2022/23 Vitalii Mykolenko

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Just pros and cons against various different players. Mykolenko defends one v one in the box better than Godfrey and can find a better pass with his left foot. There was one ball across the pitch though to a Chelsea forward who has a yard start on Godfrey and Godfrey just ran him out of play when if it was Myko we’re probably in trouble.

I think both are pretty useful to be honest. I’d like to see us integrate Godfrey somewhere and get him playing regularly because pace can be key at the top level. In an ideal world it would be for him and Branthwaite to take over from Tarkowski Mina Keane in a few seasons as long term centreback pairing but Godfrey hasn’t done enough in that position to warrant it yet and we can’t try him there in a relegation run in.

Mykolenko is good enough for what we need. We don’t need our fullbacks playing like Alves and Jordi Alba. Look at City who have tightened up playing Ake and Walker two fullbacks who don’t try and cross the ball. Under Dyche it will be staying compact, blocking crosses, stopping shots, and using the ball sensibly. Mykolenko can be very good at all these things
 

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