Moriarty
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He looks better when he has a commanding player next to him. A bit of responsibility and he shits himself.
You mean when he had either Rio or Vidic to hold his hand? You'd think he'd have learned a thing or two from them.
He looks better when he has a commanding player next to him. A bit of responsibility and he shits himself.
You mean when he had either Rio or Vidic to hold his hand? You'd think he'd have learned a thing or two from them.
Patently not true.If he never played for United again, I wouldn't give a toss. Been shit for two and a bit seasons now.
When he first came through, the spotlight was on the other areas of our play, the excitment of Rooney and Ronaldo etc, we had Scholes and Carrick dictating games. It was a really good introduction for him, having Rio and Vidic there at the same time. Over the last two seasons, the spotlight has been on the CB's because of the pressure they have been under (brought on themselves but also our midfield problems which leave them exposed). I wouldn't say it's a team in transition in the way that it's usually used but it's not the most stable environment that he was introduced into.Jonny "Drogba Killer" Evans has had his highs and quite a few lows. I was really disappointed in how he played last season.
I wish I knew the issue, honestly I feel like he was better when he first came through.
Remember that record shutout streak for VdS? That was Vidic and Evans, ans Evans looked great.
Around that time northern Ireland had a great defensive run and he was integral to that.
I suspect it's mental. Perhaps he's gotten away from what made him more successful. He seems less passionate as well.
Evans had his day, but my God he's looked shite for the last 2+ seasons. I'm on the edge of giving up all hope on him, but maybe if he can get some mental help -- and his problems are entirely mental -- he might return to that form from 3 seasons ago.
If Jones and Smalling can both maintain long injury free spells they'll easily displace Evans.
It's debatable in that we've never seen Jones or Smalling play for an extended period of time with the responsibility and at the center - both seem to have some very good performances but, with their injury record and being played in other positions - it's difficult to say they'd easily displace him.
Evans at his best has shown he can belong in the starting lineup but, because of his drop in confidence/form and Jones/Smalling could easily displace him. All things equal - all playing to their ability, confident and injury free, I think all 3 would give the manager one hell of a headache.
Edit: For a long time I thought Evans could really be the next big thing but, much like Valencia I've got serious doubts if he'll ever get his confidence back to drive him to the next level which he showed a lot of potential for a couple years back.
Don't see much recent improvement in him and think he has probably peaked. He's not looking like a clear long term first choice.
He looks better when he has a commanding player next to him. A bit of responsibility and he shits himself.
Evans really hasn't been poor. Assessing his overall performance in a fixture based on his skills on the ball and ignoring his good defending, which includes a clearance that could have resulted in a goal, is harsh and unfair. He really does need to stop under-hitting passes which has been a common feature in every game he's played for us this season, that's something we can all agree on - even his successful passes are lacking sharpness, but that's just me being cynical.Been poor again thus far, I thought he was are "ball playing" defender?
Evans really hasn't been poor. Assessing his overall performance in a fixture based on his skills on the ball and ignoring his good defending, which includes a clearance that could have resulted in a goal, is harsh and unfair. He really does need to stop under-hitting passes which has been a common feature in every game he's played for us this season - even his successful passes are lacking sharpness, but that's just me being cynical.
I don't believe so. What's poor for you may not be poor for me. If we're talking about his overall performance - passing and defending combined - then he's been far from poor. If you specifically judge him on his passing, then he's definitely been poor by his standards. Defensively, he's dealt with everything well and done what you expect. He's not looking great under pressure on the ball at the moment, but with more games (as you said) he'll find more confidence.He has been poor. It's a miracle we didn't concede at Burnley with his passing and he's again put pressure on us due to his passing.
He's ll get over it though as we know he's very good at this aspect.
I don't believe so. What's poor for you may not be poor for me. If we're talking about his overall performance - passing and defending combined - then he's been far from poor. If you specifically judge him on his passing, then he's definitely been poor by his standards. Defensively, he's dealt with everything well and done what you expect. He's not looking great under pressure on the ball at the moment, but with more games (as you said) he'll find more confidence.
Re-read my post. I never said that.Eh? Passing is huge aspect of football so I'm not sure why you would ignore that in analyzing the player.