Is Zabaleta the weak link?

[davymcfc]

No. He is a great player.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Zab is short of pace and offers nothing going forward.

True, he never scores in important matches and never had a shot hit the bar today.

Oh wait....

Yes, he's a hugely prolific goal scorer and creator of chances. Always beating the fullback and getting to the line is our zab. Those pacy pullBacks and whipped in crosses are the scourge of defences across the land.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Zab is short of pace and offers nothing going forward.

True, he never scores in important matches and never had a shot hit the bar today.

Oh wait....

Yes, he's a hugely prolific goal scorer and creator of chances. Always beating the fullback and getting to the line is our zab. Those pacy pullBacks and whipped in crosses are the scourge of defences across the land.

 

[Rammyblues]

Wasn't he subbed because of hamstring injury (precautionary).

 

[laserblue]

Not even close. Get a grip ffs. Zaba is one of our most consistent players and totally committed to the cause.

 

[Sky Blue]

Wasn't he subbed because of hamstring injury (precautionary).

Yep...then we fell apart (ish)!

 

[cookster]

Wasn't he subbed because of hamstring injury (precautionary).

Yes!

 

[smithy167]

Zab is short of pace and offers nothing going forward.

True, he never scores in important matches and never had a shot hit the bar today.

Oh wait....

Yes, he's a hugely prolific goal scorer and creator of chances. Always beating the fullback and getting to the line is our zab. Those pacy pullBacks and whipped in crosses are the scourge of defences across the land.

You mean like Micah does, when fit that is give your head a wobble wasnt that long ago you was telling us ireland was the messiah.

 

[bobmcfc]

Just get out ;)

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Been saying it for 12 months. The gap between the first choice full backs( Richards and clichy) and the second choice full backs (zab and kolorov) is huge. Zab is short of pace and offers nothing going forward. Decent bench player as a solid stop gap in several positions, but not good enough to keep starting. Hopefully the new lad will help.

Sure it was Zab who come on strong last 6 or 7 games last season and micah got left on the bench, you post a lot on here but dont really know anything about football that much is obvious.

he defended well in those last few games but it doesn't change the deficiencies in his game. Not quick enough and not dangerous enough going forward. We play narrow and often against defensive teams. He's ineffective in those situations. Watch the title decider to see the problems in glorious technicolor. He was the main attacking outlet because the game was so narrow. He wasted possession about 20 times.