Yup. He is terrible at left back. Would much rather see him at centre half than Smalling though.
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I don't accuse you to move goal post nor I did intend too like you suggested. I was curious about your list. Here you give it so I am satisfied.
There is no right or wrong here with your opinion. I respect that. I just want to say I think it's pretty much confirmed what I thought in my long post. What I have to say I already said in my previous post. The list confirmed that noone is on Rio Vidic level & IMO if they're to be bought here, we're stuck with this chop & change scheme we're doing. No one can nail on a starting position regardless of opponents with their current level/ overall performance in this season. The quality gap between these guys & Rojo is narrow, even non existent depended on tactic/opponent. Giving these guys a distinct ranking would be an endless messy debate. I'm like you, want us to get elite CBs & settle our defense for years to come, but that's not realistic given the availability of top class CB. Cheers.
You could have stopped at just saying 'he's not top 6 but I wouldn't say there are 10 better than him..' because that list is doing some incredible stretching lol.
Possibly the most improved defender in the league. A Fantasy Football dream. I didn't see it coming, but now I wonder if he could step up further.
Unless I'm forgetting one then I think thats harsh on Herrera whose only red card this season came when he tripped over and got a second yellow. He hasn't even picked up that many yellow cards this season either, which, considering the role he is playing, is pretty good going.
The other two absolutely.
Because we don't have a LB Jose can trust ... Blind's experience get's him a spot most weeks but he does lack pace. I didn't pick Rojo in my team selection but came within a almost did, based on Jose having done this a couple of time before this season. Similalry if we'd had a strong left side (LB) and our right side was weak (ie no Valencia or Young) I think Jose would have put Smalling and Rojo together and slung Bailly at RB evene though it's not his best position. Jose has often said he likes versatility in his players and that's why he felt Rojo was his best choice. I don't personally agree but I do see his point.
I said he wasn't top 6 but then got asked in cafe logic to name 10!
Rojo has a good cross on him. But playing him at LB is a lot similar to when Jones and Smalling used to play RB. They weren't good there either.
Blind should be our first choice LB. Haven't seen him make any errors thus far.
Exactly right! Maybe not everyone recalls those days! Good experience for them both all too often, something v bad would happen!
Again I have to agree ... he will get beat for pace every now and again but he's smart enough and talented enough to give us composure and make the fewest mistakes as well as the biggest upside. Rojo has become a solid CB and should play regularly, but is out of his depth at LB. Jose is giving him too much credit imho. And his potential mistakes at LB include red cards, significant mistakes &/or serious injury (to hm or someone else). Unless Shaw can miraculously become what we all expected before ... well you know what, and that's unlikely at this point, I think Blind has to start as often as possible &/or in the big games.
Man Utd 1:1 Bournemouth
Yes Marcos!
I love him.
Quality finish.
First PL goal. Nice.
First goal for United?
His happy face is hilariousI could've swore he'd scored for us before? Goal and an assist in his last 2 games now!
Deserved his goal for a very good season where he has proved a lot of people wrong.
Plus a very decent finish too
Plus a very decent finish too
He scored in the FA cup too. First in the pl
2nd. 1st against Cambridge in '15
Give this man a proper AR-GEN-TINA chant already ffs
Glad to see him score but he got lucky earlier after being out muscled to the ball allowing a one on one with De Gea
Good game from him overall, happy with the goal.
Surprised to see that he only has two goals for United. He was more prolific at Sporting.
Only players today were himself, Valencia. The others looked defeated
Him and probably Valencia are the only two players that can come out with any credit today imo. Rest can feck off.
He's been unlucky as shit plus our delivery on corners is pathetic. He's probably been the most attacking defender from corners out of all, maybe with Smalling.
Valência is one of my favourite United players currently.
Aye, no doubt, fully deserved praise from the neutrals as this man does no wrong on pitch and can be seen as a role model to many. Apart from his left foot that is.
The apple eating gif sorted it for me
His mentality is on point and he mopped up well after Jones today.
I will add Shaw to that, but agree with this.
Deserves to be a starter with Bailly.
Its not happened once this season, has it? Bailly RCB and Rojo LCB. I think I keep mentioning it but surely it must happen soon.
Man of the match, that is all.
Stand by what I said months ago...
Excellent at CB. Very poor at LB.
Excellent at CB. Very poor at LB.
Are you forgetting him losing a battle with Afobe that allowed him to be one on one with De Gea? Afobe should've finished that chance. It would've been different in this thread if he did. He had a decent game otherwise
Decent game from him today, I picked him for my man of the match.
Loved him yesterday. Composed defender who actually has some skill on the ball. This is what I wanted to see for the past 3 seasons and we have him. In my opinion he is a first choice and I would like to see him playing with Bailly. Maybe there would be too much aggressiveness if they played together. My pecking order of our centre halves goes as follows
Rojo>Bailly>Johnes>Carrick>Blind>Mata>Smalling
Rojo>Bailly>Johnes>Carrick>Blind>Mata>Smalling
Good game, nice defending and fine goal... but please, for the love of God Rojo... Stop with the hoofs up the field. Your long passing is shite.
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