coogar:
smalling is our best central defender
jones & evans are global liabilities. benteke just shat on them throughout the game.

can't wait for smalling to get back.....

You cannot judge with one match, particularly someone's first match in a position after injury. When Samalling got a red card the other day, it was like the worst reader of a match. Then he bounced back.

Jones showed today he understood best how to catch opposition with offside traps. That was what Rafael didn't understand the other time we played 2-2. Blackett and Evans line up with Jones and we got it right 3/3 to prevent great threats against us.

mcfarlin:
We really need to see ifa,orunmila and obatala on this our injury crises

If we had fellaini and herrera for this game we might have gotten maximum points..

Fletcher and evans should just submit transfer requests out of shame...


If I was evans...I woulda commited suicide longtime ago.

Fletcher woulda done better in life as a village headmaster he has the charisma.

Lmao!

elampiro:


You canno judge with one match, particularly someone's first match in a position. When Samalling got a red card the other day, it was like the worst reader of a match. Then he bounced back.

Jones showed today he understood best how to catch opposition with offside traps. That was what Rafael didn't understand the other time we played 2-2. Blackett and Evans line up with Jones and we got it right 3/3 to prevent great threats against us.

jones is a lunatic.
who was he catching offside? he's a deer in the headlights. smalling didn't perform badly against city, he only mistimed a tackle & got a red card - something rooney(with all his experience) has also been guilty of this season.

jones on the other hand doesn't fill you with confidence. he cannot defend & he cannot lead, he just runs around like a bumbling oaf. benteke just ate him up today. something smalling couldn't have allowed in the central defence.

coogar:


jones is a lunatic.
who was he catching offside? he's a deer in the headlights. smalling didn't perform badly against city, he only mistimed a tackle & got a red card - something rooney(with all his experience) has also been guilty of this season.

jones on the other hand doesn't fill you with confidence. he cannot defend & he cannot lead, he just runs around like a bumbling oaf. benteke just ate him up today. something smalling couldn't have allowed in the central defence.

May be u didn't see his offside traps. They were pefect and helped to reduce threats on us.

Beteke only ate him once, and that was a misunderstanding between Jones and anther of our player.

Before the arrival of Rojo, Jones was the best central defender in our team after Gaal had tried Evans, Smalling and Jones in the middle of three man defence. Jones was the only one who was composed in 3-5-2. Smalling was shaking shaking.

Remember too, Jones came into the middle when we needed o go look for goals. We not been behind in score before, since return of Carrick. This is just one match. Too early to conclude.

* Smalling was so good that DDG always won the MOTM?

^^^ I thought Cortouis won motm @ old Trafford but Chelshit supposedly have the best defence in the league?

we have conceded only a few more goals than them

codedguy1:


3/10 hian he tried ooo!

many rated him 2/10. I'm sure 1 is for appearance & 1 out of respect

van Gaal is just adamant, whatever suggested to LvG from Fletcher's sub appearances so far that he can make any iota of impact on proceedings?

this is the second time he is starting with a useless line up & wasting substitions just to balance an obvious foolishness, instead of it being a tactical change.

I no see the game but the points dropped were easily avoidable & e just dey vex me seriously!

coogar:


jones is a lunatic.
who was he catching offside? he's a deer in the headlights. smalling didn't perform badly against city, he only mistimed a tackle & got a red card - something rooney(with all his experience) has also been guilty of this season.

jones on the other hand doesn't fill you with confidence. he cannot defend & he cannot lead, he just runs around like a bumbling oaf. benteke just ate him up today. something smalling couldn't have allowed in the central defence.

JOnes saved us from conceding with that last minute break from the villains. Johnny evans was the real stinker in defence yesterday.

SailorXY:
^^^ I thought Cortouis won motm @ old Trafford but Chelshit supposedly have the best defence in the league?

A one off incidence abi?

SailorXY:


we have conceded only a few more goals than them

This one no concern matter wey dey ground now.

I think the only reason Fletcher is still with the team is cos of Giggs(he's the assistant n therefore has some influence in players selection) otherwise I can't fathom any other.

elampiro:

May be u didn't see his offside traps. They were pefect and helped to reduce threats on us.

which stûpid offside traps?
that's the incompetence of a defender, relying on traps to catch offensive players instead of reading the game intelligently.

Beteke only ate him once, and that was a misunderstanding between Jones and anther of our player.

he was eaten throughout the game. mcnair & blackett have both given better performances than jones.

Before the arrival of Rojo, Jones was the best central defender in our team after Gaal had tried Evans, Smalling and Jones in the middle of three man defence. Jones was the only one who was composed in 3-5-2. Smalling was shaking shaking.

smalling was the MOTM at arsënal & he was surrounded by rookies & makeshift defenders. he passes the ball better than jones & he wins more aerials than jones.

Remember too, Jones came into the middle when we needed o go look for goals. We not been behind in score before, since return of Carrick. This is just one match. Too early to conclude.

jones is wack....
after all his training & watching rio/vidic, he hasn't learnt jack. he just runs around like a fool. he doesn't know how to lead & command his area. the only quality jones has is when he travels with the ball, other than that he's a defensive liability.

* Smalling was so good that DDG always won the MOTM?

smalling was the MOTM at the emirates - he gave a world class performance that night. against hull, smalling clocked 8.36 rating via his performance - a number jones hasn't smelt yet this season.

coogar:


which stûpid offside traps?
that's the incompetence of a defender, relying on traps to catch offensive players instead of reading the game intelligently.



he was eaten throughout the game. mcnair & blackett have both given better performances than jones.



smalling was the MOTM at arsënal & he was surrounded by rookies & makeshift defenders. he passes the ball better than jones & he wins more aerials than jones.



jones is wack....
after all his training & watching rio/vidic, he hasn't learnt jack. he just runs around like a fool. he doesn't know how to lead & command his area. the only quality jones has is when he travels with the ball, other than that he's a defensive liability.



smalling was the MOTM at the emirates - he gave a world class performance that night. against hull, smalling clocked 8.36 rating via his performance - a number jones hasn't smelt yet this season.

Offiside trap is not an intelligent play? Ukwu!!!

Jones has been our highest rated player since August ending till date.

elampiro:

Offiside trap is not an intelligent play? Ukwu!!!

Jones has been our highest rated player since August ending till date.

by the virtue of the weak teams he faced in the early parts of the season when most of his teammates in the defence were out injured. swansea? sunderland? burnley? my granny will score high points those type of teams.

sell jones, buy varane!

coogar:


by the virtue of the weak teams he faced in the early parts of the season when most of his teammates in the defence were out injured. swansea? sunderland? burnley? my granny will score high points those type of teams.

sell jones, buy varane!

And who has not played against small teams? Smalling was in our central defence flanked by Jones and Blackett when we lost to Swansea at Old Trafford. Jones always get rated higher whenever he played with Smalling in matches.

I may be wrong, but Jones is always rated higher than Smalling every season. Jones always in our top 6.

Sell Samlling buy Omerou.

please why d hell hv we not been awarded a single penalty kick this season ?

parrotibaba:
please why d hell hv we not been awarded a single penalty kick this season ?

this one is question for the FA...

elampiro:

A one off incidence abi?
This one no concern matter wey dey ground now.

wetin one off mean? why should a settled back four lauded as best in the league ever need a goalkeeper to save them points if the goalie is not part of defence?
we all know the defence misses Smalling, he may not be the best defender in the world but he's been in top form these past few weeks....

& yes we have conceded only five goals more than Chelshit with a settled back five, so its either our defensive problems are overblown or Chelshit's defense is just there.

SailorXY:

wetin one off mean? why should a settled back four lauded as best in the league ever need a goalkeeper to save them points if the goalie is not part of defence?
we all know the defence misses Smalling, he may not be the best defender in the world but he's been in top form these past few weeks....

& yes we have conceded only five goals more than Chelshit with a settled back five, so its either our defensive problems are overblown or Chelshit's defense is just there.

I am not against Smalling. You got me wrong.

I replied Coogar just because I sensed he wanted to make Jones look bad.

When Jones was fit, he was made a scapegoat for our defenders injuries, now he is fit, he is attacked. Jones was okay yesterday. He only made an error, the early part of second half when he was moved to the centre. In the 2nd half we were chasing the game badly, Carrick and Rooney left the back three unprotected. Carrick and Rooney played in the attacking zone, so Villa's big men were lurking around our defence to catch them with speed.

The passionate face Falcao makes when he scores makes me laugh; Marvelous! He just want to be with Manchester United and I think he deserves it, we will have a squad that rivals the collection in Real Madrid or Bayern Munich before the start of next season.

Our defenders appearance time in the last 3-4 seasons.

Season ....Jones ............Evans.........Smalling..........Rafael.
2013/14 ..2174..............1378............1938..............1421
2012/13...1207..............1907............1014..............2322
2011/12...2131..............2473............1295...............920
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Sub Total 5512..............5758............4247...............4663

Jones and Smalling became EPL regulars in 2010/2011 season
2010/11...2178.............1022.............1082...............1225
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Toatal.....7690..............6780.............5329...............5888


We really have been lenient with Rafeal on this thread. Jones has been used as the scapegoat for our injuries on this thread even though he has had far more playing time than Smalling and Rafael. .

Wat really ruined us in dat match was d sub, val n young re already giving us d penetration

Sniper4real:
Wat really ruined us in dat match was d sub, val n young re already giving us d penetration

We were playing like Bayern Munich or Madrid before our equalizer. Gaal should have allowed the play to continue till 70th minute before any sub. Wilson should not be making our bench again, now that Falcao, RVP, Rooney, Mata, Di Maria are all available.

Gaal has showed Wilson enough love. He can only be grateful. However, his contact should be arranged in such a way that we can retain him for a long time.

Odunharry:

this one is question for the FA...

u get dia number ?

New year wish(specifically Jan transfer window)


(1) Raphael Varane

(2) Nathan Clyne

(3) Arturo Vidal



New year resolution(specifically what I want us to ditch for better things)

(1) Johnny Evans

(2) Phil Jones

(3) Anderson

(4) Luis Nani

(5) Ditching d 3-5-2 formation

(6) Deliverance from incessant injuries

Welbeck ends in the wing.

elampiro:
Welbeck ends in the wing.

what did he expect? Giroud has more conviction as the focal point

elampiro:
Welbeck ends in the wing.

Oh well! That's not news!

chrisley024:
I think the only reason Fletcher is still with the team is cos of Giggs(he's the assistant n therefore has some influence in players selection) otherwise I can't fathom any other.

He will definitely be out of contract at the end of this season. So, he will be free to leave.

arsenal - 35% possession in a 90 minute game. their lowest in 11 years or since OPTA started compiling stats.....yet they got a point at anfield.

when are we going there?

It looked like Liverpool were going to win 5-0 in the first 30 mins.

If I were Wenger, I wouldnt sub Chamberlain. But the result I wanted.

This Liverpool fan just made my evening!

Let's assume that these transfer news/rumours making the rounds,are anything to go by,


Question is,do we really need Gareth Bale at Old Trafford?