calodo2003
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Struggling to find fault with that challenge.Yes it was a thing of beauty.
If I remember correcty he didn't even get booked.
Struggling to find fault with that challenge.Yes it was a thing of beauty.
If I remember correcty he didn't even get booked.
And he said to god… “do you know who I am”'Stripped' is a very strong word... standing naked in the sight of God?
He was the best of a bad bunch. But would never describe him as a “rock” as he was frequently at the centre of some ludicrously poor defensive displays. The type of player you’re describing is someone who solidifies a back four and makes the other defenders around him look better than they are (an example being Vidic getting the most out of Evans). Smalling often had the exact opposite effect. He’s the sort of player who would probably have benefited from playing alongside an actual “rock” but was never that player himself.Well, a rock compared to the others at least. Other than 16/17 (where our best combo was Rojo with either Jones or Bailly), pretty much every other season ended up with Smalling partnered with one of the others as our best combination. Even when Mourinho tried to use other options at the start of each season to get more ability on the ball back there, each season Smalling would end up being first choice as the others all failed around him due to both form and injury. While he wasn't perfectly reliable he was the only one that word could be used with whatsoever. Less injuries, less prone to brain-farts, less prone to long periods of poor form. All while also having the highest peak.
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Sea-Rock? Crock? Odile? Leave Smalling out of this. Mike is a United legend.He was the best of a bad bunch. But would never describe him as a “rock” as he was frequently at the centre of some ludicrously poor defensive displays. The type of player you’re describing is someone who solidifies a back four and makes the other defenders around him look better than they are (an example being Vidic getting the most out of Evans). Smalling often had the exact opposite effect. He’s the sort of player who would probably have benefited from playing alongside an actual “rock” but was never that player himself.
That’s a foul, thoughYes it was a thing of beauty.
If I remember correcty he didn't even get booked.
Agree, Drogba could've seriously injured Evans with that chest tackle.That’s a foul, though
I can't think of any martial artist who can land 2 kicks with 2 different legs on the same area while doing a 360. You gotta admire the beauty of it.Yes it was a thing of beauty.
If I remember correcty he didn't even get booked.
Yeah, Drogba got booked though.That’s a foul, though
Yeah like something out of Street Fighter.I can't think of any martial artist who can land 2 kicks with 2 different legs on the same area while doing a 360. You gotta admire the beauty of it.
You're joking right?Sign him, he could be our Thiago Silva.
If Ten Hag ever has plans to play a back 3, he can be solid if utilized correctly. We could do a lot worse than signing him and just terminating Maguires contract.You're joking right?
He's past his best and was awful after Vidic and Rio left. To compare him to a player like Thiago Silva is madness. You don't change a team for the likes of Johnny fecking Evans.If Ten Hag ever has plans to play a back 3, he can be solid if utilized correctly. We could do a lot worse than signing him and just terminating Maguires contract.
Forgot about that.Yes it was a thing of beauty.
If I remember correcty he didn't even get booked.
I’ll take b please Bob.Love seeing him in a United shirt again, great that we've given him this short-term contract to prove himself to other suitors, but I don't realistically think we should be signing him.
HOWEVER - if you're offering me the options of either a) Keep Harry Maguire or b) Sell Maguire for £30/40m and sign Evans for free as the replacement as we have budget constraints.... then I know which option i'm picking every time.
Would rather maguire than twice relegated Evans.I’ll take b please Bob.
For what it's worth Maguire is relegated twice too.Would rather maguire than twice relegated Evans.
Was Evans responsible all on his own for two teams getting relegated? Big if true.Would rather maguire than twice relegated Evans.
Garnacho and Mason are good shouts obviously. Elanga is nothing special, I seriously doubt he will make premier league career. Maino we will see, if he can't make a squad player this year who will play 20-30 games then it will be tough for him. Garner was 9m, up to 15m, and I really doubt with Everton's form it will be 15m in the end, but nevermind, he didn't get much chance either, which means the manager didn't quite rate him, considering we were very weak in midfield and he hardly got any chances.Er....Garnacho? Elanga the year before that, Greenwood the year before that again, Mainoo coming in now, sold Garner for 15m - I'd say the academy is delivering.
Tuanzebe is what, 24-25 years old already? I wouldn't count him as recent youngster, he is more of a Rashford generation, and that's been 4-5 years ago when it was one or two years before and after in which we promoted lot of decent players. Laird would have gotten a chance maybe if he wasn't loaned few times? I am not sure what will happen with him and Kambwala, I guess we will see, but I don't think it's quite promising for them considering we are signing CBs quite often.There have been a few of really good quality that have had rotten luck with injuries. Laird, Tuanzebe, Kambwala, all defenders quite recently, MG is a separate issue altogether.
I don't think we hit or miss any more than a lot of big academies, if you have 1 that makes it out of every group of scholars then you have had a blinder.
Yeah, I don't mind signing him by any means if manager thinks we are lacking in numbers.A couple points on this.
We have a lot of pre season games and will essentially need two full squads. With players still coming back from internationals/injuries etc, maybe that's proving to be difficult?
Maybe there's a plan for some of the younger players to go out on loan and doesn't make sense for them to fly to America and then fly back.
You put Maguire in the teams that got relegated wih Evans and it'd be the same outcome.For what it's worth Maguire is relegated twice too.
Edit: Actually three times.
Without doubt.Love seeing him in a United shirt again, great that we've given him this short-term contract to prove himself to other suitors, but I don't realistically think we should be signing him.
HOWEVER - if you're offering me the options of either a) Keep Harry Maguire or b) Sell Maguire for £30/40m and sign Evans for free as the replacement as we have budget constraints.... then I know which option i'm picking every time.
Should we have signed Roy Keane then in 1993 as he had just been relegated with Forest?Would rather maguire than twice relegated Evans.
It's not like Maguire hasn't been relegated a few times in his career.Would rather maguire than twice relegated Evans.
Why do you keep repeating this stat as if it's of any relevance?Would rather maguire than twice relegated Evans.
That's the point, isn't it? Relegation isn't an individual statistic. Holding it against a player is insanely stupid.You put Maguire in the teams that got relegated wih Evans and it'd be the same outcome.
In what world could we sell Maguire for 30/40 millions?Love seeing him in a United shirt again, great that we've given him this short-term contract to prove himself to other suitors, but I don't realistically think we should be signing him.
HOWEVER - if you're offering me the options of either a) Keep Harry Maguire or b) Sell Maguire for £30/40m and sign Evans for free as the replacement as we have budget constraints.... then I know which option i'm picking every time.
The world where he goes to Saudi Arabia?In what world could we sell Maguire for 30/40 millions?
They want to increase the image of their league, not turning it into a meme.The world where he goes to Saudi Arabia?
Relegated from the Championship x2It's not like Maguire hasn't been relegated a few times in his career.
Relegated from a Mykonos barRelegated from the Championship x2
Relegated to the Championship x2
Relegated to the bench
Relegated from being captain.
It's not just a 'direct comparison' on ability or anything, though.Would rather maguire than twice relegated Evans.
That's probably why he got away with it. The refs didn't even believe Drogba anymore. Evans probably could have kicked him a second time on the ground and gotten the benefit of the doubt.Beautiful irony after Drogba spent years going down like he’d been kneecapped every game.