Bought in the summer for £9.5 million, Charles N'Zogbia was supposed to be our saviour after the loss of Young and Downing. Unfortunately he hasn't lived up to expectations so far and was even dropped for the 2-0 victory against his former club Wigan last week. Since joining he hasn't looked half as good as what he did last year for Wigan as he almost single handedly kept them in the league. Instead what we have seen is a player who can barely control a ball, misplaces passes and can't beat a defender to save his life.
There is undoubtedly a very good player in there somewhere though, as he showed at the end of last season. It's all a case of will Mcleish be able to get that out of him. Perhaps he is struggling with the pressure of trying to fill the boots of Ashley Young and Stewart Downing, or maybe he is just taking some time to settle in Claret and Blue. Earlier this season, N'Zogbia claimed that he can "murder any left back" and I think it's time for him to start showing these qualities that we payed just shy of £10 mil for.
Rating - 6/10
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