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He's been much better than Blind at LB to be fair.
Yeah, he's considerably better than Blind at LB - and I love Blind!
Blind is far too slow to be a LB. Only an option there if we are stuck. I'd play Rojo there ahead of him. No way has he been better than Shaw.
He is much better than Blind, there is a reason we started struggling against Crystal Palace after he left the pitch. Defensively he is very composed for his age, the pace on him is ridiculous as well. Was our best player against at the bridge as well, which is impressive considering that was his 1st game in over a month. If he sorts out his injuries and works on his crossing he could potentially be the best left back in the world, that's how highly I rate him.
Quoted the wrong guy apologies
Wow, Blind vs Tottenham, City, Liverpool forgotten already? Impressive Caf.
30 million so far for a crock who had contributed very little apart from keeping the medical staff busy for god knows how many different injuries. It's alright he will be fine and be the best left back ever, based on what exactly. A good promising season at Southampton? Jones had that at Blackburn. Lallana was also this Southampton teams best player last season and has looked bang average at Liverpool. Shaw has been promising in some games and nothing special in others then falls over with another injury. Hopefully it sorts itself out soon. Not a good signing so far.
Also, blind was very good in those games. Don't know why people are forgetting that.
Do you know how old Shaw is? Google his age. It will help you put things in context.
He had two very good seasons at Soton, by the way.
Do you know how old Jones was when we signed him? Do you know how many injuries shaw had had this season? Do you know lallana was their best player before he left?
Blinds performances in those games were probably the best left back performances we've seen this season, and Shaw has put in that really good game at Chelsea. I'm not caring about his age when discussing his price as age doesn't mean he will be automatically brilliant, it's not a football manager game file.
Ironic that you focus on how much he cost, then accuse others of having a Football Manager approach.
I was just discussing his performances.
Yes and people are dismissing Blinds good performances at full back whilst declaring Shaw the next best full back in the world.
one year at the club and he's a crock...
This thread is truly amazing.
also Blind has been quite good at LB.
But in this forum its either + or -, black or white it seems.
This thread is truly amazing.
also Blind has been quite good at LB.
But in this forum its either + or -, black or white it seems.
Even more amazing when you consider that the latest wave of complaints was triggered by him taking an elbow to his face, like that makes him more injury prone!
Yeah, that's the best part. He lands akwardly and suddenly he's not only a crock, he's a coward too.
Get rid!
So, whatever happened, its serious enough to mean he misses this weekend's game too.
Good news for us. I hope Shaw's ok with it though.
Hope LVG gets his way.
Thank feck, it's the obvious decision but I'm glad to hear it!
As an Englishman I think we should take all our best players to the U21s (Kane, Sterling, Shaw etc.).
As a United fan I'd rather Shaw got the summer off.
So to summarise...
Feck England.
As a United fan I'd rather Shaw got the summer off.
So to summarise...
Feck England.
Also as an Englishman. Yep.
I'd very much like England to take all it's best eligible players, but I don't think there can be any arguments over Shaw. He has had a very stop/start season with injuries and fitness concerns, and that needs to be addressed. He's only completed a full 90 minutes for United 8 times this season. He surely cannot be considered fit enough to play in an international tournament.
He is looking like a poor signing, always crocked up and injured. Hope he maintains his fitness levels better next season.
He wasn't last season though. Go back a few pages and see for yourself, but there's a theory that Southampton overplayed him at a young age, when he's still growing. Coming back unfit and early to pre-season didn't help I would think. That's why a summer off will do him wonders.
As long as he doesn't use the summer to binge drink and rock up at every McDonalds.
No chance.
I'm still certain he'll be a top player for us for the next decade plus, he's had a growth year and those can bring injuries for young players, not to mention he seems a quiet lad so the move away from home has probably took time to get used to for him as well. LvG and the club will look after him and we'll see him ready to show his best on the pre-season tour IMO.
If he's fit in a couple of weeks then he should be 100% in the U21 squad for the Euros!!!
Shaw is obviously the future but in terms of actual performances, Blind has been a better LB this season.
Hmm in terms of team performances I would say Blind has stood out as a better option for the "triangle" on the left side, but individually Shaw has never been made to look weak by any attacker, and his performance at Stamford Bridge was the best of the season, higher than any Blind made IMO. We need to see that side of him consistently, and he will be the new Evra/Cole etc.
Shaw is the future and has some very good potential. At the same time, he is a bit overrated. Hopefully much better fitness levels from him next season.
I suppose it depends what you mean by overrated, he is fantastic defensively 1v1, his positioning seems fairly good but he needs to improve on tracking his runner on crosses. Attacking wise he needs to improve on when to make a run and how to take on a man, but his final delivery does seem good, and he generally looks to pick out a player than just bash it into the box.
Obviously though this year the injuries have really slowed down his progression and we need to get that sorted ASAP.
He should not play again until the preseason starts. After the amount of games he has played and the amount of injuries he has had in the last 18 months he really needs a long rest I don't think it's very smart for players his age to play season after season without a good rest in the summer.
Blind was better vs Liverpool and Spurs imo, especially Spurs where he didnt get passed once and linked up so well with Young continuously.
I'm normally for players to go to the under 21 tournaments but with Shaw I really think it's important that he needs to rest up this summer.
If Shaw can stay fit he will form a deadly partnership with Memphis on our left side.
No, van Gaal said he's been overworked the previous season and he needs rest.
No way, he should get a good rest and be raring to go for next season.
He's not going to the U21's. Wonderful.
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