#22 | Benjamin Mendy - 2020/21 Performances

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Psychedelic Casual said:
Our record with Mendy this season:

P18 W13 D2 L3 F43 (including 2 from him, one was that cracker at Leicester the other week) A16 GD+27
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Leicester and Leeds away are the only two times I think he's really let himself down. Other than that he's been alright this season. He's had a few really conservative games but he's also had a few where he really looks the part.

He's a curious player, because I have maintained for a long time that if he somehow gets back to his best then he's be a top left back, and I think the club feel that way too. But everything's so stop start with him you never know if he's ever going to get there.

On the point I'm assuming you're making, it does wind me up seeing some posts suggesting it's an automatic loss if he plays.
 
I would keep Mendy for another season.

The worst thing that could happen that he will be our 2nd/3rd choice LB.

The team is well covered at LB with Zinchenko, Cancelo , Mendy & Ake who could play there.

Let Mendy & Zinchenko compete for the 1st spot & Cancelo or Ake used as emergency LB .
 
He put in a creditable performance and put in some quality balls going forward. Not least the assist for Sergio. But sorry, he'll never be back to his best. What's very striking is that in defence, if he loses the ball, that's it. He simply has no acceleration to go after the player and get a block in. The difference with Walker on the other side is glaring. Kyle makes some stupid blunders — who doesn't? — but he often has the speed to recover from them. Not getting on Mendy's case, and congrats for yesterday's performance. Just calling it as I see it. I'm sure his injuries have ruined what might have been a spectacular career. When he first arrived, he was going outside his marker and beating him for fun, then cutting fizzing balls back from the byline. I just don't believe we'll ever see that again.
 
He did well yesterday,he looked hungry and capable,he's still a very useful player for the 'lesser' games.

The problem will always be the next injury.
 
FantasyIreland said:
He did well yesterday,he looked hungry and capable,he's still a very useful player for the 'lesser' games.

The problem will always be the next injury.
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He indeed had a great game.

Trouble is, his great games are now an aberration - usually he's simply horrible.

I hope we can sell him next window.
 
Problem is that he has become so slow and is always targeted as he’s can be a clear weak link in some games, which we don’t have many. Townsend looked like he was gonna get around Mendy each time. Offensively, no complaints though, and great pass to Kun. Seems more focused now and I hope he can keep on contributing.
 
RayCTID said:
Still can contribute this season but going forward we should move him on.
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The thing is he always comes back towards the end of the season, plays 4-5 dead games, performs well and instills a belief that old Mendy is back.

As much as I love this guy, its time to move on and get a proper left back. No point in having any weakness in the team when we can just crush it in all areas.
 
FantasyIreland said:
He did well yesterday,he looked hungry and capable,he's still a very useful player for the 'lesser' games.

The problem will always be the next injury.
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Not sure about the lesser games, he has the ability to create chances over & over again.

And regarding his injury, I am not sure if his record is worse than Gundogan's record.
 
Tevez City said:
Not sure about the lesser games, he has the ability to create chances over & over again.

And regarding his injury, I am not sure if his record is worse than Gundogan's record.
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In theory he has the ability to be as useful attacking wise to us as Alexander-Arnold was last season for Liverpool. Mendy is a great attacking talent, in theory. People fixate on his crossing, but he has this wonderful ability to play the ball inside at pace as a pass to a central player, such as for the Aguero goal. He's also a surprisingly decent player at beating fullbacks with skill in one on ones.

His injury record has been better this season, certainly.

I think Mendy has an extremely high ceiling (which as I've stated elsewhere, is the reason I think he's still not been loaned out anywhere or ever been put up for sale). The difficult part is him getting there.
 
noirish said:
Problem is that he has become so slow and is always targeted as he’s can be a clear weak link in some games, which we don’t have many. Townsend looked like he was gonna get around Mendy each time. Offensively, no complaints though, and great pass to Kun. Seems more focused now and I hope he can keep on contributing.
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He didn't though, on at least a couple of occasions Townsend had a yard on him but Mendy made up the ground and eased him off the ball, winning possession back for us.
 
Thought he played very well the other day but he'll take his foot off the pedal and put another shit performance in within the next few games as he always does. Cant rely on him and he's not interested and anyone who sticks up for this clown is a mug.

Nothing to do with injuries because physically he seems fine, but he'll switch off and/or do some lazy shit that will cost us at some point. Just see the season out then get him out and forget he ever happened
 
I'm glad he has performances like that, showing that he is actually a very good player....but for me it's only so we can generate interest in him to move on

Think he still has a place in the squad right now, but with 1 year left think we should still actively sell him, doesnt deserve a new one

Need to be a bit ruthless with him
 
Thought he played well perhaps Palace is his level, but i would still move him on, even on loan to CFG clubs, he is now our fourth choice left back probably on the highest wage and least reliable, Nuno Mendez a kid is already better than him with more potential, we can not have Mendy at the club because Pep will play him
 
salfordbluetrue said:
Thought he played well perhaps Palace is his level, but i would still move him on, even on loan to CFG clubs, he is now our fourth choice left back probably on the highest wage and least reliable, Nuno Mendez a kid is already better than him with more potential, we can not have Mendy at the club because Pep will play him
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He's not great but he's far, far too good for any of our CFG clubs. Shipping him to the MLS, A-League or Spanish second division would be an insult- and those are the three best ones.
 
Rolee said:
He didn't though, on at least a couple of occasions Townsend had a yard on him but Mendy made up the ground and eased him off the ball, winning possession back for us.
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He definitely has picked up a yard or so,. I suspect his time out he has been working at his previously injured knee.

Possibility we might see the Monaco Mendy next season cause he and Bernardo ripped us a new one.
 
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