Speaking on Man City’s YouTube channel, Kyle Walker has been discussing Oleksandr Zinchenko, claiming that the Ukrainian is very slow.
The right-back was reviewing clips of some of the fastest players at Man City over the years, and Walker made it very clear that Zinchenko isn’t in that conversation.
Indeed, the right-back was watching a video of Bernardo Silva where he praised his low centre of gravity, and while he feels Zinchenko also has that attribute, he says he’s not quick at all.
“This is not Bernardo being quick, this is Bernardo moving away from people and using his low centre of gravity, that’s all he does, he just runs away ad turns at the last minute. It’s not him being quick, it’s him jinking away from people because he’s annoyed them,” Walker said about Bernardo Silva.
“Yeah he’ll annoy them and do something, probably megs them, then you have to run after him and he keeps moving his body, but Zinchenko is not bad at it is well to be fair to him, but he’s another one that couldn’t catch a cold, so he’s very slow.”
This is a bit harsh for Walker to say, but when you’re as quick as he is, everyone else must look slow.
Zinchenko is no Usain Bolt, but he’s also not a slow player by any means.
Yes, he’s not lighting quick, but to say he’s very slow is a bit of a stretch, and as Walker says, his low centre of gravity makes up for his lack of pace in any case.
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