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I don't dispute the fact that he was definitely working hard to cover ground, I am just saying that his fatigue clearly disabled him from doing as much as he wanted IMO.
Yep. I'm not criticising him for it. It's what it is. He works his socks off and did well today overall.
Our Park replacement?
He does tend to slip away later on in matches, but definitely a very good squad player.
Wasn't bad at all today but I still think he's average.
I love him.
I like him, think this forum is ridiculously harsh on him, and think he's got a long term future here.
Thought he was excellent today.
I think that was his best game for us, his ability to run the ball out from the center was something we've not had all season, and he was box to box all afternoon.
I thought he had a very good first half, but he really struggled as the game went on.
Definitely has a future here I can see him being a big part of the squad next year as he has the passion and the workrate to be a great player despite not having the technical ability of some others.
Love him down the middle. His ability to drive with the ball allows us to open teams up. We saw glimpses of it against Liverpool, and today, epsecally when Toure was deep, he was constantly able to find pockets of space and was always a threat. Second half, due to tiredness and City dominating, he wasn't able to get on the ball that much, but it was a promising perfomance.
Quality today. Worked his socks off.
Loved his runs through the centre of the pitch whilst linking up with team mates. Adds another dimension to our attack.
Loved his runs through the centre of the pitch whilst linking up with team mates. Adds another dimension to our attack.
I don't the forum is, in fact I think most people do tend to have the right idea about him, in that long term he is not good enough to be a starter for a top team. He played well today though credit to him, his last 2 games have probably been the most consistent he has shown so far. If he can keep this level of showing up then maybe he could become a squad player.
It's interesting that he's suddenly being played in the middle in the last couple of matches. I have to give LVG some credit for it, as it's something I wouldn't have expected him to do. But I think it shows that LVG isn't completely happy with Mata in that role, and that he wants someone with a bit more pace and ability to run past people and force things to happen that way.
Lingard (and to a lesser extent Mata) were causing City all kinds of problems in the first half while they had Toure playing in the deeper role. They were just constantly getting in behind him and getting us on the attack. Very good play from him during that period, and overall I'd say it was a good match from him.
Lingard (and to a lesser extent Mata) were causing City all kinds of problems in the first half while they had Toure playing in the deeper role. They were just constantly getting in behind him and getting us on the attack. Very good play from him during that period, and overall I'd say it was a good match from him.
Was really good today.
Great today. Perfect derby attitude from him.
Decent game from him, although he did fade as it went on.
Last couple of games he seems to have added driving forward with the ball to his skill set, puts in a real shift too, up and down the pitch. If he could just improve his finishing he'll be one hell of a player.
Definitely - nothing spectacular, but didn't do anything wrong and passed the ball well. Thought we should've put Memphis or Adnan on for him after an hour or 70 mins, but he defended very well at the end and made up for it.
Love that he stuck up for Rashford against that cnut Demichellis.
His best performance so far.
Much better performance today.
He was shite, constantly gave the ball away, gets the ball in open space and kicks it straight to a defender, fouling for no reason and falling over, good defensively, poor in attack. Needs to be replaced in the squad for a better attacker. He's like park or welbeck as a player who'll work his sock but not good enough to start.
He's much better in the middle IMO.
yeah, those days when we had Park Ji-Sung starting for us and we won absolutely everything sure were shite, weren't they?
Gave his all and especially in the first part of the game was a real menace but, as he tired, his touch let him down a few times. Still isn't a player that would be a every game starter if we had more quality but, we don't at the moment. Even when we do - he will be a very good squad player to have in the case we need a player that can be counted on for a period of time to be solid.
yeah, those days when we had Park Ji-Sung starting for us and we won absolutely everything sure were shite, weren't they?
All hail Lingard, were winning titles now.
Read again, Lingard NOT good enough. He's a player LIKE Park and Welbeck WHO will run their socks off but (I repeat) LINGARD is not good enough (as them).
But its just an entirely ridiculous comparison to make. Comparing him to two players who played an awfully large amount of games in a very successful spell for the club to argue that he's not good enough? Fergie's teams always, always had players who would work their bollocks off supplementing more talented player. In a season where most of our attack has been utter dog shite Lingard's been comfortably one of the least bad performers.
I can understand not wanting him to be a part of the first team consistently, but this desire from some posters to kick him out of the squad completely? Its damn right bizarre.
If we ever get to a point where Lingard is a squad player for us then I'll be a happy man, cos we must have a brilliant first team line up.
Right now, Lingard is first choice material and I expect that to continue.
Right now, Lingard is first choice material and I expect that to continue.
He was the worst attacker from the forward 4 player we had on the pitch, that says it all, he need replacing in the squad. He's letting the attack down big time. I couldn't give a shite about his defensive work because I don't want UTD to be all about being a defensive team, I want to see UTD attack fluidly and for that to happen he needs to be replaced
Talking about a different game, but we could have done with him in the first leg against Liverpool in Europa. I do like the elements of link up play were seeing with him and the others up front (Mata of course and then Martial and Rashford).
No it says literally nothing, they all played well and we won the fecking game.
But no, you're right lets get rid of all the academy kids who give a feck about the club and replace them with over-paid mercenaries. Its clearly a winning strategy, which is why replacing Welbeck with Falcao worked so well. Any suggestion we sell Lingard on the back of the season he's had is ridiculous for me, he's clearly showed enough to be given longer.
Huh? The other attackers played well, so if he was the "worst" of the 4, that doesn't say much about him, especially considering his role was different to that of Martial/Rashford and even Mata in that had a more defensive role. You say you don't want United to be defensive but, even in a team like Barca, they've got 3 absolutely phenomenal players who don't have to do do much defending. The rest of the team team have to make up for that. Football requires defending as a team and for that you need players like Lingard who can be good going forward but, require a good work rate on the other side of the ball.
That said, he was quite fluid in the first part of the game where we were most threatening, made some great runs and in one case was let down by just a slightly misplaced ball and in another, had taken up a good position when Martial chose to shoot instead.
A player who puts in a shift is required for a fluid attack or you end up like Arsenal. Do you remember SAF's best teams? Grafters are required sqaud players.
Weird game for Lingard to be criticised for. I'm not a huge fan but I thought today was definitely one of his better games for us. We need better for sure but today isn't a game he deserves criticism for.
He played well today and credit to him for sticking up for Rashford. I still think he lacks that little bit of quality for that final pass or finish but I don't have many complaints about his performance today.
He's always been better playing from the left or in that advanced midfield role though that is one think I will say in his defence.
He's always been better playing from the left or in that advanced midfield role though that is one think I will say in his defence.
Lingard at no.10
“Yes, that is why I have put him there [because he played well], but sometimes also I need a right winger who is fast. It’s also dependable on the opponent and the game plan, but I think Jesse is more of a midfielder than a right-winger. He played there two times very well."
well I've been saying that from the very beginning, IMO it was always clear to see what he could bring as CAM, btw where he always excelled for England U21, he was always going to look a bit limited from the wing and even more from the right.. It's like playing Smalling as RB, could do the job but just has the skill set to play better elsewhere, not really suggesting Lingard can be as good as Chris as CB but at least we can evaluate his potential properly when he plays in his preferred position and then decide whether to move him on or keep him. Better games will come from him I am sure once he recovers from the busy schedule, his touch wasn't generally good due to tireness but showed right intentions which is important for me as he's clearly on a good way to be part of the squad for the future if everything goes well..
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