Trizy
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We have quality options in a fully fit Jones, Smalling & Bailey. Keeping the fully fit on the other hand...
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if he stays fit, he will form a great partnership with Baiily.He is far supierior to smalling if he can stay fit, so calm in possesion and positionally superb.
3 games in a row too, happy for him.
Agreed. Don't we lose Baiily for the ACoN though? it will be vital to keep Jones fit and get Smalling back to fitness.if he stays fit, he will form a great partnership with Baiily.
Dec 11th comeback date for both Baiily and Smalling.Agreed. Don't we lose Baiily for the ACoN though? it will be vital to keep Jones fit and get Smalling back to fitness.
Agreed. Smalling has indeed been poor this season, but only a fool would write him off completely when he's been one of the best players at the club for the past 2 seasons and hasnt often let us down.It's irritating how quickly people dismiss Smalling. He basically has to be perfect all the time. He's been brilliant for two years but one bad game he played with a broken toe changes all that. Madness.
Jones suffers the same fate. He's almost always played well for us. But apparently because he can't stay fit he must be a useless brain dead twat. we really do have some shit supporters
This is 100% true. Now for the first time three, Rojo is held quite high as well atm.There's this weird obsession with our fans to only prefer 2 defenders at any given time.
Smalling's been our best defender for the last 2 seasons where Jones has had a terrible run of injury. Now Jones is back, after Smalling had a bad game at Chelsea, suddenly Jones has always been better etc.
We should be celebrating the depth we have in defence, between Jones, Smalling, Bailly, Blind & Rojo they each have their advantages and disadvantages, and it's possible to like all of them without thinking another is crap because of it.
Everyone has a man/zone to mark from set pieces. They can't be everywhere. Ibrahimovic was at fault for the goal today. Fact!Both him and Rojo were very poor in the air. They let Ibrahimovic bare the responsibility of defending set pieces and that didn't work at well. I stopped breathing every time West Ham had a corner or freekick
The fact is they were both easily bullied in the air at set pieces, almost none existent. West Ham won far too many headers and its something Mourinho must address before Wednesday when we meet them again. Bailly and Smalling are much betterEveryone has a man/zone to mark from set pieces. They can't be everywhere. Ibrahimovic was at fault for the goal today. Fact!
That's just made up rubbish. We've looked pretty solid from set pieces since Rojo and Jones have been at the back, conceding one goal from a set piece, which neither was at fault for.The fact is they were both easily bullied in the air at set pieces, almost none existent. West Ham won far too many headers and its something Mourinho must address. Bailly and Smalling are much better
Im talking about today's game. They were both weak at setpieces thats not made up rubbish, and they both haven't really been tested in this run of games. I'd say West Ham gave them the most trouble. Rojo in particular was rushed into some bad passes under pressureThat's just made up rubbish. We've looked pretty solid from set pieces since Rojo and Jones have been at the back, conceding one goal from a set piece, which neither was at fault for.
It's not, actually. Jones is poor in the air, as is Rojo. In the past, we've conceded a fair few goals from crosses when they've played at centre half and this is something that'll continue the more they play.That's just made up rubbish. We've looked pretty solid from set pieces since Rojo and Jones have been at the back, conceding one goal from a set piece, which neither was at fault for.