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2014-15 Performances


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5.6 Season Average Rating
Appearances
35
Clean sheets
12
Goals
0
Assists
5
Yellow cards
4
I can honestly only remember him being blown up once and must have watched him take hundreds of throws by now. Dunno why he does it tbh but the ref lets it go 99.9% of the time, so his technique must be generally ok.

I can't believe you only remember it happening once. It's happened more than that and it's inexcusable.
 
Uh... It's actually completely relevant. It couldn't be more relevant.
Uh... No really it doesn't. We aren't discussing the application of the law, we are discussing the law. They are two different things.
 
I think it's pretty obvious that refs are either not seeing his foul throws or they just can't be bothered with them unless it is blatant. I've seen a few foul throws not get called in other matches too. Referees just let it slide because it's a relatively minor thing.
 
Foul throws are the biggest nerd alert in football. You really get very little advantage by lifting a leg or releasing the ball slightly early, the ref's just can't be fussed to pick them up on it. Tbh they might aswell be kick ins!
 
Everton 3:0 Man Utd
What was he playing at for that goal eh?
 
Yes, everything is Valencia's fault.
Yes, nothing is Valencia's fault, you can't deny his decision making was poor there, still McNair should've done better.
 
Yes, nothing is Valencia's fault, you can't deny his decision making was poor there, still McNair should've done better.

Blind and McNair were in the thick of it. Valencia if i recall wasn't even near them. Plus McCarthy was the beneficiary of a lucky bounce and very good finish.
 
Blind and McNair were in the thick of it. Valencia if i recall wasn't even near them. Plus McCarthy was the beneficiary of a lucky bounce and very good finish.
The reason the counter attack was on was because Valencia stepped forward to try and challenge Lukaku in the air, he was never going to beat him and he was the pace at the back covering. Still, McNair should've made more of his tackle.

He's looked good going forward though, he's actually shaping his crosses now.
 
Offers nothing but to stop time and play as deep as possible
 
Looked every inch a winger trying to mark a centre half there.
 
we really need to replace him in the summer. he's found out against every half decent team.
 
Hilarious how so many people were oblivious to his pathetic defending tendencies until it is shoved blatantly in our faces. I've never known a player to gift so many goals. Even the clueless posters must be able to catch on after this.

Edit: Okay that outburst was too far but man I am just pissed off at this lot getting the better of us again. Ignore me.
 
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Even if you take away his pitiful defending, he is absolutely nullifying any pace down the right. Him and Mata are having a competition to see who can slow down play quicker.
 
Apparently Van Gaal has an agenda does he ? Get over it. He could've done better, but it was a sublime header.
:lol: course he doesn't. But apparently having an opinion = having an agenda on here if you criticise the precious Valencia . If he stabbed someone you would say they ran into knife. :wenger:
 
:lol: course he doesn't. But apparently having an opinion = having an agenda on here if you criticise the precious Valencia . If he stabbed someone you would say they ran into knife.

I like to think of it as supporting our players insteading of the insufferably tedious weekly knee jerking.
 
I like to think of it as supporting our players insteading of the insufferably tedious weekly knee jerking.
The fact its weekly is because he's making mistakes weekly. I'd love for him to do well because he's a United player, I haven't anything against him he seems like a genuinely nice bloke but he isn't good enough, I don't find any stock in pretending everything is rosey, or defending him when he makes errors, what's the point in that? I want the best for my team.
 
If only it was Rafael marking him.
My gripe with that is the organization. Never mind the fact Stones gets a good 3 or 4 yards of space, why is Stones being marked by a RB anyway?
 
I don't why he takes 5 touches on the ball and then makes the obvious pass which he could have done 5 seconds before.
 
I like to think of it as supporting our players insteading of the insufferably tedious weekly knee jerking.

I say he's shite every week so I'd hardly call it kneejerking.

The fact is he makes very, very basic errors week in week out. Sometimes they cost us, sometimes they don't. Today he's hardly solely at fault for both goals, but its the sort of mistakes he always makes.