[iBoss]

Would like to see how he would link up with a winger in front of him.

 

[Winrar]

Despite the second yellow at the end I thought he was one of the better players out there today.

 

[Hed Zitin]

Idiot. So we're either playing wing backs again.. or Rojo at LB.. Great.

 

[JonDahl]

Thought he was our best outfield player to be honest.

Yep. Feel really calm when he's playing, very solid.

Red card was silly but understandable, we wanted the ball back as quick as possible to get the winner and didn't want them running into the corner.

 

[Randall Flagg]

Was our best outfield player for sure

Deserved both yellow though

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Easily - by a long, long distance - our best outfield player. Not even a contest.

 

[DevilRed]

Will learn from that silly mistake. Sometimes you have to remember he is still a teenager and that second yellow showed the inexperience.

Other than that he was fecking immense. Had no help from Januzaj when it came to defending that left flank.

 

[Devil may care]

He was our best outfield player along with Valencia IMO, I don't even mind the red as it was a moment of rashness born out of him being so desperate to compete for the ball and the team, young error but not a bad one in terms of the mentality shown.

 

[Zoo]

Idiot. So we're either playing wing backs again.. or Rojo at LB.. Great.

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

Deserved sending off, but a good performance. His crosses were good, and he worked hard. Good positioning defensively, and he knew when to take a risk, come off his man and clear up danger elsewhere. A very intelligent defender.

Shame about the red, but it was a strange game in that respect. How many did Song get away with? Song made 3 challenges worthy of a yellow before finally getting yellowed, and then made another one after that.

 

[Rykker_4united]

He was really good today and getting two yellows was both a consequence of trying a little too hard and naivety.

 

[Moonred]

He's a red, he's a red!

 

[ottosec]

He was one of our best players today, shame about the red card.

 

[Kag]

Great player. Routinely ignored by the superstars in our side.

 

[Dans]

I worry about his lack of pace. He also seems to be carrying a few too many pounds. Given his age (and the investment of course), he gets time to sort it all out and grow into the team. I think he could do with a commanding presence in the heart of the defence - a real leader.

 

[Ludens the Red]

He's so good defensively . Think he could probably do more attacking more often though, still seems to be a bit slightly off the pace.

 

[Mister_Stubbs]

I am still as excited about this lad as the day I was when I found out he might be joining. Deserved the red card today (although so did Alex Song who committed more than just the two fouls) but apart from that he was decent again.

 

[Mark_GrumpyLion]

Good game and took one for the team. Shame that we'll miss him in the next game though.

 

[Adam-Utd]

I worry about his lack of pace. He also seems to be carrying a few too many pounds. Given his age (and the investment of course), he gets time to sort it all out and grow into the team. I think he could do with a commanding presence in the heart of the defence - a real leader.

Sorry what lack of pace?

 

[Sam]

He's bloody rapid!

 

[Damien]

I worry about his lack of pace. He also seems to be carrying a few too many pounds. Given his age (and the investment of course), he gets time to sort it all out and grow into the team. I think he could do with a commanding presence in the heart of the defence - a real leader.

If there's one thing he isn't lacking, it's pace.

Definitely isn't carrying a few too many pounds either. Just his body shape.

 

[justboy68]

Did well today, promising signs for the future. It was a pretty ludicrous tackle for the red, but that rush of blood to the head is to be expected from a young full back from time to time. Hopefully the attacking side of his game will develop in the coming years.

 

[RuudTom83]

It's easy to forgive his second yellow. He was dying to get the ball back after the equaliser...excitement got the better of him!

I'm only gutted because I'd like to see the Shaw/Januzaj partnership giving a extended run before LVG inevitably changes his mind/formation/philosophy again.

 

[VanGaalEra]

Really good defensively and much better playing as FB, he's good with the overlaps.

 

[limerickcitykid]

Lacks pace

 

[BennyBlanco]

I really like him, he played well, showed some bollocks today to boot, justifiable red.

 

[Stringer]

I worry about his lack of pace. He also seems to be carrying a few too many pounds. Given his age (and the investment of course), he gets time to sort it all out and grow into the team. I think he could do with a commanding presence in the heart of the defence - a real leader.

How the hell can you watch him play and decide he lacks pace? Criticize his attacking contribution, fair enough, but that's ridiculous...

 

[Raw]

It's amazing how much he's settled in for a 19 year old. Very excited about his potential!

 

[pseudo_canadian]

Easily - by a long, long distance - our best outfield player. Not even a contest.

My opinion as well.

 

[ZDwyr]

lack of pace. It's frustrating coming onto these threads and seeing people being so wrong about a player. Similar to those who thought Smalling was a snail. Anyway, thought he was good. The red was annoying because now we have to shuffle things at the LB position. A few passages where he linked up well with Januzaj too.

 

[Sean_RedDevil]

Average 1st half. Fantastic 2nd half.

Stupid sent-off.

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

Amazing how good he is defensively for his age. One of the best defensive full backs I've seen in the PL since Cashley's best days.

 

[Sb_16]

Exceptional talent

 

[LLMU]

One of the bright sparks in the game. His defensive work is excellent and that run into the box before clashing knees with Kouyate reminds me of a certain Evra

 

[Escobar]

Played with much more passion and willingness to run unlike his team mates

 

[Adam-Utd]

One of the bright sparks in the game. His defensive work is excellent and that run into the box before clashing knees with Kouyate reminds me of a certain Evra

He just needed to cross it first time! no need for that touch . That will come though, nobody expected him to be flying up and down the wing getting assists. The main thing for me is he is solid in defense, he can work on attack.

 

[littlepeasoup]

I hope his progression isn't hampered by a constantly changing team/formation/manager(?)

 

[Pogue Mahone]

So who plays LB against Burnley? Ashley Young?

Or will this mean we're back to 352 and wingbacks again?

 

[Sammyjunn]

So who plays LB against Burnley? Ashley Young?

Or will this mean we're back to 352 and wingbacks again?

Probably Rojo, and then Smalling/Evans as CB.

 

[Damien]

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I'm happy it's just one game he misses, though hopefully he can get back into the team.

I hope his progression isn't hampered by a constantly changing team/formation/manager(?)

Looks like the formation issue is getting sorted, though with him missing our next game we'll probably end up going back to 352 again...