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In the past, since his long term injury, he did some really odd and laughable mistakes as if he has lost every meaningful factor to be a qualified ManUtd CB. But his run of the games lately has shown he hasn’t, instead, he seemed more matured and played with great composure. We should start using him as Maguire’s partner. He is the only one who can throw his body in time.
Agree he has looked much more solid this season, except the Spurs game. If one prefers him or Lindelof is a matter of taste I guess. I don’t think throwing ones body is the most important quality, and prefer Lindelof, you think Bailly is better. both have been pretty good lately. In the end however, we can never build a partnership including someone who can’t stay fit. It’s better he is an injury substitute and kept for rotation. That will at least make it easier for him to stay fit.
Lindelof has wonderful work ethic and a really good skillset as a modern CB. My biggest concern is his lack of game reading capability. Our first two goals conceded were all due to it.
I know Bailly fitness has been an issue but recently he has been fit and not selected. Benched instead.
Oh ok what was the injury after the Fulham match?
Sad but true.
I can’t find the source now, but Ole said Bailly had some minor injury but would be fit for Liverpool. He also said his intention was to play Victor. But Bailly wasn’t fit on match day and Tuanzebe made it to the bench instead.
Bailly has had some good games, some ok and some poor this season. It’s hasn’t really been any high lines and domination football when he’s been playing. It’s been us grinding out victories by one goal against the weaker teams in the league. So I think we can forget that illusion.
I think in general his game reading is one of his top-3 abilities. First goal, AWB was 70 yard up the pitch, since there was no DM around Lindelof had to take the flank and Maguire the centre. Nothing wrong there. And I'm not sure what you mean with the second goal, how that is poor reading of the game?
He probably tried to tackle a Nissan Micra or something mad like that.
He was back from the car crash injury, sat on the bench for two matches. Now there is another injury he picked up at training.
I watched the replay again. You are right. My memory of those two moments are incorrect. Those two moments are simply because our front and midfield players were all playing high up, but the defense three (Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof; AWB was in the attacking position) were not high enough. As a result, there were a huge space between McFred and the defense three. That’s where Everton exploited. For instance, the first goal conceded, it’s Davis run to that space and skipped the last-ditch blocking attempt from McT and enter a even bigger space to pass for Calvin-Lewis to run behind. For the second goal conceded, it’s around the top of our half. There was a huge space behind McT. They did the similar thing to find the left channel and produced cross. Our whole defense with three at that time was fully shifted to our right side to cover it. Lindelof’s header saw the ball crossing over to the other side.
First half, I thought we played one of our best halves this season. That, plus the 9-0 confidence probably made us think we were immortal. With hindsight, it was very naive and unprofessional. We were up 2-0 against a good team with some very good attacking players, and we didn’t close down the midfield. At the first goal they just ran through our midfield. Then in the end it was obviously a mistake from DDG, but Maguire was left unprotected which is not ok at a 2-0 lead.
We've heard this story before.
Injured again?
Yeah I know this story word for word.
Not exactly this, I think the car crash part is new.
Yes according to media he picked up an injury during training and there is a question mark if he can join tonight or not.
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Yeah, very shocking from the team’s point of view. The team was completely shocked by the way we conceded the first goal, and didn’t recover until we conceded the second.
Well then, it saddens me to say this...but if United get a new center back this summer, they might want to consider selling Baille as he's entering into his prime.
Sad indeed because theres a good player in there somewhere if he can stay fit and stop being so reckless and rash. But he can't be relied upon, Maguire isn't the best defender we've ever had but he's highlighting just how important it is to have reliable defenders who don't get injured every time they trip over a blade of grass. So for me his time is up we should sell him now while he's still relatively young and with a decent amount of time left on his contract for a few million.
Much like some of his biggest fans whenever he is once again injured. Only to reappear every time he manages 3 games in a row to tell us he's not really injury prone. He's just had a series of unfortunate injuries these last few years.
).Really thought this would be the chance this year especially the way he was being rotated with Lindelof, that it might do him a world of good. Shame really.
That is a good point on Maguire! Maguire plays literally every game, not just Premier matches, but Championship matches, FA cup, EUROPA, Caraboa, and has yet to pick up a major injury.
He’s quite unique in that sense. Probably the only in the team that also plays Championship matches
I heard he was fit again so my guess he’ll start the next match. WBA should be a good match for a come back after a short injury period.
Apart from being made of biscuit, I can’t think of any. He’s clearly a far better player than lindelof who is one of 3 players costing us goals each week.
Isn't he injured, again?
Was on the bench
The injuries excuse only makes sense if he's actually injured though.
Oh well then I don't know because lindelof is shit and clearly carrying a back injury still. He clutches it loads of times during the game
