Oh Jose Mourinho side huh, hows Spurs defensive record?
Thats right its their weakness and they've let in 10 more goals than we have
Out of what we have right now, he's worth a try next to Maguire. If we spend on a really good CB then yes, £20 million is okay
It’s their weakness because he has woeful personnel at Tottenham. Smalling would be fine for them! They have the two past their best Belgians, a sub-par Davies, a terrible Aurier, a raw youngster and Eric Dier!
I would be more inclined to look at his whole career of defensive set-ups and history of building teams with a clear focus on defensive shape. Bar the Sheffield United game, he has only conceded 4 in their last 8 games too.
Smalling would be great at a team like Burnley where his only duty is to defend. He is not a great defender, but he is a good one and can do a job in an organised system.
I don’t think he was ever really Manchester United class though and certainly isn’t the solution in 2020. He isn’t far enough ahead of Maguire or Lindelof defensively (I don’t think he is ahead at all) to justify giving him yet another go.
Sell him, sell Jones, get Rojo off the wage bill and let’s aim for better. It’s certainly worked with Bruno.