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2016-17 Performances


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6.5 Season Average Rating
Appearances
38
Clean sheets
19
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow cards
9
Red cards
2
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He's been pretty lucky not to get a red card this season. He's surely has the luck. I think he will be paired with Jones against Spurs.
 
I'd kind of forgotten just how could EB really is. Huge talent already, and will be world class in a couple of years.

Our best CB without doubt - we just need to find him a relaible, consistent partner.

Think it would be better to have him paired with Rojo - right foot / left foot and all that - as Rojo is proving he's definitiely a CB and not a LB.
 
Thought he was a bit shaky myself but it is fine since it was his first game in awhile. Having him will only help us.

He got lucky not to get sent off.
 
Thought he was a bit shaky myself but it is fine since it was his first game in awhile. Having him will only help us.

He got lucky not to get sent off.

He was. He wasn't bad, he just wasn't the all-out rock people seem to be seeing. Some are overrating him like crazy. Someone said he's on his way to being a United legend ffs.
 
Any cricket fans appreciate his long barrier on the edge of the box? I could hear the joy of my childhood cricket coach from hundreds of miles away.
 
Do UEFA review in-game things such as Bailly’s kick? If this was the FA he would sit out a couple of matches, and rightly so. I really appreciate his aggressiveness and believe he will iron those kind of things out as he gets more experience.
 
Great natural talent. Needs some work on his decision making but has plenty of time.
 
His kick out on the ground was worse than Rojo's tackle vs Everton...but no one criticising him here when Rojo got major criticism...
... He petulantly acted out against what was a bit of a pretty tough tackle, which has (some but nowhere near enough) justification as he'd just come back from an injury. It was brainless but Rojo's was just extremely dangerous and completely unnecessary. Rojo raised both feet in a two-footed stud in a 50/50 challenge. There's no justifying that at all.
 
His kick out on the ground was worse than Rojo's tackle vs Everton...but no one criticising him here when Rojo got major criticism...
One was where a game was won and the other right at the start....
 
Bailly could have got a red card and been suspended for our next crucial games...it seems he can do no wrong but Rojo is crucified for any mistake
I like Rojo and think he's been doing well but that tackle against Everton was beyond stupid. Bailly lashed out after getting a bad tackle before and it was his first game back. I think we both would take bailly being suspended in the last 32 compared to playing a league game with ten men at 15 mins
 
I like Rojo and think he's been doing well but that tackle against Everton was beyond stupid. Bailly lashed out after getting a bad tackle before and it was his first game back. I think we both would take bailly being suspended in the last 32 compared to playing a league game with ten men at 15 mins

I agree with most I don't think Rojo's tackle was a red card
 
Stupid decision by Bailly but I commend the ref not sending him off even though he saw it clearly. It was a bit of petulance in reaction to the overly forceful way the Zorya player came flying into him.

The game was over as a contest and with 30 seconds to go would have been pointless to send him off, unless it was something really serious.

Good refereeing.

I don't understand how people can't see the difference between petulance in the dying embers of a game and a two footed, both studs off the ground, potential career ender that Rojo committed. That was about as stonewall a red card as you can get. It was outright dangerous. The fact that people are questioning whether this should've been a red card or not is hilarious.
 
Any cricket fans appreciate his long barrier on the edge of the box? I could hear the joy of my childhood cricket coach from hundreds of miles away.

Not a cricket fan but I fecking loved the way he did that.
 
I love him, but... That "tackle" was stupid. Should be a ban. Even if he doesn't get one, Mourinho should comment on it in private.
First "stupid" thing I've seen from him.
 
His kick out on the ground was worse than Rojo's tackle vs Everton...but no one criticising him here when Rojo got major criticism...
How was it worse? :lol: Both of them were rightly called out for making stupid challenges but it doesn't take a genius to see why one may receive more attention than the other.
 
His kick out on the ground was worse than Rojo's tackle vs Everton...but no one criticising him here when Rojo got major criticism...

What on earth are you talking about? It was a kick out, - stupid petulant one but no harm could of came from it,

If Rojo gets that tackle a tiny bit off. He ends the players career, horrible tackle, should of been off.
 
What on earth are you talking about? It was a kick out, - stupid petulant one but no harm could of came from it,

If Rojo gets that tackle a tiny bit off. He ends the players career, horrible tackle, should of been off.

It was a kick out but just as much chance of a red card as Rojo tackle
 
His kick out on the ground was worse than Rojo's tackle vs Everton...but no one criticising him here when Rojo got major criticism...

Bailly kicked him there.

Bailly got away with that lololol

That's a red all day long from bailly... probably retrospective ban

Bailly just kicked out there

That was stupid from Bailly. Especially when the game is over.

Naughty Naughty Bailly there!

Kicked the opponent in the shin after a bad tackle. Should have been a red.

Lucky Bailly there, completely unnecessary.

All in all a good game, just what we wanted. Not very intense either, which is good for fatigue-reasons.

He was great today, so happy to see him back. He just gotta control himself more, should have been sent off for that kick on the ground.

What a tremendous footballer. Leaves everything on the pitch. Definitely my favourite player along with Mickey.

Lucky not to be sent off tonight, but did everything else well.

Think our best defensive partnership is Bailly-Smalling. If not, then Bailly-Jones.

He's been pretty lucky not to get a red card this season. He's surely has the luck. I think he will be paired with Jones against Spurs.

Thought he was a bit shaky myself but it is fine since it was his first game in awhile. Having him will only help us.

He got lucky not to get sent off.

Nonsense, once again. Also the potential consequences from Rojo’s obvious red card offence in the beginning of a match at 0-0 compared to Bailly’s stupid kicking out in injury time when the match is won, are totally different. But in any case, Bailly’s been rightly criticised for the behavior in the Zorya match.
 
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Nonsense, once again. Also the potential consequences from Rojo’s obvious red card offence in the beginning of a match at 0-0 compared to Bailly’s stupid kicking out in injury time when the match is won, are totally different. But in any case, Bailly’s been rightly critisized for the behavior in the Zorya match.
What is nonsense about my post?
 
He is two years younger than Rio was when he joined. Three years younger than Vidic.

He is one of the most natural athletic built players we have had at this club, but I still worry his style could make him prone to injuries. If he avoid injuries he could be a defender in the Rio/Vidicmould in a couple of years.
 
Man Utd 1:0 Tottenham
Screw Baillly, let's play Jones and Rojo!!
 
He is excellent, that header when he first came on summed him up.

Be harsh on Jones the way he's playing but I'd have Bailly back at CB. Shame we don't have a left back who can go forward as for once a 343 probably would suit our side!
 
Screw Baillly, let's play Jones and Rojo!!

I know it's a joke post but bailly is the closest thing to prime vidic in terms of aggression and strength we have. Also, he's faster and so commanding. Dude is potentially a world beater. Needs to play.
 
I know it's a joke post but bailly is the closest thing to prime vidic in terms of aggression and strength we have. Also, he's faster and so commanding. Dude is potentially a world beater. Needs to play.

It wasn't a joke though but I wasn't being serious since I was being a bit ironic since a lot of people wanted Bailly as a starter, and when Jones made that last minute tackle, I thought if it was Bailly he might would have kick the player's leg instead of the ball. Both Jones and Rojo have done well since the Swansea game, I don't see why we need to make change now.
 
It wasn't a joke though but I wasn't being serious since I was being a bit ironic since a lot of people wanted Bailly as a starter, and when Jones made that last minute tackle, I thought if it was Bailly he might would have kick the player's leg instead of the ball. Both Jones and Rojo have done well since the Swansea game, I don't see why we need to make change now.

It was a joke post you just didn't realize it :D

We should play bailly because he's a better defender than both :confused:. A young one at that that will only get better with more playing time. But nah let's stunt his growth, keep him on the bench until rojo or jones fecks up, then throw him in the deep end after weeks off the team and when he oh so shockingly fecks up we can make "bailly: another mourinho flop?" threads.

I often see fans saying stuff like "they have done well, I don't see why we should change it now" when arguing in favor of players that are generally understood as average that just happen to be on a decent run but the average always comes out of them sooner than later. Just play your best players man, fecking about with mikhi for so long and having lingard out there probably cost us a win or two.
 
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