Georgi Kinkladze

[meeesh]

Anyone who had the pleasure of seeing this guy play for us back in the day should cherish those moments,he was one of the most exciting players we had seen in a blue shirt for ages,anyone who thinks differently is talking out of their arse.......Lee Bowyer I've read ffs

 

[Neville Kneville]

Anyone who had the pleasure of seeing this guy play for us back in the day should cherish those moments,he was one of the most exciting players we had seen in a blue shirt for ages,anyone who thinks differently is talking out of their arse.......Lee Bowyer I've read ffs

His only problem was chronic laziness.

He was also greedy but that was understandable, as he was so much better than everyone else. If he was 23 he would still be better than everyone else if he played for City tomorrow.

If he came through as a young player at City today & Pep could make him run about a bit, he'd basically be Messi. But making him run about, would be difficult. I think football just came easy to him & was an enjoyable hobby.

 

[meeesh]

His only problem was chronic laziness.

He was also greedy but that was understandable, as he was so much better than everyone else. If he was 23 he would still be better than everyone else if he played for City tomorrow.

If he came through as a young player at City today & Pep could make him run about a bit, he'd basically be Messi. But making him run about, would be difficult. I think football just came easy to him & was an enjoyable hobby.

I agree he did always seem a bit overweight,probably hence the lack of running,but was such a clever player,like I said one of the most exciting we had seen in ages,but you are spot on,he could get away with not doing the nitty gritty stuff as he was exempt I suppose in his eyes,as he was a class above the others,would love to have him on our books now mind

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Anyone who had the pleasure of seeing this guy play for us back in the day should cherish those moments,he was one of the most exciting players we had seen in a blue shirt for ages,anyone who thinks differently is talking out of their arse.......Lee Bowyer I've read ffs

He certainly was, been but my Lee Bowyer point remains, as demonstrated by Kinkladze's career after he left City.

 

[Keeper!]

Kinkladze signed for us in 95 when we were in the Prem and there were plenty of other good players in the team at that point, but that aside, no, of course a player like Silva wouldn't have considered signing for us then. The point I'm making is that getting relegated and being a good player are not necessarily mutually exclusive. The club sold Quinn, Beagrie, Filtcroft, Curle, Lomas and Rosler during Kinky's time at the club and we had two terrible managers in Alan Ball and Frank Clark, and IMO that is a far more reliable indicator of why we found ourselves in League One than the perceived shortcomings of Georgi Kinkladze

Go and speak to the former ex players you mentioned about Kinky, they are far from complimentary about him and particularly his laziness and attitude.

 

[Keeper!]

I agree he did always seem a bit overweight,probably hence the lack of running,but was such a clever player,like I said one of the most exciting we had seen in ages,but you are spot on,he could get away with not doing the nitty gritty stuff as he was exempt I suppose in his eyes,as he was a class above the others,would love to have him on our books now mind

His nickname in the dressing room at the time was tango.....due to his obsession with the said drink of the time....Tango is not the thing to drink as a professional athlete, his time at city , he was constantly having problems with his weight, due to tango and his love of the Chinese takeaway.

 

[GortonBlue62]

City legend. Didn't fulfil his massive potential (not professional enough even for the 1990s).

Debating where he stands in relation to other players, past or present, blue or not blue, is a waste of time.

Many of us have fond memories of his performances and goals.

When we got relegated against Liverpool I hung around the main entrance after the game.
About an hour after the final whistle, when most of the other players had gone, Kinkladze came out and was escorted to a car.
He sat in the back seat and the driver had to go back inside for some reason.
Kinky opened the window and signed autographs for fans.
I stuck my head in a shook hands with him.
I wasn't sure how good his English was so I just said 'Stay' (the consensus was that if we went down, as we did that day he would go to a bigger club).
He burst into tears. He was genuinely moved by the adulation the fans were showing him on such a terrible day for the club.
I like to think that it was me that made him stay (I'm kidding of course).

I think he had a real affection for the club.

At the end of the Wigan play off game at Maine Road when we invaded the pitch I made my way across from the Kippax to the main stand and then up to the directors box.
I'm sure Kinkladze was in the directors box that day and seemed to be enjoying the occasion as much as the fans.

 

[HelloCity]

Kinkladze 2015 video interview

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Go and speak to the former ex players you mentioned about Kinky, they are far from complimentary about him and particularly his laziness and attitude.

I don't need to. I could see his flaws for myself. I could also see utter brilliance. I would have loved to have seen him properly managed and in a side like the current City one, not least to see whether his consistency and tenacity would have improved sufficiently for him to become a bona fide star rather than a flawed and fitful one. What I do know for sure in any sport is that I love to see genius and the extraordinary at work (be it Alex Higgins, Ian Botham, Ali, John McEnroe, Phil Bennett, whomever), and Georgi Kinkladze provided me with an abundance of magical memories. It was a thrill to see him play, regardless of how good he really was or wasn't

 

[aguero93:20]

Go and speak to the former ex players you mentioned about Kinky, they are far from complimentary about him and particularly his laziness and attitude.

Most of them are probably standing in their glass houses throwing stones at passing cars these days?