2025/26 Vitalii Mykolenko

Yes, which is why we need Garner at RB tomorrow: someone capable of being a defender and getting up the pitch to attack.
This is where Nathan Patterson comes in. Patterson at RB with James Garner on the RW to give us much-needed defensive and attacking support down the right flank. When Patterson starts to get tired in the 2nd half and goes off, Garner drops to RB, Dibling goes to RW, and McNeil plays on the LW.
🎶We're on our way to Wembley, we shall not be moved...🎶

Back on track. I don't believe Vitalii Mykolenko is as bad as people make him out to be, but that's just my opinion.
 
Nah, JOB at RB, Mykolenko at LB, everyone else isn't ready or something. It's like people don't know Moyes :lol:

Even if Aznou plays, now that he hasn't played in 6 months, he'll be badly out of form and look bad, which will lead to the "he's obviously not ready for it yet" comment from Moyes and he won't play again for a while, maybe just gets sold during the summer, another career "what if?". A tale as old as, well, around since March 2002 I guess, so ~24 years or so.
I think Moyes has to play Patto alright back because Keane will be suspended. Unless Branthwaite is back.

I only want Aznou to play for the utter 🔥 in his thread when it goes as you say.

Apart from old Keev the Rat losing his marbles, the Myko thread is actually fairly safe and unspectacular. Like the man himself.
 
I think Moyes has to play Patto alright back because Keane will be suspended. Unless Branthwaite is back.

I only want Aznou to play for the utter 🔥 in his thread when it goes as you say.

Apart from old Keev the Rat losing his marbles, the Myko thread is actually fairly safe and unspectacular. Like the man himself.
I mean maybe, but we can also get a double whammy here, consider - Aznou LB, Myko LCB, Tarks RCB, JOB RB. Banger of a lineup.

Of course it won't happen, and we'll get a midfielder out of position as a right back, but still, one can dream I guess.
 
This is where Nathan Patterson comes in. Patterson at RB with James Garner on the RW to give us much-needed defensive and attacking support down the right flank. When Patterson starts to get tired in the 2nd half and goes off, Garner drops to RB, Dibling goes to RW, and McNeil plays on the LW.
🎶We're on our way to Wembley, we shall not be moved...🎶

Back on track. I don't believe Vitalii Mykolenko is as bad as people make him out to be, but that's just my opinion.

He's very limited as a PL player. In his national team he looks more accomplished. He's one of those defenders that look more comfortable as a wing back.
 
….which is odd considering how poor he is in the top third.
Good movement but poor technique (and/or maybe confidence to kick the ball somehow??? He looks so incredibly shaky) does that.

He also had 20 assists in 100 games before coming to us, so maybe something happened in that time, and I don't only mean Sean Dyche.
 
….which is odd considering how poor he is in the top third.

I watched him a few times for Ukraine and he's more someone who recycles the ball and gets it to players who can carry the ball a lot better he can.

Overall he's an odd player to assess. He's obviously not terrible - he can do a solid job for most of a game. However, he's just a bit too inconsequential.
 
I watched him a few times for Ukraine and he's more someone who recycles the ball and gets it to players who can carry the ball a lot better he can.

Overall he's an odd player to assess. He's obviously not terrible - he can do a solid job for most of a game. However, he's just a bit too inconsequential.

….i just think it’s a waste as far as blend/partnership is concerned having Mykolenko playing behind the quality that Grealish has (we can say the same about Ndiaye on the other flank).

Some wingers aren’t keen on their full back bombing on and taking their attacking space but Grealish stands his defender up, it would be a huge benefit to have a quality full-back on the same wavelength to link, give options to and take defenders away from Grealish.
 
….i just think it’s a waste as far as blend/partnership is concerned having Mykolenko playing behind the quality that Grealish has (we can say the same about Ndiaye on the other flank).

Some wingers aren’t keen on their full back bombing on and taking their attacking space but Grealish stands his defender up, it would be a huge benefit to have a quality full-back on the same wavelength to link, give options to and take defenders away from Grealish.
At this stage - because it happens all the time - I'm of the opinion that both FBs are under instruction not to get caught upfield.

I know for a few games Mykolenko was getting beyond Grealish, but I think that game against West Ham at home when we saw them flying past our stranded FBs second half made Moyes take the decision to tell them they have to stay put at all times.
 
Lets take stock of what is actually going on here

We have Mykolenko who basically every supporter has identified as the weakest link in the team, being lauded by Moyes, to the point where he is preposterously being offered a new deal.

Meanwhile we have Aznou who has been completely frozen out despite being good enough to be part of Bayern Munich and a La Liga outfit.

It simply does not add up.
 
Myko is the same player he’s been the last few seasons. And that player is a backup quality left back for a decent prem side. He needs to either be retained in that capacity or moved on.

What’s more disturbing is we still don’t even have a Myko level of player on the right side.
 
Lets take stock of what is actually going on here

We have Mykolenko who basically every supporter has identified as the weakest link in the team, being lauded by Moyes, to the point where he is preposterously being offered a new deal.

Meanwhile we have Aznou who has been completely frozen out despite being good enough to be part of Bayern Munich and a La Liga outfit.

It simply does not add up.

That would be madness.

I'd be a betrayal of any promises we've had to make this team better.
 
Lets take stock of what is actually going on here

We have Mykolenko who basically every supporter has identified as the weakest link in the team, being lauded by Moyes, to the point where he is preposterously being offered a new deal.

Meanwhile we have Aznou who has been completely frozen out despite being good enough to be part of Bayern Munich and a La Liga outfit.

It simply does not add up.
Got an explanation there, Kev?
 

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