I thought he did okay. He's never going to offer a major attacking threat. He makes a half decent right back. Not the worst squad option to have.
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With Valencia, I'm sorry but this is a case of a broken clock being right twice a day. It's inevitable that eventually he connects on a cross.
Was actually reasonably good imo. He didn't give away too much down the right flank bar a couple minor positioning errors. Moved the ball the most smoothly out of the defenders until Blind came on. Provided the cross for the goal. I think some people are judging him on his attacking threat as a former winger rather than as a full-back. We'd be happy if Darmian provided what Valencia did today.
That was from the first half, I praised him after the game. It was one in about 20 failed crosses, but still, fair play on the assist.
His crossing has been terrible for about 3 seasons. Finally making a successful one last night doesn't change the point, when he makes crosses like that on a consistent basis then a point will have been proven.
thought he had a good game, for sure, certainly the best in a while. Defensively solid and managed to actually put 2 or 3 decent crosses in. Good for a fullback.
I love Valencias non reaction
What I don't understand is that for someone who played all his life as a winger, why is he so unwilling to take in the opposing fullback once in a while. What's the point of playing a slightly defensively susceptible winger as a fullback if he will not even provide that extra impetus going forward.
Much like Rooney's goal at Everton... One cross/assist doesn't and shouldn't mask Valencias shortcomings. He isn't good enough, by this rate we'll have to wait until 2018 before he connects with another decent cross.
Plus, let's not take away from the amount of work Martial still had to do with it, lucky it want Rooney in there or it would still be 1-0 Moscow.
Plus, let's not take away from the amount of work Martial still had to do with it, lucky it want Rooney in there or it would still be 1-0 Moscow.
Actually put in a cross that led to a goal for once. To be fair to him he didn't do much wrong yesterday, good thing about having him in the team you know he won't get beat for pace or power against the quicker players.
Anyone else wouldn't be against him at RB and Darmian at LB for City?
Would be a good option against Sterling.
Haha despite his crapness at times over the last few years, i got a lot of time for him, you gotta love Tony's passion and fight.
He would have destroyed Sterling and Wilshere, god that video reminds of how much of a cnut Wilshere is.
Yep, and I don't think Rojo or Blind will be able to handle KDB on the other side.
God Andy Townsend is annoying in that clip. Gets paid to talk about football and unable to draw any connection between Valencia's reaction to a potential leg-breaker of a tackle and the fact he once had to look at his own foot pointing completely the opposite direction to the way it's supposed to.
Thought he had a good game, saved Jones' ass when he misread the bounce and musa was away on goal. His pace and strength really does help in those last man encounters, or it could have been 2-0.
I think he supported lingard really well, he just needs to attack his fullback more and be much more consistent with the positioning of his crosses. They are either too lofted and close to the keeper, or too curled backwards and out of the area.
I think he supported lingard really well, he just needs to attack his fullback more and be much more consistent with the positioning of his crosses. They are either too lofted and close to the keeper, or too curled backwards and out of the area.
Considering Darmian´s inability against decent wingers, i.e. Tadic and Sanchez, Valencia could be a good shout against City. He looked very solid against them last year.
The witch-hunt continues...
Huh?
He attempted 10 crosses, 4 of them got to a teammate. That's not bad.
I get it. Valencia gets a lot of unfair stick. You feel the need to stick up for him. Fair enough. It's your constant desire to stick the boot into Darmian that's getting tedious.
I still don't count that as a "good" cross. I mean, Martial had to step towards it and jump. So it's really still been 3 years since he's delivered a good cross.
A cross that a striker needs to step towards and jump in order to score a headed goal? Must be utter shite.
I find it encouraging he isn't just smashing his crosses along the floor now. We've had nothing but that for about 2 years so someone must have had a word with him about it.
Good cross. Good player for us and him and Darmian exchanging the rb position will keep them both relatively fresh for this long season.
So you have watched and remember every single cross in the last 3 years that Valencia has put in? You must have.
And regarding this cross Martial could have probably taken on with his right foot but he preferred to header it probably making it harder for himself.
Darmian should be on the left Valencia should be on the right imo.
Yeah, agree with this. Darmian should still be first choice normally, just not so sure against Sterling.
Might move him to LB . Its between him and Blind , with Jones back in favour at CB.
He varied his crosses yesterday which was surprising.
So you have watched and remember every single cross in the last 3 years that Valencia has put in? You must have.
And regarding this cross Martial could have probably taken on with his right foot but he preferred to header it probably making it harder for himself.
I was being sarcastic
But it tells you something about the type of stick that Valencia gets here that it can easily be taken as serious.
I want him to start against City.
I was being sarcastic
But it tells you something about the type of stick that Valencia gets here that it can easily be taken as serious.
I had a feeling you were, but just in case
I find it strange that people are wanting him to start ahead of Darmian, who is far better a defender (even if he has had 1 or 2 bad games).
Its never black and white..people want him to start against a type of winger that Darmian has proven to struggle against in the league..that doesnt mean Darmian is a poorer defender, its just common sense. Valencia coincidentally has done well against that type of attacker.
If people could consider that objectively, they would see that. Playing a player ahead of another at times is all part of tactics geared to a particular opponent, not some all encompassing statement about their relative abilities.
Yes, I agree..they are both not perfect there..but that is defensively solid for me.
So you have watched and remember every single cross in the last 3 years that Valencia has put in? You must have.
And regarding this cross Martial could have probably taken on with his right foot but he preferred to header it probably making it harder for himself.
Darmian should be on the left Valencia should be on the right imo.
I personally don't think Valencia would have made much difference vs Arsenal. To say Darmian struggles vs a certain type of attacker is very knee Jerk and of course people haven't watched him for Torino or Italy then. The subset is just too small, he was one of our best players in the opening 5/6 games. He had a couple of poor games in a new league, I don't think its the end of the world, it is to be expected.
Darmian's good but Valenica is a far better athlete.
City is coming up and so not really that strange selecting him considering he'll be playing up against Sterling and De Bruyne
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