Might just have to get onboard this Smalling strumfest
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
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- Clean sheets
- 24
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 1
- Yellow cards
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- Red cards
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How many strikers can Smalling fit in his pocket?
Jinxed him.
Interestingly enough - his first yellow the City game last November.
Interestingly enough - his first yellow the City game last November.
I still dont understand why we dont rate his passing? He does everything he has to do very well; no more and no less.
Sometimes he really misplaces a pass but generally its quite decent.
Yeh i wouldn't call him pique or ramos but his interplay between blind is important in keeping possesion for the whole team. When we play jones or rojo that all goes away.
Absolutely flawless again. It was 'only' Brugge, but I genuinely do think he could be the real deal.
And no, this isn't just bandwagon jumping.
And no, this isn't just bandwagon jumping.
Another fantastic performance.
That was hilariously dominant. He made those two forwards look like a right pair of clowns.
Any pressure on him and his passing is absolutely diabolical. You could pull a fella off the street who could play a sideways 15 yard pass to Blind. His technical ability is a huge weakness in his game and you are one of a very few who doesn't think it's his weakness. Defensively he's been brilliant.
Poor Brugge forwards were bullied by him today.
No way he is even as good as Jones or rojo in his interplay and passing.
He takes the ball of attackers like a dad playing with his kids in the park. Starting to remind me of Ferdinand in how effortless he makes defending look.
Has defending ever looked so fun? He's somewhat exciting to watch.
Yup, indomitable
I came to say similar sentiments. Could be the opposition but if this is how he is developing, we really got a steal over Wenger.
Absolutely immense again. Sensational at the back. Reads the game well, pace to burn and is a monster physically.
I might be one of the few who thinks the opposite but looking at van gaals career; i can see what he sees in him. Thats enough for me.
Yeah I think he's brilliant to watch
He's stepped up his game. Watch his passing get better and better as confidence level rises as well. He was taking the piss physically today.
Also, his partnership with Blind seems to blossom quite nicely. Building a fine understanding.
Also, his partnership with Blind seems to blossom quite nicely. Building a fine understanding.
Need a gif of him running over that guy like a tank. fecking hilarious 
Best defender in the PL
Best defender in the PL
Reminds me of Rio with his standing tackles.
He's like an octopus, the way he just swallows up players with his legs and girth. The ultimate defender for a high line, lots of pace and when he gets tight to the man high up, he's unshakeable.
Ya, an extremely good defender. It's just your praise of passing range that I found strange.
He just likes taking the piss out of defending doesn't he? He makes it look so easy at times; Sergio who?
He really had both strikers in his pocket, to an almost comical degree.
He misplaced the odd pass but put in a performance to be considered for MOTM, which is impressive considering Depay scored two and set up one.
He misplaced the odd pass but put in a performance to be considered for MOTM, which is impressive considering Depay scored two and set up one.
Absolutely bullied them tonight. Beast mode.
There's also shades of Vidic in him with the way he dominates and defends the box. Not saying, he's as good as either obviously but he's just so, so well rounded which is why changing partners doesn't seem to effect him.
Let him just pass it simply then. It was never a problem when Vidic did it. His defensive ability makes him essential
Jesus christ he's amazing.
Deserved the captain's armband from Rooney. Bossing performance.
Using less strength but more precision and timing should also help him avoid injuries.
Using less strength but more precision and timing should also help him avoid injuries.
World class
Rio : I love him in this mode
Gary : what mode?
Rio : .... Beast mode
Rio was born to be on the caf.
Gary : what mode?
Rio : .... Beast mode
Rio was born to be on the caf.
Haven't seen any of our defenders plays this well in years!
Just wonderful. He's 70% of our defense
Agree totally, defensively he's a beast. He does tend to get pressurized high up the pitch against the better sides but he will improve technically I'm sure.
I never said anything about his passing range. I said he keeps the ball moving.
Fecking beast. Never seen such domination. It was borderline assault.
Beast. He's come of age in terms of defending this season. He's really letting it be known he's there not getting pushed around by stronger attackers. The Brugge striker didn't know what hit him. Smalling pressured him every single time he got the ball and won it fairly and cleanly.
Second week in a row I assign a 10 next to his rating, he's started the season really well.
Second week in a row I assign a 10 next to his rating, he's started the season really well.
Great defensively. Some bad passes though, probably the main reason LvG did favor Jones over him at the start of the season even though I would argue that Jones passing isn't much better.
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