altodevil
Odds winner of 'Odds or Evens 2023/2024'
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Great, someone who isn't a permacrock. Still shite, but an improvement.
Agreed. They’ve had their ups and downs this season but should improve in the years ahead, as individuals and as a partnership. They’re both at an age where they have their best years ahead of them.Great effort from Harry. I know some are keen to see an upgrade at CB but allowing a partnership to grow can also allow strides forward.
Maybe he stole some of Pep’s PED’s. That’s why City haven’t been as good this season as the last two. Coincidence? I think not.You could see during water break, when his team mates were drinking water and isotonics, he gulped down a thick substance from a container that looked a little bit like Caprisun. That might be the key to his fitness.
That's quite the achievement for a modern game player, and frankly unheard of.He's played 52 games. 38 in the league, 6 in the Europa, 5 in the FA Cup and 3 in the EFL Cup.
4662 minutes.
VVD played all the games for Liverpool in PL I thinkHow many other players have played every minute of every PL game? Must be loads?
He is a player that wouldn’t look out of place in the 80s or early 90s, and that’s a compliment.That's quite the achievement for a modern game player, and frankly unheard of.
In an era where players and managers complain about playing more than one game a week, along comes Harry 'the machine' Maguire to put them all to shame.
Wasn’t Jonny Evans on for this as well until today?How many other players have played every minute of every PL game? Must be loads?
Why on earth would you think Rooney of all people has done it? He would probably be the least likely player ever to achieve such a feat given the position he played, his playing style and the fact that he had 10+ CL games contend with. Attackers with that kind of work load simply don't play 3420 league minutes.I was certain that he has missed a league game or two, but apparently not. Well done to him, that is a great stat. Also a bit insane that we haven't had another player who has done this for 25 years...are we sure Rooney hasn't done this at some point?!
It certainly helps for consistency to have the same defenders playing each week. I want the Maguire/Lindelöf partnership to work, and it's shown signs of promise this season, but then equally other moments where it's left me unsure. Let's hope his next season is even better than this one. Well done, Harry!
Ryan, Pope, Pickford, Schmeichel, de Gea, Dubravka, Foster, Patricio, Tarkowski, VVD, Maguire, Baldock, Coady, Ward Prowse, RiceHow many other players have played every minute of every PL game? Must be loads?
My mistake, I misread every league minute with every league game. Yeah, you're right, no way would Rooney have done that.Why on earth would you think Rooney of all people has done it? He would probably be the least likely player ever to achieve such a feat given the position he played, his playing style and the fact that he had 10+ CL games contend with. Attackers with that kind of work load simply don't play 3420 league minutes.
Wasn't 08/09 that we went on a record breaking clean sheet run?A rock solid addition. Stability and consistency at the back has been sorely missing since around 07/08. The season after that, Rio and Vidic kept getting jiggly injuries, and it's been a revolving door ever since.
3rd best defensive record in the league too. When we've had good defensive records in the last few years, it's always been refuted as being all down to De Gea, with our defenders getting very little credit. I didn't agree with that then, but this season it certainly hasn't been to any goalkeeping heroics. Maguire and AWB have added a lot of resilience to the back line.
Tuanzebe should take a note there.You could see during water break, when his team mates were drinking water and isotonics, he gulped down a thick substance from a container that looked a little bit like Caprisun. That might be the key to his fitness.
It was, but the it's also when Rio in particular started to go in and out of the team with niggly injuries. Evans deputised and was a significant part of that run. Ever since then, we've not really had a settled starting CB pair, except for Smalling and Blind in 15/16.Wasn't 08/09 that we went on a record breaking clean sheet run?
But I agree with your general point.
How can any player starts 90%+? Assuming 50 games a season including international, you expect a CB to start 45 games a season?Lindelof's also started 34 games. CBs should be starting 90%+ games tbf - it's not the most physically demanding role in the game.
Well I don't expect my first choice CB to start many of the early cup games + couple early CL games. However, I dont think it's unreasonable to expect them to start 32-34 league games and 10/12 CL games. Van Djiks done it.How can any player starts 90%+? Assuming 50 games a season including international, you expect a CB to start 45 games a season?
Something is seriously wrong, particularly for a big club with 20 or so squad players, that cannot rotate players. Putting injury and red card aside, excluding keeper, no player should play 40 games a season, 30-35 is probably most healthy.
Fair enough, I honestly don't remember the detailsIt was, but the it's also when Rio in particular started to go in and out of the team with niggly injuries. Evans deputised and was a significant part of that run. Ever since then, we've not really had a settled starting CB pair, except for Smalling and Blind in 15/16.