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Did his part, one of only 4 that did today.
Who are the other 3?Did his part, one of only 4 that did today.
Who are the other 3?
Who are the other 3?
Same three I'd have thought.De Gea did his part despite the terrible defending in front of him from Jones, I thought Shaw was fine and Carrick was playing well when he was taken off.
Noticed some posters here complaining about his delivery.
His delivery is just fine, problem is that our CF is often outside of 16 m box and there's none to send a cross to.
Gary Neville said:“He’s been outstanding this season, Antonio Valencia, probably the most consistent player in a red shirt.”
If his delivery is fine he doesn't have to slay the ball in to nobody, all people are saying is that he should have a bit of a think about it. Mix his game up, put the ball on the floor and advance the position, see a ball and hit a ball. Not hit the ball into nobody because all he can do is fang in a ball when nobody is there. Frustrating day for him today.Noticed some posters here complaining about his delivery. His delivery is just fine, problem is that our CF is often outside of 16 m box and there's none to send a cross to.
His delivery isn't fine. 90% of the time he just puts floating crosses into a general area in the box with little power on them. If we had someone like Lukaku to attack those then it wouldn't be so bad but we don't. The only person likely to win headers is Ibra and it is far from a strong part of his game. The complete lack of power in his crosses means the header needs to generate the power which is incredibly difficult and the hang time gives defenders a better chance of getting on to them. He rarely hits a ball in with pace or whips ones in. The odd time he does mix it up and put is something like a low driven cut back it results in more danger. He needs to mix it up more and stop with the constant soft chips floated across as they will never be scored directly from.Noticed some posters here complaining about his delivery.
His delivery is just fine, problem is that our CF is often outside of 16 m box and there's none to send a cross to.
Very good first half, faded in 2ND, didn't get much ball in the 2ND either.
Overall one of our best players on the pitch today.
His delivery isn't fine. 90% of the time he just puts floating crosses into a general area in the box with little power on them. If we had someone like Lukaku to attack those then it wouldn't be so bad but we don't. The only person likely to win headers is Ibra and it is far from a strong part of his game. The complete lack of power in his crosses means the header needs to generate the power which is incredibly difficult and the hang time gives defenders a better chance of getting on to them. He rarely hits a ball in with pace or whips ones in. The odd time he does mix it up and put is something like a low driven cut back it results in more danger. He needs to mix it up more and stop with the constant soft chips floated across as they will never be scored directly from.
His delivery isn't fine. 90% of the time he just puts floating crosses into a general area in the box with little power on them. If we had someone like Lukaku to attack those then it wouldn't be so bad but we don't. The only person likely to win headers is Ibra and it is far from a strong part of his game. The complete lack of power in his crosses means the header needs to generate the power which is incredibly difficult and the hang time gives defenders a better chance of getting on to them. He rarely hits a ball in with pace or whips ones in. The odd time he does mix it up and put is something like a low driven cut back it results in more danger. He needs to mix it up more and stop with the constant soft chips floated across as they will never be scored directly from.
Only one with real passion today.
Great game from him, but was genuinely worried when he had both feet off the ground for a tackle in the second half. Oliver doesn't even give him a yellow. A little lucky there.
Such a consistent, underrated player.
Plays his heart out every game. Loves the club. What a man!
No competition. Not that others haven't been good, but he's been on another level.Player of the season.