What would Rio know? Wiz4321 says he's shite, that's enough for me.
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What would Rio know? Wiz4321 says he's shite, that's enough for me.
You must be watching a completely different game. Pretty much everyone on the cafe and even the pundits praised him. Solid performance today.
I haven't been in his corner but that was a good performance. Wasteful as he tired but the whole team dropped off. He probably isn't a right winger, his movement is much more suited to this role. We should be aiming higher than having him as a guaranteed starter like now but he could have a role here.
what a load of bollocks
Did well today looks much more suited to this role than when he's out in the right. Night and day for me, not similar players but like Fletcher out on the right he's limited.
He's far better in the middle, where his work rate and movement benefits him more so.
He's like a much worse version of Thomas Muller.
He's like a much worse version of Thomas Muller.
His movement off and on the ball is his biggest asset. He did very well at his role today. Lingard's movement, work rate and pace + Mata's technique and pass. I think it will be a very good number 10 if we can combine them 
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.first one to defend Rashford when City players attacked him, legend! Probably my favorite United player along with Carras....
As a right winger he don't have all the neccessery tools to succeed but in the middle he's a different animal.
I'm so happy for him. He proved me and many others wrong. His skills set is much more suited to play as a B2B or CAM. In this position I can see a long term future for him in the United squad, maybe as a permanent starter if he continue to deliver performances like this.
I'm so happy for him. He proved me and many others wrong. His skills set is much more suited to play as a B2B or CAM. In this position I can see a long term future for him in the United squad, maybe as a permanent starter if he continue to deliver performances like this.
Put in a good shift today.
I agree, but I'm afraid that is why Lingard is not good enough for us yet despite his work rate and movement, and it also highlights why we desperately need a pacy and tricky right winger. Both Lingard and Mata are better centrally.His movement off and on the ball is his biggest asset. He did very well at his role today. Lingard's movement, work rate and pace + Mata's technique and pass. I think it will be a very good number 10 if we can combine them
Lingard can be our Mane.
Agreed, looks much better in the middle and ive been highly critical of the lad but cant fault him today. Also played with real fight and passion, we've missed that quality in recent years.
Loved him getting stuck in to look after rashford
Well it's a given that he's better centrally than on the wing given his attributes.I found it hilarious to see some people tried to give LVG stick for playing a player in his best position, regardless how they think it's the end of the world to have Jesse Lingard playing as a number 10 for Manchester United.
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Agree. Strangely, he is become a player I know won't be a liability and oddly keeps it ticking with his senseless movements.
The only thing I'd like to see him work on is his composure, to allow for better thru balls because the way he plays his passes are made whilst he on the move.
Very fast and surprisingly good defender. End product is a bit lacking for an attacking player though.
Very nice to see the bond between these two.
I am sorry but attacking wise, he was as poor or as average as he has been. Had a couple of easy/half difficult passes to make to put Martial or Rashford through and completely messed it.
He is good defensively but as an attacker and especially as a #10/right wide player, he just does not have enough guile or ability. Can be a good squad player but I will be dismayed if he is still a starter next season for us in either of those crucial attacking positions considering how shite we have been this season and we need to improve it asap.
Don't be sorry it's just your opinion. Personally for me I think we'll see the better in him playing central.
I thought Lingard was very good against City. Both he and Rashford were superb.
I liked he coming from central as he will carry the ball and help make space for others out wide and ahead of him. It was also good to see him getting stuck in and he had Rashford's back following that penalty shout.
I liked he coming from central as he will carry the ball and help make space for others out wide and ahead of him. It was also good to see him getting stuck in and he had Rashford's back following that penalty shout.
Looked like a poor man's Thomas Muller. Will be a good player for us and I suspect will have a decent career.
Does anyone think he could perform a similar role for us like Welbeck did on Alonso.. he could be a very useful tactical asset v games against Guardiola who will no doubt use a ball playing DM. We could do with someone like Lingard really pressing hard against the opponents deep lying playmaker who once he wins it can counter at pace.
Very promising performance. I'll be interested to see what Van Gaal does with it. The fluidity, pace, menace we had going forward in the first half was a bit of an eye-opener. I'd love to think it was design rather than pot luck on management's behalf. Time will tell.
The new Park Ji-Sung. Unsung hero, very important to the team, gets stuck in and does the dirty work. Compliments the squad very well.
You lot are raving over this, feck me standard have dropped, where's the intelligent movement, where the vision needed to play at #10, where the quality. Hes at #10 because he's defensively minded. Yes that's right were such a shower of shite even our attacker at #10 is a defensive player.
Thank you for this comment, its not me only who thinks he's not what he's being raved about. Good squad player but nothing more. Shouldn't be starting for us. Get in a competent manager who plays attacking football and he as a player will not be required, sorry to say, as long as we play a defensive game he'll be apart of the team, along with Fellaini, Blind etc Van Gaal players that optimise Van Gaal philosophy on the pitch.
Consistently average.
mourinho is exceptionally defensive so he might like him?
I don't think he's doing too bad considering he's still like within the first 25 premiership games. People go on and on about his age but experience is important too. He can clearly improve just like anyone who is in their debut season
Better as #10 than wide? MOTD focused on it yesterday.
He's growing on me. The more talented Januzaj could do worse than take note of how Lingard got this high in the pecking order.
Well Mou is going to prioritize defensive work rate as that is his style. That's one of the reasons why I don't want Mou, but at this point I feel like he's necessary to start getting us back on track.
I hope Lingard sticks around and forges a decent career with us. I don't expect him to ever be a starter when everyone is fit next season with new additions but to have a lad who has come through the Academy, who works his socks off and knows what it takes to be a United player is vital to have around. People will say he's not good enough but we are not going to spend $30m for players to sit on the bench and become unhappy, I feel Lingard will appreciate that role and with the cups & injuries that we always seem to get he will get his fair share of football. Hopefully we bring in another winger and Memphis features more next season which will push him down the rankings.
He will be like our new Park, great defensively, limited ability going forward but great movement and can pop up with vital goals.
He will be like our new Park, great defensively, limited ability going forward but great movement and can pop up with vital goals.
Definitely in the middle. He's a good proper footballer, what I meant by proper footballer means he uses his brain. He knows when to pass the ball, likes to make forward through pass and his movement on and off the ball is very good. On top of that for bonus he has pace, high work rate and from our own academy which is free. I don't think he should be our starter but he's very decent to have in squad. He doesn't beat players often and doesn't do crossing and his crossing is not good anyway so he's not a winger to me.
Mourinho is defensive but he likes his attackers to have pace and be strong and having the ability to produce a piece of magic from time to time.
Jesse has decent pace, can perform his defensive duties & has the ability to produce moments to magic. Jose will like him.
Look, if you're expecting the class of Ozil from him then you're looking for the wrong thing. He's never going to be a 9/10 player. He's one of those who can add balance, work-rate and hopefully intelligence going forward and put on 7/10 performances regularly.
I've been critical of him as I don't think a player who starts week in week out should be so plain vanilla and at times, pointless. But fair play to him, he had a good game against City especially in the context of it being City away from home.
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