Indeed. He's still pretty shite. Tomori is also overhyped because people don't watch him that much and he's playing at a lower level. Watch his games against Chelsea for reference.
Chris Smalling | Roma player
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Indeed. He's still pretty shite. Tomori is also overhyped because people don't watch him that much and he's playing at a lower level. Watch his games against Chelsea for reference.
You mean the times when he doesn’t melt?
Was always a silly opinion to hold as he’s since proved
Players are often considered amazing when they have left the club…
The unexpected twist was that his grabbing didn’t create penalties, but if I’m not mistaken he had three handball penalties called out by VAR in the same season.
He's done well covering for Varane. Rather him than Maguire.
Smalling was only just coming back after being injured for three months, so a bit harsh.
Many defender looks great in Serie A. We put six past them no?
Meh toss a coin
Who would you rather covering Varane, Lindy or Maguire? Honestly now.
Smalling has been great, especially in the last two seasons.
You can thank Paulo Fonseca for that. Roma were up 2-1 at half time. A miraculous result considering that Roma were forced into three first-half substitutions (Smalling also was coming back from a month-long knee injury). Probably would have lost anyway (the second half of that season was a disaster, Fonseca was a dead man walking), but a competent coach has to read the game, has to adapt, maybe play a bit more conservative. Fonseca is the type of guy who's obsessed with possession-based football, his teams can't grind a result out. Roma kept playing suicidal football (like Di Francesco's Roma at Anfield) and collapsed by conceding 5 goals in the second half. Cavani's brace came from a 3v2 counter-attack 3 minutes into the second half...
You don’t understand how little I’ve rated Lindelof since day 1, I’d take a wheelie bin over him
Ten Hag has managed to get a tune out of him, something he hasn't managed to get out of Maguire.
When Maguire came back into the team, I honestly thought that Ten Hag's coaches would have helped him learn how to play football, he's a lost cause. Lindy's a decent defender and he's not let us down whilst Varane has been out. You know that Maguire would have let us down every time he played.
You're being too harsh on him, my friend.
Anyway, Smalling, eh, always preferred him over our existing options.
I guess, at the time, he was the only defender we could actually get any money for.
I guess, at the time, he was the only defender we could actually get any money for.
I’m really not
Lindelof is shit, but you should take a look at his performance thread where his fanboys try to convince people he’s good because his stats look great and people claiming that he didn’t make a mistake all game because nobody got past him.
He’s one of the biggest fraud in the team.
He's having an excellent start to the season
Can't really blame him. He was gassed (still hasn't missed a game) from carrying the defense on his back, and Osimhen scored a banger. Without him it would have ended 0-4.
need to get him back ASAP with Verane injured
Limbelduf is good enough to cover for him the next 3 weeks.
feck me, if anything else that has convinced me we need to get Oshimehn!
The iceman? Melt? Surely some mistake.
He is off to Saudi
That's a shame, I quite liked Smalling.
Good on him, final pay day to squeeze your tail end of the career.
Did we have a sell-on?
Don't find a mention of it. Sell-on clauses are also more common for younger players, I want to say ?
He is securing the future of his family and is doing it at the right stage of his career.
I would describe it more that he is an extremely wealthy individual choosing to sell himself to a project that's entire purpose is to distract from human rights abuses.
Unlike playing for morally great lead European or USA clubs and countries/leagues whose owners/leaders are mostly in support of Gaza genocide? Or we are not allowed to talk about that?
He's already a multimillionaire. He just wants even more money.
Man’s just securing the coin!
You’ll tie yourself in knots with this kind of thinking. But I’m sure you already know that.
I don't think the main purpose or main effect of Man Utd or LA Galaxy is to distract from the genocide of Palestinians.
Then their work is done.
Feeling thoroughly untied, thank you.
Smalling is a tree hugger kinda guy. Kinda surprised.
