Agreed.This weight thing has to stop. It's stupid.
Agreed.This weight thing has to stop. It's stupid.
Just like Antonio isnt shipped out, or Young, or Clevz.. It is much easier to play well with someone like Vidic, Ferdinand in their prime covering for your stupidities, now he is on his own, we all see how poor he is. It's just the overrating of an academy player all over again.Thanks Amolbhatia. Apparently I can't have an opinion now.
If everyone is fit I want Evans in the team as I think he is our best centre half. You disagree. fine. However if anyone is wrong in any of this it's you claiming Evans is the huge weak link. You don't play the guts of 200 senior games for Manchester United if you're a huge weak link. Not when he's been in a team with Vidic, Ferdinand, Smalling and Jones. I know we've had our injury problems over the years but sorry, if he was a huge weak link he would have been shipped out. And I'm not basing anything on one incident with De gea. I'm basing it on having watched him play most of his 180 odd games for United.
Yeah it's wearing thin.This weight thing has to stop. It's stupid.
You can't.
I think that it would be more fair to judge him in a month or so once he's fully back to form. Rio's been a much bigger liability in defence over the last couple of seasons than Evans who's had one of the best periods of his career in the 12/13 season where he was brilliant. Any CB is reliant on their partner and he and Vidic complemented eachother very well just like Rio and Vidic did in their prime. While he's started this campaign very poorly, he also saved us from conceding against QPR and he looked as if he was gaining confidence as the game wore on, hopefully a sign that he's regaining some form. I have alot of faith in him but it all comes down to if he can stay fit.Just like Antonio isnt shipped out, or Young, or Clevz.. It is much easier to play well with someone like Vidic, Ferdinand in their prime covering for your stupidities, now he is on his own, we all see how poor he is. It's just the overrating of an academy player all over again.
OKI really don't understand how people can think Evans is our best CB. Jones is far better already and a few years younger. Only logical explanation for all the praise Evans gets on here is that he has multiple accounts on here.
Cleverley was shipped out and I would bet that if clubs showed any interest so would Valencia and Young have been. Evans played next to both Rio and Vidic over the last year or two where neither were at their prime and looked solid. To say that Rio was covering is errors makes it clear that you have an agenda against Evans when Rio was our most error prone defender over the last two seasons.Just like Antonio isnt shipped out, or Young, or Clevz.. It is much easier to play well with someone like Vidic, Ferdinand in their prime covering for your stupidities, now he is on his own, we all see how poor he is. It's just the overrating of an academy player all over again.
Yeah, from the looks of things he is clearly not seen as a 30 million pound player by LVG.Surprised he's not started again.
Van Gaal probably wanted to keep Blackett in the team because of his good form early in the season. And since Rojo was available to play first he got the nod a t LB over Shaw. He will probably definitely start next week.Why isn't he playing? He's the best left back we have by far. I don't know what he's doing at the training ground but I really doubt he's regressed that much after two stellar seasons in the PL. He's fit too, played in the reserves last week. The feck is LvG playing at?
Yeah. Didn't have a reason to drop any of them and would have probably been harsh on blackett and not send a good message to drop him. Not anymore of course. Awful game from all our defenders but once Shaw comes in, Rojo moves to the middle I think they'll all be better.Van Gaal probably wanted to keep Blackett in the team because of his good form early in the season. And since Rojo was available to play first he got the nod a t LB over Shaw. He will probably definitely start next week.
I'm sorry, but that doesn't cut it for me. Right now, we only have the League to focus on, so he better starts throwing the kitchen sink in every time. That strongly implies that our best players must stay on the pitch at all times and play the fecking game so we can get results.That answers that then. He didn't start because of fitness and presumably didn't come on because of the way the game unfolded.Tweet
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He needs to start playing Rojo in the middle with Shaw on the left. Not that we have much choice mind you.That answers that then. He didn't start because of fitness and presumably didn't come on because of the way the game unfolded.Tweet
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I'm not sure what you mean. I'm sure LVG would love to keep our best players on the pitch at all times, but if their fitness isn't up to it then he's not exactly going to push them too hard is he?I'm sorry, but that doesn't cut it for me. Right now, we only have the League to focus on, so he better starts throwing the kitchen sink in every time. That strongly implies that our best players must stay on the pitch at all times and play the fecking game so we can get results.
I'm referring to the fact that some of our best elements are benched while others who should be there still keep playing. For the record, I would have thrown Shaw into the action at some point today because it was obvious that we sucked at the back.I'm not sure what you mean. I'm sure LVG would love to keep our best players on the pitch at all times, but if their fitness isn't up to it then he's not exactly going to push them too hard is he?
It wasn't possible to bring Shaw on though because of our injury/fitness issues. Evans, di Maria and Falcao all came off because of fitness reasons. The only way Shaw could have been worked into that was if he came on for Evans and Rojo moved inside. Perhaps he wasn't ready to play an hour or more likely LVG didn't want a left footed partnership of Rojo and Blackett.I'm referring to the fact that some of our best elements are benched while others who should be there still keep playing. For the record, I would have thrown Shaw into the action at some point today because it was obvious that we sucked at the back.
For the record, we are not the only team that needs its best players to be on the pitch in order to stand a chance of winning and meeting our objectives.
If he plays well, that will be him set for the season, if LvG has any sense. Luke knows how to defend and actually his size is one of his greatest assests, he won't be easy to bully.Hoping he gets a good run of games before he's judged, he hasn't played much football so I am not expecting much from him if he starts against West Ham.
We have been shite at the back so I don't why he hasn't featured yet, If Blackett wasn't suspended for the West Ham game I think he might have stayed on the bench.If he plays well, that will be him set for the season, if LvG has any sense. Luke knows how to defend and actually his size is one of his greatest assests, he won't be easy to bully.