Although I'd love to agree, his performance against Spurs in October was one of the worst I've seen by a United defender
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He's a bizarre player because he can go from looking like the most cool and composed player on the pitch to being an absolute mentalist in an instant
Excellent today but get the feeling if he was to start against Leicester he'd make a howler.
I'm a fan since his debut. I'm still praying he can still injury free (unlikely, I know) and developp his natural qualities and focus.
I plead guilty but I assume.
I plead guilty but I assume.
But for the leaping squirrel in midfield, he put in a very solid shift today. Let’s see more.
The chest control in the packed penalty box, the dribbling and baiting of the press as the last man, the lunging high ball heading etc 
Just fecking pray he can keep this up and get a good run of games.
Just fecking pray he can keep this up and get a good run of games.
For all of his faults, there is actually something kinda special about him
He played really well. You just know there's an injury or a poor performance around the corner though.
Some may call me crazy, but I still believe he has a future here.
Great game. This should tell you what happen if we have someone like him but the top version and consistent version, we will be very solid. Bailly is inconsistent and you don’t know what he will give you each game so let’s get Upamecano!
A decent footballer player but not sure if he is a good CB. Same thing can be said about Lindelof as well.
Lacking some top attributes to become a top CB. Both of them.
Lacking some top attributes to become a top CB. Both of them.
Crazy fecker, I will enjoy his next 3-4 games before he takes his yearly 3 month vacation again.
He's just got brilliant acceleration that provides a whole new dynamic from our center backs. Splits any pressure by driving at their midfield. It unsettles the whole opposition just enough to open big passing lanes
He's just got brilliant acceleration that provides a whole new dynamic from our center backs. Splits any pressure by driving at their midfield. It unsettles the whole opposition just enough to open big passing lanes
I think he's a better partner for either Maguire or Lindelof then they are for each other. (If that makes sense)
Looks like the best defender in the world for brief moments. If he could add a cool head he would be first name on the team sheet. Still only 26, might still have a future here.
Makes a lot of sense but he is an injury prone player and this limits the level he can reach as a player. I think if he hadn't had an injury riddled career from the time he arrived he arrived here he would be at least as good as Maguire but you just know that he'd be injured again by new year.
I thought Richardson looked at Bruno first and had every intention of using his body to block out Bruno, and Bruno had to back in a bit.
I don't think either expected bailly to come and take the header
He’s out best centre back, he just needs to stay fit.
he allows us to play a higher line and press more which is so important.
I think if the club are smart with him and just use him selectively then we can get regular periods out of him, but centre backs are usually expected to play every game and his body can’t really handle it.
Bailly is so incredibly overrated on this forum. Yes, he's capable of absolutely incredible performances, but he's also capable of the absolutely ridiculous too. And he's demonstrated that when he's had a run of games too.
Hes unreliable from a fitness point of view and he's unreliable from a performance point of view. He's basically the Ivorian Phil Jones, but worse because he doesn't take corners..
I don’t agree at all. If anything our other cbs are overrated more.Bailly is so incredibly overrated on this forum. Yes, he's capable of absolutely incredible performances, but he's also capable of the absolutely ridiculous too. And he's demonstrated that when he's had a run of games too.
Hes unreliable from a fitness point of view and he's unreliable from a performance point of view. He's basically the Ivorian Phil Jones, but worse because he doesn't take corners..
yes he’s had some moments in the past, but I see Lindelof and maguire make just as many errors, for some reason they stick with Bailly though?
he’s shown more talent than Jones ever has personally. He’s fantastic on the ball, he’s a clean tackler, the only similarity they have is they get themselves injured by over zealous tackling.
when was the last time Bailly made a horror mistake?
Its hard to recall exactly when because there's so much time in between appearances.
Well you’re sort of proving my point, nothing stands out. It’s just something that’s stuck with him unfairly as he made a few mistakes at one point.
lindelof has made way more mistakes in his time here yet he’s not hounded the way Bailly is.
Baillys biggest issue is staying fit, last time solskjaer hinted he would be first choice he got injured on international duty - we are a better team with him in the side IMO.
Don’t get sucked in! We’ve been here plenty times before.
One decent performance in a cup game and he’s the best centre back at the club again. When will people learn 
If he wasn’t injury prone...
If he didn’t make silly errors...
If he wasn’t so inconsistent...
If he wasn’t a crazy fecker...
Yeah if.
If he wasn’t injury prone...
If he didn’t make silly errors...
If he wasn’t so inconsistent...
If he wasn’t a crazy fecker...
Yeah if.
You can argue the reasons all day long but he has massive mistakes in him almost every time he plays. A bit like Phil Jones, I think we already know enough about him to know he’ll never be the answer.
Yeah if Eric could stay fit, if he could stop the brainfarts, if he could become consistent.
Then he could be the best centre back at the club. But right now he isn’t and he’s no where near being the best at the club currently.
People get blinded by his pace and athleticism which I think leads to the knee jerking. It also highlights how much we need a defender like Bailly. Just one who’s actually good, consistent and can play more than two matches a month.
Lindelof has made more mistakes because he's played many many more games. I'm no big fan of Lindelof but his mistake to game ratio would be way fewer to Bailly's. The fact i can't recall his most recent massive mistake doesn't prove your point, it just proves I'm no football anorak that notes occurances to date.
As I said earlier, Bailly i capable of absolutely outstanding performances, so I'm not doubting his ability. Top players do it consistently though, and he's never done that at United, despite being here for over 4 years.
Exactly. The only thing we can rely on with Bailly is that he can't be relied on. And thats a massive problem.
When Bailly has a bad game it's immediately obvious. I couldn't tell you when the last time was but the one that sticks out in my mind is the comeback game against PSG in 2019. One of the worst defensive performances I can remember and he was hooked for Dalot just after the half hour mark.
I remember Mourinho having to hook him in the Newcastle game earlier that season when we conceded 2 early goals too. When he plays badly, he really shits the bed.
Yeah the PSG was probably the last time he was genuinely bad.
newcastle game was more tactical as we ended up pushing a midfielder back and threw the kitchen sink.
anyways, every game he’s played this year he’s been very good and I think he gets unfairly branded. If he can stay fit he and maguire are the best partnership IMO.
Everyone will have their own opinion on what a 'horror mistake' is. But in his last two league games he made decisions that contributed to goals being conceded. Even setting aside the comedy show that was the Spurs game, in the 3-2 vs Brighton he tried an acrobatic tackle/clearance of the ball in the 6 yard box that lead to their 2nd goal being conceded. If he'd stayed on his feet and just got to the ball and booted it out the danger would have been snuffed out. But that sums up much of Bailly's performances in a nutshell, he will often opt for the acrobatic/flashy when all that is needed is a simple clearance or tackle.
Mate come on his last bad performance wasn't two seasons ago. He was genuinely bad vs Spurs this season, he wasn't alone but that was a comedy performance.
There's just something about him, I love him.
When he mentally presses the FIFA skill button in the box, or when he carries the ball up to the opposition box, or when he always ends up on the deck with an injury. He's a wild, crazy defender that I love. I don't trust him, but I love watching him play.
When he mentally presses the FIFA skill button in the box, or when he carries the ball up to the opposition box, or when he always ends up on the deck with an injury. He's a wild, crazy defender that I love. I don't trust him, but I love watching him play.
Spurs game?
I think he was very good today, but would definitely not say he has it all. I think it is quite the opposite; He lacks a lot of things unfortunately.
of course Lindelof and Maguire make errors; they play every game. But Bailly makes many mistakes in few games. Last time he made big mistakes? In the last match he played before Everton which was Spurs, he was very poor and made mistakes.
He played well in this match and I think this match suited him well. There was not any pressure on the CBs and he got all the time in the world with the ball, and in matches like that he is very good with driving the ball forward.
Not sure he can be blamed individually, the whole team were shocking. Perhaps could have reacted better to the quick free kick but was hardly a blunder - more of a smart attacking play.
This guy could be absolutely world class if he stayed fit and I wonder if it would be possible to give him "one to one" coaching from Rio on how to use his speed and agility without getting injured so much ? - e.g that over the top of the player challenge near the centre of the pitch with cover available.
It was a team poor performance but Bailly was quite poor, insecure and indecisive himself.
I like him a lot but definitely see him as a risky proposition not only due to his injury record. Let's hope he keeps fit and proves all doubters wrong.
Bailly has a glaring weakness which is his heading - it is not good at all. And given he plays only RCB, then when AWB also plays, we have very little heading ability in the entire right side of the defence.
That said, Lindelof is clearly also not good enough at heading
That said, Lindelof is clearly also not good enough at heading
Like that!
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