Great game.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 55
- Clean sheets
- 24
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 1
- Yellow cards
- 13
- Red cards
- 1
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Should have been reported for child abuse before they had to substitute that striker
His improvement curve is just phenomenal. More names for Smalling's pockets.
Might as well give him the armband already.
Incredible how easily he was dispossessing people tonight. It was fantastic to watch.
Just a shame he's so shite when the balls at his feet, otherwise his potential would be limitless.
Just a shame he's so shite when the balls at his feet, otherwise his potential would be limitless.
Put a MOTM performance today as well. Rock solid at the back.
That was hilarious. He was dispossessing and outmuscling everyone tonight. Their strikers haven't got a clue what hit them.
very good match
Groundhog day with Smalling. Monster performance and if he keeps this up, he'll be wanted by other top clubs. Still can't pass for shit though.
96% passing accuracy, 9.2km distance covered which is a bloody lot for a CB.
Ridiculous
he's on fire at the moment. would've been my MOTM if it wasn't for memphis running the show up front being involved in every goal.
said this many times but I just hope he stays injury free.
said this many times but I just hope he stays injury free.
Three very good games in a row, I think him and Blind are showing signs of a promising partnership as well.
Another great game for him tonight,he was just cleaning up at the back,I would have given him MOTM.
He's going to be a wonderful captain 
He was fantastic again today, seems to be playing both sides of the cb roles at times in order to attack the ball or close players down and allow blind to be the spare man. Finally showing signs of fulfilling his potential.
Where'd you get those stats? Link?
I think it's clicked now. He's finally gone to the next level.
Please stay fit.
Please stay fit.
Imperious.
He's like an athletic wall of doom for attackers right now, love watching him play.
Rio said it best he's in " beast mode" at the moment.
if a frontline of messi and ronaldo was running at him and he would steamroll them too, that's how confident he seems
if a frontline of messi and ronaldo was running at him and he would steamroll them too, that's how confident he seems
He sure did, made me laugh
Can't see any striker in the PL being able to get on top of him physically. He's just so dominant. Keeps improving too, which is great. Really good performance.
Maybe Lukaku/Benteke on their best days, other than that no one. We often think everything elsewhere is so much better, but you wont see Ramos/Hummels/Silva having such performances week in and out. They're just more consistent and better on the ball.
Standard Smalling.
Great athlete, and hard to beat 1v1. Not great on the ball.
If he could be coached into improving that aspect he'd be superb. Surely one of the best athletes in the league.
Great athlete, and hard to beat 1v1. Not great on the ball.
If he could be coached into improving that aspect he'd be superb. Surely one of the best athletes in the league.
Their striker will be having nightmares
Absolute monster performance defensively. His passing isn't great, but he's certainly improved in that aspect and it seems to be something he's conscious of.
I can't wait to see him against Costa, Benteke and Lukaku when he is in this form. Those duels will be absolutely great to watch
He's handled Lukaku and Costa before (the 1-1 draw at OT) but Benteke's given him a tough time when they've played. I remember when Benteke shoved him to the floor for that goal a few seasons back, although in Smalling's defence he had just come back from illness(?)I can't wait to see him against Costa, Benteke and Lukaku when he is in this form. Those duels will be absolutely great to watch
Aguero is the only one in the league I've truly seen him struggle with, but then it's more because Aguero is so excellent at finding space and not really going one on one with a defender and just being a real all round nuisance.
Overly used but well deserved title of ''beast'' today.
He's handled Lukaku and Costa before (the 1-1 draw at OT) but Benteke's given him a tough time when they've played. I remember when Benteke shoved him to the floor for that goal a few seasons back, although in Smalling's defence he had just come back from illness(?)
Aguero is the only one in the league I've truly seen him struggle with, but then it's more because Aguero is so excellent at finding space and not really going one on one with a defender and just being a real all round nuisance.
He hasn't come across Costa yet. Was injured during both games against us - Drogba played up front in both. But yeah, a contest against Costa will be quite fascinating who's managed to wind up the likes of Ramos and Pepe. Chris is a cool customer though, no concerns.
Need a vine of the Rio "beast mode" comment.
Yeh it's Rojo we'd need to worry about being wound up.
MotM over a guy who scored two and had an assist...sums it up.
Big Mike What a performance. Keep it up and don't get injured!
What a performance. Keep it up and don't get injured!The guy that got subbed will be having nightmares of Smalling and Shaw. Got bullied every time he got the ball
Made their strikers look like schoolkids, it was amazing.
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