Aleksandar Kolarov - 2016/17 performances

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May stay as fourth choice full back and centre half. Won a few trophies with limited ability but good for morale amongst the players and was always keen to take part in Christmas videos. Think Pep wants a little more though.
 
I know he's not always people's favourite player but his willingness to adapt this season, his ability in that adaptation and the years he's served the club very loyally and with no real dramas surely have to earn the lad a bit of respect now?

Good on you Kolarov lad, you've been a lot better than most gave you credit for. Personally I'd be sad to see him go.
 
NQCitizen said:
I know he's not always people's favourite player but his willingness to adapt this season, his ability in that adaptation and the years he's served the club very loyally and with no real dramas surely have to earn the lad a bit of respect now?

Good on you Kolarov lad, you've been a lot better than most gave you credit for. Personally I'd be sad to see him go.
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Fair enough. I am not a fan and I think he is finished under Pep now at CB following his Monaco performance and if Clichy is deemed a better option at left back then you are in trouble. I'm not sure he will stay to he honest if we can find a taker but he has had a reasonable season this one.
 
Kolarov will be 32 in December, and he's slower than a stoned slug. With City clearing the decks to vastly improve our squad, I'm surprised he's one who hasn't been touted for the chop, but there's still time yet I suppose.

Kolarov is a reasonable PL player, but his total lack of pace has always troubled me and has constantly been targeted by other teams as a way to breach our defence. I think if we're making such wholesale changes, Kolarov should be one of them too.

Given the choice, I'd have rather kept Clichy as back up to a new left back.
 
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Dribble said:
Kolarov will be 32 in December, and he's slower than a stoned slug. With City clearing the decks to vastly improve our squad, I'm surprised he's one who hasn't been touted for the chop, but there's still time yet I suppose.

Kolarov is a reasonable PL player, but his total lack of pace has always troubled me and has constantly been targeted by other teams as a way to breach our defence. I think if we're making such wholesale changes, Kolarov should be one of them too.

Given the choice, I'd have rather kept Clichy as back up to a new left back.
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Pep rates his left foot/passing ability highly. He also thinks Kolarov can be used in games against teams who have slow striker, like West Brom
 
Southern said:
Pep rates his left foot/passing ability highly. He also thinks Kolarov can be used in games against teams who have slow striker, like West Brom
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If Kolarov is playing LB, the main threat to his lack of pace will be wingers and flying full back. I'll never forget Fat Sam and Pulis saying how they deliberately targeted Zabs and Kolarov for this very same reason. Clichy's pace has slowed from his heyday, but even now he's twice as fast as Kolarov.

Pep said in an interview that we needed pace and energy from our full backs to get up and down the pitch. This being the case, I don't understand why Kolarov hasn't been touted as one to be leaving....
 
Dribble said:
If Kolarov is playing LB, the main threat to his lack of pace will be wingers and flying full back. I'll never forget Fat Sam and Pulis saying how they deliberately targeted Zabs and Kolarov for this very same reason. Clichy's pace has slowed from his heyday, but even now he's twice as fast as Kolarov.

Pep said in an interview that we needed pace and energy from our full backs to get up and down the pitch. This being the case, I don't understand why Kolarov hasn't been touted as one to be leaving....
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I think his performances at CB, ability from set pieces and his passing from deep has impressed Pep enough to let him see out his contract.
 
We have enough of a logistical nightmare moving the obvious excess on this summer... Aleks has been solid at CB and therefore probably isn't a priority departure and may be seen by Pep as a useful squad player
 
Dribble said:
Pep said in an interview that we needed pace and energy from our full backs to get up and down the pitch. This being the case, I don't understand why Kolarov hasn't been touted as one to be leaving....
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We need more than just pace and energy, when Clichy gets up the other end of the pitch he's utterly clueless, and his pace getting back isn't much use if he can't cut out crosses.
 
decmancity said:
I think his performances at CB, ability from set pieces and his passing from deep has impressed Pep enough to let him see out his contract.
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lancs blue said:
We need more than just pace and energy, when Clichy gets up the other end of the pitch he's utterly clueless, and his pace getting back isn't much use if he can't cut out crosses.
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If this was the case, why have most of our managers preferred Clichy?

Also, when Kompany was fit, we rarely saw Kolarov, do you think he would have got the same amount of game time had Kompany been fit throughout the campaign?
 
Dribble said:
If this was the case, why have most of our managers preferred Clichy?

Also, when Kompany was fit, we rarely saw Kolarov, do you think he would have got the same amount of game time had Kompany been fit throughout the campaign?
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Is that true or just an impression?

Clichy played 192 games whilst with us and Kolarov 206 over the same period. Those figures are from Wikipedia, granted, and it could be that certain managers preferred one over the other, but I think Clichy only played more games than Kolarov in two of his six seasons.
 
Gabriel said:
Is that true or just an impression?

Clichy played 192 games whilst with us and Kolarov 206 over the same period. Those figures are from Wikipedia, granted, and it could be that certain managers preferred one over the other, but I think Clichy only played more games than Kolarov in two of his six seasons.
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I've not checked the numbers so I suppose its perceived to a degree, but when I thought about Clichy & Kolarov under Mancini, Pellegrini & Pep (at LB) I recall seeing Clichy more often than Kolarov.

Kolarov was touted for the chop when Manuel first arrived, but he survived & was given an extended contract & from memory he seemed to fade from the picture to such a degree that he was again touted for the chop when Pep arrived. He's slipped the noose more times than the Mexican in The Good, The Bad & The Ugly..

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Dribble said:
Do you feel we should have players in the squad as cover over ones who provide competition for places?
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If pep keeps him then he must be happy with him and think he will provide competition,he changes the team most times and both will play their part

Look aleks had a good season covering 2 positions,pep likes that
 
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