Anyone got the video of the goal? I could be wrong but how the hell some people are blaming him for it is bizarre. Looked to me like he nearly bailed Blind out with a great tackle that nearly stopped Costa.
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Well, imo he felt asleep and when other 3 defenders pushed forward he stayed and play Costa and Ivanovic onside.
Genuine question why do you think its Blinds fault?
This. The kid was in the right place till Blind broke ranks ruining the whole shape and made everyone look out of position. That gamble by Blind should have only been made if his partners was next to him and not in a situation where your FBs end up being the last defenders.
Anyway this about the kid and his ability to put in proper performances, when we were thinking he would be overrun by now.
So happy for this find. More youth please.
Possibly the best crosser of the ball in the league.
He's got a left foot wand
He's got a left foot wand
Just came to post this, should not all football players be able to cross like this?. They play so much football non stop, and they all jut hoof the ball into nearest player or aimlessly into the box. Anyway CBJ is making excellent crosses into the box, playing very mature for his age, and good defender too
Put on ball after ball in the danger area.
Love the guy.
Love the guy.
Both fullbacks were fantastic today but CBJ's crosses are phenomenal.
Him and Martial work well together. Even if Martial isn't having the best of games, his movement and presence opens up space for the full back to overlap. CBJ exploited it really well.
Excellent crossing today, shows real potential. Couple of dubious decisions - complacency on the ball when best to hoof it, and hoofing it when under little pressure, but overall a very good performance for a very inexperienced kid.
Has two assists now. What I really like is not only can he deliver a good ball but he don't fanny about. The strikers know that if he's running onto it, it will be whipped in
Now we have the problem of when Shaw comes back obviously he gets fit and gets back in the team, what of CBJ, could we try him on the right?
Or could we try a Bale with Shaw and move him to the wing? And the CBJ can take LB?
Or could we try a Bale with Shaw and move him to the wing? And the CBJ can take LB?
Ideally, I want this "problem" for each position. Keep every player on their toes with hungry quality players so they can truly fight for the position. That way rotation wouldn't cause our whole team to collapse.
It was both.. Borthwick-Jacko should've held the line..he was too busy watching Ivanovic(?) but hes inexperienced so it happens. Blind gambled and tried to intercept the pass, missed, then slipped trying to recover leaving Costa free.Well, imo he felt asleep and when other 3 defenders pushed forward he stayed and play Costa and Ivanovic onside.
Genuine question why do you think its Blinds fault?
He has, but he has to bear in mind that while whipping in a super dangerous cross along the edge of the six yard box would be great at most clubs and result in bags of goals, at United, he had to remember that Rooney and Martial will likely be behind the penalty spot. Hernandez would've thrived on his deliveries if he could stay onside.
Some of the attacks on Bo-Jack here boggle the mind. Blind took an unnecessary risk and we paid the price.
Classy
Why not the other way round? Because Shaw is by far the superior defender.
I ll wait for Shaw's recovery and see the post-injury performances before I would say that. No one should have a position for granted.
He's done well since he has come into the team. Fair play to him. Not sure how good he will het but he's made a promising start.
The world's at his feet. His defensive game will improve for the workout Willian gave him and he has a cool head.
Definitely, and considering I hadn't even heard a thing about him before this season, is all the more impressive. Hard to believe he's only 19 and has been thrown in at the deep end. It was sink or swim for him really and right now he's swimming along quite nicely indeed.
And he's only just turned that!
this place is brilliant. Young lad has a couple of decent games and all of a sudden he's better than Shaw (who was also crap and a waste of money at one point last season but has since then become the best lb in the world).
I really hope that no one actually thinks that.
Who's said he's better than Shaw? I don't see any posts on this pageat least!
Young lad has a couple of decent games and all of a sudden he's better than Shaw (who was also crap and a waste of money at one point last season but has since then become the best lb in the world).
Really impressed with this youngster. Good composure on the ball.
True but I just feel Shaw has that pace and agility that CBJ lacks, CBJ definitely has a better cross on him but Shaw has more of an ability to take players on which is suited to a winger I feel.
He's better than shaw. Saying this to see how cassiusclaymore will react. :P
Yup agreed, it's an interesting situation.
There'd be room for both. You need backup and I'm sure CBJ may have a future centrally too
No, but he has been afforded more freedom to get forward than Shaw.
Not a single person thinks this. People just give credit to unexpected graduate youngster..
Young lad has a couple of decent games and all of a sudden he's better than Shaw (who was also crap and a waste of money at one point last season but has since then become the best lb in the world).
Hope you read the fine print there
Besides, both are young and can add whatever skills they don't currently have. The basics are there
Yeah and when we're losing a few games he's not good enough for the club.
People need to take a step back when it comes to assessing young players. Personally I'll withhold all hyperbole (positive or negative) until I've seen the likes of Borthwick-Jackson, Memphis and Januzaj performing under another manager. Hopefully next season.
CBJ came on against WBA in the 65th minute when we had Jones blind and rojo fit for the game. He could have not played him that game as we were protecting a 1-0 lead but chose to play him anyway. So yes he deserves credit.
OK. So i didnt remember that and decided to look a that match report.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34686915
Young was playing at RB. Rojo was playing at LB
Jones replaced Young at 62 minutes. Straight swap.
Rojo picked up a knock and was replaced by CBJ after then 76th minute
We had no other option.
I'm done with this topic. I have said what I had to. If people think LVG deserves credit for this, I really dont care any more. I just dont agree.
Chuffed for CBJ. He's not the finished product yet, and he'll encounter some setbacks, but hopefully at the end we have a player worthy of playing in an elite team.
Haha people not giving credit for LVG for playing him are just fools
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