Evans in 2023. Continue to be a banter club after 10 years. Sad.
Jonny Evans signs a 1 year contract
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I think he should be one of the last options hopefully.
Was not to blame for the goal, was the only player there surrounded by three opposition players. that being said, if Lindelof was not injured, then the sub was not needed. Should have bought one of Hannibal or Gore, or both.
Was not to blame for the goal, was the only player there surrounded by three opposition players. that being said, if Lindelof was not injured, then the sub was not needed. Should have bought one of Hannibal or Gore, or both.
Not when they are 1-2 yards further away and free. You think that distance can't be made up or something when they are free?
And I love how you ignore the fact that they just have to maintain their spot at near post for the ball to not go in.
Good lord
Both of ye spot on. Absolutely shocking but not surprising from the club. Jobs for the lads. Amateurish and embarrassing. Club is beyond rotten.
I’m not ignoring anything.
At the time when Evans is needlessly wrestling the Arsenal player he is the closest United player to Rice, had he stopped that & closed down he’d have been more useful.
Them being ‘free’ at that moment is irrelevant because we’re talking about the issue that was, not one that wasn’t. If you think those players should have done better prior then I’d probably agree but they did not.
The shot doesn’t ricochet as it did towards the near post if Evans initiates, should a player have stayed on the post? Yes, but the ball only ends up there after a deflection of Evans. What are you trying to get at? Evans is as culpable as anyone else there.
Just a quick question to the forum. Do any of you think that City or any top European clubs would re - sign a former player now aged 35 who had been released by a club which had been relegated to a lower division.
My thinking is no.
My thinking is no.
It's indefensible that he was re-signed.
He wasn't good enough when he left.
He's worse now. People were claiming he wouldn't play in meaningful games, but he just did and was one of the culprits for the 2nd goal and generally looked out of place all game.
He wasn't good enough when he left.
He's worse now. People were claiming he wouldn't play in meaningful games, but he just did and was one of the culprits for the 2nd goal and generally looked out of place all game.
Nah, not a chance. I was only thinking he was here for pre-season to get some fitness and will be out once he has found a new club. I was shocked to find out that we actually offered him a 1-year deal and that too on deadline day when it was obvious no other club was in for him. This signing is literally jobs for boys. He got released from a team that was relegated yet here we are bringing him on against Arsenal.
We are a laughing stock to every rival fan and rightly so.
Maguire and Evans are Manchester Uniteds centrebacks in 2023. What a joke. 
He's 5th choice, what do people expect? We could have a younger player in there I guess, but I don't think you can expect a better player to be 5th choice.
Arsenal's frontline was the worst possible opponent he could have faced. They're all quick, strong and full of beans which is the exact opposite of what Evans offers.
He'll be better against other sides this season. But it's not like we ever expected him to play a pivotal role in our back 4. We should just be glad that he's here, because things could have been worse.
I think Ten Hag only really wanted him as a 5th choice CB that he always seems to throw on for the last 5 minutes when we're defending a lead. The fact we've needed him for more than that shows how lucky we've been that we even took the chance to bring him in.
He'll be better against other sides this season. But it's not like we ever expected him to play a pivotal role in our back 4. We should just be glad that he's here, because things could have been worse.
I think Ten Hag only really wanted him as a 5th choice CB that he always seems to throw on for the last 5 minutes when we're defending a lead. The fact we've needed him for more than that shows how lucky we've been that we even took the chance to bring him in.
Absolutely incredible that in 2023 in a match tied 1-1 at Arsenal, Manchester United are playing Jonathan Grant Evans and Jacob Harry Maguire as the center back pairing.
Apparently they were the Leicester pairing back in 2018.
As a side note, I'm surprised his first name is Jacob.
I've no confidence the club could have found a better player. Are there options out there? Absolutely. Could the clowns at the club find them? Nope.
We've a load of scouts but our targets are either people ten Hag knows or people Rio Ferdinand knows.
Apparently they were the Leicester pairing back in 2018.
As a side note, I'm surprised his first name is Jacob.
I was actually hoping his name was Harold Maguire, which would have sounded funnier to me.
No, they wouldn't. Just like they wouldn't have signed a player as rubbish as Wout. This summer, unlike what top European clubs would do, we went for Rabiot or Amrabat, the cheap options. Loans. It's the horrible Glazers. I wish they would just sell and feck off.
You’re never getting better quality than those, considering the pecking order they sit at. What better player than those is available that is 5th and 6th choice centre backs?
I mean they sit behind: Varane, Martinez, Shaw, Lindelof.
I’d even argue to say, that Maguire and Evans may be some of the best quality 5th and 6th choice centre backs in the world. And I’m being serious.
It’s just incredibly unfortunate that all 4 of our first choice centre backs are injured. You can’t pin this one on the board or ETH.
You won’t find more talented players happy to (potentially) barely get a game at all.
One of those is a left back, so actually 4th and 5th choice. Also, our first choice defenders are very injury prone (not unlike the rest of the squad) so all things considered, yes, we ought to have more depth at center back.
But what higher quality CB is going to want to sit at even 4th or 5th choice?
Lindelof who is mostly injured should be 4th choice. So you're now talking about a top quality center back to share the duties with a perennially injured Varane and Martinez. I'd even say Kim might have come. But clearly you could have someone far better than Maguire.
Not a chance.
a) Were not exactly winning, so getting top quality to sit on our bench isn’t going to happen
b) As much as everyone loves to shit on Maguire, he’s a full England international and not half as bad as everyone loves to make out; especially as a back up.
You’re living in a dream if you think we can attract top talent to be 4th and 5th choice under the premise of “Yeah, but Varane and Martinez get injured lots”. It’s career suicide to take that gamble as a player.
100% this. 5th choice and on considerably less money than Bailly & Jones I would imagine. I think it was fairly decent business to be honest. Just bad luck with Injuries that we actually had to play him against a top side.
It amazes me the amount of drama queens on here acting as if we are about to go into the Champions League Final with Evans at the back. Look the guy was a free, wasn’t expected to get much game time but he’s an older calm head that will be good for the dressing room and the young lads. I have no issues with Evans being at the club.
Huh?
Comparing us to the bottomless petrol funded City is a bit obtuse.
Evans was clearly an FFP stop gap signing. He is 4th choice or possibly 5th choice and I believe had we managed to sell Maguire and McTominay then we would have signed Todibo and not have signed Evans. We are driving with the handbrake on due to the sins of Woodward and Co.
I'm sick of this, what does being old and "not good enough for United back then, become a banter icon, and sold unceremoniously" brings to the table?
What is it that Jonny Evans can teach to this kids?
The guy has been in the game a long time. I’m not saying he’s coming into to coach the kids to become world class players but he does have a a fair wealth of experience with over 200 premier league and 100 international games. To put it in other terms, for example if you think a policeman with 15 years experience has absolutely nothing to teach a rookie cop then you’re mad.
Again, cheap as chips, 4th or 5th choice, hands tied with FFP and I have no issue with this. I know some on here probably think we should have signed Ramos or someone of that ilk for 5th choice but let’s be realistic for once.
Why are some people saying he is the 5th choice CB?
He should not be playing for United in 2023 even as the 20th choice CB.
The blame is on the management .
He should not be playing for United in 2023 even as the 20th choice CB.
The blame is on the management .
Fair enough but we have a lot of players who should not be playing for United in 2023 who are costing a whole lot more.
Martial, VDB, Heaton, Sancho, Bailly, Maguire are costing us roughly just over a million a week. Not to mention players like Phil Jones who we paid a good weekly wage for absolutely nothing for years. Yet people are horrified with Evans….
Is he the first player to have his age as his shirt number ?
For him to come on yesterday required Varane, Martinez, Shaw and Lindelöf to be unavailable at CB. I would also think that we would put Casemiro at CB if Amrabat, McTominay or Mainoo were available to come on as CDM.
I don't really see why we would sign him, but it did require 7 missing players for him to play 10 minutes. In a less pressure match we might have put on Gore as CDM instead, as well.
I don't really see why we would sign him, but it did require 7 missing players for him to play 10 minutes. In a less pressure match we might have put on Gore as CDM instead, as well.
It might be tiresome now to bring up Mount all the time, but still, we could, more or less, have had Todibo + Pavard (as an example, obviously there are other similarly priced options out there) in for the price of 1 Mount.
We could have added 2 strong CBs earlier instead of taking a 90m chance on Antony.
We could have added a younger CB earlier instead of Varane, his injury record was a bit of a concern before we bought him.
The money has been spent, it just comes down to decisions.
I think he's actually 6th choice, behind Shaw as well.
I see him more as a bonus than anything else. It's not as if we would have brought someone in especially in order to be so down in the pecking order. And if we didn't have him, then yesterday we would have had to find an alternative like moving Casemiro back to CB. which would have dirupted the whole team.
OK let's be realistic. We've signed an old "cheap as chips" defender because the club lacks ambition. We look no better now than we did a year ago. Or two years ago. Or three. And so on. The recruitment is shocking, the forward planning nonexistent.
Seeing Johnny Evans in the team 10 years after getting rid, perfectly sums up the state of this club under the Glazers
We could have done a lot of things, but a younger midfield player was absolutely neccesary - whether Mount is the right man or not. An attacker like Antony was needed - whether he's the right man or not.
Martinez is also becoming injury prone
Exactly. You don't bring a guy like Evans back, so you never have a reason to get him on the pitch.
Real Madrid's main CB did his ACL and you don't see them bringing Ramos back who was actually really great for them. They never look back and we keep doing this nostalgic shit for no reason.
And ultimately, nobody wants to be a 5th choice defender so this move made sense.
The fact we have 4 other defenders ill/injured at the start of September should be the biggest concern.
He's the 5th CB and is mainly there to cover ON THE BENCH if there is an injury crisis.
What do you expect from him ? Did you prefer having Bailly instead of Evans ?
The goal we conceded was because we had two injuries in CB and our midfielders were exhausted so we were mainly in our box.
We can't blame Evans for his 15 mins.
I am sorry but if we need to find a guilty, ETH should be the one.
What do you expect from him ? Did you prefer having Bailly instead of Evans ?
The goal we conceded was because we had two injuries in CB and our midfielders were exhausted so we were mainly in our box.
We can't blame Evans for his 15 mins.
I am sorry but if we need to find a guilty, ETH should be the one.
That's honestly so stupid, it feels like a parody. If the idea is to prep for a coaching job then do it already, give him his money but keep him away from the pitch. Any U21 is a better option at the back than someone who wasn't good enough 10 years. There aren't many clubs capable of coming up with this level of idiocy in Europe
Of course, Evans is fecking finished and has been for a while.
Very debatable that it was more important spending 150m on those 2 positions than for example CBs or DMs