We need better defenders and if we sign them, we will be selling atleast 1 we have. Unfortunately for Evans, it looks like it'l be him atm.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 17
- Clean sheets
- 9
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 1
At the moment I'd agree, however, given our injury record at the back we would need to get more than 1 CB in before we even think of selling anyone.
With Van Gaal, the perennially injured will be asked to leave I reckon which is why I fear for the likes of Jones and Smalling. So much potential but can't stay fit.
Indeed, you need a solid foundation to build a team, at the moment ours is built on sand. It’s a shame, we have the players, they just can’t stay fit
Your reluctance to respond to my measured post showed your worth.
You will notice he does this a lot.
Im being serious here, but are you on drugs?
Your a moron and have been exposed time and time again, not just by me by others.
You are the one who decides to evade questions and didn't respond to my perfectly legit discussion, you have become irrational and just because you couldn't answer have resorted to juvenile insults.
Futile is the perfect description of your behaviour.
Insult the post not the poster, naughty naughty, tut tut.
Will be interesting to see if Evans plays today, if he does he will have to show some strength as he has come under a lot of warranted criticism this week.
I hope he does start today. If we go back to a back 4 in the PL I don't think he'll be involved and I don't want to see one of the first choice's fitness risked with our record. Plus a game like this might be good for his confidence.
I'm hopeful he starts today in a back three with the two young lads (but more-so because that means we can leave Smalling and Jones out to hopefully avoid rushing them into playing too many games after recent injuries). Once we have some midfield players back and the defenders fit, I'm confident that Evans will be left out of the team in favour of Smalling/Jones and Rojo, with Carrick being the deep midfield player in a diamond who slots into a back three when needed. Evans' only saving grace and the reason he's been in the team so much for my money is that he's not as injury prone as the rest (seemingly). Sure, he's had his fair share of injuries too, but actually being fit and available is one of the most important things to get any kind of consistency going (although he's been consistently bad or average IMO for about a season and a half at least).
At the moment, without trying to be too harsh on the guy, I think he's the most likely out of our current defenders to move on in the Summer.
At the moment, without trying to be too harsh on the guy, I think he's the most likely out of our current defenders to move on in the Summer.
Edit: Sorry thought I was in the Smalling thread haha.
He hasn't been as awful as he's made out to be, no, but what's disappointing is he has shown no leadership as our most senior defender.
Still a WC CB may help him a lot.
Certainly. The most disappointing thing about Evans is that he has shown virtually no leadership in a defence where he is the most senior player.
The reason being leadership isn't a natural quality of his. Someone who struggles with confidence will always struggle to project leadership.
Will be interesting to see how well he fares at a lesser club when he eventually moves on.
I would like nothing more than him to turn this around and become the player we need but there is a sense of inevitability about the situation.
He's not a scapegoat, he's simply not good enough for United. Evans is bullied by any strong forward with a burst of speed. That forward from MK Dons raped him for their fourth and he almost even scored a fifth goal. I guess Evans gets a pass for losing out to 'beasts' of players. What an excuse. How come Smalling doesn't have the same problems against similar players? So its the club's fault that Evans is performing badly and getting justly criticized by a large section of United support? Its anyone but Evans fault isn't it? If not the fans its the club now.
Can't believe people are still calling him a scapegoat! How many shit back passes and feck ups is it going to take for people to realise he's been utterly shite this season? Jones hasn't been very good either or Rojo for that matter but at least they are not handing chances on a platter to the opposition to score every time they play.
You’re not blaming him for the penalty that thankfully they didn’t get? Really? It was as clear a handball as you are likely to see FFS
Holy feck
If you are going to defend his performances, at least do it properly. But greenies are all you've got alas!
Defend who's performances?
You don't need natural leadership to necessarily organise a defence. Sure it helps but it can be done without being an out and out leader.
The confidence issue is a big problem though.
Jones is really growing into the season though to be fair. HIs last few games have been much better.
What a gorgeous turn of phrase you have
I don't know him/her, but from now on I do. I see that I'm lucky that Getsme managed once to reply to me without an emoticon. Almost his/her single post the last few pages without one.
It's because this place is full of funny posts, what can I say.
Comes across to me as a nervous reaction to the painful truth about Evans that he struggles to swallow.
Yeovil 0:2 Man Utd
Remember that goal a few years ago at Villa where we won 3-2. Villa's first goal was a result of Benteke putting Smalling on his ass before sliding the ball across for a goal. So, Smalling was bullied by the exact same player.
I never said it's the clubs fault Evans is out of form, I said it's the clubs fault for not investing in the CB position, don't try and twist my words to suit your argument, my statement was clear.
How about you start quoting me when talking about me. Thanks.
It seems many comments in support of Evans have to go back a few years. Clutching at straws. Why are you only focused on Benteke? Evans has come up short against physical strikers every time he's faced them this season.
I didn't have to as I was responding to other posters. Happy now?
No, tag me when talking about me, simple.
Is that a house rule or is that Getsme's rules? I don't have to tag you my man, I really don't. I doubt you'll ever miss anything related to you in this thread since you're always in it.
Well I'm not going to go to the future to gain evidence am I?
I am not hiding from the fact that Evans has been poor this season but every time he is out muscled, he gets painted with the same brush but given no praise when he comes out on top of that battle, which like it or not, he does. If he came out worse in every challenge, we would be losing 5 goals every game. It just stands out more when he loses it because the result is more dangerous to us.
It's the polite thing to do, I suppose I should have known better.
Evans gives at least 1 sitter away a game. He's shit.
It's bizarre. Evans just had a great defensive action, and first two posts were in "just retire" and "go away" variety. Back in match thread.
He was okay today, not great but okay. But does he really have to give away a big chance in every game? Very infuriating.
He gave the ball to Moore on a plate. He's lucky that both Moore and Diouf are poor finishers, this guy is a liability. Even when he has a decent game he has to do at least one absolutely brainless thing to help the opposition. I'll be glad if he's gone tomorrow
He does. He's got lucky twice now with that. That backpass could have cost us big time.
I didn't notice him Jonny Evans anything up today, which is an improvement over his last couple of games.
Another howler today. Defend that Getsme.