Kolarov or Radu?

a poll inspired by Sile...

who is your LB of choice?

I think Radu is the better choice. The only problem is that I want to see him in the center since we don't have any good options there. Both of them are still young, I wouldn't mind seeing Rozenhal and Radu in the center and Kolarov on the left-back.

Radu was excellent after he arrived in January. He seemed so mature and ready. This year he just doesn't convince me like he did last season.
And if we are playing more offensively then let's use Kolarov but I repeat, none of them have convinced me that they (Radu, Kolarov) deserve the left back spot.

Both. Radu in the middle togheter with Rozhenal and Kolarov at the flank.

Radu as CB and Kolarov as LB, but none of them both seems to be ready for the starting place.. they're too young IMO..

this year they're gonna be suffered all year in defending... next year and after, i predict their values will increase about 5 times from now!

Radu for me.

As an overall left back defender I choose Radu.

But depending on what team Lazio plays my opinion and view changes. Radu is more defensive and solid in that regard whereas Kolarov, although has very good attacking skills and a left footed shot - can sometimes leave the team exposed in that area if he ventures too forward.

I too would like to see him tried in centre of defense so then Kolarov can play on the left - and I would like to see Aleksandr given some opportunities as a left midfielder in some games - especially when Radu is left back.

Both good, promising young players who hopefully have good seasons with Lazio and if Rossi experiments well, we could see both of them in the starting XI at the same time!

Radu.


He is more solid than Kolarov.

Radu definitely is better defender.
Kolarov in my opinion is not good defensively , he is young I know , that why he is not regularly in the first squad.

difficult one, Radu is better defending, Kolarov better attacking and has a great freekick in his legs. I choise for Kolarov.

I like that the two of them are so unlike eachother. Can't really make a choise for the whole season who of them should be regular. Radu should start against Inter,Fiorentina,Milan and other teams against wich we play moore defensive and on counter-attacks against and he should also be sub in when we want to close a thight game. Kolarov on the other hand should play against teams like Lecce who defend with their whole team, then he is great to have so we get support on the wings in offense and he should be sub in when we are hunting to score a goal or two for a draw.
I think Rossi is allredy doing it and i belive it's right to have this as one of the spots that he decides who will play in each particular match depending on who we are up against.

As for the De Silvestri and Lichst pool my opinion is similar with one difference done by the 2 players capability.
The shoots of Kolarov in certain match against certain defense.-
The run and tactical capability of Radu to be offensive in other matches.

Totally depends on game plan, who we face and what we want. Yesterday I think Mister used them in a good way fielding both. The thing is that Radu is a better defender than Kolarov, but the Serb has a left foor like nobody else and the fact that so many games are decided by dead ball occasions he is needed in the team.
They both need to be prepared to be used whenever Rossi feels they are needed.

The poll was about LB, but I would like to see Radu as CB at some point. I think he could be a very good CB for us since he is fast, can play the ball better than any other of our CBs and would be the perfect complemet to any of our more static CBs (Siviglia, Roz or Cribari...)

Amir wrote:

Radu.
He is more solid than Kolarov.

Yep, Kolarov is better in attack as a left midfielder

Kolarov for sure, because of his brilliant left foot. You need such players to break the deadlock. Although i like Radu to.

It totally depends on the opponent and which team we are meeting. Small team at Olimpico,we have to blast away - Kolarov. San Siro - Radu. Thats how I see it.

I agree with the gentleman above. I don´t think it´s necessary to make a permanent choice between the two. Radu is definitely a more complete player, more mature and better defensively. In games when the opponents are capable of putting us under pressure, Radu is the more obvious choice, while Kolarov has some strong competences that are very useful in games when we are in control.

In the future I think Kolarov has a good chance to make the left back spot his own. In many ways he reminds me of Massimo Oddo when he first arrived at Lazio. Back then he was often benched and Jaap Stam took the right back spot. Simply because Oddo couldn´t defend well enough. Once he had learned that aspect, we suddenly had a great right back in Massimo Oddo. The same could happen to Kolarov on the left I hope.

In the future I hope that Radu could move to the central defence. I think that´s the plan as it´s also his natural position. Actually I think we should slowly try to integrate Radu to this position in the games when Kolarov is capable of filling out the left back spot.

Didn't we play Kolarov in mid last game? I didn't get to see the game, so can someone tell me how well he played there? Anyways, I think it obviously depends on the game. But I do suggest that we play them both, either:

a) Radu left back and Kolarov mid. The fact that he has a deadly shot makes me want to see him closer to the goal, so he can try some long range shots.

b) Kolarov left back and Radu center back with Siviglia.

You can't play both Radu and Rozenhal or Cribari together. Sivigilia has a unique quality when you compare them all, he's a game reader. He's like the brain, and Rozenhal, Radu, Cribari, whoever you want to put next to him are the muscle. He's not the best game reader in the game obviously, which is why I'd rather see Lazio sign a new defender, who can read the game properly and use his intelligence to stop the attacks.

If I had to pick one, then I'd chose Kolarov (even though I admit he's not so great defensively). I guess I'm hoping that with more games under his belt, he'd improve on the defensive side. Either way, his free kicks are amazing, which makes him a great asset. Just like Mihajlovic. As a defender, he wasn't that great, but his free kicks kept him on the field.

just let the "status quo" talk...

Аз залагав по скоро на Александър Коларов

DanishLazioFan is right,they offer very different aspects to the team so it depends on the game.

Radu is definately more solid.