Hardly considering they're severely missing him at the minute.
16
Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 26
- Clean sheets
- 8
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 6
Hardly considering they're severely missing him at the minute.
no Rabona though?
The gif cuts off, but I'm 70% certain he Rabonas it 40 yards out to the right to McNair, which rolls out for a throw in.
well obviously Rojo's fault then, McNair tries everything to make him look bad.
Bit kneejerk here today innit? He did not have a good game and should work on his positioning and rash challenges, but I still think he can come good.
That is just how this place works really.
Stupid missed passes yesterday, really has to cut that out. But otherwise he had Gomis in his pocket for most of the game.
To earn Marcos Rojo's weekly salary, it would take you 619 years.
Marcos Rojo earns your annual salary every 0.4 seconds and wipes his ass with it.
Marcos Rojo earns your annual salary every 0.4 seconds and wipes his ass with it.
Yesterday was his first dodgy game in a good while. The nonsense on the previous page isn't really justified.
He looks better with Smalling, though.
He looks better with Smalling, though.
Compared to his colleagues Rojo had a pretty decent game. There were moments but he kept the score from being worse. He kept his head as just about the everyone had gone to sleep 15 minutes before the end. Rojo is coming good as he adjust to the PL, he finds space and doesn't commit early.
My theory is that Rojo would be absolutely shat on if not for a couple of reasons; (a) he's a new signing, so avoids the grievance that others have towards Evans/Jones/Smalling where the fact that they haven't progressed from being very highly rated youngsters is held against them, (b) he's got a Latin name and is covered in tattoos so people think he's some sort of ball-playing, composed defender that is in vogue.
He gets a lot of praise from some elements, but I don't think he's very good at all.
My main gripe is that he's not imposing enough at all. He's 6 feet nothing, average build and doesn't attack the ball in the air. Smalling and Evans are taller, whilst Jones is built like a tank and is more aggressive in the tackle. Kevin Davies constantly kept manipulating him and kept the ball well away from him, and he couldn't handle him (see build up to their first goal). When the ball is dropped on top of him from deep he very rarely gets a big header away. Then there's the positional mistakes, silly tackles and suicidal passes out of defence. He's also rash too, I'm thinking of how he managed to dislocate his shoulder in a slide tackle.
He's not crap, but I'd honestly rather Smalling/Jones at the back. Rojo should be CB/LB cover at most for us. He reminds me of Silvestre, but two inches shorter, with less pace, and without the crossfield passing.
He gets a lot of praise from some elements, but I don't think he's very good at all.
My main gripe is that he's not imposing enough at all. He's 6 feet nothing, average build and doesn't attack the ball in the air. Smalling and Evans are taller, whilst Jones is built like a tank and is more aggressive in the tackle. Kevin Davies constantly kept manipulating him and kept the ball well away from him, and he couldn't handle him (see build up to their first goal). When the ball is dropped on top of him from deep he very rarely gets a big header away. Then there's the positional mistakes, silly tackles and suicidal passes out of defence. He's also rash too, I'm thinking of how he managed to dislocate his shoulder in a slide tackle.
He's not crap, but I'd honestly rather Smalling/Jones at the back. Rojo should be CB/LB cover at most for us. He reminds me of Silvestre, but two inches shorter, with less pace, and without the crossfield passing.
He doesn't have the physical gifts of Smalling but I think he has handled himself fairly well. I think in the QPR game in particular he played Zamora brilliantly.
Really agree with you. For example Gabriel Heinze wasn't tall or robust but he was damn agressive. Rojo is nothing like that. He will be destroyed by Drogba at his peak (when Vidic was monstruous too).
At United we have a benchmark in modern years of CB in Pallister-Bruce and Rio-Vidic....
Rojo is just not good enough and is just slightly better (for the moment) than Smalling/Jones/Evans. We need something better than that.
I think that Gomis outplayed him too many times this weekend, and he never gives us the confidence we need at the back
The only reason he is here is because he is left-footed. Not good enough for a club which wants to be at the top of the English premier league
Its not surprising, some people wait ages for a player to have a bad game to then unload on them and go OTT.
He is a 24 year old centre back playing his first year in the premier league, and so far has done very well IMO.
I wonder what the opinion of Vidic was after his first year?.
Vidic was shit mate. Knew he would be after 6 weeks, he didn't adapt quickly enough. Same goes for that Evra lad. Waste of money, both of them.
He is a 24 year old centre back playing his first year in the premier league, and so far has done very well IMO.
I wonder what the opinion of Vidic was after his first year?.
People keep repeating this kind of stuff over and over again. You made your mind didnt you.
it seems some people bash him just cause he's not well known or some big name CB everyone wants. They dont care if he is playing good or not.
The extremes to which opinion on him varies is indicative of our season as a whole. I think for a first season in a new league and country he has done pretty well the majority of the time, and will only improve when we get a more experienced partner next to him.
I mean, first season in a new league, new country, can't speak the language, in a team that by LvG's admission lacks balance, without a stable back four for most of the season, going through a transition period after a disaster of a season under Moyes. But yeah he's shit, and will never come good despite him putting some impressive performances and probably being our most consistent CB. I don't get people on this forum at times. He's done well so far all things considered and I love his attitude on the pitch.
I don't like seeing him paired with Jones in the center of our defense.
I dont get some people on this forum too and recently it has been beyond crazy here.
He is a 24 year old centre back playing his first year in the premier league, and so far has done very well IMO.
I wonder what the opinion of Vidic was after his first year?.
In your opinion he has done well. I don't think he would be playing for us if he wasn't left-footed based on his performances so far. His decision making is not good enough, too rash. Also his situation is nothing like Vidic's, who was scouted for a long time and came to us and started performing well soon enough. But then again I don't really like the Vidic/Terry type of defender and Rojo is in that mould. So there is that.
That is a baseless accusation. I just don't think he is good enough based on his performances so far. He is not getting as much scrutiny because he is new, and his flaws are getting swept over. I don't think he will be a starter for us very long, especially if Van Gaal ieaves
I don't like seeing Jones paired with anyone to be honest. Should be Smalling and Rojo for the rest of the season, but LVG clearly favors Jones for some reason.
How is he in the Vidic/Terry mould?
He isnt in a Terry/Vidic type of defender at all.
You dont think he would play if he wasnt left footed. Who would then play, Jones and Smalling?
Rojo is our best centre back. Between him and Shaw, the left hand side of the back four is strong. We just need to work on the right hand side.
Yes, Rojo looks the better of the two at this time. What I meant is that they both seem the type of defenders who need to play alongside a commanding CB, they are players that play with the heart, not with the head, if you know what I mean.
Maybe Rojo just needs time to adapt and learn the language and he can actually be a cool head in the back, but for now I think it might be better if we played only one of them alongside a more composed CB.
Playing Rojo with Jones is utter lunacy. I couldn't think of a worse defensive pairing if I tried. They both have the exact same strengths, and weaknesses.
Rojo has steadily improved this season, and started to look rather good, but he looks considerably worse with Jones (and vice versa)
Rojo has steadily improved this season, and started to look rather good, but he looks considerably worse with Jones (and vice versa)
Man Utd 2:0 Sunderland
solid defensively but so poor going forward, would rather see winger Young there than center back. Shaw should be the first option tho..
Probably our best signing this season
Love him! At least one Argentinian who has settled in!
Very solid today.
I like his passion, looks proper happy to be here unlike some other Argentine.
Probably his second best game in the LB role for us, passed it well and didn't give any joy down his flank.
Good game but it's obvious he prefers to play as a CB mixing it up with the opposition strikers.
Genuinely think he's going to be a class defender. Its understandable that defenders need time to adjust to the physicality of the league but he's shown plenty of quality so far. His versatility is quite helpful as well, as he can be very decent at left back when we need him to be.
I agree, and what impresses me most about him is that he always appears fully committed to the cause...he seems to have a genuine passion for the club despite only being here a short while. I think longterm he can go on to be not only a top player, but a great servant to the club that the fans will really grow to love and appreciate.
Yeah, he's shown that he's not your typical reckless South American defender. He's shown good composure and awareness in his defending, and he's grown into the physicality and tenacity of the English game. Defensively, he's reliable and solid, and with his versatility, he can go forward and put in some decent deliveries from the left.
I don't think he'll become our first-choice left back as he's a more natural defender than attacking player, but he does look to be our main left central defender for a long while.