There’s a geniune argument that we have the best CB pairing in the world
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 34
- Clean sheets
- 13
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 2
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13 appearances and 7 clean sheets, say no more.
He's so good the fact he's so injury prone physically hurts. I love him. 
Could have had him instead of Phil Jones... let that sink in for a sec
He is purring at the moment
Damn Zidane ruined it.
It's honestly crazy to me most Liverpool and Arsenal fans I know don't even think he's top 5 in the league. Apparently Saliba and Konate are both better.
We didn't, yet for all those years Phil Jones is still here... let than sink in for a sec
Some gold here
Pocco’s a Moyes/Jagielka fan.Some gold here
All those champions leagues and still no number 4.
A velvet hammer of a CB. Brilliant once again.
Wow. I had my doubts, but wow. I wish Fergie had managed to sign him back when!!?? Wish him a healthy 2023, should stand us in good stead.
Varane is great. He makes defending look really easy. He is not as spectacular physically as I thought he'd might be, but he gets on with it and is very well rounded. Some can get the better of him, but not many. In a well coached defensive set up, he is near world class. Reminds me a bit of Rio when he "silently dominated" defensively.
Absolute top tier quality.
The whole team seems better and calmer when he's playing.
If he stays fit for the whole season we make top 4, and probably comfortably so.
The whole team seems better and calmer when he's playing.
If he stays fit for the whole season we make top 4, and probably comfortably so.
He isn't near world class, he is world class and has been for a long time, the only doubt about him was whether he could stay fit, that's obviously still a concern but that's the only one
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Near World Class
bloke has a very good argument of being the best defender of his entire generation. He and Ramos are by far the most decorated.Well we have them both now, not so bad eh
No wonder Real Madrid won those 3 CL in a row. That squad was filled with so many WC players in their prime.
That can't be right, surely?
It's true.
League:
20 goals conceded
15 without Varane on the pitch / 589 minutes / 39 minutes per goal conceded
5 with Varane on the pitch / 851 minutes / 170 minutes per goal conceded
The 5 goals we conceded with Varane on the pitch:
1 against Liverpool, Casemiro didn't play
1 against Arsenal, Casemiro got subbed in but after the goal
3 against City (tecnically he wasn't on the pitch for one of the three as it was a corner where he got treatment outside the field, but still..), Casemiro didn't play first half
BUT gotta be said, Casemiro and Varane have 'only' been on the pitch together for 451 minutes in the league and 45 in EL. Still impressive, but not some crazy unbelievable stat. Anyway a good sign that we didn't concede a single goal when they were both on the pitch against Tottenham, Newcastle and Chelsea (60 minutes together).
Thats a cute stat, but lets be honest. The reason we havent conceded is DDG. This pair has been great but somehow our rivals get clear chances which david has saved, for example our last game. He should be getting the credit for the clean sheets first
Thing is, opponent dont get so many chances as they used to, in big part thanks to Casemiro and Varane, and when they do there's DDG to stop it.
Thanks for the breakdown.
Our change in quality of defending with/without Varane is incredible. Shame he doesn't get the credit he deserves from the media. Also considering 3 of the 5 were against City is even more amazing.
That's just my reservations speaking. A lot of great young players struggle when they get older, especially when injury prone. He certainly looks the part right now.Near World Class
I thought the same. Crazy stat
With Varane and Martial (at least for now) whenever I see their performance threads bumped just before a game it's incredibly concerning!
Ive Heard its been 10hrs of football. Nonetheless, a crazy stat
Man Utd 3:1 Everton
Solid.
Smooth operator
Loved him skinning Gana and getting forward
Loved him skinning Gana and getting forward
Thought it was an ok match but below normal standard from him. He was slightly too passive in first half. The goal was on DDG but the situation came after first Case lost a duel in the box, then Varane didn’t defend the pass. Second half I thought he was much better. Should also be said it can’t be easy being CB and paired with Shaw who was all over the place and often in the wrong position, was overplayed etc.
Showing Antony what to do in the right wing as well, what a man.
So that was the first goal that we conceded with both Varane and Casemiro on the pitch right? Bound to happen at some point.
And it was a complete gift from De Gea too.
Yes, exactly what I was thinking- 'silent domination'. His positioning is just so good. It would be easier for other clubs fans not to notice, I think- and it sounds like that's exactly what's happening. Silent domination, innit?
Shouldn't even have been allowed either. Coady was 5 feet offside and Varane had to make a last ditch attempt to get the ball before it reached him.
If that isn't interfering with play then I don't know what is. Anyway...
This guy. Absolute class. Imagine him and Rio as a partnership.
What a player what a defender, he's so so good and composed with the ball. The best CB we've had since Rio and Vidic, by far.
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