Hating Lingard

[Aloysius's Back 3]

He is a squad player that should try to play many positions at the club rather than one because he isn't good enough to target one role in the first XI until he finds himself in some form.

He needs to be a good subs option that can put a defensive shift as a AM, CM, LM, RM, False 9 and even RWB if need be.

 

[el3mel]

Last season was his peak. We all hoped it wasn't a purple patch and praised him but turned out it was. Performing like that when you're 27 years old, it's foolish to expect anymore in the upcoming years.

 

[L1nk]

It's worrying that people even want him as a squad player, but not at all surprising really. Shouldn't be anywhere near this club, wouldn't be a squad player for any other top team in Europe, nevermind a damn starter.

 

[Buster15]

Acting like he's made it.

That’s right. He seems to be believing his own publicity.
When he gets back to what he is good at which is constant running and movement and finding space then he is ok.
But recently and following that hamstring injury he has been poor.

 

[Hugh Jass]

Not trying to be rude, but if this fellow did not come through our academy, he would probably be playing in some lower league and flipping burgers part time just to pay the bills.

 

[::sonny::]

I said years ago he was a championship player, and then he did very good seasons, but at the end I still think he is really average with some highlights of something more.
Not regular starter material

 

[sp_107]

Definitely not a 100K week player. We are too sentimental about our academy players. He is max 50K a week player

 

[FredisRed]

JLingz = TC 23

 

[youmeletsfly]

He should be on the bench in 75% of games. He should always come on in the 60th-70th minute and run his arse off trying to take advantage of the tired opposition players.
Other than that, he doesn't have a place in this team, even as a squad player because he offers nothing special when going on the field. You don't really expect him to score, create chances or do anything like that. You just expect him to press like a headless chicken and make some runs behind the lines.

 

[FootyGirl88]

Not trying to be rude, but if this fellow did not come through our academy, he would probably be playing in some lower league and flipping burgers part time just to pay the bills.

 

[Ace of Spades]

The fact that he starts is a sad show of the dross we have, because the other choices have been worse than him.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

The fact that he starts is a sad show of the dross we have, because the other choices have been worse than him.

They haven’t been worse though imo, I just think we fans, and the manager’s judge them harsher because a) we expect more and b) they don’t go hiding like Jesse.
The likes of Sanchez for example, never ever ever hides and is never anonymous so it’s so noticeable when he’s awful, Jesse though, of his 150 games I reckon he’s been absolutely anonymous in about 110 of them.

 

[Aboutreika18]

I'm fine with having him as a squad player, in a similar role to Park Ji-sung as an option to add some more work rate and tactical awareness in big games if needed.

 

[haram]

When will people realise how effective Lingard at number 10 and Lukaku at number 9 was. For two players that are regarded as donkeys as well. Of course it doesn’t get spoken about because it was a Jose tactic.

Play him on the right and what do you expect?

 

[Keefy18]

The fact that he starts is a sad show of the dross we have, because the other choices have been worse than him.

The others are performing better than him.

Fact is he is overly protected for 2 reasons

1) - Local lad through the academy
2) - He's English

Meanwhile you've Pogba & Martial providing us with much more and you'd be hard pressed to go a single day without finding their names dragged through the media continually for not performing.

Rarely if ever see a single article about Lingard not performing by the media. Never once do you hear a journalist ask why isn't Lingard performing better?

The lads living the feckin dream!

 

[Cloud7]

His two strongest points are his energy/pressing, and his movement between the lines. Even those two have abandoned him recently. I don’t hate him, but he’s really bringing next to nothing to the team these days. We would be better off playing Lukaku out wide for the rest of the season, as Mata and Sanchez aren’t likely to contribute much either. Our attack is such a mess. We can’t even have a discussion about who will be the most potent, instead the discussions that we have to have are about who is the least useless

 

[Mr PG]

Please stop targeting individual players. They're not picking themselves are they?

Many of these guys were playing well till injuries struck. Just look at KDB and David Silva to see what effect a long layoff can have on your game.

 

[Bojan11]

Please stop targeting individual players. They're not picking themselves are they?

Many of these guys were playing well till injuries struck. Just look at KDB and David Silva to see what effect a long layoff can have on your game.

He was crap before injuries, so mentioning established world class players like KDB and Silva is meaningless.

 

[Wibble]

Lingard seems to be hugely underrated by many. He is a great player and even better when fit and played in an attacking lineup. At worst he is a hugely important squad player and probably a starter when fit until we recruit a large number of players.

 

[Wibble]

The same numptys who are slagging him off were giving many of the class of 92 shit even in the season we won the treble.

Sack Fergie, sell Giggs.

 

[IrishRedDevil]

Lingard seems to be hugely underrated by many. He is a great player and even better when fit and played in an attacking lineup. At worst he is a hugely important squad player and probably a starter when fit until we recruit a large number of players.

A ‘great’ player who rarely assists and scores goals, even though he is playing in an attacking position for one of the biggest football clubs in the world?

 

[Wibble]

A ‘great’ player who rarely assists and scores goals, even though he is playing in an attacking position for one of the biggest football clubs in the world?

Yes

 

[Based Adnan]

I remember when he first broke through he was constantly hounding defenders and goalkeepers when we didn't have the ball. Really put in a shift. Where's all that gone?

 

[IrishRedDevil]

Yes

I think you need to check the definition of the word great.

 

[Keefy18]

Lingard seems to be hugely underrated by many. He is a great player and even better when fit and played in an attacking lineup. At worst he is a hugely important squad player and probably a starter when fit until we recruit a large number of players.

The same numptys who are slagging him off were giving many of the class of 92 shit even in the season we won the treble.

Sack Fergie, sell Giggs.

You must be having a feckin laugh??

Lingard and Welbeck are the two worst players in our history arguably to play as consistently as they do.

Lingard offers nothing in terms of goals or assists pretty much. He is often praised for his work rate and ability to press the back line and more recently he's not even doing that.

He's shockingly bad!

 

[Adisa]

Lingard is not a great player.

 

[Wibble]

I think some of you expect a squad of 24 Messi level players. You might be happier supporting City.

Just a thought.

 

[Keefy18]

I think some of you expect a squad of 24 Messi level players. You might be happier supporting City.

Just a thought.

Not at all, every squad needs work horses to compliment the talented players.

Reality is though Lingard is not a "great" player as you have labelled him.

He offers very, very little in terms of end product (goals / assists). His work rate is very poor of late, his running of the ball has not been effective.

He gets a complete and utter free pass in the media / pundits etc cause he is a local lad /English & Youth player.

Meanwhile Pogba & Martial get nothing but abuse constantly and they've both provided a lot more than Lingard has even with them being lazy gits most games.

 

[devilish]

I love Jesse. I met him a couple of years back and he is so down to earth. Yet I really struggle to understand what he's good at. He's got average talent, his crossing is average, his goal scoring ability is average and he's work rate is average. Everything around him stinks of average. At least OShea was tall. What does Jesse bring to the table?

 

[Wibble]

There are players past their best who need to be replaced but Pogba, Rashford, Lingard and probably Martial are the future of the club.

 

[Mr PG]

He should be a bench player at United and I doubt any fan really thinks he's top class but like I said...it is idiotic to keep hammering him instead of blaming the owners who are looking to save money by not recruiting top class players.

 

[Keefy18]

Lingard the future... he's 26!

He's not a kid any more and approaching a time where he should be considered a senior player now for the team!

 

[2 man midfield]

Lingard seems to be hugely underrated by many. He is a great player and even better when fit and played in an attacking lineup. At worst he is a hugely important squad player and probably a starter when fit until we recruit a large number of players.

Sorry but that’s bollocks. Even the most blinkered Lingard fan would struggle to argue that. I recognise that he is capable of adding something to our play from time to time, but calling him “a great player”?!

Jesus wept.

 

[Reddy Rederson]

There are players past their best who need to be replaced but Pogba, Rashford, Lingard and probably Martial are the future of the club.

Then we’re fecked. Because only one of those names makes any effort every game.

 

[Majima]

There are players past their best who need to be replaced but Pogba, Rashford, Lingard and probably Martial are the future of the club.

Lingard the future of the club?

Jeez, we are screwed then.

 

[Kostov]

Why? He's a decent-good academy player who has been happy for the past 4 years to have a squad role in which he has scored some really important goals for us. No one thinks he should be starting at the Nou Camp and he isn't good enough to, we all know this. It's why we are desperately looking for a right winger and there's constant talk of us signing Sancho. Why should we sell this lad with a great attitude who is happy not to be a starter and who has been with us since he was 8?

Why wouldn't he be? Where on this Earth will he earn 100K a week to be as shit as he is? I mean come on, he's paid a fortune to be tolerated in being woeful in his job at one of the biggest clubs in the world? He should be happy this club is run by a bunch of morons.

To add to it, he's milking the name of the brand that is Manchester United by promoting clothing lines, if he played in a club of his actual quality he would be happy to have boot sponsorship.

 

[Canagel]

When will people realise how effective Lingard at number 10 and Lukaku at number 9 was. For two players that are regarded as donkeys as well. Of course it doesn’t get spoken about because it was a Jose tactic.

Play him on the right and what do you expect?

Please man just stop lingard had one purple patch and returned back to his normal level. Effective? He's given the license to drift in the middle from the right now.. An attacking player of United with 5 goals all season is unheard of.
I guess we should've bought Willian and Perisic too according to you.

Willian Lingard Perisic
Lukaku

this fearsome four under Jose we will have surely toppled City and Liverpool ​

 

[Kostov]

You must be having a feckin laugh??

Lingard and Welbeck are the two worst players in our history arguably to play as consistently as they do.

Lingard offers nothing in terms of goals or assists pretty much. He is often praised for his work rate and ability to press the back line and more recently he's not even doing that.

He's shockingly bad!

Welbeck was a much better option than Lingard will ever be.

 

[haram]

Please man just stop lingard had one purple patch and returned back to his normal level. Effective? He's given the license to drift in the middle from the right now.. An attacking player of United with 5 goals all season is unheard of.
I guess we should've bought Willian and Perisic too according to you.

Willian Lingard Perisic
Lukaku

this fearsome four under Jose we will have surely toppled City and Liverpool ​

His form dropped when moved from the number 10 position. Posting a line up has nothing to do with Jose actually getting more out of Lingard. You are trying to change the topic. Maybe Jose would have replaced Lingard as well, that's not the point though is it.

 

[Neil_Buchanan]

He's a good squad player, he plays too often because the quality of the first team squad has declined so much which isn't his fault; there is certainly a place for him in the squad as there was O'Shea, Fortune etc.