Probably the best defensive header of a ball we've had bar Vidic in the last 10 years. But somehow he's bad in the air. Every player lose headers now and again especially against the likes of Burnley. He along with Fellaini cleared 90% of the balls that came in.He has always been bad in the air. We dont have a single player I can say is great in the air defensively.
Probably should.If people think he is great in the air. I give up.
Great game Smalling, keep it up.
He actually played one great pass to Alexis
If people think he is great in the air. I give up.
Great game Smalling, keep it up.
What will be the next line of attack. Shit on the ball, handsy, shit in the air. Is he slow as well?
He has always been bad in the air. We dont have a single player I can say is great in the air defensively.
If people think he is great in the air. I give up.
Great game Smalling, keep it up.
Yeh. Alderweirld(?) missed a header today and cost Spurs. Guess he's not good in the air also.One game where he's uncharacteristically poor at his best attribute and it suddenly becomes a weakness he's always had? Come on people
He was okay, just hate how much he grabs opposition strikers. I understand you need to be physical but the grabbing is gonna cost us some day.
Yeh. Alderweirld(?) missed a header today and cost Spurs. Guess he's not good on the air also.
If people think he is great in the air. I give up.
Great game Smalling, keep it up.
The defence had great protection today.
He's literally one of the best aerial central defenders in the league. Probably top 3, certainly top 5. At open play anyway; he's not quite so good when it's a set piece but he's still our best there too. Calling him bad in the air is as ridiculous as the poster who was claiming he was slow a few weeks ago.He has always been bad in the air. We dont have a single player I can say is great in the air defensively.
He was okay, just hate how much he grabs opposition strikers. I understand you need to be physical but the grabbing is gonna cost us some day.
He has always been bad in the air. We dont have a single player I can say is great in the air defensively.
Yeh. Alderweirld(?) missed a header today and cost Spurs. Guess he's not good in the air also.
Maybe but as long as he gets away with it I'm fine with it. The amount of times he's been called on it while in the league can be counted on one hand. Meh.He was okay, just hate how much he grabs opposition strikers. I understand you need to be physical but the grabbing is gonna cost us some day.
He has always been bad in the air. We dont have a single player I can say is great in the air defensively.
Did you start your football watching today? Ever seen Smalling play before?
You'll be saying he's "Immobile" and "lacks pace" next
People have already said that, so nothing new there. I think he's also a little short.
Solid today. Jose needs to buy a solid left sided centre back to compliment him.
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Can you get a clip of when Smaling played that gorgeous ball to Sanchez, please?
52.25
Thanks
Funnily enough, in Van Gaal's first season I remember he'd developed a pretty decent cross field ball out to the left back. Then he lost all confidence in it after a while, and since Mourinho's been he's never really developed it back (he's been moved around repeatedly from RCB to LCB)