New system, new position, season proper hasn't even started; it's early days yet.
Judging Evans now is definitely too early, but I think we could make a fair assessment come January/February.
35
Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 17
- Clean sheets
- 9
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 1
Sure, but overall I think Jones and Smalling looked more comfortable than Evans in the new system, surprisingly.
Any news on where he was today?
Injured, surprisingly.
Looks like he's picked up Wes Brown's mantle of talented yet perma crocked defender.
He's back and in contention for tonight. We really need him fit.
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...s-available-for-milton-keynes-dons-clash.aspx
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...s-available-for-milton-keynes-dons-clash.aspx
Vital to have him back. Not so much for this match (well probably even for MK Dons the way we are going) but for the league match on the weekend, he will be an important return.
Wouldn't mind him getting some minutes, just to prepare for the weekend. We really need our best players playing now we have dropped points early.
MK Dons 4:0 Man Utd
Another Evans brainfart, 'our best defender'.
I've never rated Evans and that is exactly why. He is an accident waiting to happen. Such a liability. He is average at best and always will be.
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It doesn't matter what he does some on here just don't see it. Complete liability.
Ya it's one of the mysteries of the Caf. He is nowhere near as good as Jones yet there are people on here that think he is our best CB!
Poor whenever he's played without Vidic or Rio next to him.
Hope this isn't a return to that season where he was a liability in every single game.
Hope this isn't a return to that season where he was a liability in every single game.
Just don't understand. Didn't he see the MK Dons player RIGHT THERE!!??
swap jonny with Helen
Maybe he thought he could bend it around him... Quite a shame as he hasnt looked that bad bar that little mistake.
Strange how he doesn't get nearly enough criticism as Jones and Smalling despite being more of a liability and sicknote than the other two despite being the eldest and most senior member of our defence.Ya it's one of the mysteries of the Caf. He is nowhere near as good as Jones yet there are people on here that think he is our best CB!
I think that was the problem. He wouldn't have tried that pass against a Premier League team.
Idiot was cockily trying to play it out from the back.
He picked up where he left off against Liverpool in pre-season.
Solid defender overall, but not top class and hugely injury prone. Can't rely on him.
Carrying on from last season as our least impressive CB
He's not a world class defender, nor is he second tier, he is just okay and we have enough of okay defenders. He's going to turn 27 in a few months yet he's still playing like a youngster, making mistakes in literally every game he plays. Signing just Rojo isn't enough to solve our defensive problems. Evans isn't good enough to start for United at the moment. Benatia would have been ideal to come in but he's gone to Bayern; feck knows why we weren't in for him.
Shocking pass I have no idea what was going through his head.
Never world class, not even top class and he's shit for a player of his age at this club
You would have been shocked had an MK dons player done this, let alone an Mufc player.
Defenders need to be good 100% of the time, in the vast majority of games. Evans has never offered this.
Defenders need to be good 100% of the time, in the vast majority of games. Evans has never offered this.
Evans, he is sooo poor.
Don't worry he's playing in goal now!
Benatia wanted CL football so even if were in for him we probably woudnt have got him.
We have too many mediocre/average players in the team, one or two good performances make them look better than the rest. It doesn't mean they're world class.
Never rate Evans. Completely liability,doesn't show enough quality to be leader of our backline.
Never rate Evans. Completely liability,doesn't show enough quality to be leader of our backline.
Man, I remember in 08/09 him slotting next to Vidic and looking class. Vidic really carried that defense that year it seems.
This game today once more underlines the problem with Evans. He is a good defenders, probably our best but he is so prone to silly errors.
goodbye.
Shit unless Vidic or Rio are next to him. He's proven it time and time again.
Yet again proving my point that he looks fancy on the ball but when it comes to actual defending he's a bit poo.
I honestly don't think I've ever seen such a poor defensive performance at United than from him tonight. Am I just being knee jerk?
Many of those games, Evans also played them next to Rio.
I believed that he's currently our best defender, not anymore. What a fecking joke he has been tonight.
During the record breaking clean sheet run Vidic was the only constant.
I don't know, I remember Carlton Cole completely took him apart a few years ago in the league cup.
I was laughed at on this forum for not rating this guy.