2021/22 Vitalii Mykolenko

[BlueToff]

How many times he got skinned by players coming inside him (fnar) was disturbing.

Yeah, because he's not an aggressive defender. He waits. He doesn't go into duels as much as Digne (I'm using him because he was our LB) or Godfrey, who both defend aggressively. I'd say one of Digne's faults was his tendency to dive in too much and get skinned, whereas Mykolenko's problem tonight was basically the opposite; gave the players a bit too much time and then they could get a run at him.

It's one game. He's got 120 mins under his belt and will need this half a season to bed in.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Thought he did really well, two fantastic blocks in the 1st half, 1 off the line. Fantastic cross that should have lead to a pen. Ran for 120 minutes. Didn’t really stand out but didn’t make any mistakes

 

[DrEFC]

Yeah, because he's not an aggressive defender. He waits. He doesn't go into duels as much as Digne (I'm using him because he was our LB) or Godfrey, who both defend aggressively. I'd say one of Digne's faults was his tendency to dive in too much and get skinned, whereas Mykolenko's problem tonight was basically the opposite; gave the players a bit too much time and then they could get a run at him.

It's one game. He's got 120 mins under his belt and will need this half a season to bed in.

Oh I know he needs time- but we don't have that thanks to El Gordo

 

[BlueToff]

Oh I know he needs time- but we don't have that thanks to El Gordo

I think he'll be changed with Godfrey a fair bit

 

[Saint Domingo]

Thought he was good. Got skinned a couple of times at the end but overall he was defensively solid, was also in the danger zone a lot getting his body in the way. Looked a scrapper.

 

[MACCA75]

Erm

 

[BlueToff]

His match stats

Tackles attempted - 6
Tackles won - 4 (joint team-high alongside Gomes and Coleman)
Fouls conceded - 2
Touches - 72
Attempted passes - 39
Successful passes - 26
Crosses - 1
Duels - 11 (team rank of 8th)
Duels won - 5 (45.5%)
Interceptions - 4 (team high)
Possession gained - 7
Possession lost - 22 (2nd worst in the team after Gray)

 

[BlueToff]

Thought he was good. Got skinned a couple of times at the end but overall he was defensively solid, was also in the danger zone a lot getting his body in the way. Looked a scrapper.

Promising signs, some worrying signs but pretty much exactly what I expected from him. A difficult game/scenario to make your debut in, going 1-0 down after 45 seconds too. Not played in a month too so understandably rusty.

He's going to need time. And I said a bit earlier in this thread that having not seen him play, I looked at some of his numbers from Kyiv. And basically, they reflected how he performed tonight.

It'll be about getting that balance right about between being a bit too conservative (which I think he was tonight on those occasions that he did get skinned) and then not diving in too quickly.

 

[Kev The Rat]

Reflecting on his performance, my worry is if he is physically up to it at this stage.

 

[Nymzee]

Reflecting on his performance, my worry is if he is physically up to it at this stage.

Doesn't matter really you've already written him off as dreadful so you can't change your mind if he starts being a wizard.

 

[Toffeelover]

For me did not do too badly given time will improve. This was his first game.

 

[sageyefc]

Ideally he’d have been brought in as a back up so we could ease him in

 

[StuBarlow]

Got potential but he's going to get terrorised against top half of the table teams.

 

[Kantareller]

100% win record

 

[Kev The Rat]

Doesn't matter really you've already written him off as dreadful so you can't change your mind if he starts being a wizard.

Well when you bring in untested players like this, you would hope they have the physical assets to rely on while they get used to the game. He doesnt seem to have those which is odd.