Struggling to find fault with that challenge.Yes it was a thing of beauty.
If I remember correcty he didn't even get booked.
Jonny Evans is a red...
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He was the best of a bad bunch. But would never describe him as a “rock” as he was frequently at the centre of some ludicrously poor defensive displays. The type of player you’re describing is someone who solidifies a back four and makes the other defenders around him look better than they are (an example being Vidic getting the most out of Evans). Smalling often had the exact opposite effect. He’s the sort of player who would probably have benefited from playing alongside an actual “rock” but was never that player himself.
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Smalling was downtown shopping last week. Have we signed him yet?
Sea-Rock? Crock? Odile? Leave Smalling out of this. Mike is a United legend.
I simply love Erik for letting Jonny work on his fitness with us. And also take advantage of it, to help the young lads. Brilliant.
That’s a foul, thoughYes it was a thing of beauty.
If I remember correcty he didn't even get booked.
Agree, Drogba could've seriously injured Evans with that chest tackle.
I can't think of any martial artist who can land 2 kicks with 2 different legs on the same area while doing a 360. You gotta admire the beauty of it.Yes it was a thing of beauty.
If I remember correcty he didn't even get booked.
Yeah, Drogba got booked though.
Yeah like something out of Street Fighter.
Sign him, he could be our Thiago Silva.
Didn't do much wrong. Wasn't a lot that could have gone wrong either though to be fair.
You're joking right?
If Ten Hag ever has plans to play a back 3, he can be solid if utilized correctly. We could do a lot worse than signing him and just terminating Maguires contract.
He's past his best and was awful after Vidic and Rio left. To compare him to a player like Thiago Silva is madness. You don't change a team for the likes of Johnny fecking Evans.
Love seeing him in a United shirt again, great that we've given him this short-term contract to prove himself to other suitors, but I don't realistically think we should be signing him.
HOWEVER - if you're offering me the options of either a) Keep Harry Maguire or b) Sell Maguire for £30/40m and sign Evans for free as the replacement as we have budget constraints.... then I know which option i'm picking every time.
HOWEVER - if you're offering me the options of either a) Keep Harry Maguire or b) Sell Maguire for £30/40m and sign Evans for free as the replacement as we have budget constraints.... then I know which option i'm picking every time.
Yes it was a thing of beauty.
If I remember correcty he didn't even get booked.
Forgot about that.
Love how Drogba is milking the first contact but the gets hit with the second. Lovely.
I’ll take b please Bob.
Would rather maguire than twice relegated Evans.
For what it's worth Maguire is relegated twice too.
Edit: Actually three times.
Was Evans responsible all on his own for two teams getting relegated? Big if true.
Garnacho and Mason are good shouts obviously. Elanga is nothing special, I seriously doubt he will make premier league career. Maino we will see, if he can't make a squad player this year who will play 20-30 games then it will be tough for him. Garner was 9m, up to 15m, and I really doubt with Everton's form it will be 15m in the end, but nevermind, he didn't get much chance either, which means the manager didn't quite rate him, considering we were very weak in midfield and he hardly got any chances.
It's delivering, but I wouldn't say at the level we got used to.
Tuanzebe is what, 24-25 years old already? I wouldn't count him as recent youngster, he is more of a Rashford generation, and that's been 4-5 years ago when it was one or two years before and after in which we promoted lot of decent players. Laird would have gotten a chance maybe if he wasn't loaned few times? I am not sure what will happen with him and Kambwala, I guess we will see, but I don't think it's quite promising for them considering we are signing CBs quite often.
Yeah, I don't mind signing him by any means if manager thinks we are lacking in numbers.
You put Maguire in the teams that got relegated wih Evans and it'd be the same outcome.
Without doubt.
Should we have signed Roy Keane then in 1993 as he had just been relegated with Forest?
It's not like Maguire hasn't been relegated a few times in his career.
Why do you keep repeating this stat as if it's of any relevance?
That's the point, isn't it? Relegation isn't an individual statistic. Holding it against a player is insanely stupid.
In what world could we sell Maguire for 30/40 millions?
Looked the best player on the pitch today.
Well done Jonny lad.
Well done Jonny lad.
The world where he goes to Saudi Arabia?
They want to increase the image of their league, not turning it into a meme.
Lovely and kind of surreal seeing him back at United.
However...let's just leave it where it is. A nice deed.
However...let's just leave it where it is. A nice deed.
He got a lot cheers today which was nice to see.
I don't know whether we should take him on for the season or not but I trust EtH to do what's best.
I don't know whether we should take him on for the season or not but I trust EtH to do what's best.
Relegated from the Championship x2
Relegated to the Championship x2
Relegated to the bench
Relegated from being captain.
Relegated from a Mykonos bar
It's not just a 'direct comparison' on ability or anything, though.
Even if you thought it a slight downgrade, with our FFP issues, would it be a worthy trade off to cash in on Maguire, and get his wages off the books - and all the paper headlines when he doesn't feature - and replace him with a free Evans on cheaper wages for that 4th (or 5th counting Shaw) CB position that won't, hopefully, start many games?
Ideally, we'd sell Maguire and have the money to buy a better replacement than 35 year old Evans. But with bigger priorities elsewhere than the 4th/5th CB, I can't see us spending much on that position this summer even if we do manage to offload Maguire.
That's probably why he got away with it. The refs didn't even believe Drogba anymore. Evans probably could have kicked him a second time on the ground and gotten the benefit of the doubt.