Am I the only one who thinks he could be sort of a Ramires player for us? With his work rate, dynamism, pace, strength, composure he could be a very good b2b back up. He was very good vs Evertok earlier in the season, in midfield.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 35
- Clean sheets
- 12
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 5
- Yellow cards
- 4
Football 365 described him as "Rugby League's gift to football" and it's spot on.
Some of his best performances that I've watched for Ecuador have come from a loose central midfield position. Also if you've ever watched them, it's weird to see how much better he looks technically than the rest. It's a complete role reversal to club life.
Hull City 0:0 Man Utd
That defensive header 
That defensive header
Stop it - it's his first forward pass. Give him some credit!
I think there were 2 uses of the left foot today! 
Can't be a starter next season. Despite his great physical attributes he so rarely uses his pace to attack the oppositions full back, even when he does his crosses are dreadful.
Defensively I thought he did pretty well again today, but I couldnt keep the motivation to continue looking up at the TV for most of the game, perhaps I missed something.
Someone need to gif that crazy cross where he just smashed it in a "feck this" manner.
Consistent 7 out of 10, in my opinion. The pace he shown when Blind played him a through ball was amazing.
He was good today by Valencia standards. Never mind the fact that Hull could play without a LB and he still wouldn't make a decent ball in.
For a winger, he's quite poor at times, especially with the ball at his feet. 4 times out of 5 he plays the ball backwards
A player who's played out of position has been generally very decent. Really not fair to judge him with other full-backs.
6/10
6/10
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...r-united-right-back-antonio-valencia-9329084?
Had surgery today, nature of injury unknown.
Had surgery today, nature of injury unknown.
He's been decent but he does tend to give away a lot of unnecessary free kicks which we end up conceding from. We need to get a proper right back.
I hope it's a cure for his inept crossing ability.
Probably needed to get his left foot looked at as he used it twice yesterday, it's not used to such a strenuous workout.
Wasn't he rated as the 4th best fullback in the world or Europe this season in that Football ratings thing? Some organization starting with C.
He's been a pretty solid option at the back, dont remember many games where he's struggled defensively.. Has made some mistakes but overall has been a reliable, 6-7/10 player most games..
He's been a pretty solid option at the back, dont remember many games where he's struggled defensively.. Has made some mistakes but overall has been a reliable, 6-7/10 player most games..
Left leg transplant?
Fingers crossed its a brain transplant.
I wish him a quick recovery. Valencia has been very dependable this season, and it seems this procedure was pushed back to the end of the season. Very brave guy, probably our toughest player. A real hero.
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Lots of Valencia hate both in the RC awards and the Alves thread. Is that the consensus? I think he's really grown into the role this season and been quite good most of the time. I'd be fine with no RB and sticking with Valencia and Rafa. Am I alone?
Would have no problem seeing him in midfield. Hate him outwide
Not anywhere near versatile enough for the first XI as we have to look at offering more going forward, but more than a decent cover at RW.
It's incredible how long he's been played out of position. Always gave 100%, even with no real competition for "his" position. I'm confident LVG will keep him, and trust him again next season (hopefully not as first-choice RB!).
It's incredible how long he's been played out of position. Always gave 100%, even with no real competition for "his" position. I'm confident LVG will keep him, and trust him again next season (hopefully not as first-choice RB!).
I love him, he is limited but he gives everything all the time and he was lethal in his prime.
No, I agree. I quite like Valencia at RB.
A new specialist RB would obviously be ideal, but I'm not complaining if we start next season with Tony there again.
Nope. We really should go out and sign a RB.
Apparently he's having some "screws" removed from his knee left behind from his 2010 operation. Ecuador apparently weren't expecting the news. It puts him out of the Copa America which starts in 2 weeks.
He had it done now to be ready for our pre-season, according to AS.
http://chile.as.com/chile/2015/05/26/futbol/1432599367_651179.html
He had it done now to be ready for our pre-season, according to AS.
http://chile.as.com/chile/2015/05/26/futbol/1432599367_651179.html
That's terrific news, instead of playing in the Copa and then doing it.
Good news
Not that most of our spastic fans will appreciate that
Not that most of our spastic fans will appreciate that
Interesting. I wonder how much that's been hindering him, physically?
He was great in his first few months back playing after the leg break but this might be one of those delayed complications that only started caused problems a year or two down the line.
Having had screws in my knee before it's a dull always-there pain. Hopefully it might explain the mental block he's had in attacking for large parts of the past 3 years and that a full recovery will see a more direct Antonio Valencia in attack again whether at RB or RW (backup).
Think he was pretty awful against Arsenal in the cup as I remember it but otherwise he's been pretty solid this year. A much better right back than he was a year or two ago.
He had a howler vs Arsenal and Everton but otherwise he's been fine and will be a good backup to a proper quality RB.
Is that Albert Stroller from Hustle with him?I wish him a quick recovery. Valencia has been very dependable this season, and it seems this procedure was pushed back to the end of the season. Very brave guy, probably our toughest player. A real hero.
Every time I think about Valencia I'm impressed he had a good season in a position that isn't his and he improved all season long, at 29 years old. I though that Juanfran was special but Valencia is also an impressive character.
Every time I think about him, I wonder how much he can bench and how many push ups he can make.
I wasnt impressed and disagree that he had a good season. He was decent at best with ups and downs but was a big reason why we looked so shaky. You couldnt have counted how often he was out of position. He shouldnt be more than a back up player next season