Minimalist
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Crap with his feet they said.
Should have been sold in the summer.Just for the good old rhetoric, Smalling should be no where near the first team should he?
Should have been sold in the summer.
So we're done with the trope that this guy can't play football after that, yeah? Done.
Absolute colossus, clearly our best defender and one of our best players at the moment.
By my reckoning, he has been absolutely rock solid since that red card against City in LvG's first season.
He's had a few bad games like any other player, and is perhaps not as good on the ball as we'd like him to be, but after what he's done since 2014, I don't know how anybody can call him a mediocre player or want him sold. He's not world class but definitely above average and our first choice CB.
Scores 3-4 league goals per season as well. English Ramos.
Him and Alderwereld would be a fantastic partnership.
I am no Woodward hater, but not buying Toby was a bizarre decision. Especially the "We would be exchanging our fifth choice CB for a fifth choice CB" claim.
Smalling-Toby partnership would have probably meant us sitting on 13-15 points at this moment.
Mourinho likes everything about him except his hair apparently; whaat, his hair is awesome!
It has been and still only is a marketing ploy. All part of the rebrand. Next England manager might copy some other new manager who has done well with dwarfs only and Tarkowski will be replaced with Wilshere at CBUtter joke that Tarkowski gets picked agead of him.
Think you’re right mate, if we had a bit of a different kind of defender next to him he could flourish. I think he struggles with the “leadership” aspect of being our CB. Perhaps a real ball playing CB next to Smalling could bring out the best in him.I've always been a fan of Mike Van Persie. He's not the best bringing the ball out, but pretty top-notch in every other aspect. Get an Aldeweireld next to him, and we'll see great things.
Aside from that 4-0 Chelsea game I agree (that 4-0 Chelsea game was maybe the worst performance I've seen from him).By my reckoning, he has been absolutely rock solid since that red card against City in LvG's first season.
He's had a few bad games like any other player, and is perhaps not as good on the ball as we'd like him to be, but after what he's done since 2014, I don't know how anybody can call him a mediocre player or want him sold. He's not world class but definitely above average and our first choice CB.
Scores 3-4 league goals per season as well. English Ramos.