He was sh*t again tonight. End of story. I hope to god that Smalling's injury isn't serious.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 17
- Clean sheets
- 9
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 1
He should be sold to a club like Hull, that's his level. Cant understand how some rate him, was good years ago but terrible since, 27 and extremely injury prone.
I'm calm I'm just saying the guy has been shite all season but at least he has been consistent with it!
Poor game but he will have to play sunday so hopefully he can improve, don't see him being here next season because of his injury record though.
I will let him off because it was his first game back against a good Southampton side, but he would be the first one I cut loose. He hasn't been good enough all season. Worse than that actually, he has been very poor.
He's lucky he's had Vidic and Ferdinand around for the majority of his career.
He's woeful. If he hadn't came through our academy most on here would of wanted rid a while back.
He's woeful. If he hadn't came through our academy most on here would of wanted rid a while back.
Well, he has been injured for the most of it. He has always looked better when he has had a consisten run in the team.
The million dollar question is can he stay fit to get a consistent run. I think we need to assess Smalling and Evans at the end of season, or may be January, and take a call on their long-term futures at the club. This defensive musical chairs cannot continue if we have ambitions to win titles and trophies.
He was doing that really annoying thing he sometimes does where he dummys it about 5 times before deciding to kick it, and then it's too late and he's been closed down or the ball's rolled out of play. Why does he keep doing that?
The big question is "is he good enough" under LVG out of Jones Rojo Smalling and Evans. Evans has easily been the worst performer and the one who looks most likely to be shipped out.
My first reaction when I saw him being readied was is there no one else? I think I'd rather have Blackett play than him.
Wonder how long we'll last with him not getting injured. Hopefully Jones comes back by the time he inevitably gets an injury, and the smalling is back by the time Jones gets injured. It's all a cycle really, and they'll all get their chances but ultimately not take them because they all get injured.
On Evans' actual performance, he defended decently enough, was very nervy on the ball though. Visibly rusty out there but this result will do him a world of good IMO (so long as he stays fit).
On Evans' actual performance, he defended decently enough, was very nervy on the ball though. Visibly rusty out there but this result will do him a world of good IMO (so long as he stays fit).
On the pre-season tour I thought he looked the most uncomfortable with the back 3 of all our CB's and that was clear again tonight, obviously he's not fully match fit but he looked so uneasy on the ball and having to run about laterally so much.
Was he really that bad? I thought he improved once he was properly warmed up. Rojo was the one I thought looked out of it.
I agree with this roughly.
I didn't think he was that bad tonight mind you, but as our most experienced defender he needs to be a leader. The fact that we had to push Carrick back to marshal the defence was not a good sign for Evans. I expect he will be the first to go of our current crop of defenders.
Yeah at this point I think we need to just 'Wes Brown' him and cut our ties, same applies to one of the Jones / Smalling duo. Said it at the start of the season and nothing is convincing me otherwise.
He is skating on very thin ice, really. It was another really poor performance, and it won't be long before he's out through another injury.
I think the age is the key part. A few years back there was an argument that he was gradually coming into his own and would be a top player. But he's 27, and still fairly good at his best, but has been playing poorly this season.
Honestly, while he was excellent around 2012, I think he's always hugely benefited from having a player like Rio or Vidic beside him. Not that he is awful without them, but I think having a top defender alongside him arguably made him look a bit better than he really is.
One of the biggest disappointments for me this year. I'd liked to see him shipped out at this point even if I was a huge fan of his coming through the ranks.
Was dogshit.....again.
Not a big fan, I'll be honest. Seems shakey and not up for the pressure of playing for United.
Going by the reactions, you would think he gave away two penalties, scored an own goal and got sent off. Bloody hell 
No he wasn't, but if you wanna be in the cool gang you gave to slag him off.
Er, you do realise he gave away a corner.Going by the reactions, you would think he gave away two penalties, scored an own goal and got sent off. Bloody hell
Some of the reactions in here are OTT. It's his first game back after 2 months of injury, cut him some slack.
I think he will be back to his best if we get a leader like Godin or Hummels at the back. He did really well beside Rio/Vidic a few years ago, maybe that's just how he is. He is kind of like Piqué in that regard - needs a leader like Puyol to perform optimally.
I think he will be back to his best if we get a leader like Godin or Hummels at the back. He did really well beside Rio/Vidic a few years ago, maybe that's just how he is. He is kind of like Piqué in that regard - needs a leader like Puyol to perform optimally.
Returning from injury or not he absolutely cacks himself on the ball these days. Should be leading on the pitch but he simply doesn't have it.
Gone at the end of the season.
Gone at the end of the season.
I gave up on him a long time ago, he's not that good and he's very bad when the team is under sustained pressure.
First off, people are not judging him only on this match, but on the season as a whole. Everytime he has played he has been terrible.
And if he needs a leader to play properly, then he doesn't need to start for Manchester United.
First off, he hasnt had a chance to get going this season, how can people not see that? Nor has he been terrible.
He plays better beside a Vidic type player, shoot the cnut
He had a chance. In the friendlies and then in the first matches here before he got injured and he did absolutely nothing. I don't know why you keep defending him. Even when he had Rio and Vidic behind him, he still made frequent errors.First off, he hasnt had a chance to get going this season, how can people not see that? Nor has he been terrible.
He plays better beside a Vidic type player, shoot the cnut
Second, well, he shouldn't need a leader to perform, he should be able to perform at all times, if he wants to play at a club like United. Also, he isn't even that good when he has one.
Smalling or Jones at least play relatively well when they are not injured, too bad they can't manage to stay fit, Evans on the other hand gets injured almost every match and plays shit every match.
feck me, Getsme is still defending Evans. He's been beyond terible this season.
Exactly this. That is the difference this season between Evans and the other two and why I would get rid of him first.
I’m defending him because he doesn’t deserve all the abuse he gets on here, it’s pathetic. Even when he has a good game or makes a fantastic tackle or clearance he still gets criticised or his efforts are ignored as it doesn’t fit in with some posters agenda.
Everyone performs better with a leader beside them, Rio, wasn’t a leader but played so much better beside Vidic, Keane was a leader and all players played better when he was in the team, same for Robson, Cantona, Schmeichel, Stam in fact the one thing our present team is missing is a leader, should we sell everyone?
You have no foundation for your criticism of Evans, your last paragraph illustrates that clearly.
I’m not defending his performances this season, in fact my rating for him this season is 0.1 higher than the average. I’m defending him as a player as he gets unfair and quite frankly bizarre abuse on here. Those saying he was the worst player on the park last night backs up my belief that some poster don’t even watch the games and join the bandwagon to fit in with the crowd.
On the season as a whole? He's barely played. I agree that he's been poor so far, but doesn't he deserve a chance to change that impression?
And it's not uncommon that a player needs a leader beside him to play well. Look at Cahill and Miranda for example. They look lost without their respective partners who happen to be leaders.
Season as a whole? fecking hell thats hilarious. He played what 3-4 games at the start of the season in August-September. Last night was his first game back in nearly 3 months FFS.
Looks like Evans has became the Caf's new scapegoat now that Cleverley has left. Considering he was out for 3 months and had to come on earlier than planned and play in a back 3 which so far none of our defenders have looked comfortable playing in i thought he did alright.
Baffling OTT reactions to a half decent performance. Some seem to have developed an irrational hatred towards Evans for reasons unknown.
Not a fan of him at all but he wasn't half as bad as some of you are making it out to be considering he was out a very long time and only played for the u21s.
Puts an end to the theory that playing for our youth can get you back into form though.
Puts an end to the theory that playing for our youth can get you back into form though.
True. Helps with fitness but still a massive adjustment when you step up to the first team. The reserves league has got so young it's become almost useless as a way to get up to speed for senior football.
Agree Evans wasn't terrible last night. Not good but not awful. A victim of our absurd formation, along with almost everyone else.
Haters gonna hate though...
He's only been terrible in one game this season and that was against MK Dons. Other than that, he's done a decent job but the problem this season hasn't even been his defending. It's been his passing. He has played a couple of suicidal passes in each game he's played in the league which is a major concern. He's developed this annoying habit of dwelling on the ball and under hitting passes, which is surprising considering he's usually one of our most composed players on the ball.
It's because he's only ever played in the 352. Where all our players blatantly have no idea where their team-mates will be at any given moment. Considering Van Gaal's reputation as a coach, we look worryingly unprepared for that formation. Each game we play 352 it looks as though everyone is making it up as they go along.
He wasn't dire today considering it was his first apperance in months, but I just can't see him moving up a level at his age and the fact he seems to get injured so frequently.
I never was a fan of him when he broke through the first team, and nothing has changed my mind since. He has put in good performances here and there around 2012 but he is not close to what you would call a top top defender, which is what we should be looking for.
He also just tends to have a lot more brain farts than other CB's around him and I never feel comfortable for our defence when he is on the pitch.
I never was a fan of him when he broke through the first team, and nothing has changed my mind since. He has put in good performances here and there around 2012 but he is not close to what you would call a top top defender, which is what we should be looking for.
He also just tends to have a lot more brain farts than other CB's around him and I never feel comfortable for our defence when he is on the pitch.
I honestly think I have a blind spot with Evans because I didn't think he was bad last night. Can someone point out some ocassions of this terrible defending from last night? He defended well in the 2nd half and the only time I found myself shouting at him was when he was giving the ball away. But quite frankly, Evans' ability on the ball is the last thing that worries me, he is our best ball playing CB by a distance.