emergency and for as little time as possible.
Giving Walker and Mendy a rest.
We appear to have a lot of younger players coming through but possibly left back is not one.
Ake would probably have played if fit.
If Mendy can stay fit till the New Year then Zin will be off to a new club.
Defensively I thought he was ok but the amount of chances he had to play balls into the box but couldn't was incredible