Said it for years but for me the lad is not even good enough for a runners up medal in any way shape or form.Totally out of his depth in Citys midfield and even worse as a left full back.
For those of you think he is more than good enough then our Manager thought better at half time ... but may of of us thought exactly the same before the start.
Another player who is average.
The "many of us" thinking exactly the same before the start, are the ones suffering of short memories. The lad played at a very high level last season and that was not the first time he proved over and over what good a player he is. His bad luck this season is that Cancelo somehow plays some unbelievable stuff at left back, and he needs to. Healthy competition.
I think you and the "many of us" look at Zinchenko as an individual player. Not a natural LB from origin, and still playing a midfieldrole for his national team (where he performs outstanding as well, without presenting himself to other team members as being a prick because he plays in one of the best teams in Europe). I get it.
I try to look at the bigger picture without comparing him to Cancelo. How does the team and moreso the players around him perform when he plays. Well, he makes that left side tick. He easily solves problems created by other due to his reading of the game and moreso his unbelievable and much underrated technical skills. He knows exactly what to do when he finds himself in another position, left or right. And no-one can doubt his fighting spirit. He is a perfect Pep-player.
Now, there's Mendy (in jail), there's Ake, and there's this season wonderboy Cancelo. All able to play at LB. All totally different players. And the team or moreso the left side of the team plays different whoever starts. That's on Pep. From what I see (and maybe "many of us" who are with me on this) aknowledge that whenever Zinchenko plays, we do great. As for now, he needs to accept Cancelo is simply too good to sub.
Yesterday he was subbed due to the fact that he is not able to play 90 minutes at a high level because he hasn't played a lot. And the scoreline needed the change. So easy to understand, even by you and "the many of us".