Box-To-Box 8: Manchester City Thoughts from Today's Match

Box-To-Box 8: Manchester City Thoughts from Today’s Match

By Tim Crean | Oct 25, 2017

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: Bright Enobakhare of Wolverhampton Wanderers and Eliaquim Mangala of Manchester City battle for the ball during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Etihad Stadium on October 24, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 24: Helder Costa of Wolverhampton Wanderers and Alexander Zinchenko of Manchester City during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Etihad Stadium on October 24, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) /

Zinchenko, Manchester City’s 20-year-old debutante was a mixed bag today. Nominally starting at Left Back, the midfielder by trade spent most of his day on the left-wing, fairly deep in Wolves territory. He looked comfortable with the ball at his feet and confident moving in to positions around the pitch. Zinchenko was mostly unable or unwilling however to aggressively attack on the offensive end. He also was pushed around physically by stronger and more mature defenders. While Zinchenko isn’t ready for Prime Time, he’s a young, talented and versatile and could be a very good fit in Pep’s system down the line.

3) Oleksandr Zinchenko was just ok.