Oleksandr Zinchenko: C’est Zinny

[drippin]

Wasn’t Martinez in addition to Zinchenko a possibility in the summer? Definitely feel if we make CL Holding and Tierney could be shifted for another CB that can play the inverted full back role.

Possible, but Zinchenko, Tierney and Tomiyasu are great options and depth for LB. Norton-Cuffy will come back next season to be another RB so that frees Tomiyasu to rotate any defensive position.

Now that Arsenal got a LB/CMF rather than LB/LCB in Martinez, they will likely buy a left-footed LCB to replace Holding. Like N'Dicka for cheap if he is willing. But Tomiyasu could also handle it.

 

[Hunta]

City fans said he was injury prone when we signed him. That was the main reason he had so few apps every season. Looks like he’s carried that on here, already missed over half our league games.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

I forget even what his injury. Calf? He had set back but come on Zinny you already frustrating us with the injures

 

[Gooner Zig]

I saw the other day that we have had the least injuries to our first XI than any club in the Premiership this season. Apart from Zin and Partey for a few games we have been almost fully strength.

Injuries to ESR, Vieira, Tomi, Elneny and Tierney have made our depth look a bit poor so far though.

That's been the problematic area for us - can't rotate and we have poverty options on the bench due to those injuries.

 

[drippin]

Zinchenko slapping Saka to the head, so he has to make a sudden movement, making us all gasp that he twists his ankle.

 

[Hunta]

Zinchenko slapping Saka to the head, so he has to make a sudden movement, making us all gasp that he twists his ankle.

That isn’t Saka….

 

[drippin]

That isn’t Saka….

Hahah, my mistake, watched it from phone so somehow got it wrong.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

 

[drippin]

What joke is this?

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

What joke is this?

Lol it's translation he said Zina in Portuguese turn out its whore in English after translation

 

[TheGreatWright8]

Lol wtf

 

[Vinci]

Tough game for him, but to be expected after having been out for a month.

Will only get better.

 

[Legend14]

Expected rust. Glad to have the depth at LB.

 

[DasBootist]

Ngl that slip scared me, but lads, it's only Chelsea

 

[Batman]

A bit rusty but still did some good things. The attack looks much more fluid with him creating confusion with his movement as the ball progresses.

 

[TheGreatWright8]

Quite unusually sloppy today.

 

[Nunowoolmez]

Needs game time to get up to speed. Play him vs Brighton & Wolves.

 

[Entropics]

Was his typical self, worse than Tierney both attacking and defending

It's like Ramsdale, we're downgrading just because of the manager's whim here too

 

[Taneruit]

I thought he had a very good game for having been out so long.

 

[NieThePiet]

Think he instantly has shown, that he upgrade our team again in the way of playing football. He played CM more aften than as LB.

Normal that he is rusty after such a long time not playing.