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Alexander Zinchenko made his first appearance in Manchester City’s starting lineup this season. The Ukrainian had health problems, so before this weekend he did not even appear on the field with a “neighbors” shirt. However, before leaving for Marseille, a good situation developed.
Zinchenko’s main competitor in the person of Mendy is injured, and Ake, who can close the left flank, also ended up in hospital. Guardiola on the left in defense needed a southpaw, so the choice fell on Sasha. A few days before, Pep checked his readiness by releasing him at the end of the fight against West Ham.
West Ham held the tie with Man City – Yarmolenko played a break between glory and poverty, Zinchenko “cooled” Guardiola’s flank
Zinchenko acted in the usual way. He often moved to the center of the field, actively participated in the construction of attacks, exchanged positions with partners. Traditionally, he became one of the best on the team in terms of number of passes (101). It is true that the accuracy is not impressive, only 88%. And 17 losses.
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The Ukrainian was often wrong, although it did not aggravate much. Manchester City’s first goal was preceded by an inaccurate pass from Zinchenko. Fortunately, Rongier completely overshadowed Alex’s mistake by handing the ball to De Bruyne.
Tracing Man City’s attacks with the participation of Zinchenko (moment with a goal – from 3:00):
At the same time, it is important that this effective attack of the “citizens” was developed thanks to the activity of the player of the Ukrainian team, who beat Gundogan and spread the ball to the last third. Zinchenko could have scored himself, but his 34th minute shot in the far corner was caught by the crossbar.
In defense, Alejandro had almost no work, because his team dominated. However, a very negative indicator must be taken into account: Zinchenko lost all 6 individual bouts. Statistical portals based on such numbers brought him the worst marks in Manchester City’s starting lineup: Who scored – 6.7, SofaScore – 6.5.
Zinchenko was replaced midway through the second half. Top Insider Information The athletic According to the “townspeople” Sam Lee saw him go into seizures before. And Pep Guardiola, after the match, briefly noted that the defense played solidly, and Zinchenko helped the team. Therefore, it is not necessary to discuss disappointment with Sasha.
The English press thanked the Ukrainian for his work. Authoritarian Sky sports gave it an average score of 7. Popular local newspaper Manchester evening news he rewarded Zinchenko with a similar rating and added a comment: “A brilliant performance after the first appearance in the starting lineup. He interacted well with Foden on the flank, and he also easily drifted to midfield when he attacked.”
Profile portal City square it also gave Alexander 7 points. “After a previous unsuccessful season in this match, the Ukrainian looked very comfortable. He is fighting for a left-back position, where there is no clear first number for the point guard.”
And here is the site Xtra City He singled out Zinchenko as one of the worst of the guests and gave him a score of 6. “He didn’t look as great as Walker on the opposite flank, he hardly ensured the ball’s forward advance. However, he clearly didn’t fall off the ball. very strong Man City football. “
On the internet, fan opinions about Zinchenko’s game against Marseille were divided, but there are noticeably fewer negative reviews than positive and neutral ones. Sasha’s bad hit before the replacement sparked a wave of taunting – he ruined the mock standard …
City boss to Twitter He asked his followers (and there are almost 100,000 of them) how the Ukrainian was performing. To sum up the opinions: decent, nothing special, but calmer than with Mendy.
Zinchenko is the leader and creative center of the Ukraine team, thanks to his progress we are considered the dark horse of the Euro.
