Valencia finds it difficult playing on the outside with no other option overlapping. When he was playing on the wing and Rafael was flying by him, it makes the defender have to make a decision. Now when he gets the ball on the wing its up to him to beat his man or move the ball back inside. Most defenders now know that his likely move to get by them is to hit the ball past them and try to out run them so they take it away and force him on his left where he is much less harmful.
25
Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 35
- Clean sheets
- 12
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 5
- Yellow cards
- 4
Man Utd 3:0 Liverpool
He beat not just one man but two and fantastic cross / pass.
Louis van Gaal hypnotism.
Louis van Gaal hypnotism.
I shall never criticize him again!
I welcome back 11/12 Valencia with open arms.
Always rated him.
The half-arsed Liverpool defence made that assist look more impressive than it was. Cool as a cucumber, though. Love to see that from him.
Fantastic contribution for the goal. Looks so much more comfortable and dangerous on the ball today in general, hopefully he keeps it up.
Van Gaal can make any player better.
I expected him to aimlessly smash the ball across the goal. I'm glad I was wrong.
When was the last time both he and Young got an assist in the same match? Is it a sign of the Day of Judgement?
Good first half, that obstruction Allen made on him cracked me up.
he always knows when to steal a show, MotM!
The Rooney assist was beautiful I was on my feet just for the megs
I was on my feet just for the megsAren't you an arse. He did extremely well, no matter who played in defense. Moreno is a bit shit at the defending part though.
Looking a better option than Rafael lately. Taking the pressure off to get a new RB.
Well played so far. He looks more confident in his abilities, do that more often Valencia.
One of the best players on the pitch so far keep it up lad.
Fully expected him to smash that across goal but the assist was class.
One of our best players in the first half. Didn't see that coming.
He's grown some bollocks and found his confidence again. Hope it continues.
He had been saving that nutmeg for 3 years. All the useless crosses were just a decoy to build up to that one play.
He was Beast in that first half! Long may it continue.
Thought he was impressive, dominant in the first half. A real asset when he's running with the ball.
I think Liverpool gave us the first goal.
Do you know when you are forced to do something, you have no choice and you kind of just do it?
So you leave your work to the last day of the deadline and then it's easy to get it done or you're chased by a dog and you just run, you have no choice.
Liverpool had two players on Valencia, it looked like he actually tried to turn back but one of the opposing players cut off his route back to the keeper, he actually had no choice but to try and get past Allen, and he panicked, Valencia panicked and put it through Allen's legs.
After that he was on fire, sometimes he got overexcited but that gave him confidence.
Liverpool would have been better off just having one player come across and give him the choice to pass it back, we all know he would have done it.
Do you know when you are forced to do something, you have no choice and you kind of just do it?
So you leave your work to the last day of the deadline and then it's easy to get it done or you're chased by a dog and you just run, you have no choice.
Liverpool had two players on Valencia, it looked like he actually tried to turn back but one of the opposing players cut off his route back to the keeper, he actually had no choice but to try and get past Allen, and he panicked, Valencia panicked and put it through Allen's legs.
After that he was on fire, sometimes he got overexcited but that gave him confidence.
Liverpool would have been better off just having one player come across and give him the choice to pass it back, we all know he would have done it.
The coaching staff should pin a picture of him megging Allen to the wall of the dressing room to keep reminding him what he's capable of. Too many times over the past two years whe's threatened to leave his poor form behind only to revert to type the next game.
That was brilliant for the first goal. Just utterly brilliant.
When so see he can still do that kind of stuff, it so annoying that he doesn't do it more often.
When so see he can still do that kind of stuff, it so annoying that he doesn't do it more often.
His best performance in 3 years.
I can watch the replay of the nutmeg on Allen all night long. Solid today
Been much better recently. I like Rafa more but Valencia is starting to look like a perfectly fine no. 2.
brilliant for the first goal. He has got his confidence back..beating players. I'm sure that has a lot to do with van Gaal.
The ballad of great Tony
Fantastic first half. Second was a little quieter but he was still solid defensively.
I think the only mistake he made all game was letting Moreno in behind him, but even then he recovered well.
I think the only mistake he made all game was letting Moreno in behind him, but even then he recovered well.
Valencia of old today, great stuff.
Him and Young are growing in confidence every game!!
We actually have cover for the full back positions that we didn't know we had.
We actually have cover for the full back positions that we didn't know we had.
Absolutely brilliant. Been disappointed in him for a long time and he was just fantastic tonight. If it wasn't De Gea, he would have easily been my MOTM. Extremely happy with him.
Good stuff from Tony. He has been a good backup at RB and is a bit better on the attack side than Rafa.
I can never criticise him ever again after that piece of sublime skill that led to the first goal. Seriously though I thought he was brilliant again today. Played well defensively and ripped Liverpool apart down the right hand side all afternoon.
Really impressed with him recently.
He looks defensively solid, which he hasn't done in the past when SAF used to play him at right back.
I think Rafael will do well to get back in the team with Valencia in the kind of form he's in.
He looks defensively solid, which he hasn't done in the past when SAF used to play him at right back.
I think Rafael will do well to get back in the team with Valencia in the kind of form he's in.
He seems to have rediscovered a bit of his old attacking verve today which was great to see.
Glimpses of Valencia of old and it's great to see.