Solid as always. Wish someone would coach him to be a tad more forward thinking.
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- Assists
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Looked so chuffed to be captain! 
That's the only time I've seen him smile on the pitch.
That's the only time I've seen him smile on the pitch.
Yep on a roll.
That was the old Valencia. Simple shift to the right and get the ball in. Helps having Zlatan on the end of it of course.
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I think he's going to have an amazing season, a lot better than people give him credit for
Wingers just don't bother running against him. It's amazing. He is so powerful. With Ibra in the box,he just needs to get them in there.
Solid and dependable as a defender.
Now popping up with assists .
Darmian isn't even making the bench now,while Valencia seems to be Mourinho's third captain now.
Now popping up with assists .
Darmian isn't even making the bench now,while Valencia seems to be Mourinho's third captain now.
Move over Ozil, we have the assist king this season.
I think Valencia -> ibra might be our most common assist/goal pair this season
He's finally back.
Val has looked more confident since Mou came in. Small sample I know but he could be a big player for us this year.
I think Valencia is one of those players who play well when they're employed to their strengths, rather than being made to be a round peg in a square hole. He's a player that, when gone from United, he'll be missed a little because he has a unique combination of power and speed, which is difficult to find in and of itself.
So far so good. He could have a very good season under Jose and yet another assist this preseason
It sounds like slowly more people are realising that he's actually a good right back. Another good performance.
*15 7/10 or 8/10 games later...*
Left winger passes it to a midfielder who shoots from 40 yards and scores.
"SEE I TOLD YOU HES NOT A RIGHT BACK THAT IS VALENCIAS FAULT".
Left winger passes it to a midfielder who shoots from 40 yards and scores.
"SEE I TOLD YOU HES NOT A RIGHT BACK THAT IS VALENCIAS FAULT".
Superb again.
Another assist as well.
Captain Antonio.
Another assist as well.
Captain Antonio.
I felt like a proud dad when he was given that armband. I've always believed he's been consistent enough during his quieter periods and have stood by him. Not literally.
Really happy for Val. An assist, an armband, a smile & an overall good performance. As someone put it, it is difficult to find the right mix of power and speed. And all that while staying in tiptop shape. High time that people started realizing he's a right back.
Sadly you are right
The people that don't like him will remain quiet now and bid their time . One mistake and that will be proof of how he should not be a right back.
Assists galore this pre season.
Assist-King.
So true. Really no need to be spending another 20m+ on a RB when Valencia has been very good. Reckon he's got quite a few years in him left considering his physicality.
Great to see. Made up for him.Looked so chuffed to be captain!
That's the only time I've seen him smile on the pitch.
Has been great since he returned from injury. I really like Valencia, he never gives up and always works hard for the team.
He was great before that too. I seem to remember many people saying he completely shut down Sterling (when he was on form) last season in the game he got injured. No surprise our form dipped when he got injured. He also got injured when he was first choice.
Powerhouse performance with another assist, stuck a flag in the RB spot for the start of the season.
Great game again, his crossing could be a really important feature of our game this season if he can keep it up. Mkhy buzzing about him too really gives us options.
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More like would do his famous low trying to break your ankle cross,duo not having lets just say target man type.
The difference a good manager makes:
LVG: Valencia pass backwards more, and try to cross low through 5 defenders hoping it will get through.
Fans: We need a new RB.
Jose: Stop passing backwards, and float crosses.
Fans: I didn't know we had such a good RB.
LVG: Valencia pass backwards more, and try to cross low through 5 defenders hoping it will get through.
Fans: We need a new RB.
Jose: Stop passing backwards, and float crosses.
Fans: I didn't know we had such a good RB.
He is actually looking really composed in this RB role. I still think we might need a better RB or a cover at least, but i hope Darmian is done for, he is overly defensive for me and contributes nothing in the attack.
Valencia offers much more in attack, like any modern RB of a top club should.
Valencia offers much more in attack, like any modern RB of a top club should.
He's become a very dependable RB.
He's not wrong.Ah Tony. What about that smile when he got the armband? Great stuff.
He put the cross in. Yes. There were a few times he got in the same position then tried to pass it back to Herrera or somebody and it frustrated people. Also helped he didnt destroy an ankle with the cross.
It was very old school Valencia where he drove and put an actual cross in (rather than smacking it as hard as he could). With Ibra in our team, him and Shaw need to do this more.
It was very old school Valencia where he drove and put an actual cross in (rather than smacking it as hard as he could). With Ibra in our team, him and Shaw need to do this more.
So happy for Tony! His work rate's always been top notch and now it looks like he's finally got some of that swagger back. Will hopefully play his best season so far for us!
Quality player imo, tireless.
Even though I know you thought he played well I still have issue with your post.
Shaw does this a lot too. Every full back/footballer does this. Stop with the double standards
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