J-Stander
Correctly predicted Portugal to win Euro 2016
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Challenging Blind for winner of the worst performance of the season. He's been shocking.
They have both been terrible all evening. Neither should be playing for us. What a damning indictment on Darmian that Varela is keeping him out of the team.Would do better if Lingard actually helped him (in attack AND in defense).
Been saying this for awhile now. I do admire how great he is going forward, he contributed to a couple of goals during his time here due to that but when you partner him with someone other than Lingard, his defensive incapabilities are exposed.Another Rafael.
People get all starry-eyed at his pace and willingness to overlap, ignoring that he can't defend for shit.
Mata has been playing mostly on the right.Would do better if Lingard actually helped him (in attack AND in defense).
Rafa was much better. At his best Rafa kept the likes of Bale and Hazard quiet. Varela isn't half the defender. Enthusiasm can't cover for his limited defensive ability.Another Rafael.
People get all starry-eyed at his pace and willingness to overlap, ignoring that he can't defend for shit.
Academy? He signed for us 2 years ago as a 20 year old and spent a year of that time at Real Madrid B.What do we even teach our guys at the acedemy. That is a textbook mistake, you never stand square against your attacker.
True. Although I think people forget with Rafael how long he'd been there, and that he was actually fairly experienced for us. I mean, he'd been playing for us for a number of seasons by the time he left, and would've probably been into 200 games had it not been for injuries.Rafa was much better. At his best Rafa kept the likes of Bale and Hazard quiet. Varela isn't half the defender. Enthusiasm can't cover for his limited defensive ability.
Gets square in front of Coutino, after that he's got no influence on which way Coutino will go. He's also too flat footed to react when Coutino decides to attack. Horrible positioning.
Indeed. As we were on at least a couple of occasions before, which we weren't punished for - through pure luck more than anything.Midfield was way too high considering it was a pass from Mignolet to Can to Coutinho. United were way too open and Coutinho had options to go either left or right because there was no one close to Varela and Varela expected him to go right and shoot.
Rafael is in a different class to Varela. He's better than Valencia, Darmian and anyone else we have as well, yet we sold him.Another Rafael.
People get all starry-eyed at his pace and willingness to overlap, ignoring that he can't defend for shit.
What a stupid nitpicking response. Does that excuse from not knowing the basics of defending?Academy? He signed for us 2 years ago as a 20 year old and spent a year of that time at Real Madrid B.
He could have done better but so could other people up higher and De Gea in goal. De Gea didn't close the goal well enough, Coutinho could even have put it past him at the near post by the ground. I'm not gonna hold that against Dave though any more than that goal against Varela. Liverpool had plenty of chances before the goal without those two making a mistake.Indeed. As we were on at least a couple of occasions before, which we weren't punished for - through pure luck more than anything.
The kid should've done better, fair enough, but it's more than him. If he commits himself there and fails to make the challenge count, there's zero cover. Nobody reads it - and then DDG doesn't cover himself in glory either.
Also trueRafael is in a different class to Varela. He's better than Valencia, Darmian and anyone else we have as well, yet we sold him.
Nobody is saying that, rather that they have finally seen how nonexistent he is defensively. Nice try though.Oh he's shit now because of that mistake? Gotcha.
I just think it's daft blaming the academy for a play that has had... nothing to do with the academy.What a stupid nitpicking response. Does that excuse from not knowing the basics of defending?
As much as I don't like him, I don't see the problem with this. Not even remotely. If he feels like Varela has been exposed (which many will agree with), then it makes perfect sense to take him off, and replace him with someone else. I expect people would've been moaning after long if Varela had been left on. And we'd been praising a better manager for his decisiveness.feck off LvG for subbing him off at halftime after he made a mistake.
I hate the way he deals with some players.
Yeah that's what a bad half of football does, apparently it erases everyone you've done before it.Nobody is saying that, rather that they have finally seen how nonexistent he is defensively. Nice try though.