Dismiss clichy at your peril..... AK has been a revelation, understandably due to the balance given by Sterling, however, Gael, IMO, will outshine AK this year with that same cover...
Clichy has never been a full back for us who gets forward and gets crosses into the box though.
His engine is twice that of AK, a security blanket of sterling could be, at the least, as effective as AK.... This notion of putting in crosses won't have any consequence, it's a tighter attacking philosophy, which takes place inside the 18 yard box, clichy also has the advantage of being both footed..... I'd expect him to score 5/6 this year, the best of his career!!!
I think that two-footed thing is a load of rubbish tbh exaggerated a bit by some media reports. He may have started right-footed when he was younger but he certainly isn't now! He looked so uncomfortable passing with his right in that one game he played at RB for us. It's just a nice little story, but it doesnt seem particularly evident. I like Clichy, but im not convinced he'll ever offer us much going forward. If Kolarov keeps this up, its a no brainer.
? He's definitely right footed, if anything it's his left that's weak.
With Clichy out for 7 weeks and Zab out for another month...maybe this position is back on the shopping list?
Agreed. We don't need to buy. Kolarovs form improved with. 6 games on the trot last season before Sterling arrived.Well mangala can play left back if need be ot otamendi can play right back and sagna left back so we do still have options