Player Topic: Aleks Kolarov 2015/16

[Stevieatlasblue]

Exactly right Dave Ewing..we have a chance...and I would love to see one around Kolarovs neck..he divides opinion but I've seen the likes of edgehill as fullback.this guy is a winner just like his team mates.

 

[bellsouth]

I like Aleks a lot, he may have weaknesses in his game, but he shows way more passion than almost anyone else. He does need a rest though, Clichy surely will play 90 mins against either Everton or Norwich. BTW is there somewhere to see how many minutes a player has played so far this season, I'd be interested to see how Kolarov and Sagna compare to other full backs

 

[NQCitizen]

3rd most key passes behind Silva and Kev. Already contributed 4 goals.

If you think he's bad at his job you should think about what his job is.

Averages more tackles than Kompany, more interceptions and gets dribbled past less than otamendi and zabaleta. It's actually quite hard to find evidence he's the terrible defender some say...

 

[LadislavMplmx]

3rd most key passes behind Silva and Kev.

If you think he's bad at his job you should think about what his job is.

Averages more tackles than Kompany, more interceptions and gets dribbled past less than otamendi and zabaleta. It's actually quite hard to find evidence he's the terrible defender some say...

like with Mangala,it turns into a habit after a while,some people will have decided he's had a shit game on Wednesday already....

 

[PragueBlue]

It's actually quite hard to find evidence he's the terrible defender some say...

That's because he's usually still in the opposition half and never actually there to defend ;-)

 

[NQCitizen]

That's because he's usually still in the opposition half and never actually there to defend ;-)

Haha that's one way to look at it. Something tells me after 5 years of his ambitious positioning he's doing it on instruction.

Unless people here reckon every week Pellegrini is telling him to stay back and keep it tight.

 

[malg]

like with Mangala,it turns into a habit after a while,some people will have decided he's had a shit game on Wednesday already....

It's like that with quite a few of our players. Minds have been set.

 

[pudge]

I imagine it's quite hard to quantify how badly and often a player is out of position.

 

[PragueBlue]

Haha that's one way to look at it. Something tells me after 5 years of his ambitious positioning he's doing it on instruction.

Unless people here reckon every week Pellegrini is telling him to stay back and keep it tight.

I'm sure he must be acting under Pellegrini's instructions but it does give Mangala (and the defence in general) problems often having to try and cover 2 positions.

Personally think he's a bit overrated going forward and a bit underrated defensively but there aren't many teams out there with 2 left backs with the quality of Kolarov and Clichy.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

That's because he's usually still in the opposition half and never actually there to defend ;-)

Otherwise known as team tactics!