Benjamin Mendy - 2017/2018 Performances

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Manchester_lalala said:
Kolarov's crossing was over rated, as was his shooting. Mendy put in crosses that hit the right spot so many times today.
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I'd agree about Kola's shooting but his crossing really was excellent, didn't have the pace to do it often enough though.
Mendy should have a better engine.
 
He is a fuckin beast.
His presence. His physique. That fuckin hair.
Seems a proper character.
Once he settles in with the rest of the squad then watch us go.
Gives us great balance.
 
Kolarov's low passes to the penalty spot line were class. But as said above he couldn't do it many times per game.
 
Nobody see him struggling to get back? Caught out of position too many times in the 1st half and jogging back. Reminded me of another left back we used to have.....
 
Whilst he may be a fantastic athlete and a good crosser of the ball, he looks remarkably ungainly in possession for a £50m left back. From what I have seen, he's not significantly better on the ball than the likes of Mangala and Micah. It's a lot of money for someone who could prove to be incongruous in a Pep side. I hope I am proved wrong.
 
Dr Jacoby said:
Whilst he may be a fantastic athlete and a good crosser of the ball, he looks remarkably ungainly in possession for a £50m left back. From what I have seen, he's not significantly better on the ball than the likes of Mangala and Micah. It's a lot of money for someone who could prove to be incongruous in a Pep side. I hope I am proved wrong.
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I agree, one match at 50% fitness in a new team and league fighting to create chances against a parked bus defence is definitely a large enough sample size to make that determination.
 
That cross he did in the first half with his first touch was amazing and should of been finnished. Hes built like micah richards,.
 
Good solid debut and you could tell he was a little bit tentative at certain points, probably had that muscle injury in the back of the mind. The more game time he gets, the stronger he will feel and he will keep getting better and better. Some of crosses were superb and his celebration for Sterling's goal was class!
 
He'll be killer vs teams with enough balls to play back at us. Not that I'm critiquing him today at all. That volleyed cross from Kev was incredible.....three class fullbacks wow.
 
I thought besides his crossing his passing was very quick. Sign of pitch intelligence there. Very unlucky to lose the ball as he tried to turn the defender for Bournemouth's chance to run goal.
 
His passing is undoubtedly intelligent and crisp and his crosses were very good and his throw ins are a huge upgrade on Sane's. But he looked very rusty.

Players went past him easily two or three times and he ambled back when he was caught upfield. He also badly misjudged a few headers, although not in dangerous positions. I hope that's because he was forced to play too soon following walker's ban.
 
Bluster said:
His passing is undoubtedly intelligent and crisp and his crosses were very good and his throw ins are a huge upgrade on Sane's. But he looked very rusty.

Players went past him easily two or three times and he ambled back when he was caught upfield. He also badly misjudged a few headers, although not in dangerous positions. I hope that's because he was forced to play too soon following walker's ban.
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No, that's the way he actually defended at Monaco, often having no idea how to approach his opponent. Quite a poor defender right now. But he'll improve under Guardiola, contrary to some common beliefs it's defenders who learn the most from Pep)
 
Bluster said:
His passing is undoubtedly intelligent and crisp and his crosses were very good and his throw ins are a huge upgrade on Sane's. But he looked very rusty.

Players went past him easily two or three times and he ambled back when he was caught upfield. He also badly misjudged a few headers, although not in dangerous positions. I hope that's because he was forced to play too soon following walker's ban.
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I can only guess that he had been told to conserve his energy, concentrate on attacking rather than defending. There were a few occassions when we lost the ball on his side of the pitch and he made absolutely no effort to get back, even when the play remained in our half for some time. The ultimate non tracking back full back!

He looked a great attacking threat though, can't wait to see him when he's fully fit.
 
Needs to stop clowning about now some of the other players don't seem to be enjoying it.

I hope we haven't got Balotelli mark 2.
 
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