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Stillsy said:
Now that Didi has retired?
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Kolarov.
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Now that Didi has retired?
nevblue said:And rated highly by the special one
so why isnt he at Real Madrid then?
Bill
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he has been dire but i must say i would love to see him next season, of course buy a left back just in case nothing changes:)
Colins Bellend
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Watch him NOT leave the floor for their third goal.He's embarrassing
I have read this forum for a while now and looking at your comments on Kolarov.
I am Serb and have watched Aco play since he started to play for the U21.
I find it funny how during his pre-season friendlies people were like 'wow, this guy is going to be great' and all of a sudden he is worse than Wayne Bridge..
The biggest problem he has had this season is that ankle injury. I don't think he is a slow player, but he has been notably slow on the turn.
My biggest problem with him right now is his reluctancy to attack his man. I'm almost certain this is something to do with tactics, and not being over-exposed. Remember he doesn't have any one in front him and he can be exposed pretty quickly/easily.
The stupidest things I read on here is that he hasn't got a good cross. Come on.... nearly every game when City have a chance it's because of one of his crosses. He has a very good cross, and his corners seem to always produce chances. When he's around the box he is a threat, I don't agree with him shooting from 30+ metres.
His short passing game is solid. There is nothing to be criticized there, if anything you can say he passes too much instead of attacking forward, but he doesn't really waste possession.
A concern on here is willingness to go in for a challenge. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I know he can be a fighter, but as you have said on here he has been responsible for a few goals this season where he should have been stronger. He should be stronger than he is in the air for his size though - I have to agree there.
I am hoping after a full injury free pre-season you will see a lot more confidence from him next year. There is a reason my Mourinho rates him highly, and there is no way he is bad as most people on here are making out.
I am Serb and have watched Aco play since he started to play for the U21.
I find it funny how during his pre-season friendlies people were like 'wow, this guy is going to be great' and all of a sudden he is worse than Wayne Bridge..
The biggest problem he has had this season is that ankle injury. I don't think he is a slow player, but he has been notably slow on the turn.
My biggest problem with him right now is his reluctancy to attack his man. I'm almost certain this is something to do with tactics, and not being over-exposed. Remember he doesn't have any one in front him and he can be exposed pretty quickly/easily.
The stupidest things I read on here is that he hasn't got a good cross. Come on.... nearly every game when City have a chance it's because of one of his crosses. He has a very good cross, and his corners seem to always produce chances. When he's around the box he is a threat, I don't agree with him shooting from 30+ metres.
His short passing game is solid. There is nothing to be criticized there, if anything you can say he passes too much instead of attacking forward, but he doesn't really waste possession.
A concern on here is willingness to go in for a challenge. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I know he can be a fighter, but as you have said on here he has been responsible for a few goals this season where he should have been stronger. He should be stronger than he is in the air for his size though - I have to agree there.
I am hoping after a full injury free pre-season you will see a lot more confidence from him next year. There is a reason my Mourinho rates him highly, and there is no way he is bad as most people on here are making out.
Lancet Fluke
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cccc said:I don't think he is a slow player
You're wrong, he is. He's marginally faster on the odd occasion that he bothers to stretch his legs but even then still pretty slow.
cccc said:I have read this forum for a while now and looking at your comments on Kolarov.
I am Serb and have watched Aco play since he started to play for the U21.
I find it funny how during his pre-season friendlies people were like 'wow, this guy is going to be great' and all of a sudden he is worse than Wayne Bridge..
The biggest problem he has had this season is that ankle injury. I don't think he is a slow player, but he has been notably slow on the turn.
My biggest problem with him right now is his reluctancy to attack his man. I'm almost certain this is something to do with tactics, and not being over-exposed. Remember he doesn't have any one in front him and he can be exposed pretty quickly/easily.
The stupidest things I read on here is that he hasn't got a good cross. Come on.... nearly every game when City have a chance it's because of one of his crosses. He has a very good cross, and his corners seem to always produce chances. When he's around the box he is a threat, I don't agree with him shooting from 30+ metres.
His short passing game is solid. There is nothing to be criticized there, if anything you can say he passes too much instead of attacking forward, but he doesn't really waste possession.
A concern on here is willingness to go in for a challenge. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I know he can be a fighter, but as you have said on here he has been responsible for a few goals this season where he should have been stronger. He should be stronger than he is in the air for his size though - I have to agree there.
I am hoping after a full injury free pre-season you will see a lot more confidence from him next year. There is a reason my Mourinho rates him highly, and there is no way he is bad as most people on here are making out.
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Lancet Fluke said:cccc said:I don't think he is a slow player
You're wrong, he is. He's marginally faster on the odd occasion that he bothers to stretch his legs but even then still pretty slow.
This is harsh, because he does do a lot of running..
He is slow on the turn, but when he gets a full head of steam he is not slow.
That ankle injury against Tottenham seems to have affected his pace.
franksinatra
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cccc said:I have read this forum for a while now and looking at your comments on Kolarov.
I am Serb and have watched Aco play since he started to play for the U21.
I find it funny how during his pre-season friendlies people were like 'wow, this guy is going to be great' and all of a sudden he is worse than Wayne Bridge..
The biggest problem he has had this season is that ankle injury. I don't think he is a slow player, but he has been notably slow on the turn.
My biggest problem with him right now is his reluctancy to attack his man. I'm almost certain this is something to do with tactics, and not being over-exposed. Remember he doesn't have any one in front him and he can be exposed pretty quickly/easily.
The stupidest things I read on here is that he hasn't got a good cross. Come on.... nearly every game when City have a chance it's because of one of his crosses. He has a very good cross, and his corners seem to always produce chances. When he's around the box he is a threat, I don't agree with him shooting from 30+ metres.
His short passing game is solid. There is nothing to be criticized there, if anything you can say he passes too much instead of attacking forward, but he doesn't really waste possession.
A concern on here is willingness to go in for a challenge. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I know he can be a fighter, but as you have said on here he has been responsible for a few goals this season where he should have been stronger. He should be stronger than he is in the air for his size though - I have to agree there.
I am hoping after a full injury free pre-season you will see a lot more confidence from him next year. There is a reason my Mourinho rates him highly, and there is no way he is bad as most people on here are making out.
You make some good points to be honest. I don't know how anyone can criticise his forward play and crossing. He regularly creates chances, examples of the last two games being goal for vieira against Sunderland and the cross for Balotelli which just had a bit too much pace.
I find it difficult to understand the criticism of that side of his game, there is very little threat from the other full back, and we have a lot of players who are happy to pass responsibility to another player, hence our ponderous slow build up.
Kolarov does take responsibility more than others and due to the lack of supporting players in advanced positions his crosses do not always reach a City player. But with any player who tries the more difficult pass his stats will not always be as impressive as the player who plays the safe ball, a fact overlooked by supporters who regularly quote statistics as evidence of a players performance.
However his defending is shocking and he lacks the pace and conviction in the tackle, which a top class fullback requires.
Unknown_Genius
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I think the big problem is too many people have bought into the Youtube videos of him, and got unrealistic expectations of this awesome, Roberto Carlos esque attacking full-back, despite probably never seeing him actually play live. He's done okay if you ask me. Not brilliant, but alright.