Get Fabinho. Sack Valencia. He can't cross. He can't run past opposition defenders. Not United quality. Even his name is not glamorous enough. All the RBs in the PL are better than him.
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I'm ambivalent towards him in general unlike most who seem to rabidly love/hate him, certainly had a good game today.
Also had a hand in the FA Cup winning goal too.
Yep, he 'assisted' (admittedly via a pretty big deflection though) the winning goal and was very good the whole game
I think the worst line I ever read on this forum is he's 'not a proper RB'. It's not only the most stupid think I've ever read it's also makes no sense at all. Valencia is a RB now and has reinvented himself in the role. He has exceptional physical stats and they make him formidable in 1 on 1s. Sure he can be prone to defensive lapses but which players don't? He's the most underrated player in the team as a RB and it won't be a surprise to me to see him be Mourinhos number one all season.
1 for the FF team after that?
I came in the thread to post something similar
Aside from some technical limitations, Valencia's biggest drawback has often been a lack of confidence.
I think Jose will show faith in him and I could see him being a big player for us this season. If Mourinho can bring back aggressive Valencia but as an overlapping full-back then it's a big plus.
I think Jose will show faith in him and I could see him being a big player for us this season. If Mourinho can bring back aggressive Valencia but as an overlapping full-back then it's a big plus.
Thought the same thing. Is he defined as a defender this year? If not it won't make sense to include him.
I don't get this. FF?
Who would this be specifically?
Fantasy Football. Where people can celebrate a Henderson goal because they picked him as captain or some shit. I hate it
There aren't many of us are there?
He's a pretty decent right back who plays okay most of the time. I'm continually confused by the arguments between people who think he is brilliant vs people who think he is terrible.
I expect he'll be first choice again this season and do okay and then we'll replace him next summer.
I haven't seen anything like that.
Mostly people (me included) who have thought Valencia is a shadow of the player he used to be for us and are happy with a performance like that because we want to see him be good for us again.
Its really weird to see how professional player is so one footed,i mean,sometimes it looks like he couldnt use left foot even if his life depends on it. Today there were few situations where they pinned him down,so he was forced to turn his back,while shielding ball opportunities popped up to pass the ball and release the pressure but he couldnt do it because those passes were open only if you do it with left foot.
Did you miss the match? Two of the goals come from his crosses.
He was being sarcastic......
It's pretty bizarre, some fiercely fight his corner like he's Cafu while others act like he's a conference footballer. I agree that he'll likely spend the bulk of the season as first choice RB before we upgrade next summer.
My apologies @devips.
He is 5.5 could be a bargain if he gets back to being an assist machine like he was in 2010
Yeah, 5,5 is a good price for any defender from a top side. Will hopefully be pulling in loads of 4 p clean sheets.
Best Fullback in the league just remembered how to cross. We are gonna be so fecking deadly
Got some height on his crosses today. Looked decent enough going forward. Credit to him.
It's like his last injury gave him superpowers to cross again. He's been fantastic since the backend of last season in his forward play.
3 assists with crosses, some people can't count. We definitely don't need a new RB. Mourinho has revolutionized Valencia's effectiveness, by teaching him to cross like a normal person.
Hopefully we see the attacking intent he showed today more regularly this season.
More of this please Tony and less of the stop,turn back,pass and the shin smash.
More of this please Tony and less of the stop,turn back,pass and the shin smash.
Amazing to get 3 assists as a full back, hope he doesnt revert to the shin smashes.
I wonder at which point it will become fashionable to recognise what a good full back he is.
Carrick had a few of those watershed moments throughout his career where large sections of fans suddenly clicked onto what he does, as did Fletcher.
The prejudice takes a while to get over but once it's gone he'll be fully appreciated.
Carrick had a few of those watershed moments throughout his career where large sections of fans suddenly clicked onto what he does, as did Fletcher.
The prejudice takes a while to get over but once it's gone he'll be fully appreciated.
I know its not the best of time to say this but I still dont like the shape of his crosses..
Fletcher improved drastically from his early days, I don't think it was prejudice at all.
I like Valencia. I hope he will have a great year with Jose.
One good performance does not a reinvigorated career make, though credit to Valencia for today's game. I'm still hoping we take a gamble on Fabinho, though.
When confident he is really good.
Always enjoy it when Tony V is on his game, brings back good memories.
Great yesterday, and will be a big help against teams we'll dominate. Though, when we're against the better teams and need to defend, we'll see what he's made of defensively now that we might finally have a solid defensive unit. He's been clumsy at times defensively but I'll wait and see how he does under José rather than judging him on the mess that was last season. I like him and he's put his all in at his time at United so I hope he succeeds.
I also thought he handled Dortmund's Dembélé a lot better than Shaw. I'm not saying that to discredit Shaw who's done well after being out for so long; just to emphasize how well he did against an explosive player who caused us a lot of problems.
I also thought he handled Dortmund's Dembélé a lot better than Shaw. I'm not saying that to discredit Shaw who's done well after being out for so long; just to emphasize how well he did against an explosive player who caused us a lot of problems.
Still pretty damn fast isn't he? You can tell that even very fast wingers like Bruma give up on the kick and run attempts before even trying.
Great today. Now if only he can continue actually attacking that right wing then he might have a good season under new management.
If he can stay fit, he should be our first choice for the RB. I think he will have a very good season.
Yeah that cross to Ibra for the goal in the first 3 minutes was just terrible, said no one ever.
And he even added a couple more assists, said no ever. Lol.
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He was awful today.
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