There seem to be a lot of populist reactionaries here to the Kolarov performance. I wonder what many of you think about his performance against Crystal Palace. Kolarov did not play well yesterday, that is for sure but to suggest that he is not good enough to play LB for the team or he should never play LB gain this season or he is the worst thing that ever happened to City in the history of the world of the galaxy of the universe is really laughable, whilst it is difficult to laugh in this context after the frankly saddening waste of two points yesterday.
He had a bad game and was probably the worst of the lot of players who also switched off in the second half but generally Kolarov has played well this season in the left back position and this is one of very few times this season where he has had an off game. The title of this thread for one should enable people recall certain things about his performances this season. They should also know that it is all about mustering momentum and consistency- Clichy played well when he had some games in a row after kolarov got injured. This allowed him to build up rhythm and momentum and got back to good form. Kolarov also played a lot of games earlier on in the season and was for the most part comfortable and solid because he had confidence from being selected and playing in every game. He has been injured recently and is trying to regain that confidence and momentum that playing regularly brings.
I have always said that Kolarov is a ready made left sided midfielder because he holds the ball up fairly well and has the best left foot in the premier league so not only can he put exceptionally crosses in the box like he did for Silva against Crystal Palace, he is also a threat from outside and around the box with his shooting ability. The glaring flaw to his game is the lack of pace and lack of flexibility when it comes to defending and adjusting to situations but I believe he has alleviated and hidden those flaws this season and as a whole has played well.
We can certainly improve on him, that is for sure but I say that the reactionary criticism he is getting here and the extending accusations of him not having respect, or does not care or refused to sing on Christmas..............OK, that is true.............Damn you Kolarov, Damn you!!!!!!,...., is uncalled for and simple is not the case, apart from the singing bit of course. I suppose it is understandable after the depressing end to the game yesterday as people will always look for a scapegoat and someone to direct their frustrations and anger and Kolarov is probably the most qualified candidate if you want to look at it that way but my point is that there is no need to get crazy.
Kolarov had a bad game yesterday but that is where it ends. The next game is on Thursday and all the players should look to amend their wrongs and not drop points from very good positions.
