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above average for crap is still crap. none of the three , joni evans , phil gurning man jones , nor mr smalling i presume , should be in the side next year.
What?
Amar is glad Smalling was probably on the bench last week only because of injury, and not because Van Gaal rates the others more than Smalling.
Yeah, starting to think this too tbh. I'd be disappointed as I do think Smalling is really good when fit.
It could be repeated 100 times and I'd still have no idea how he can be glad a player is injured.
If in doubt, assume all our defenders are injured. That way you'll usually be fairly close to the truth.
Umm.. That makes no sense at all. Why would he have been on the bench last week if he was sufficiently injured at the time to keep him out of our squad a week later?
Increasingly looking that way. I said before the start of the season, to much derision, that Evans Jones and Smalling would all be out the door by next year. In hindsight a tad extreme but I reckon Jones will get a stay of execution for another year purely on the basis that we can't safely ship out 3 centre backs at once.
Its quite simply. He's not literally happy Smalling's injured. Just that it confirms Evans started ahead of him because of injury and not because Van Gaal rates him higher which is a relief.
It confirms nothing.
Yeah, bad choice of word there. Doesnt confirm anything but Smalling being on the bench was a sign he was fit when he could have been injured even then. That said, as Pogue pointed out, weird that he made the bench then and is out now totally. Or was it a last minute change where the 2 were swapped? I dont even remember with all the shite that goes on with us and injuries.
Smalling was in the initial starting line up. Then it was changed. Sometime earlier in the week a story came out that it was because the kit man fecked up.
If Smalling was originally in the starting 11, and 18 man squad, then if he became injured he was, in effect, 'substituted' before the start of the match. Evans goes in to the starting 11 and Smalling sits the game out on the bench, but is not actually fit to play.
Indeed, to me everything suggests that LVG has no idea what his best backline is, having Smalling and Evans out is a burden as it leaves us with no experienced CBs to call on when Jones gets injured, it's something we need to sort out fast. .
Do you really believe that?
A trust not shared by many fans.
Then why have him on the bench?
Indeed.
If he's in the match-day squad, where else would he sit? Not as though you can get someone else in to take his place.
Cheers. Makes sense now why he was on the bench and completely out now.
I think Rojo and Smalling are definitely the top 2 choices. The 3rd would be Jones but all 3 are barely fit together.
The kit-man story? Not really. I think he got injured in the warm up.
Are you sure? I've always assumed you could. Thats a complete guess though.
Sounds about right
You know I'm not actually 100% sure. I think that you submit a match-day squad in advance and cannot change it on the day. Could be wrong though.
Why is Rojo allowed an excuse??? What is his excuse??? I have read some bizaare posts in my short time here but jesus........what are you talking about?
Think there are usually a few back up players there in case of an injury, and then someone gets drafted into the squad?
Surely you can work out what he means?
Lets me see, first season in a new team, in a new league in a different country and can't speak English.
team mates, league, location and language has got absolutley nothing to do with passing the ball to the opposition or any other individual mistake.
Of course it does. They're humans, not robots.
ok then...so when if Falcao misses a sitter it because he's playing in a new team, in a new country.
And you think my post was bizzare?
I can tell you're going to be a sterling addition to the United forums.
Have you watched much football over the years?
