Our glaring weakness at LB, will it be fixed?

Like both. I also understand Pellegrini's stance. Personally I'd play Clichy in games when defensively we require his discipline and Kolarov when attacking is required. I also realise that players are struggling to get to grips with this.

Personally I think we'll be more solid is we play a out and out left sided attacker. We have or had a huge hole all the way down the left hand side. Any full back would struggle.

A change of shape may be different this year, hopefully.
 
In Europe, neither player is quite at the level required to play a major role in a possession game. Kolarov is too slow and heavy of touch and Clichy just isn't the kind of player to get forward to create passing options (and other teams are pretty happy to leave him in space and cross). So while I like each player, I do think they are a weakness for serious CL play. At the highest level, every player on the pitch needs to be able to play with the ball at their feet and each of these players has some weakness related to that. Our midfielders and attackers end up outnumbered at least partially as a result of this.
 
MadchesterCity said:
Kolarov is awesome, what's wrong with you people!
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x 10 !!! - most people talk sense on here. The fact that I have watched us play gives me something like 47 years of City and Kolorov proves himself over and over again !

Oh, whilst I'm still on; Clichy isn't to shabby either.
 
ifiwasarichfan said:
x 10 !!! - most people talk sense on here. The fact that I have watched us play gives me something like 47 years of City and Kolorov proves himself over and over again !

Oh, whilst I'm still on; Clichy isn't to shabby either.
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Could you imagine if Kolarov wasn't a City player and we were watching YouTube videos of him.

I actually think it's disrespectful the lack of respect Kolarov gets.
For me he is one of the best left backs in the world.
I can count in one hand better left backs, not a single left back in the Premier league that I would prefer.
Between City and Chelsea we probably have 3 or 4 of the top 5 left backs.

I know Rodriguez is highly rated but not see enough of him to judge. I would be glad to hear what his strengths are.
Alaba is the best left back on the planet for me but we have 0 chance of making that signing.

people would debate about Alba and Marcelo who are great going forward but not perfect defensively and neither are obtainable.

We have Angelino coming through and God know what his ceiling will be but quite simply it's not an area we need to address right now.

We are much weaker at right back!
 
Kolarov isn't good enough.

He's on a very highly paid wage for a squad player, and he's at that age now where he needs moving on.

He's never been the best athlete, nor defender, for a fullback. And that's only going to get worse with age.

I really hope the news that City Watch tweeted about him wishing to stay wasn't true, we need to shift him out IMO.

Clichy's homegrown and a decent backup.

We should be all in for that Baba Rahman lad, a proper left back, great athlete, real quality and lots of potential. Really hope we get that done. I don't like that it's gone quiet there.
 
LB are the least concern need to improve. Signing Pogba, KDB or Isco should be our top priority.
 
Rodriguez, to sum him up id say hes a duracell bunny with the pace and stamima he has, very good delivery and provides many assists or key passes and good at skinning opposition wingers and wingbacks. Not the best defensively but among the best offensively easily. Plays for Wolfsburg hence why i have watched him.


If i could choose any LB in the world id have Gaya but very unlikely he will be aold bh Valencia. Very young and imo will be best in the world in next two years. I assume he will move to Real and replace Coentrao for silly money but i hope he stays in Valencia of he stays in La Liga.

There really is a dearth of talent in wingback positons and fullbacks are old hat. The present trend and future demands are wingbacks bombing up the wings overlapping as we all know.

Our lads at fullback are all quite old too. Would be ideal to freshen up with youth as well as having Clichy and Zaba to rely on whilst we bed the newcomers in.
 
capiloton said:
LB are the least concern need to improve. Signing Pogba, KDB or Isco should be our top priority.
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Post makes no sense

Pogba is box to box. KDB is wide and attacking mid. Isco is quite slow but a technical attacking mid with a Wilshere running style. Which one is our top priority?

We dont need Pogba half as much as we need a DM or LB. Silva defenda well from the front but our left channel and middle is where we come undone on counters.
 
I'm with the OP, neither are anywhere near good enough for where we need to be. Wouldn't say its the highest priority but I'd be disappointed if we didn't have the position improved upon by end of Aug.
 
NipHolmes said:
Post makes no sense

Pogba is box to box. KDB is wide and attacking mid. Isco is quite slow but a technical attacking mid with a Wilshere running style. Which one is our top priority?

We dont need Pogba half as much as we need a DM or LB. Silva defenda well from the front but our left channel and middle is where we come undone on counters.
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Don't agree with that. For me, now our priorities should be thus:

- Pogba
- Baba Rahman
- De Bruyne
 
We need De Bruynes pace and directness far more than Pogba right now. People forget how good Fernandinho is on the ball and that he is a box to box himseld. Just that he covers for Yaya because hes that damn good. Yaya and Fernandinho alongside Silva is mustard with a great holding player. Yaya in no10 role with Fernandinho and an holdjng player is strong too. Pogba is, thats not upbfor debate, but people forget it was Vidal who did much of the work when he shone. Pirlo controlling tempo of the game helped.

Im all about balance, we need a LB, its paramount imo
 
MadchesterCity said:
Could you imagine if Kolarov wasn't a City player and we were watching YouTube videos of him.

I actually think it's disrespectful the lack of respect Kolarov gets.
For me he is one of the best left backs in the world.
I can count in one hand better left backs, not a single left back in the Premier league that I would prefer.
Between City and Chelsea we probably have 3 or 4 of the top 5 left backs.

I know Rodriguez is highly rated but not see enough of him to judge. I would be glad to hear what his strengths are.
Alaba is the best left back on the planet for me but we have 0 chance of making that signing.

people would debate about Alba and Marcelo who are great going forward but not perfect defensively and neither are obtainable.

We have Angelino coming through and God know what his ceiling will be but quite simply it's not an area we need to address right now.

We are much weaker at right back!
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Agree with nearly every word of this. I reckon Kolarov would be in the top 10 left backs in the world.

Seems important to team chemistry too.
 
NipHolmes said:
We need De Bruynes pace and directness far more than Pogba right now. People forget how good Fernandinho is on the ball and that he is a box to box himseld. Just that he covers for Yaya because hes that damn good. Yaya and Fernandinho alongside Silva is mustard with a great holding player. Yaya in no10 role with Fernandinho and an holdjng player is strong too. Pogba is, thats not upbfor debate, but people forget it was Vidal who did much of the work when he shone. Pirlo controlling tempo of the game helped.

Im all about balance, we need a LB, its paramount imo
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Sums up how I feel about Pogba.

With Marchisio and Vidal he's probably got the hardest working partners in all of football.
 
This area was a major weakness last year .
We need a quality left back .
Chopping and changing Clichy and Kolarov every other game doesn't help either .
Clichy started the season off quite well .
Clichy highlight last season was crossing a great ball to Aguero to score in the derby .
Kolarov ended the season quite well with a run of games .
It's also been a major weakness in City history a very good left back .
 
Surely someone like rose or Bertrand could be good. Both young and had solid seasons in the prem making them familiar with the pace of the game week in week out.
 
This is the guy we should have got. Going to Villa...

Aston Villa are getting closer to the £9million signing of French left-back Jordan Amavi.

Tim Sherwood has had a bid accepted by Nice for the 21-year-old and it is understood personal terms will not present an issue.

Amavi, a target for Arsenal previously, is believed to have needed convincing by Villa but the club are growing confident a transfer can be completed.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...t-9million-offer-left-back.html#ixzz3fuQrlkGA
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