Why did we let Zinchenko go?

OrigamiNinja said:
He was a great squad player. He was also never going to be the answer to our LB problem.

Most probably saw a season with Cancelo at LB, supported by Ake and/or Gomez. On the face of it, no problem.

The issue hasn’t been letting Zin go, the issue has been Cancelo having a mare and subsequently acting like a big baby. Now the supporting cast have become the main event and some are thinking ‘if only we still had Zin’. Zin was also supporting cast. Ake is doing OK. Zin would have done OK too, but neither are/were the long-term answer at LB.

My main gripe with letting Zin go was the price we basically gave him away for. He wanted to go…fine but we got a pittance for him.
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He went for exactly what he was worth. Not to mention we made a big profit on the books.
 
Plenty of time after he has hung up his boots to pay respects, both ways.

He confessed to supporting Arsenal and left.
As far as I am concerned, he can fuck right off.

Yes , I am a dirty blue bastard.
 
Oleksandr Zinchenko: “There are no old friends, there are friends with many good memories and you’ll always be glad to see each of them. There is no past home, there is a place where you were very happy, and now you are happy to return. Thank you Etihad for the warm welcome!”
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FantasyIreland said:
Oleksandr Zinchenko: “There are no old friends, there are friends with many good memories and you’ll always be glad to see each of them. There is no past home, there is a place where you were very happy, and now you are happy to return. Thank you Etihad for the warm welcome!”
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Jack Grealish reply: "My brother. No matter what! U deserve everything my guy."
 
Pep doesnt want players that arnt prepared to sit on the bench when they don’t fit his tactics for particular games or run of games.. They obviously expressed a wish to leave and it was granted .. Both fantastic for City and played their part in full during their time here .. Life and football go on .. Zinny made a bit of a dick of himself last night but I won’t hold that against him for long :-)
 
red 2 hats said:
I hope when we play them in the league he starts at left back, we targeted him when he came on and they were weaker for his introduction, better than average player with a big heart, but what a madarse at the final whistle.
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All nonsense.

He improved them with his passing and vision and his display at the end was through passion and emotion.

The lad is a class act.
 
Zinchenko was a good squad player in a blue shirt , and rarely let us down , but lets not look thorugh dewy eyes and remember him as a born again Roberto Carlos , a decent winger would take him to the cleaners , he was a midfield player converted to a left back and had defensive frailities.
But his forward play like many modern wing backs was superb at times and he has great ball retention , but he was a squad player for a reason , he wasnt good enough and that's why the club moved him on.
 
OrigamiNinja said:
He was a great squad player. He was also never going to be the answer to our LB problem.

Most probably saw a season with Cancelo at LB, supported by Ake and/or Gomez. On the face of it, no problem.

The issue hasn’t been letting Zin go, the issue has been Cancelo having a mare and subsequently acting like a big baby. Now the supporting cast have become the main event and some are thinking ‘if only we still had Zin’. Zin was also supporting cast. Ake is doing OK. Zin would have done OK too, but neither are/were the long-term answer at LB.

My main gripe with letting Zin go was the price we basically gave him away for. He wanted to go…fine but we got a pittance for him.
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Agree but I thought we got £45 million for him which is good money and certainly not a pittance.
 
Good guy who served us well but, at the end of the day, was only a squad player. A reasonable fullback, no more than that, and unable to grab a midfield slot.

While we still don’t have a specialist LB, Aké is doing well In a utility role, not to mention his day job.

We got decent money for Zin and we move on.
 
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