Norwich City 3-2 Manchester City: 5 Men who were poor for Pep Guardiola

John Stones had a night to forget against Norwich City
John Stones had a night to forget against Norwich City

#3 Oleksandr Zinchenko

Norwich City v Manchester City - Premier League
Norwich City v Manchester City - Premier League

Pep Guardiola's tactics rely on fast and marauding full-backs who are expected to join the attack and track back with equal efficiency. Against Norwich, the manager had two marauding fullbacks in the team - Oleksandr Zinchenko and Kyle Walker. While the Englishman had a pretty decent game bar the odd mistake, the same cannot be said of the Ukrainian.

Zinchenko had an off day at both ends of the pitch. While he did venture forward regularly, the Ukrainian's passing was a big let down on the day. Zinchenko failed to have an impact in the final third and could not stretch the opposition defense. His tracking back wasn't too great either, because he failed to stop the opposition from breaking at speed and was regularly caught out of position. This put massive pressure on the City defense, who struggled to keep the rampant Norwich attackers at bay. Zinchenko also allowed the opposition to run beyond him with ease, which will not please Guardiola.

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