Oleksandr Zinchenko - 2019/20 Performances

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

The more I think about it, and the more I watch it, the more I'm convinced that Zin's mistake was the result of a growing tension throughout the team, a growing frustration that we were not finding a way of winning a match that we had utterly dominated. Without wishing to exonerate him from the blame, that kind of thing does spread throughout a team and leads to strange decisions. It was so utterly unlike anything he'd done up to then in the match — in the first half, I was struck by how thoroughly in control of his timing he was. I don't think I've seen him so sure footed in his judgements in that position. As I say, I now think it's part of a collective psychology of growing tension and frustration, which also manifested itself differently in attacking players overthinking their shots rather than just trusting to their instincts.

 

[domalino]

I wish Zinchenko played in midfield instead of Gundogan.

He's shown at international level that he's a really capable box to box midfielder, doing the #6 work but also getting involved in the attack. He keeps possession well, he presses well, he is a lot more robust and likely to help out defensively and at 22 he's got loads of time to be taught as well.

The more Gundogan plays in this side the more I come to the conclusion that he's a really good player and I really like him but he's got no place in the starting XI.

 

[St.Pauli support]

Gundogan and physical challenge? He will always leave it to someone else.

Well, most PL yellows in our squad has got...? You guessed it. Illy the butcher, 7 this season. Rodders on 6.

Gundogan already took several bookings for the team.
Maybe he didn't want to get closer to 10, but we have to avoid playing with 10 men first.

Btw, pulling Winks' shirt or arm would have been enough, just stop the break if necessary.

 

[jollylescott]

I think he’s a better left back than Mendy.

 

[@BluePhil8]

I think he’s a better left back than Mendy.

Think they both offer something different, if Mendy can stay fit we have 2 good left backs in these 2. Zinchenko's passing and inside movement is something else for a full back. He won every header yesterday as well. Funny how far his stock has fallen from last season when he's done nothing wrong apart from get injured. He is a top player.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

annoyed by his silly and needless fouls, needs to be smarter. Mendy is a better crosser too.

 

[pudge]

annoyed by his silly and needless fouls, needs to be smarter. Mendy is a better crosser too.

Must be the worse you are at them, the more the legend grows.

Kolarov would find a blue shirt once every dozen crosses and be hailed as a brilliant crosser somehow.

Mendy's high, 90mph, crosses that go for throw ins have him up there too.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Must be the worse you are at them, the more the legend grows.

Kolarov would find a blue shirt once every dozen crosses and be hailed as a brilliant crosser somehow.

Mendy's high, 90mph, crosses that go for throw ins have him up there too.

If we had a tall striker, or Sterling was back on the right making his trademark runs, Mendy would be lethal as he has been in brief spells with us.

Zinchenko's irritating little chips into the keepers arms when he doesn't know what to do with it just pee me off, either whip it in or recycle the ball. Mendy has 9 assists in 39 games in PL & CL (3 this season), Zinchenko 5 in 41, none this season. He's not a left-back and I worry for the Madrid 2nd leg because it could quite easily turn into Spurs away again when he just gets manipulated into costing us.

 

[kaz7]

I like him,he puts in some beautiful crosses,i would play him ahead of mendy every time

 

[argyle]

Not good enough