Ace of Spades
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Should not be a starter, just lacks quality.
Nothing player. Can't describe him better than that. The thing is that he'll occasionally play okayish or once in a blue moon score. Instantly that justifies all his absolute irrelevant to garbage performances to his apologists and we're back at square one again.
Looks like being a local kid and running a lot has become enough to play for United off late. First Welbeck and now another piece of abject mediocrity. One of the worst players I've watched play for us.
Worrying how many games he's started since getting that contract, and he's barely done anything of note since then.
His workrate doesn't come close to making up for the fact he offers us virtually nothing in an attacking sense. He wasn't even that great in tracking back tonight if truth be told, i could be wrong but it also seems like Valencia is more reluctant to get forward when Lingard is in front of him.
He was poor tonight. I would play Myki on the right and Martial on the left. Pace, pace, pace.His workrate doesn't come close to making up for the fact he offers us virtually nothing in an attacking sense. He wasn't even that great in tracking back tonight if truth be told, i could be wrong but it also seems like Valencia is more reluctant to get forward when Lingard is in front of him.
His tracking back was woeful tonight.
I've generally defended him, but I must say, I think he plays too much. His detractors are usually rebuffed with 'but he's an excellent squad player', but it's as if he starts almost every game. If that is to be the case, he should be judged like such a player, and he has nowhere near enough quality to be starting with the frequency that he does in my opinion. Just simply not talented enough a footballer.
This is my last post in this thread, had enough , week after week after week, a complete waste of space, sick of us playing with a passenger running around like a headless chicken.
Lingard suits Mourinho's game plan better than Martial. While many agree he's not talented enough to start consistently, because he isn't, Martial isn't consistent enough in anything to consistently start over Lingard.
So while we aren't seeing the goals and assists, he's clearly doing something right to start over Martial and Mata.
But what does he do?
What is it that Lingard provides that makes him worthy of starting so regularly? All I hear is that he works hard, is that really enough?
His defensive discipline/support from the forward line, intelligence off the ball and threat of pace on the counter is collectively better than Mata and Martial. Technically/ability wise he is far less than Mata and Martial.
His defensive discipline/support from the forward line, intelligence off the ball and threat of pace on the counter is collectively better than Mata and Martial. Technically/ability wise he is far less than Mata and Martial.
Depends on what type of game Mourinho wants. Creative - then it's Mata, workrate - then it's Lingard.He's not a kid anymore, play like crap and he should be dropped. If Mata's fit, he's playing in the finals.
Depends on what type of game Mourinho wants. Creative - then it's Mata, workrate - then it's Lingard.