No way. We definitely need another Centre Half this summer and we'll get one.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 29
- Clean sheets
- 8
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 3
- Red cards
- 1
No way. We definitely need another Centre Half this summer and we'll get one.
Great defender.
He needs to learn how to control a football. I love him as a defender. Big, strong and a good header of the ball. But feck me he almost falls over at every first touch.
He's got better as the season progressed. Definitely seems to have improved his distribution. Our best defender this season.
6/10
6/10
He's been our best centre back this season, which isn't really saying much because it's one of our weaker positions. He's looked excellent at times, but is still fairly prone to poor performances or dodgy errors. Still though, plenty of improvement from him considering he was starting to look like a written-off crock a while back.
He never looks like he's in control of the ball and anything other than the obvious simple pass seems beyond him and his technique.
But then again, he has improved and did defend very well at times. No doubt been our leading CH this season.
Still think we need better first choice if we are to win the title and be strong in europe.
But then again, he has improved and did defend very well at times. No doubt been our leading CH this season.
Still think we need better first choice if we are to win the title and be strong in europe.
not his best game today but over the season he was composed, passed reasonably well and had good balance
today was bad Smalling where he looked awkward and panicked at times but these performances have been less common
hopefully the progress will continue next season next to a strong dominant CB
today was bad Smalling where he looked awkward and panicked at times but these performances have been less common
hopefully the progress will continue next season next to a strong dominant CB
It's just the way he looks playing the ball, clumsy is the word" which leads people to discredit his ability on the ball, he certainly is not bad but he can take the ball forward from time to time and make a nice crossfield pass, yes he tends to stumble or slip from time to time but he always recovers well never give the ball away easily which is what matters.
Every player doesn't need to look as composed as David Silva when playing ball..
My MOTM against Hull and top3 United player of the season for me
Every player doesn't need to look as composed as David Silva when playing ball..
My MOTM against Hull and top3 United player of the season for me
Ask Getsme.
Good video this is.
His profile picture looks like he's squeezing out a tough one. True story
He will be right up there
Brilliant compilation, he is reverse Rooney with Young it seems, likes to spray it out to the left. He's been immense this season, he has been good consistently since City away, bar Carrick he has been our most consistent positive factor, with all the others who lost their form in a bit. If his distribution improves, for me he could be the best CB in the league, because pure defensively, I dont know what he's to improve, his distribution holds him back.
Very definitely.
He was pretty close to the finished article at the end of his first season here. Injuries and misuse has held him back.
6.1 Average rating
6.8 Your rating
had a good season in my opinion.
I'm a big fan of the Smalling-Jones partnership. They complement each other pretty well. I think that if they had a better core of player around them, just the basics to begin with, like a proper healthy left back and a proper healthy right back, our defence could be formidable.
of course, they have to stay fit as well. It's about time we get a full injury free season out of them.
6.8 Your rating
had a good season in my opinion.
I'm a big fan of the Smalling-Jones partnership. They complement each other pretty well. I think that if they had a better core of player around them, just the basics to begin with, like a proper healthy left back and a proper healthy right back, our defence could be formidable.
of course, they have to stay fit as well. It's about time we get a full injury free season out of them.
I think he's an excellent defender. Funnily enough he's always been quality at the defending bit, it's only the rest of his game game and fitness that's needed real work. Defending comes very naturally to him.
If he played for Southampton he'd cost us £30 million easy. If he played for Porto he'd cost us £40 million
He's been easily our best CB for the past 2 seasons, as I've said all along we're lucky to have him. He's my highest rated player according to the stats at 6.9
He's been easily our best CB for the past 2 seasons, as I've said all along we're lucky to have him. He's my highest rated player according to the stats at 6.9
No, he wouldn’t. He’s had a very decent season and would cost us a fair bit of money, but there’s very little chance he’d go for £30m, and the idea that he’d go for £40m seems a bit ludicrous. We’d be crazy to pay such a fee, anyway.
True, I'm thinking of euros and the Mangala deal. He's better than he ever was. And Southampton are selling Lovren at £20 million, Shaw at 30 and Schneiderlin will probably be 30. Smalling is just as good in his field
Comparing to similar cases can often be a bit faulty though – Andy Carroll once went for £35m after one half season in the PL where he’d been decent, but it doesn’t mean that players like Darren Bent and Peter Crouch were suddenly worth that as well.
I think part of the reason why Shaw went for a lot was because he’s rightfully considered to be an excellent young prospect. While Smalling’s still fairly young and is (hopefully) only coming into his prime years, he doesn’t have that advantage of being an extremely young future prospect anymore.
He's as dominant a center back you get in today's game, but horrendous with the ball at his feet. The only way we can justify having him in the first 11 is to have him playing with a dominant ball player at the back ala Stones.
He's not horrendous with the ball at his feet though. His awkward failing arms make it appear like he isn't in control of the ball, but he's fine at playing it simply to the wing or Carrick/Blind and he's learnt to stop playing those Hollywood balls. His pass completion was 89% this season.
His on ball ability is fine though a bit rough around the edges. Rarely gives the ball away, and when he actually attempts to make a tougher/higher risk pass there's usually a pretty high reward attached to it. He's put in Young quite a few times this season with a few beautiful diagonals, though inevitably as he's a defender first he's also miscued a few of them.
Though obviously, it'd be great if he continued to work on it and developed the ability to play those a bit more often.
Though obviously, it'd be great if he continued to work on it and developed the ability to play those a bit more often.
This criticism of Smalling is becoming increasingly invalid imo. In each of our last two league seasons he has either been in the team or on the bench for 30/38 games. He does pick up the odd injury like most players but has never been out for long and has been available the vast majority of games.
Jones is a bit more of a problem, his numbers are 24 and 26. Not awful but not good enough.
I agree with you that the partnership has a lot of potential and that a fit Shaw plus a good right back would have made a huge difference this season.
Kind of sums up our defence this season, our best defender is 6/10.
He has improved this season in some aspects of his game for sure. Was our best defender, but that's hardly a great accolade this season, all things considered.
Thats why I picked out two clubs who consistantly get a premium for their players and who consistantly have buyers for their players anyway
Got bored and watched highlights of the Anfield game, noticed his voice at 2:30 
Got bored and watched highlights of the Anfield game, noticed his voice at 2:30
2:13 gave me goosebumps. Whose voice is that screaming at the goal.
It really is.
Alot of comments were saying Rooney but it's hard to say.
Bit of a random bump but this doesn't really deserve its own thread either.
Smalling just tweeted these pics of his holiday and I was just thinking it's great a more cultural holiday with his girlfriend, rather than Jack Wilshere-esque pictures of our players on piss ups in Ibiza smoking in swimming pools surrounded by models. In the main we've got a great record for players behaving and generally being a drama-free club of all that bullshit. Smalling leads by example in this department. Following his captaincy against Arsenal (I think?) I can really see him becoming our main captain in years to come.
Smalling just tweeted these pics of his holiday and I was just thinking it's great a more cultural holiday with his girlfriend, rather than Jack Wilshere-esque pictures of our players on piss ups in Ibiza smoking in swimming pools surrounded by models. In the main we've got a great record for players behaving and generally being a drama-free club of all that bullshit. Smalling leads by example in this department. Following his captaincy against Arsenal (I think?) I can really see him becoming our main captain in years to come.
except when he goes to parties dressed as a suicide bomber?
feck I forgot about that.... Well we all have our moments 
Definitely matured, at least.