Is left back really a problem?

Mendy is awful. Full stop. The first job of a left back is to defend. He gets rinsed every time against decent players. He offers nothing offensively. Kolorov was the best left back we had recently. Mendy walking with the ball antics today was immature and for that alone he should be bombed out the starting 11.
 
Kolarov was very good and clichy. Mendy is dreadful.. Look at the first half where he turned into trouble despite knowing he was being pressed.

I'm not a fan of pairing him with Ake who seems to make a mistake every game too.

Definitely a position that needs addressing but won't
 
Taylor said:
Kolarov was very good and clichy. Mendy is dreadful.. Look at the first half where he turned into trouble despite knowing he was being pressed.

I'm not a fan of pairing him with Ake who seems to make a mistake every game too.

Definitely a position that needs addressing but won't
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The Ake / Mendy partnership is a big step backwards for us ….both are suspect and feed each other’s insecurity. Surely Pep knows this ?
 
Claytop said:
I think it also shows a lack of really good left back options tbf, how many has there been that you think we should have gone for?
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Digne 2018, Tierney 2019, Chilwell 2019 (according to Sam Lee/The athletic City wanted to sign Chilwell after Mendys 2nd injury but scrapped it when Kompany decided to leave, and tried to sign a CB instead = Maguire who we didnt get). Other options: Gaya, Telles, Reguilon, Theo Hernandez, Grimaldo,Tagliafico, Renan Lodi. Anyone of them would be a huge upgrade on Mendy, most of them better than Zinchenko too. (I like Zinchenko, he is fine as a 2nd choice LB, but we need a proper reliable LB like Walker is for us at RB).
 
Mendy is just not able to play against the better sides. He has no pace, lacks confidence on the ball and is a pretty poor defensive reader. He is a liability at this level. That injury robbed him of his pace which was his main asset. I genuinely feel for him. He’s constantly trying to play the way he used to but his body keeps letting him down.
 
blue_hawk said:
Digne 2018, Tierney 2019, Chilwell 2019 (according to Sam Lee/The athletic City wanted to sign Chilwell after Mendys 2nd injury but scrapped it when Kompany decided to leave, and tried to sign a CB instead = Maguire who we didnt get). Other options: Gaya, Telles, Reguilon, Theo Hernandez, Grimaldo,Tagliafico, Renan Lodi. Anyone of them would be a huge upgrade on Mendy, most of them better than Zinchenko too. (I like Zinchenko, he is fine as a 2nd choice LB, but we need a proper reliable LB like Walker is for us at RB).
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I dunno mate, I think a lot of them would struggle in a Pep team.

Not that it’s any justification for Mendy, he’s utterly dreadful.
 
pavelsrnicek said:
Mendy is just not able to play against the better sides. He has no pace, lacks confidence on the ball and is a pretty poor defensive reader. He is a liability at this level. That injury robbed him of his pace which was his main asset. I genuinely feel for him. He’s constantly trying to play the way he used to but his body keeps letting him down.
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It’s not his body that’s failing him, it’s a lack of footballing intelligence at this level. He knows he’s not supposed to dribble into traffic or take the risky pass when the easier ball is on, yet he continues to make poor choices. Those in turn put the team under unnecessary pressure.
 
its been a problem since Mendy signed....and it still is.

I cannot believe there isnt a left back in the under 23's that isnt better than mendy.....there are players on the sunday parks that are better fullbacks defensively than this guy....
 
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