2025/26 Vitalii Mykolenko

[PhilM]

Defensively, he’s okay - not great, but okay. But his inability to cross a ball without it coming back down with snow on it is infuriating.

It was his weak pass that set Armstrong up to lose the ball, which led to the sending off.

 

[Username.]

He's just so poor, he is a lucky man to have got as far as he has in football.

 

[Swartzy]

He's not capable.

This position in particular highlights the deterioration of us over the last few years.

Baines > Digne > Mykolenko

Worst still, he's guaranteed a start every week and offers nothing. Some say he's a good defender but he gets rinsed ALL the time. Nearly gave a pen away today for that reason and couldn't even get off the floor for their winner.

He is the epitome of average.

After the striker issue, the full backs are the next biggest issue. The Bournemouth LB is miles better and cost Bournemouth £12m so there are options out there. He is just one example.

Fbs first..

 

[BackRow PE6]

I’ve come to the conclusion that myko isn’t good enough

 

[EGWToffee]

Myko is always the scapegoat when we get beat. He is lacking severely when we go forward but over the length of his contract he’s improved massively.

He’s not the main issue here. It’s our strikers, they are absolutely shocking and O’Brien at RB is far worse than Myko

 

[Bob Elstone]

Myko is always the scapegoat when we get beat. He is lacking severely when we go forward but over the length of his contract he’s improved massively.

He’s not the main issue here. It’s our strikers, they are absolutely shocking and O’Brien at RB is far worse than Myko

He’s the scapegoat because he is awful at football.

Watch the first goal and tell me what he’s doing.

 

[EGWToffee]

He’s the scapegoat because he is awful at football.

Watch the first goal and tell me what he’s doing.

Left back beaten at the far post. Not the first time won’t be the last time that happens. He actually points to George to track the runner which he didn’t do. Not saying he wasn’t at fault there but overall our short comings are the strikers. Barry’s missed two sitters there. The last one would have put us 2-0 up.

Our short comings are the strikers week in week out. They are both Pony

Take a look at the below video. Myko tells George 3 times to get Raya

 

[Vaughan]

Hibbert could defend.

i even rate hibbert’s crossing better

branthwaite sent him away a few times in the second half with some fantastic passes

imagine we had that truffert (who we were interested in) on the end of them

 

[Swartzy]

Unless we address the fb's first, they will go on the backburner whilst searching the globe for Barry/Beto mk3.
The excuses will than come out to why we couldn't find them..

We get the fb's first, we will still hunt the striker..
Moyes wont ignore goals, but he's showing Fb's aren't any kind of priority..

 

[Bally1989]

Myko is always the scapegoat when we get beat. He is lacking severely when we go forward but over the length of his contract he’s improved massively.

He’s not the main issue here. It’s our strikers, they are absolutely shocking and O’Brien at RB is far worse than Myko

I don’t think football is for you chief

 

[alpethsm]

Left back beaten at the far post. Not the first time won’t be the last time that happens. He actually points to George to track the runner which he didn’t do. Not saying he wasn’t at fault there but overall our short comings are the strikers. Barry’s missed two sitters there. The last one would have put us 2-0 up.

Our short comings are the strikers week in week out. They are both Pony

Take a look at the below video. Myko tells George 3 times to get Raya
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I think mykolenko is a very poor left back but that is a fair point, quite clearly asking George to cover him. The second and third request are kind of pointless as it's too late but if he'd covered properly Rayan wouldn't have had the clear run in.

 

[hallamblue]

Left back beaten at the far post. Not the first time won’t be the last time that happens. He actually points to George to track the runner which he didn’t do. Not saying he wasn’t at fault there but overall our short comings are the strikers. Barry’s missed two sitters there. The last one would have put us 2-0 up.

Our short comings are the strikers week in week out. They are both Pony

Take a look at the below video. Myko tells George 3 times to get Raya
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He could always have tried jumping and heading the ball away.

 

[Drumblue]

Myko is always the scapegoat when we get beat. He is lacking severely when we go forward but over the length of his contract he’s improved massively.

He’s not the main issue here. It’s our strikers, they are absolutely shocking and O’Brien at RB is far worse than Myko

Our defence overall is poor, tarks is past his best so is Keane.Branthwaite and O'Brien is the way forward and 2 new fullbacks

 

[EFC_FRANCIS]

If the club has any bottle or ambition then they need to release him at the end of the season.

 

[MikeH72]

Myko is always the scapegoat when we get beat. He is lacking severely when we go forward but over the length of his contract he’s improved massively.

He’s not the main issue here. It’s our strikers, they are absolutely shocking and O’Brien at RB is far worse than Myko

Are you still scared of the siren Vitaliy?