Is left back really a problem?

peace frog said:
spine

edi
laporte
de bruyne
sergio
fucking good spine if you ask me
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it’s not.
Sergio is not what he was, de Bruyne isn’t a Fernandinho or de jong type, he adds to the spine with his creative play like D silva. Fern is playing at CB and out of position and it’s not his game.

Hart/Edi
Kompany/Laporte ( though Laportes influence isn’t as strong yet)
De jong/fern
Tevez/aguero

they were great spines. We need the one next.
 
I think mendy is the problem a mistake waiting to happen whether it's a loss of concentration a half hearted tackle or a poor pass letting the opposition in.
 
Left back is always a problem, a very specialist position where the number of decent ones is always less than the number of decent teams.

I think Mendy is ok, we have had worse. Its a question of form, on top form Mendy is a great player we should give him a bit more time to get back to that before shopping him in as there is no guarantee that who ever we get would be better, most of the names I see are on a par with him.
 
Gaudion M said:
Left back is always a problem, a very specialist position where the number of decent ones is always less than the number of decent teams.

I think Mendy is ok, we have had worse. Its a question of form, on top form Mendy is a great player we should give him a bit more time to get back to that before shopping him in as there is no guarantee that who ever we get would be better, most of the names I see are on a par with him.
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I wholeheartedly agree with your first paragraph. As for Mendy, IMO, he isn't a great player. On another team, in another league maybe he could be a good left back. Here, is serviceable.

Yes. He has spent a lot of time injured. So did Roque Santa Cruz. When he did play, and not too well, he was slated and became a joke amongst fans. Mendy, on the other hand, is given a lot of latitude. Perhaps some find his seemingly good personality and clownish antics endearing.

Sometimes after injuries, athletes lose their drive. They still try but "it' is gone and some never get it back.
 
It's not a question of whether there aren't better players out there than Mendy/Zin, but whether they're more important to bring in right now than other positions.

For me, we need two CBs, and a successor to Aguero more than we need a left back.
 
Zenmanc said:
If Mendy didn't make such gaffes it might not be an issue. I may be overemphasizing his mistakes but when he makes them, you absolutely know it.
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All 2 of them. Thankfully none of our other defenders have made that many.
 
avoidconfusion said:
Yes, Mendy is a shit Micah Richards, barely a footballer, all Physique.
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that’s harsh, mendy has made some progress this season, and his mistakes are things that can be worked out, he just needs to put effort into it, he’s also great for the dressing room everyone loves him
 
Lkzerinho said:
that’s harsh, mendy has made some progress this season, and his mistakes are things that can be worked out, he just needs to put effort into it, he’s also great for the dressing room everyone loves him
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It's not harsh, it's completely ignorant of the player Mendy is.

His passing is actually fantastic. I know he looks clumsy at times, and pretty leggy, but his ability to find incisive passes inside to the number 8's through traffic creates a lot of chances for us, including the Mahrez (non) goal tonight and some other great opportunities - our best chance of the first half in Chelsea came from him playing a first time pass with pace inside to Silva when every Chelsea player thought he would go on the overlap, and Silva then fed Sterling through 1v1.

That ability to look like he's just pondering things at LB or about to overlap, but then fizz a (often disguised) pass in to KDB or Silva leaves them with about 5 yards more space than they normally have receiving the ball in that area and they are good enough players to exploit that immediately and we create big chances from it.

Mendy's problem is fitness. We need someone who can play LB well enough to a) take some games off him to keep him fit and b) play 10 games in a row if he picks up another injury.

I think the smart move is to get someone who could cover Mendy and Laporte and take games off them. Alaba would be my first choice because of his obvious quality although he's literally so good it might create it's own problems with Pep because he'll try to fit him in.

Aké would be a fine second choice. He's a good LB, played there plenty of times, has the skill on the ball, physicality and pace, plus would be plenty good enough to be Laporte's understudy at left CB and the HG side of things is useful.
 
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domalino said:
It's not harsh, it's completely ignorant of the player Mendy is.

His passing is actually fantastic. I know he looks clumsy at times, and pretty leggy, but his ability to find incisive passes inside to the number 8's through traffic creates a lot of chances for us, including the Mahrez (non) goal tonight and some other great opportunities - our best chance of the first half in Chelsea came from him playing a first time pass with pace inside to Silva when every Chelsea player thought he would go on the overlap, and Silva then fed Sterling through 1v1.

That ability to look like he's just pondering things at LB or about to overlap, but then fizz a (often disguised) pass in to KDB or Silva leaves them with about 5 yards more space than they normally have receiving the ball in that area and they are good enough players to exploit that immediately and we create big chances from it.

Mendy's problem is fitness. We need someone who can play LB well enough to a) take some games off him to keep him fit and b) play 10 games in a row if he picks up another injury.

I think the smart move is to get someone who could cover Mendy and Laporte and take games off them. Alaba would be my first choice because of his obvious quality although he's literally so good it might create it's own problems with Pep because he'll try to fit him in.

Aké would be a fine second choice. He's a good LB, played there plenty of times, has the skill on the ball, physicality and pace, plus would be plenty good enough to be Laporte's understudy at left CB and the HG side of things is useful.
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Had Tierney not been injured, and had he not gone to Arsenal he maybe could have filled that role. He can play CB, he does it for Scotland on occasion. And I do believe he will end up being a good LB in this league.
 
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