#11 | Oleksandr Zinchenko - 2020/21 Performances

[DruntBlunt]

City: "We have this fantastic French left-back. You're surplus and up for sale."
Zinny: "Like fuck I am"

 

[Tricky_Trev]

He’s an absolute baller. His passing gives us so much fluidity, but also his tactical understanding. When do you ever see him in the wrong position to either help build up or support an attack? Never. Class player for us.

 

[cleavers]

Worrying how Cancelo has dipped in form.

He was excellent against spurs for me.

Anyway wrong thread.

 

[cleavers]

Biggest bugbear, he's on buttons.

I wouldn't mind earning the "buttons" he gets, nor would you.

 

[cleavers]

He's a great young player, with a great attitude, he's not a left back, he's a midfielder, but he does what is asked of him wherever he plays for City, he'll captain his country soon enough, they think that much of him, and it'll be as a midfielder.

 

[Tevez City]

He's a great young player, with a great attitude, he's not a left back, he's a midfielder, but he does what is asked of him wherever he plays for City, he'll captain his country soon enough, they think that much of him, and it'll be as a midfielder.

He played +50 games for City

More than 45 of them as a LB
Therefore he is a LB.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

He's a great young player, with a great attitude, he's not a left back, he's a midfielder, but he does what is asked of him wherever he plays for City, he'll captain his country soon enough, they think that much of him, and it'll be as a midfielder.

If you think Zinchenko plays a traditional LB role, you’re simply not looking. Both Cancelo & Zinchenko, it is a modified LDM position, which only plays LB if and when the opposition has an actual RW who likes to go down the line.

Even in defence, our FBs play so narrow as to be more RCB/LCB than the traditional players you see elsewhere.

In other teams, a LB is a player who blunts the RW and knocks the ball down the line for his own LE.

At City, Zin plays as a modified LM, who has to cover marauders down his side, while breaking forward down the line, ensuring he maintains possession of the ball unless and until he is ready to play a ball into the danger zone from goal lines to penalty spot.

He’s clearly a good player, with the possibility of being one of the best left sided utility players in the world.

Personally, I do think we need another LB, but I’d much rather see us develop one than pay stupid money for another one. Save the money for the “big positions” where you simply have to pay big money for world class talent.

Zin may just have saved us £50M. Maybe it’s time to spend a little of it on extending his contract?

 

[OB1]

I think we need to stop saying he is not a left back.

 

[alib]

Some of his passing in tight spaces on the left touchline is phenomenal

 

[daveyboybluemoon]

He played +50 games for City

More than 45 of them as a LB
Therefore he is a LB.

Last night was his 94th Appearance for us (Started 77, come on as sub 17). I reckon you can count on one hand the amount of times he's not played LB