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2017-18 Performances

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6.0 Season Average Rating
Appearances
45
Clean sheets
20
Goals
4
Assists
0
Yellow cards
4
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This thread is a shocking example of agenda posting.

His defending started the move (our only attacking move) of the match.
 
ffs Smalling, can't even man mark three players(Shaw's and Lindelof's) at once.
 
Commentators even said the VAR guys looked at Smallings incident and deemed it not a penalty. But yeah, obvious penalty, Smallings a liability etc etc. Usual muppets being muppets alert.
 
RedSky said:
Commentators even said the VAR guys looked at Smallings incident and deemed it not a penalty. But yeah, obvious penalty, Smallings a liability etc etc. Usual muppets being muppets alert.
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He is a liability. That situation with the Huddersfield player getting between Lindeloef and Smalling is clear evidence of it, it was piss easy to read what was going to happen next and Smalling just keeps his line, he's thick as feck for a footballer
 
MThomas said:
He is a liability. That situation with the Huddersfield player getting between Lindeloef and Smalling is clear evidence of it, it was piss easy to read what was going to happen next and Smalling just keeps his line, he's thick as feck for a footballer
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That player was Lindelof's player from what I could see. But yeah, let's blame it on Smalling immediately.
 
MThomas said:
Watch the situation again, if you don't understand why Smalling is the culprit there I'll be happy to explain why
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No need, thanks. I understand Smalling is culprit in every situation, including our other players' inability to pass the ball forward today, all that is entirely Smalling's fault.
 
RedSky said:
Commentators even said the VAR guys looked at Smallings incident and deemed it not a penalty. But yeah, obvious penalty, Smallings a liability etc etc. Usual muppets being muppets alert.
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FYI - that’s not how VAR works. It will only intervene if a decision has been made that was clearly wrong. That decision could and have gone either way and therefore VAR will not intervene.
 
All 3 United said:
FYI - that’s not how VAR works. It will only intervene if a decision has been made that was clearly wrong. That decision could and have gone either way and therefore VAR will not intervene.
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I'm only saying what the commentators said and they said that VAR reviewed it and they said it wasn't a penalty. So i'm assuming they're reviewing all incidents internally as a way of testing/practicing the review process.
 
Sorry but Smalling is playing his socks off so far, he’s been aggressive in the air and not shied away from his defensive duties.

If you want to focus on a handball incident that amounted to nothing, then honestly I feel sorry for you.
 
Fecking Smalling, they introduced this VAR shit because of him using his hands in the penalty box, and now they cancel our goal because they can use it. All his fault. Sell him at half time ffs!
 
He is good against oppositions like this where they bombard our box with high balls. He will easily clear them out. Its in games our defence is pressed like hell, he struggles.

Good half !
 
MadDogg said:
I'd actually agree with you if Smalling wasn't coming across at all. But he was sliding across to try to get there, but he simply didn't have enough time to make up all that distance (while also racing back).
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He knows where the player is, what he should do in that situation is cross over towards Lindeloef, who needs to close space between him and Shaw, while Ashley Young moves in more central. A player shouldn't be allowed to move in that freely between two defenders running in straight lines. Smalling is the one that's supposed to close space there
 
MThomas said:
He knows where the player is, what he should do in that situation is cross over towards Lindeloef, who needs to close space between him and Shaw, while Ashley Young moves in more central. A player shouldn't be allowed to move in that freely between two defenders running in straight lines. Smalling is the one that's supposed to close space there
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Like against Chelsea when he was blamed for following Jones' player, right?
 
He can't even be shit consistently. Just as you've made up your mind and want him binned he puts in a great performance and makes you think you've been harsh.
 
I mean he is probably in contention for man of the match. Imagine Lukaku with two goals will get it but Smalling has been putting out fires all over that back 4.
 
Mike is a good defender in particular matches.
Very good option to have.
Jones Bailly Lindelof Smalling should be a solid selection of defenders. Gone are the days of solid Vidic-Ferdinand types
 
He won 7 headers. Rest of team won 7.

Very good performance.
 
Scarecrow said:
He can't even be shit consistently. Just as you've made up your mind and want him binned he puts in a great performance and makes you think you've been harsh.
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Tbf, he’s rarely been a problem against teams like this. Put him up against the best teams who play fast along the ground, like Spurs and City, and he’ll struggle.
 
Very good performance, which will be quickly forgotten by the people who think he's crap and have no recollection of him ever having a good game.
 
Smalling and Jones shouldn’t play together, they spread nervousness to the team and bring out the worst in each other.
 
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