Probably means Phil Jones will be back now.. Can't be having them both fit at the same time.
Just hope we're not doing more damage by leaving him on.
Just hope we're not doing more damage by leaving him on.
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We've chucked him back on, no doubt this will exacerbate the issue.
I would rather play with 10 men to prevent further damage,
I am sitting here in a rage as I can see extra weeks of injury being added as the minutes go by.
We will need de Gea to be god like again.
We will need de Gea to be god like again.
Should have been taken off, if he is out for any length of time we have huge problems.
Very poor performance. He struggled to cope with Wolfsburg's impressive attacking play, and looked a bit flustered.
We need Smalling fitness news URGENTLY.
So stupid putting here back out there when he was clearly injured. Better to just cut your losses at that stage. Even more ridiculous when he was till on near the end after it was clearly all over.
Not his best night but all I care about is an injury update, I am surprised LvG got him to back on to try and salvage something we threw away two weeks ago, he's usually ultra cautious with injuries.
Superb season to date but a shocking performance tonight. At fault for their first goal. Several errors that weren't punished. Could have scored near the end.
He wasn't that bad tonight - more a consequence of the incredible level we are now used to.
Nah, it was a really poor game. He looked a bit all over the place and seemed very flustered with some of their more dangerous attacks. Not as bad in the 2nd half as the 1st half, though.
He was very bad, couldn't get a hold of either of their forwards. Of course, it would help having a proper CB next to him on tough nights like these who can help him out a bit.
He's been our best player by a mile this season but He was poor tonight.
There have been many claiming he's one of the worlds best but I've said previously to make claims like that he needs to perform on the big stage, and he didn't tonight.
If he's out for the Xmas periods we are in trouble
There have been many claiming he's one of the worlds best but I've said previously to make claims like that he needs to perform on the big stage, and he didn't tonight.
If he's out for the Xmas periods we are in trouble
Had a bit of a nightmare tonight it has to be said, can easily be forgiven after the season he's had though.
He was wank today, still I'm worried about this injury. Him playing on could have fecked him up.
First poor performance of the season. Just didn't seem have the control that he normally imposes over opposition players. Looked a tad confused with his positioning. Shame for it to happen in such a big game.
Yeah, I'd agree with this. The way we approached the game today was probably a bit foreign to what he's been used to this season.
Such a shame that he gets more posts in his thread when he has a bad / off day compared to the one or two posts (seemingly in comparison) when he tends to, more often than not, have a good game.
I think he was exposed badly.
I think he was exposed badly.
Groin injury, doubt for Bournemouth.
We might be able to get away with Bournemouth (A) and Norwich (H) without him.
Will need him back for Xmas.
Will need him back for Xmas.
Poor game. Just a bad night made worse with the injury too.
Not really sure what happened tonight. He just seemed to lack composure and concentration. Maybe the pressure got to him? Or maybe it is the constant changes around him in the defence? Either way it is a shame to lose him. Hopefully the performance was a one off.
Not really sure what happened tonight. He just seemed to lack composure and concentration. Maybe the pressure got to him? Or maybe it is the constant changes around him in the defence? Either way it is a shame to lose him. Hopefully the performance was a one off.
His worst game this season IMO. Gutted he's injured though.
he's played every minute this season.
With history of injuries, including last season, thats beyond careless.
With history of injuries, including last season, thats beyond careless.
He needed this injury to get some rest.
He needed a rest with the Christmas schedule coming up. Had a poor night last night unfortunately, but he'll back.
I dont blame him, Wolfsburg played with pace and at times Barcelona-esque stuff. Their 2nd goal was
Groin injuries are usually 3 weeks
Should have dealt with the first goal though as should Carrick have done better on the third. Second was a lovely goal I agree. Those are special goals that can beat any defence.I dont blame him, Wolfsburg played with pace and at times Barcelona-esque stuff. Their 2nd goal was
Unfortunately for him he was really exposed yesterday. Blind was poor on the battle yesterday, Darmian wasn't good, and Bastian left the defensive side. Wolfsburg throught their diagonals founds huge spaces in our defense.
Hopefully he isn't rushed back if we are struggling because then he will continue to break down and the cycle will just repeat.
I didn't think he was very good last night but I don't think he was anywhere near as poor as some are suggesting. Wolsburg's first goal was an incredible finish. The forward got barely half a yard on Smalling and volleyed it right into the corner... an incredibly difficult skill for a ball coming in from that angle. Whilst it may be admirable to find defensive fault with every goal you concede, sometimes I think you should just hold your hands up and say, 'well... that was fantastic play, really difficult to defend against'.
I can understand him wanting to stay on as well at the end even though he was injured. It just showed how desperate he was to win the match. I just hope we aren't without him for too long.
I can understand him wanting to stay on as well at the end even though he was injured. It just showed how desperate he was to win the match. I just hope we aren't without him for too long.
Paddy would have to step up now.
I think Rio said something similar to this statement on BT Sport during half time, which I agree with. Their first two goals were fantastic and any defender would find it difficult to stop them going in.
this is how people exaggerate, how was he shocking? this comments is intended to sound shocking. because there is nothing between superb and shocking like decent, okay etc.. he was okay, he is partially at fault for the goal but the non existent midfield and the fact that fellaini cant head the ball cost us the game..
its like the game against arsenal, smalling was decent that game, the only defender who showed up that game but despite that people called him shocking because they looked at the overall performance of the team, thats shocking, we are in the thread of Chris Smalling performances ffs.
hope he`s not injured for long
He was poor yesterday. Got caught out several times and was directly at fault for their first goal. He just had a bad day at the office. No shame in that as it happens to the best.
He was shit last night. One of our worst players, if not the worst.
It happens to everyone, shame it had to be in this game, but he's been fantastic until now and nobody is perfect.
It happens to everyone, shame it had to be in this game, but he's been fantastic until now and nobody is perfect.
He's progressed a lot but last night showed that he's not quite at the level people think he is yet. I still think he needs a more experienced defender next to him which would help him to reach the next level.
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