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We are insanely lucky he has been as good as he has been.
It took 12 years, but finally we managed to pair them.Paired with Varane they just have such cool heads and forethought , they also move the ball forward quickly we seen that tonight the performance tonight was more like the style we United supporters love and crave put the opposition on the back foot defend from the front stop their keeper and defenders looking around for the pass hurry them into making quick decisions which is how mistakes are made
Yes I agree.I feel he’s been better now than he was here during Fergie’s time!
Very well said.Perfect injection to the squad! Just what we needed - a role model who has the club in his veins as is the case with so many of our previous Irish players.
Spot on.Used to love him back in the day and was disgusted when he was sold, he was really good for Leicester a lot of the time as well. Been a great bit of business bringing him back in.
Think he's past Maguire for me - that Liverpol perfomrance but him over the top.Best defender after Maguire this season.
He should never have been sold. £8m and replaced by dross like Rojo by LVG. No wonder SAF couldn't believe it.
Indeed. Although if my memory serves me right Evans wasn't particular good in the last (two) years at United. Still way better than Rojo and Bailly.Best defender after Maguire this season.
He should never have been sold. £8m and replaced by dross like Rojo by LVG. No wonder SAF couldn't believe it.
Your memory is failing you mate, he was top class CB under Fergie. We took the record with him at CB for not conceding, he was absolutely top talent and still is a very very good player. LVG fecked us up by selling him.I feel he’s been better now than he was here during Fergie’s time!
I don't think he was that bad. Went wrong when he got a 6 game ban for spitting at Cisse then was made one of the scapegoats for the MK Dons game.Indeed. Although if my memory serves me right Evans wasn't particular good in the last (two) years at United. Still way better than Rojo and Bailly.
I would even say we should have kept Smalling as well and let Jones leave. Letting Rafael go was the right thing imo.
This came first.I don't think he was that bad. Went wrong when he got a 6 game ban for spitting at Cisse then was made one of the scapegoats for the MK Dons game.
Yes, Smalling was another bad sale. I said at the time.
I dont agree. We sell the wrong players. He went on to win the Premier league. He's always been a good defender and good on the ball. Think of all the money we have wasted on CBs since then, just to end up with him now a starter. I think it was LVG who sold him, guy was an idiot. I heard Fergie was livid.This came first.
He was sold mainly because he was injury-prone, there's a reason WBA was the team that came for him. He needed to revive his career and prove his fitness at a lower level.
Where?I dont agree. We sell the wrong players. He went on to win the Premier league. He's always been a good defender and good on the ball. Think of all the money we have wasted on CBs since then, just to end up with him now a starter. I think it was LVG who sold him, guy was an idiot. I heard Fergie was livid.
I had to look it up, but he didn't with the PL with Leicester. He did win the FA with them (so, he has won the CL, PL, FA, League Cup and Fifa Club World Cup) not too shabby.I dont agree. We sell the wrong players. He went on to win the Premier league. He's always been a good defender and good on the ball. Think of all the money we have wasted on CBs since then, just to end up with him now a starter. I think it was LVG who sold him, guy was an idiot. I heard Fergie was livid.
Yep my mistake. But Leicester bought him and made him captain. We should never sold him. Combined fees and salaries of Maguire, Lindelof, Blind, Rojo etc, latter three are definitely worse and Maguire is no better.I had to look it up, but he didn't with the PL with Leicester. He did win the FA with them (so, he has won the CL, PL, FA, League Cup and Fifa Club World Cup) not too shabby.
I agree, until we signed Varane we hadn't signed a defender that was better than him which was infuriatingNever should’ve been sold and I absolutely love that he’s got a redemption tour this season.
That exact image came to my mind when I saw him celebrating with Hojlund. What a player Evans is!![]()
14 years later and Jonny Evans is still celebrating 3-2 comebacks against Aston Villa at Old Trafford. Selling him to West Brom in 2015 for £6m was awful piece of business.
Yes, this has been lost in time. He was in a real rut and needed a move to get him going again.But selling Evans at the time wasn't particularly controversial.
£6m? Was it really that low![]()
14 years later and Jonny Evans is still celebrating 3-2 comebacks against Aston Villa at Old Trafford. Selling him to West Brom in 2015 for £6m was awful piece of business.
We have a tendency to sell players at their lowest point (a place we take them rapidly). Evens went from someone everyone felt was a natural successor to Rio / Vidic - more Rio really and a definite starter for the next decade to a ‘deadwood’ causality of the Moyes era.£6m? Was it really that low![]()
That sounds like bit of an exaggeration? My memories was hazy during that time so I'm not 100% but I had always thought, whilst Evans was plenty capable and had potential, he never really grew out of that and was always on the cusp. He was decent on the ball and good defensively in reading of the game but lacked in any superior physicality, which would set him apart and dare I say was a bit passive. Vidic was a one man defence and made all of his centre back partners look good because he did all the heavy lifting and was a mentality monster. I think Evans benefited from this as he was young, doing his part for the team and was seen as 'one for the future' but I never thought 'this guy is the one' at all.We have a tendency to sell players at their lowest point (a place we take them rapidly). Evens went from someone everyone felt was a natural successor to Rio / Vidic - more Rio really and a definite starter for the next decade to a ‘deadwood’ causality of the Moyes era.
Maybe not you and maybe not is definitely / for sure / 100 per cent ‘the one’ (few are) but he was very highly regarded. Pique was the one initially who was set for a big future with us but if I’m not mistaken he looked nervy in his first team appearances whereas Evan’s looked much more the real deal and went on to start well here. Obviously their careers eventually panned out very differently.That sounds like bit of an exaggeration? My memories was hazy during that time so I'm not 100% but I had always thought, whilst Evans was plenty capable and had potential, he never really grew out of that and was always on the cusp. He was decent on the ball and good defensively in reading of the game but lacked in any superior physicality, which would set him apart and dare I say was a bit passive. Vidic was a one man defence and made all of his centre back partners look good because he did all the heavy lifting and was a mentality monster. I think Evans benefited from this as he was young, doing his part for the team and was seen as 'one for the future' but I never thought 'this guy is the one' at all.
This is one reason stability would be nice for a change. We've tried the chop and change and it didn't work. To me it seems like Ten Hag's not quite the guy either but I think a patient approach for once might let us identify actual deadwood.We have a tendency to sell players at their lowest point (a place we take them rapidly). Evens went from someone everyone felt was a natural successor to Rio / Vidic - more Rio really and a definite starter for the next decade to a ‘deadwood’ causality of the Moyes era.
Fecking LVG - Rafael, Chicharito, Evans . 3 players who would die for the club.![]()
14 years later and Jonny Evans is still celebrating 3-2 comebacks against Aston Villa at Old Trafford. Selling him to West Brom in 2015 for £6m was awful piece of business.
Yes and signed the likes of Schneiderlin, Rojo, Di Maria. We were all asleep during Van Gaal reign and didn't see the damage going on long term.Fecking LVG - Rafael, Chicharito, Evans . 3 players who would die for the club.
Thankfully the club learnt their lesson and stopped allowing managers to dictate squad buildingYes and signed the likes of Schneiderlin, Rojo, Di Maria. We were all asleep during Van Gaal reign and didn't see the damage going on long term.
Most if not all that was let go the past few seasons would not fall into the category of "die for the club" type players.Thankfully the club learnt their lesson and stopped allowing managers to dictate squad building![]()