Kyle Walker : 2018/19 performances

[Gabriel]

Mendy is supposed to be that guy but can he even play 50% of the season?

You ask too much. ;-)

 

[supercity88]

I love Kyle and was really displeased at the way we turned against him during his "trying times". I feel he is so very important to our very risky style. This explains why even Danilo cannot get in as good as he is.

However, I also feel attacking fullbacks that can go up and down with pace, can defend to a reasonable extent and CAN DELIVER BALLS ACCURATELY into the box is that missing link from our attack being great and being unplayable. Mendy is supposed to be that guy but can he even play 50% of the season?

Zinchenko is a tidy midfield type player not exactly the type of player I described above. If we have dangerous full backs, our attack goes up another gear. I am absolutely convinced about that.

Spot on. Liverpool rely heavily on theirs and they've been so effective. Walker can run all day but generally all he is doing is stretching the pitch. His end product is abysmal.

Mendy has a quality delivery but defensively is a bit suspect and is never fit! I think Walker has one goal and one assist in the league this season from 30 starts.

Delph and Danilo have provided a goal and assist between them. Zinchenko has three assists and Mendy has 6 assists from 10 games.

Shows the complete gulf in what Mendy does for the team in comparison to anyone else.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Walker is worth 4 of Zinchenko (at fullback).

 

[Achillias]

Walker can't cross and most of the time he needs to have one extra touch on the ball before he even considering it. That's one asset he needs to work on as a RB.

 

[ojeme]

Walker is worth 4 of Zinchenko (at fullback).

Everyone knows that Walker is by far the better full back, all things considered.

I think @supercity88 rolled out the stats to highlight the fact that Walker's attacking prowess isn't there yet. I sincerely believe that if we have dangerous fullbacks, our attack would become unplayable. Its a bit of a dilemma for us because we can hardly do without Walker because his pace bails us out ever so often.

 

[supercity88]

Walker is worth 4 of Zinchenko (at fullback).

If this City team is to kick on, we need a better RB than Walker in terms of end product.

 

[Neville Kneville]

If this City team is to kick on, we need a better RB than Walker in terms of end product.

Well we are short of goals.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Everyone knows that Walker is by far the better full back, all things considered.

I think @supercity88 rolled out the stats to highlight the fact that Walker's attacking prowess isn't there yet. I sincerely believe that if we have dangerous fullbacks, our attack would become unplayable. Its a bit of a dilemma for us because we can hardly do without Walker because his pace bails us out ever so often.

I watched Barca v Liverpool, & if they had Walker, they'd be in the final of the Champions League. That also goes for either of Fenandinho & Vincent Kompany.

If they'd had all 3, it would likely have been 0-0.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Walker can't cross and most of the time he needs to have one extra touch on the ball before he even considering it. That's one asset he needs to work on as a RB.

I think the problem is, he thinks about it too much.

Concentrate on keeping a clean sheet & giving the ball to better players without losing it imo.

 

[supercity88]

Well we are short of goals.

There is always room for improvement.

 

[Neville Kneville]

There is always room for improvement.

We could first of all, try scoring more of the chances we do create, rather than putting the onus on Walker, to create more of them.

 

[ManieH96]

We could first of all, try scoring more of the chances we do create, rather than putting the onus on Walker, to create more of them.

Agreed, we do miss an awful lot of chances. Why that is, I am not sure.

However, surely you must agree that there is room for improvement with Walker's crossing ability. Especially compared to Zinny & Mendy on the other side able to deliver with considerable more quality.

I often feel as if play slows down when it reaches Walker, giving the opposition the chance to get back in shape. With a more confident and technically able right back, I feel it would be beneficial for breaking down stubborn defences.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Agreed, we do miss an awful lot of chances. Why that is, I am not sure.

However, surely you must agree that there is room for improvement with Walker's crossing ability. Especially compared to Zinny & Mendy on the other side able to deliver with considerable more quality.

I often feel as if play slows down when it reaches Walker, giving the opposition the chance to get back in shape. With a more confident and technically able right back, I feel it would be beneficial for breaking down stubborn defences.

Walker has a problem imo, which is that we don't have a cf to get on aerial crosses & 99% of teams park a bus in the 6 yard box, so there is no space to get the ball through.

So he thinks about what to do, rather than just hitting it first time.

 

[ManieH96]

Walker has a problem imo, which is that we don't have a cf to get on aerial crosses & 99% of teams park a bus in the 6 yard box, so there is no space to get the ball through.

So he thinks about what to do, rather than just hitting it first time.

I don't disagree with this, definitely times we are missing an Eden Dzeko figure.

However, Liverpool aren't notorious for tall attacking players, yet still manage to find a way. Albeit, a lot of their goals are scored on transition, they do still manage to score from crosses where the defence is camped in.

 

[Neville Kneville]

I don't disagree with this, definitely times we are missing an Eden Dzeko figure.

However, Liverpool aren't notorious for tall attacking players, yet still manage to find a way. Albeit, a lot of their goals are scored on transition, they do still manage to score from crosses where the defence is camped in.

Liverpool often have 3 defenders in midfield, so attack with fullbacks instead.

 

[supercity88]

We could first of all, try scoring more of the chances we do create, rather than putting the onus on Walker, to create more of them.

Not putting the onus on him to create them. Just saying there is room for that side of his game to improve. I believe Laporte has more assists than him too which gives an indication as to where his weakness is and where he should try to improve.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Not putting the onus on him to create them. Just saying there is room for that side of his game to improve. I believe Laporte has more assists than him too which gives an indication as to where his weakness is and where he should try to improve.

Of course he should improve if he can, but for quite a bit of this season we have basically played with a lopsided back 3 & Walker has been pretty essential to stopping us from being mugged.

 

[ojeme]

I watched Barca v Liverpool, & if they had Walker, they'd be in the final of the Champions League. That also goes for either of Fenandinho & Vincent Kompany.

If they'd had all 3, it would likely have been 0-0.

Maybe you are correct. Without Walker, Kompany and Fern, we'd be way below our level but my post was actually about exploring another dimension to our already great attack. If we had a fit Mendy on the other side (minus his occaisional defensive lapses), maybe it would be a tad better. But now we have minimal threat from our full backs.

Don't know how too-good-to-miss Bruno Fernandes will prove to be but I seriously would like us to get a cracking full back.

 

[nellyonthewing]

To me its his sloppiness spreads nerves through the team at times .He misplaces passes and then is caught ball watching as his mistake is exposed. Great when settled in but too many brain farts seem to be a part of his game.

 

[VinceYoungisaBLUE]

I think we need a new RB that can push Walker. He needs competition bad, and for whatever reason, Danilo was not the guy to give him that push. (think Danilo should have gotten more minutes bu thats a different thread..)

Hopefully we can sign someone young that can properly pass and read the game but also learn from Walker and not need to start every game