Clichy

Better than Kolarov but still has too many brain farts for me and Pep will want someone who is better attacking wise.
 
Hopefully the sudden change from rotating the left backs means Kolarov's departure has now been finalised. Keep Clichy for another year because he's home grown.
 
Players need consecutive games to develop confidence and consistency; there was a similar thread lauding Kolarov at the start of the season.
However improved his performances have been, Clichy just doesn't pose enough threat in the final third, given the possession we tend to enjoy.
 
Was ok going forward but almost cost us a goal in the second half. They are both poor for me but I'd keep him as the back up and get rid of Kolorov.
 
I have always preferred clichy, he is consistent. You never know when kolarov is going to have a shocker and his forward play is a bit one dimensional. Clichy just lets the forwards get on with it without overcommiting numbers to every attack.
 
He has played well lately was fortunate with that one turnover though
Gave it up and their player got a quality look at the goal
no harm no foul I guess
 
MillionMilesAway said:
Clichy and Sagna are better defensive fullbacks than Kolarov and Zabaleta.
The reverse is true as attacking fullbacks.
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The difference is that on the left side there's no real trade off.

When was the last time Kolarov actually did something effective in attack?

Since about November all he's done is smash the ball into the first defender or shoot miles over the bar from 30 yards out. He hasn't been involved in a goal for months.

So neither LB is actually up to much in attacking terms, but Clichy is OK defensively and Kolarov is a liability.
 
domalino said:
The difference is that on the left side there's no real trade off.

When was the last time Kolarov actually did something effective in attack?

Since about November all he's done is smash the ball into the first defender or shoot miles over the bar from 30 yards out. He hasn't been involved in a goal for months.

So neither LB is actually up to much in attacking terms, but Clichy is OK defensively and Kolarov is a liability.
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That's fair.
 
MillionMilesAway said:
Clichy and Sagna are better defensive fullbacks than Kolarov and Zabaleta.
The reverse is true as attacking fullbacks.
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The all-round, world class, attacking and defending full back is a rare animal. The choice is often at the expense of the other element of their game. Zabaleta, a season or two back was the best in the PL. Defensively, he was as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar, and his attacking threat posed tremendous problems to PL defences. Sagna doesn't have a great attacking part to his game - he's hesitant to go thrusting down to the goal line, same with Clichy, but as defenders I think they are pretty solid. Kollers seems to have lost a fair bit of his attacking, fizzing balls into the goal area, and his defending must be amongst the worst, even if you include the FOCs from CBL3.
 
He's been consistently good since coming back from injury. Can still look a bit ragged on the ball at times when pressed, but that is, to a large part, also due to our current 'no-player-within-twenty-yards-of-one-another' setup. I also think the 'he offers nothing going forward' argument is overplayed - in the last few weeks, he set up the goal against Spurs, was involved in the build up to one of the goals in Kiev, put a few good balls into the box against Villa (including the one that Bony contrived to miss), and at least one good cross from the byline last night.

I actually think of our four full backs, he's possibly the one most likely to find a measure of favour with Guardiola. Defensively, he's generally sound, and I suspect the fact that he's quick and mobile, and can defend on the front foot will work to his advantage. I can also imagine Guardiola thinking it easier to improve on Clichy's obvious weaknesses with the ball, than, say, to address Kolarov's more wide-ranging weaknesses as a defender.
 
sh249 said:
He's been consistently good since coming back from injury. Can still look a bit ragged on the ball at times when pressed, but that is, to a large part, also due to our current 'no-player-within-twenty-yards-of-one-another' setup. I also think the 'he offers nothing going forward' argument is overplayed - in the last few weeks, he set up the goal against Spurs, was involved in the build up to one of the goals in Kiev, put a few good balls into the box against Villa (including the one that Bony contrived to miss), and at least one good cross from the byline last night.

I actually think of our four full backs, he's possibly the one most likely to find a measure of favour with Guardiola. Defensively, he's generally sound, and I suspect the fact that he's quick and mobile, and can defend on the front foot will work to his advantage. I can also imagine Guardiola thinking it easier to improve on Clichy's obvious weaknesses with the ball, than, say, to address Kolarov's more wide-ranging weaknesses as a defender.
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Good post, agree totally.
 
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