Rasmi
Negative Nancy
Country: England
He is a CB who is playing out of position. Sure you can use him out there against poor pl teams and he can do well enough in one of game. But how anyone can watch this guy and think he is good enough is beyond me. This is a guy who came in and even after 3 months we thought holding was better CB than him. The same holding who is not good enough for PalaceWatch the FourFourTwo on the game video people.
The space around Kiwior, and getting him into 1v1 situations was targeted when Bayern were on the attack. Bayern purposefully left Kiwior in space because they didnt think he was as much a threat going forward.
The substitution was to rescue Kiwior yes, but it was also to widen Bayern's focus area in their press. They ignored Kiwior in possession, but they couldnt do that with Zinchenko. That's why that changed pushed them back so much and they couldnt do anything sustainable in the second half.
Kiwior is still a fine option to play during our run in. He performed well both City and Liverpool in 2024, that should be the evidence you need.