He'll get eaten physically.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 29
- Clean sheets
- 8
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 3
- Red cards
- 1
He'll get eaten physically.
Who does that leave then, Fellaini?
I don't know, is he even fit ? Not really looking forward to a match where West Ham will come to OT with some belief they'll win. I fecking hate West Ham and Allardyce even more.
I think Fellaini declared himself fit last week, not sure if LvG agrees. West Ham are one of the worst sides we could be facing right now.
I'd have even settled for Newcastle or West Brom.Where are QPR when we need them?
Wow this defensive issue is fast becoming an absolute detriment to our season.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Injured again FFS - Arsenal want him dont they? lets see if they will entertain a swap deal and bring home Welbz
We knew that all our defenders were chronically injury prone in the summer. We should have acted on this and brought in reinforcements.
In my opinion (and I said so at the time) this was higher priority than Falcao.
In my opinion (and I said so at the time) this was higher priority than Falcao.
I agree that the prority should have been to bring in a CB who does not get injured from looking at a football.
What is even the reasons for all this injuries.
The way they play? Do we rush them back to play to early? Is the training wrong?
We knew this, we knew they all would get injured, but we still just sat there.
In numbers we are covered at CB, but that does not help when non of them can play more than 3 weeks in a row(Bar maybe Blacket and Rojo, i dont know if they are injury phrone or not)
Carrick is going straight into the team as CB, when he returns from injury dossent he? Its going to be fantastic....
What is even the reasons for all this injuries.
The way they play? Do we rush them back to play to early? Is the training wrong?
We knew this, we knew they all would get injured, but we still just sat there.
In numbers we are covered at CB, but that does not help when non of them can play more than 3 weeks in a row(Bar maybe Blacket and Rojo, i dont know if they are injury phrone or not)
Carrick is going straight into the team as CB, when he returns from injury dossent he? Its going to be fantastic....
I got slaughtered when I said that Rojo is not the answer for the defense. We don't need a defender with potential. We need a fecking Rio in his prime there whose able to paper the cracks and sort the defense single handidly.
Any suggestions?
Yes we needed a CB and I think they tried to sign CB's. Unfortunatley we also needed midfielders as well, which we have now addressed. He has given these men of glass their opportunity. Yet again all the CB's are injured, so in January Evans and Smalling have to be replaced. Jones, if they can get him to cut out the rash challenges might be salvaged. We all knew this was a big job and it appears Moyes pulled out of a deal for Garay last season, so that hasn't helped. One transfer window was never going to sort our problems, if we had signed CB's and were then not creating any scoring opportunities everyone would be moaning about the midfield. He can't win no matter what he does.
Has anyone else heard the rumour, just mentioned by Jamie Jackson, on Talksport, that Smalling has picked up a thigh injury in training?
Haven't heard it but it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.
I'm just hoping that it's the usual ABU blather that Talkshite come out with. But given the individual in question I reckon there could be some truth in it.
Looks like he's injured according to a few on Twitter
Let's wait until LVG confirms it. If it is true though, alongside Evans, Smalling and Jones we are in serious trouble.
I guess attack will have to be the best form of defence.
I guess attack will have to be the best form of defence.
It was not meant as a criticism of Van Gaal, or Woodward for that matter. I think we did good this transfer window and we signed a guy who can play CB.
Its more an outburst of frustation of having to deal with these injuries year after year.
IF true, have we got any one in the reserves? Thorpe? Can we recall Keane?
We lost out on Benatia which is a shame.
Hummels is the obvious choice. Howedes would do very well with EPL. I also rate Subotic and Nastasic alot
Thats it sell those three brittle cnuts ASAP and make sure they are triple bubble wrapped....feck
Hummels tourettes strikes again. Better chance of Jesus coming
I am aware that its difficult to lure him out of Germany. That's why I mentioned other options.
Doubt it. Thorpe is the only half-plausible one in the U21s, I guess. None of first team defenders (youngsters I mean) who aren't on loan are natural CBs. Don't fancy Vermiljl or Janko in the middle. But maybe one of them can do a Blackett, who knows?
Id go with this team
-----------------DDG---------------
Rafael------Thorpe---Rojo----Shaw
------------Blind----Carrick-----------
Valencia--------Herrera-----------Di Maria
------------------Rooney---------------------
-----------------DDG---------------
Rafael------Thorpe---Rojo----Shaw
------------Blind----Carrick-----------
Valencia--------Herrera-----------Di Maria
------------------Rooney---------------------
Im just annoyed that this wasnt dealt with in the summer. I suspect Giggsy bigged the remaining CB's up to LvG not telling him they were created out of paper mache and sticky back plastic
Carrick still out remember. Why are people saying McNair over Thorpe on twitter?
What exactly has Blackett done?
Before LVG came along I thought Blackett's main position would be left back - but he's featured prominently for us in the middle.
He probably got the chance because he was left footed. I don't know if Vermijl has played CB before, but even he was shifted across to play at RCB against MK Dons.
If Carrick is out then bring Fletcher in or play Herrera in a deeper role with Rooney taking the AM role and Falcao as a lone striker. We need to bring some stability at the back. Once we have that, then we can start modifying the system slightly to make it more attacking minded.
Lets keep things simple. Stability first then once confidence start growing within our ranks then we can become more adventurous. I am sure that the likes of Herrera, Rooney and Di Maria can provide enough creativity and fire power to break West Ham.
Stiff legs.....He's out due to stiff legs.....
A joke! An utter joke!
A joke! An utter joke!
Stiff legs for fecks sake 
what a waste of time he is.
what a waste of time he is.I'd have even settled for Newcastle or West Brom.
West Brom beat and outplayed us at OT last season
He's going to look to the juice education to find a centre back.
Worked out well in Milton Keynes
I said for a centre back, not a team.
Point still stands.
May as well play Smalling, even if he is injured. Not as if we'd notice the difference