Arguably our best player today. Can't wait to see how he turns out once he reaches his full potential.
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Permission to join the hype train please?
I was so impressed today. For a 19 year old full back to be that good defensively is quite incredible imo. Madrid and Liverpool have barely got a sniff out of him in the two games (in fact the one time today I thought they had beaten him it turned out to be Cleverley
). One thing that has really impressed me is his ability one on one with an attacker. He seems to have this incredible ability to read the attacker, he doesn't fall for the shimy or the trick, and usually goes the way the attacker does and nicks the ball of him. Its like the complete opposite of Evra, who it got to the point where I expected him to get beaten by his man, wheres with Shaw I'm actually expecting him to the win the one on one.
I actually focused on this today, as I hadn't really noticed before, and you're absolutely right. He's very very good on the ball. Tends to play the correct pass most of the time, with really crips, quick interchanges.
He's a gem.
I was so impressed today. For a 19 year old full back to be that good defensively is quite incredible imo. Madrid and Liverpool have barely got a sniff out of him in the two games (in fact the one time today I thought they had beaten him it turned out to be Cleverley
). One thing that has really impressed me is his ability one on one with an attacker. He seems to have this incredible ability to read the attacker, he doesn't fall for the shimy or the trick, and usually goes the way the attacker does and nicks the ball of him. Its like the complete opposite of Evra, who it got to the point where I expected him to get beaten by his man, wheres with Shaw I'm actually expecting him to the win the one on one.I actually focused on this today, as I hadn't really noticed before, and you're absolutely right. He's very very good on the ball. Tends to play the correct pass most of the time, with really crips, quick interchanges.
He's a gem.
Looks fit and pacy now! One thing that annoyed me was everyone on the team insisting on passing the ball to him by aiming it 3 feet above his head.
What a game from him. He will be a worthy successor for Evra.
He is rapid off the mark and links up well in the channel's, but what I like most is his use of the ball when crossing, he doesn't just whack it across into a zone hoping it will be attacked, he looks to play it into a runner.
Luke Maldini
He's quite good, this guy.
I noticed in the Real game that Carvajol clocked him, I think he was suprised how good he was. He's very committed in the way he plays.
He's steadily improved since the first match which is pleasing. He'll end up being a very good player, just has to keep improving and all will be fine. He does look like he is carrying some extra weight. I know he's big and that's probably all it is but he looks heavy, to me anyway.
I think the beard makes him look fatter than he is.
Felt this was his best display so far. Looked far more composed and showed a great touch when driving forward.
as i said before, the kid is solid already. LVG can work wonders with him
Only saw the second half but he was pretty good. Solid defensively but I was extremely impressed with his passing. Was always picking the right option.
The weight of pass especially, he was always giving the receiver the best possible chance to continue with the flow.
I think this picture sums up his performance
Thought he was quite good today. Would have been nice though, if Evra had stayed to mentor the kid. He's different from Evra in the sense that he relies on his pace and is good at crossing the ball, or picking players out in the box from the left (as he did today with Mata). Evra relied more on his dribbling skills to get by players and was good at interplay and short intricate passing. (Pretty bad at crossing though).
So Shaw is a different type of fullback from Evra, but had Evra stayed on he could probably have taught him some of the aspects of his own game that would have been useful. It is what it is though, and it certainly looks like Shaw could be an asset for us.Still think he needs a little more training to get fully fit.
So Shaw is a different type of fullback from Evra, but had Evra stayed on he could probably have taught him some of the aspects of his own game that would have been useful. It is what it is though, and it certainly looks like Shaw could be an asset for us.Still think he needs a little more training to get fully fit.
Nice to hear from a Barca fan
He had a good game last night. Looks to be responding well to the high standards van Gaal has set for him.
Over 80 minutes under his belt won't do him any harm either.
Over 80 minutes under his belt won't do him any harm either.
Wouldn't be surprised to see Shaw and Young as our starting wing backs against Swansea.
his best game since he came,he was an absolute monster.
No doubt it is them to start against Swansea, I think Young plays better from the left though. His in-swingers seem more dangerous than his out-swingers. Gives LVG an interesting conundrum to sort out.
I hope so.
Somebody stopping crosses coming in from the left.Result
I cant believe he is 19 though. He does look very comfortable and even against Liverpool who were pressing quite a bit, he didn't panic once, unlike Evans who's been there and done it.
I cant believe he is 19 though. He does look very comfortable and even against Liverpool who were pressing quite a bit, he didn't panic once, unlike Evans who's been there and done it.
You’re right. Shaw is massive improvement on Evra, defensively he’s already very good, and I always thought Evra’s crossing was pretty bad.
I take a fullback/wingback who is good at crossing over the one which main strength is dribbling, everyday. He still has time to develop this side of his game mind you.
He was superb yesterday. Especially considering how poor most of our players were in the first half. Evans was having a meltdown next to him but he looked incredibly calm on the ball. I already feel more confident of his defending than I did of Evra's at the end. Stopping crosses, for crying out loud!
More of that please.
Looks the real deal, as he's always done.
Looks the real deal, as he's always done.
Was very impressed with the lad last night, really wanted to see some more of him and he didnt dissapoint, he has that burst of energy in his runs that Rooney used to have and is working on getting back. Hes the kind of player that when the winger bursts down his wing you simply know that Shaw will catch up and go in hard and thats why I think we love him, he doesnt give up and his fitness is starting to match his desire.
He does EXACTLY what Evra used to do though, rather than a conventional cross he prefers the cut back which is smart when executed as sharply as he has done, his team mates will get used to it and I hope his pace keeps up so that opposition ddefences simply dont have the time to recover.
He does EXACTLY what Evra used to do though, rather than a conventional cross he prefers the cut back which is smart when executed as sharply as he has done, his team mates will get used to it and I hope his pace keeps up so that opposition ddefences simply dont have the time to recover.
That burst infield at 3.00 was very impressive. He showed a lot of traits I really hadn't credited him with before in the last couple of games. His passing infield is really good, to go with his already superb defensive skills.
Big upgrade on the Evra of the last 2-3 years. Frightening how good he could become.
Big upgrade on the Evra of the last 2-3 years. Frightening how good he could become.
He has really superb technique on the ball which I hadn't fully credited in his Southampton performances. Wonderfully delicate control of the ball when running at full pace.
He's superb now so can't wait to see how good he is at his peak! 8 years away from it at least, this is gonna be a bargain!
He is a little tank, he glides across the ground at incredibly deceptive speed. Looks such a natural runner.
He does look fat though.
Do you even lift bro?
Agreed with the rest, looked very good last night, very comfortable on the ball, picked it up and wasn't afraid to take it forward, precise passing as well, looks a great prospect, hopefully can become LvG's left-wingback of choice.
All Shaw does is lift burger by the looks of things.
A protein burger.
He had a few Bebatov-esque touches to bring the ball out of the air yesterday.
Please show be a picture of Shaw where he looks fat. Do you want him to be anorexic or something? Is Ander Herrera the ideal build?
He's lampard fat, big boned and a bubble butt.
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