[jesperjaap]

Personally think he was fouled for the second goal and not blaming the goal or loss on him.

But the guy was barely good enough to be a squad player a decade ago. With the Varane injuries and Martinez ones, in terms of a squad signing I think a 3rd chocie centre back was on eof our pririoties this summer. Yet we have signed JOhnny Evans who is actually fa worse now than either Lindelof or Maguire, simply an absolutely terrible deal free or not

 

[Lay]

watching him today reminds me of certain Laurent Blanc playing for us in 2001, you just know Jonny like Blanc is not up for the job anymore because he's physically spent and slow. i dont know the rationality of re-signing him, we already have a slow CB in Maguire yet we added even slower one. Is it for his experience? Jonny had only played for mid and low table clubs since he left us, eventhen he wasnt really world beater was more like rotation if Vidic or Ferdinand was unavailable unlike Blanc who was WC & EURO winner, played for top teams, and was world class CB in his prime. Hopefully we'll see less and less of him in the future.

Didn’t Blanc play better the second season or am I misremembering?

 

[antsmithmk]

Johnny Evans. Playing for United. In 2023. Away at Arsenal. Can you imagine trying to convince someone ten years ago that this would be the case.

 

[rollingstoned1]

Johnny Evans. Playing for United. In 2023. Away at Arsenal. Can you imagine trying to convince someone ten years ago that this would be the case.

Laugh and fecking weep. Truly the banter era.

 

[Amir]

Didn’t Blanc play better the second season or am I misremembering?

Actually, we went on a title winning run in 2003 when we stopped using him and had Rio and Silvestre at centerhalf...

 

[Cnaiür urs Skiötha]

The most bizarre fact might be he was not even the worst CB on the pitch

 

[The Mitcher]

The moment he stepped onto the pitch and got outskilled was just so typical.

 

[arthurka]

Why is he and Harry a thing for Utd. Biggest club in the world and all that.

 

[Ish]

Diabolical cameo, that.

 

[Oranges038]

The most bizarre fact might be he was not even the worst CB on the pitch

True enough. He got done for pace once and other than that was decent.

He was clearly fouled for the Rice goal too.

 

[AndySmith1990]

This club. Shambles

 

[AngliaRed]

Is Evans really the best 3rd/4th choice CB Manchester United can attract these days?

10 years ago he was rotating with Smalling and Jones and wasnt great then.

I am all for being around the club for fitness or coaching badges etc but this is a joke signing. You could literally throw a net over some young CBs in the Championship and get better than Evans.

This is not me disliking Evans, he seems a nice guy its just the continued poor running of the club.

 

[RedIan]

Varane martinez lindelof shaw maguire evans… id say he is 6th choice cost nowt and is still a good player who can be called on in a crisis like we had today.

 

[The Mitcher]

People had the cheek to dogpile me and others for saying this would be a bad signing, we were right. Now the same people are using Evans being bad as a sefence for ETH .

 

[Rockets Redglare]

Is Evans really the best 3rd/4th choice CB Manchester United can attract these days?

How is he 3rd or 4th choice when we’ve got Martinez, Varane, Lindelof, Shaw and Maguire ahead of him?

 

[Crimson King]

He's like 6th choice. He was never meant to make it on to the pitch, except for maybe a cup tie against lower league opposition.

This is a really weird one to be upset about, even for this fanbase.

 

[tomaldinho1]

People had the cheek to dogpile me and others for saying this would be a bad signing, we were right. Now the same people are using Evans being bad as a sefence for ETH .

Such a weird post. He was brought in with the expectation he’d never play and is probably on peanuts for a wage. We’ve got a real CB injury crisis going on and he’s unfortunately been called up for a cameo. He’s probably about as average we all expected him to be, it’s not like anyone is unfamiliar with the player.

 

[The Mitcher]

Such a weird post. He was brought in with the expectation he’d never play and is probably on peanuts for a wage. We’ve got a real CB injury crisis going on and he’s unfortunately been called up for a cameo. He’s probably about as average we all expected him to be, it’s not like anyone is unfamiliar with the player.

What was the point in wasting money on him when we could have promoted a youngster?

 

[Marwood]

Is Evans really the best 3rd/4th choice CB Manchester United can attract these days?

10 years ago he was rotating with Smalling and Jones and wasnt great then.

I am all for being around the club for fitness or coaching badges etc but this is a joke signing. You could literally throw a net over some young CBs in the Championship and get better than Evans.

This is not me disliking Evans, he seems a nice guy its just the continued poor running of the club.

He's not 3rd or 4th choice though is he?

Why are a few pretending the first four CB's, Varane, Martinez, Lindelof and Shaw aren't injured? Maguire is 5th. Evans is 6th choice.

Who is Arsenal's sixth choice CB?

 

[tompo18]

It frustrates me how weak he is. He is always getting out muscled.

 

[Trequarista10]

Is Evans really the best 3rd/4th choice CB Manchester United can attract these days?

No, which is why he's 5th/6th choice (Martinez, Varane, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw?, Evans).

 

[KjaAnd]

It’s a farce that we had to put him on against Arsenal. A recipe for disaster and he looked predictably slow and weak. But what can you do with three CB’s and two LB’s injured? It’s actually insane.

 

[redcucumber]

It's actually quite hilarious. Johnny fecking Evans anchoring the defence for United at 35, having been released by relegated shit in a bin Leicester. Away at Arsenal. You genuinely couldn't make it up. What is this club? Pure, unfiltered box office.

 

[Snow]

Last season we would have finished with Casemiro as a CB and put on Gore on Hannibal. Crazy that we've had to resort to using our 5th choice CB in match 4.

 

[Idxomer]

Which team has a 6th choice like Evans? When a team needs a 6th choice defender, it's usually a midfielder or a fullback filling in. It's not gonna be an injury-prone 36-year-old who was never good enough in his prime. It's a completely pointless signing and it doesn't serve anyone except Evans to have him in the squad.

 

[Guapa]

Picked up exactly where he left off when we sold him.Shouldn't play for us again.Ridiculous signing.Yes I know his wife is hot

 

[Eddy_JukeZ]

He should never play in the league again(as he shouldn't have in the 1st place).

Would have been better subbing on McTominay as a center back(unless he was unavailable too, then pick another option).

 

[Born2Lose]

Knew the minute he signed the CB's would start dropping like flies, and he'd be in the team. Always remember being glad he'd gone. He's not just weak now, he's slow too. Embarrassing sentimental signing.

 

[RedDevilQuebecois]

He should not have come on. A job as a player-coach with the reserves is fine and dandy, but certainly not when he has to finish a match at the Emirates of all places.

I know that Lindelof was on a yellow card, but he looked aware and responsible enough to finish the match without taking another card.

 

[Cassidy]

He should not have come on. A job as a player-coach with the reserves is fine and dandy, but certainly not when he has to finish a match at the Emirates of all places.

I know that Lindelof was on a yellow card, but he looked aware and responsible enough to finish the match without taking another card.

Manager said he was ill and had to come off

 

[gormless]

He should not have come on. A job as a player-coach with the reserves is fine and dandy, but certainly not when he has to finish a match at the Emirates of all places.

I know that Lindelof was on a yellow card, but he looked aware and responsible enough to finish the match without taking another card.

Lindelof was injured.

 

[Sylar]

Last season we would have finished with Casemiro as a CB and put on Gore on Hannibal. Crazy that we've had to resort to using our 5th choice CB in match 4.

Tbf mctominay was ill as well and probably would have gone back there too.

 

[Devil You Know]

He had one dodgy moment about 30 seconds after coming on, but was fine after that.

He's a decent option against most teams. Arsenal's young, pacy, strong frontline are probably the worst opponents he could have come up against on his re-debut. It'll get easier from here.

 

[Nicoseth]

Love Johnny, but he's done at this level. The thought of us having to play him and Maguire for any period of time is the stuff of nightmares - we'll get tanked.

 

[Tincanalley]

Caf isn’t much fun anymore. Evans did okay. That “Maguire/Evans finishing the game at centre-back” line of outrage comes across as a bit glib and manufactured.

 

[Wing Attack Plan R]

Honestly didn’t expect to see him play in the league. Looked a little rusty but did well enough for a 5th or 6th choice player. Yikes, though, that we had to play him.

 

[Cassidy]

Caf isn’t much fun anymore. Evans did okay. That “Maguire/Evans finishing the game at centre-back” line of outrage comes across as a bit glib and manufactured.

Evans and Maguire were both at fault for the Rice goal

 

[Sylar]

I'm still certain that Evans was fouled / impeded for the rice shot / goal. Maybe he could have been stronger but him being able to get out was surely affected no?

 

[Gordon Godot]

I'm still certain that Evans was fouled / impeded for the rice shot / goal. Maybe he could have been stronger but him being able to get out was surely affected no?

Evans was floundering from the moment he game on, like Bambi on ice. He should not be allowing Jesus to block him.

 

[IrishRedDevil]

All a bit sad really.