Popular Post CyderInACan Posted August 31, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 31, 2022 Fair play to Zak on a fantastic landmark. Another academy graduate to be proud of. 22 1 2 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted August 31, 2022 Report Share Posted August 31, 2022 Fair play to the lad , spoke well and if you make 100 appearances at this Level / League One, you’ve carved out / are carving out a decent career as a professional footballer Well done Zak ️ 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted August 31, 2022 Report Share Posted August 31, 2022 Thought he was excellent tonight 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted August 31, 2022 Report Share Posted August 31, 2022 Well done Zac. Good performance tonight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 1 hour ago, sh1t_ref_again said: Thought he was excellent tonight I thought he had a good solid game. The thing he lacks is aggression, there were times tonight (as in other games) where I was willing him to go through the opponent, show him you aren't going to be mucked around, or stick an elbow in when going for a header. He would find games a tad easier if he just had that aggression. He's a good footballer in his own right though. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 1 hour ago, CyderInACan said: Fair play to Zak on a fantastic landmark. Another academy graduate to be proud of. He gets a lot of stick but I think he’s stepped up this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanker Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 Seems to be improving all the time. Good game last night. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 Always good to see our academy players achieving this sort of landmark. Congrats Zak! Still think he’d be useful as a DM in time, especially when Kalas returns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 He’s getting better, please for the lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 The talent has always been there, it's just always been a question of can he stay switched on for the whole game. Only seen the one game so far this year, but going by that and reports, it seems that he is taking the opportunity with both hands, and is currently worthy of a place in the team. Fair play to the lad, keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 There were a couple of occasions where he got done trying to "pinch" the ball and a couple of sloppy passes but overall a decent performance. Still trying to work out how we got through that 90 without conceding though!! That said I was always confident that if they equalised we would have gone up the other end and won the game at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 Made a couple of errors towards the end, outmuscled once & I thought he was pushed off it on another occasion but he had a decent game overall & his distribution (maybe because of his confidence improving?) was much better. He is a valuable squad option being asked to play every game because of the Kalas situation, so fair play to him & he seems a very decent sort, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Made a couple of errors towards the end, outmuscled once & I thought he was pushed off it on another occasion but he had a decent game overall & his distribution (maybe because of his confidence improving?) was much better. He is a valuable squad option being asked to play every game because of the Kalas situation, so fair play to him & he seems a very decent sort, too. Yeah, no doubt a fit and firing Kalas sees Vyner on the bench but overall he has done a very good job "filling in". We are a car crash waiting to happen at the back sometimes but the consistency in selection is also helping us to at least keep "some" clean sheets as opposed to "hardly any" last season. It's all moving forward atm!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 7 hours ago, bcfc01 said: I thought he had a good solid game. The thing he lacks is aggression, there were times tonight (as in other games) where I was willing him to go through the opponent, show him you aren't going to be mucked around, or stick an elbow in when going for a header. He would find games a tad easier if he just had that aggression. He's a good footballer in his own right though. He might read read Otib at 2pm on a Saturday or 7pm on a Tuesday to help with this ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 Think he's been excellent the last few games. It really annoys me that the slightest mistake he makes still draws groans from the crowd, whereas other players making similar mistakes get nothing. But despite this, I feel like his confidence has improved immeasurably this season. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelton Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 Zac has been steady this season and while we all think he has a mistake in him it probably won't be by a dodgy pass across the back line,unlike some. Just finished watching the Championship highlights and there are some proper dodgy defenders out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 He is definitely being more physical this season, I’d still like him to be a bit more. I don’t recall any cross-field diags last night, he passed the ball really well, put Sykes and Conway through on a couple of occasions. Needs to get Sykes to either throw it to him on the full, or half-volley second bounce (if that makes sense). He always has to take a split second more to get it under control and in most cases then has to go back to Naismith / Bentley. There was one bit of superb cover first half in the centre of the pitch after Rhodes had dragged Naismith forward and they looked to get Thomas in. A horrible ball bouncing in front of him, which he dealt really well with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 He’s definitely sharpened up and long may it continue . Stepped up with Kalas injured and provides good competition 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 He's adequate at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 I remember his debut. It was against PNE iirc and they obviously knew the full back was a debutant and peppered him all game. It’s fair to say that he didn’t cope well at all and we lost the game - not entirely his fault tho. Thats the first time that I’ve seen him do an interview. He came over pretty well and was far more articulate than I imagined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 22 minutes ago, Robbored said: I remember his debut. It was against PNE iirc and they obviously knew the full back was a debutant and peppered him all game. It’s fair to say that he didn’t cope well at all and we lost the game - not entirely his fault tho. His debut was against MK Dons and we won 2-0. 1 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Robbored said: I remember his debut. It was against PNE iirc and they obviously knew the full back was a debutant and peppered him all game. It’s fair to say that he didn’t cope well at all and we lost the game - not entirely his fault tho. Thats the first time that I’ve seen him do an interview. He came over pretty well and was far more articulate than I imagined. Not quite. He actually scored his first City goal against Preston, and we won 2-0 - 16 January 2021 (according to Google). 1 hour ago, bearded_red said: His debut was against MK Dons and we won 2-0. Indeed, on 20 February 2016 (according to Google). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Robbored said: I remember his debut. It was against PNE iirc and they obviously knew the full back was a debutant and peppered him all game. It’s fair to say that he didn’t cope well at all and we lost the game - not entirely his fault tho. Thats the first time that I’ve seen him do an interview. He came over pretty well and was far more articulate than I imagined. FFS - every time Vyner’s debut gets mentioned you bring up PNE….wrongly! Debut as per above, second match v Brighton (h) where we got stuffed…he had Jamie Murphy tear him apart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: He's adequate at best. A level many have strived to reach and failed. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: A level many have strived to reach and failed. Adequate is fine isn’t it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 15 minutes ago, Davefevs said: FFS - every time Vyner’s debut gets mentioned you bring up PNE….wrongly! Debut as per above, second match v Brighton (h) where we got stuffed…he had Jamie Murphy tear him apart. Having witnessed numerous City debuts in 50+ years my recollections are not as sharp was many other posters are and I don’t ever check Google for clarification. I definitely remember a City defenders debut getting badly exposed by a team playing in white - with my dodgy memory I thought it was Vyner against PNE - obviously I got the wrong man and the wrong opposition! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 7 hours ago, TomF said: I wonder how much Naismith's communications help him? I know Kai has other issues but we've lacked that sort of vocal player on pitch for years. He certainly has improved his performances and concentration levels since Naismith has joined. I have been slightly critical of Kai since he has joined but I don’t think anyone can deny that his vocal presence/leadership has helped us and in particular Vyner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 49 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Adequate is fine isn’t it. I think he's the weakest of all our defenders, but at the moment he does a job. One thing I like about Vyner - just to show I'm not all about slagging a player off - is he carries an attacking threat. When he can get forward, he puts some great passes in, and can hit the odd goalbound thunderbolt himself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 49 minutes ago, Robbored said: Having witnessed numerous City debuts in 50+ years my recollections are not as sharp was many other posters are and I don’t ever check Google for clarification. Please try doing so then, everyone would benefit. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Robbored said: Having witnessed numerous City debuts in 50+ years my recollections are not as sharp was many other posters are and I don’t ever check Google for clarification. I definitely remember a City defenders debut getting badly exposed by a team playing in white - with my dodgy memory I thought it was Vyner against PNE - obviously I got the wrong man and the wrong opposition! Why would you check Google? It must be on the OS, surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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