Man of the match for me today.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 28
- Clean sheets
- 12
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 2
- Yellow cards
- 5
- Status
Erratic but put in a solid shift nonetheless. He's getting there and that's a positive.
Nonsense, for me. I think his all round touch and control under pressure out on the left borders on excellent. He's ultimately a centre half playing out wide, he's bound to put in the odd iffy cross.
On the whole he was very good tonight. We don't score without his good work.
Thought he was very good to be honest, crosses were a bit inconsistent but he showed great fight and desire today. And bloody hell that rabona attempt 
Really liked his performance again today.
An other good performance from him, I saw him play left back before 2014 and thought that he was a bit shit but he is improving a lot.
Sums it up for me, working steadily at his performances at LB.
He's pleasantly surprised me with his recent performances - looks very good both defensively and going forward.
Mind you, I thought he looked decent for Argentina in the World Cup and that was at Left Wing Back so maybe that's his forte rather than CB.
Mind you, I thought he looked decent for Argentina in the World Cup and that was at Left Wing Back so maybe that's his forte rather than CB.
Hugged a fan by the neck while celebrating Rooney's goal.
Deserves some credit for the goal, love that desire. (Replay)
that was some positive tackle..
Rojo's been solid so far.. he wouldnt be my first choice but if he can stay in this sort of form, play him there, his passion is great s well. hes one of those playing for the club, giving their 100%
Has had a decent run of form at LB so far, just needs to be a wee bit more positive in terms of his overlapping runs, but his crossing has fairly promising so far (not today though). Defensively he has been pretty good except for that period in the 2nd half against Bolasie, who tbf, can be an extremely tricky customer on his day.
Reminded me a bit of a Vidic tackle that was followed by a Silvestre cross and a Rooney volleyed goal (pint to whoever remembers the game I'm thinking of!)
I actually think he's actually very good. I think a lot of people decided he was shite either before he came and then got injured or stuff like the passport nonsense. He looks clumsy at times but he must be very difficult to play against.
If there was actually movement in the box Rojo could have got a bunch of assists...Pretty sound game from him.
Pretty good today again, shame he missed two good chances, would probably have got more MOTM nominations if it weren't for that.
Done well to bomb forward today when he could and was solid at the back.
Also worked hard winning the ball back in the lead up to the goal.
Also worked hard winning the ball back in the lead up to the goal.
The best performance from centre back playing as full back I've seen in a while. It seems quite unnatural to him to play so attacking role though.
Not sure if it wouldn't be better to switch him with Blind.
Not sure if it wouldn't be better to switch him with Blind.
I'm hoping he can do a job for us similar to what Ivanovic did for Chelsea (ignoring this season). Ie: not the most natural going forward but being a presence in the opposition box, defensively making us look more solid being naturally a centre half, and better in the air than the average fullback. He's done well the last few weeks.
It'd just be lovely if he never did that fecking rabona again. It's the shittest, most pointless 'trick' ever.
Apart from that we can't have many complaints. He was pretty solid.
Apart from that we can't have many complaints. He was pretty solid.
I've not always been his biggest fan, but he's looked good recently. His positivity was hugely important to our play today. Lingard seemed to defer to him quite a lot in the first half and Rojo more than lived up to the responsibility. That's encouraging from a player who's not normally a left back by trade.
I actually think his crossing was very good, too. Even the best players only average about 25% with crosses, so it's harsh to criticise him for missing the target occasionally. What really impressed me was how early he was willing to put the ball in. It's so refreshing to have left footer on the left wing in the final third. He (and Young) gave us the width we've been lacking all season. It's no coincidence that making the pitch bigger led to a higher tempo of passing. Long may it continue.
I actually think his crossing was very good, too. Even the best players only average about 25% with crosses, so it's harsh to criticise him for missing the target occasionally. What really impressed me was how early he was willing to put the ball in. It's so refreshing to have left footer on the left wing in the final third. He (and Young) gave us the width we've been lacking all season. It's no coincidence that making the pitch bigger led to a higher tempo of passing. Long may it continue.
Very good again. He could become an important player for us. I love his passion and determination when he plays. It was an excellent dispossession that led to the goal.
Best part, is that hes an old school defender, loves to get stick in, and usually has his opposition winger in his pocket, most times hes played
He can be a good back up to Shaw once the later returns. We need to keep him and buy a centre half or two this summer.
Definitely not. He's an aggressive full back and unless you've got Martial's quality or are Bolasie in-form you've got a pain of a game dealing with him. He's quick, strong in the air, is able to cross the ball and is constantly going up and down the pitch. He really what you want from a full back. He's basically a less polished Shaw. He's also quite good at dealing with 1v1, especially away from the usual crossing space.
Blind is really composed and has no problem passing first time with either foot. That's a huge quality for a CB in a system that looks to keep the ball at all times. In a game like this there's no room for Jones when Blind can play.
Yep! Its why I used to laugh when people said he was clumsy. He is a very hard defender to beat.
I think his performances lately means we are not getting hit badly in Shaw's absence. He is really filling in well and putting in some gutsy performances. Once Shaw is fully fit, it'll be good to have two good LBs at our disposal.
Great performance from him - great tackle for the goal and it was generally a good game from him. Missed two chances - but was positive enough to be in those positions. Love his desire and I hope he continues playing like this - on his day, he can be exceptional (just ask De Bryune). My MOTM today - wasn't expecting others to feel the same but I'm a bit surprised at his low match rating.
I'm warming to him. Probably the best crosser of a ball we've had at LB in years. When he gets it right anyway. Still a bit inconsistent.
This.
IMO he has had more good games than bad for us, stretching back to when he was partnering McNair at CB without a word of English in his vocab.
Good squad player to have
There are moments in which he really acts like a headless chicken. On the other Hand there are moments of brilliance. And this guy works his ass off for the Team.
Fantastic Player in my books.
Fantastic Player in my books.
Tbh I do not really see the Need for a CB. Smalling is on his way to become one of the world`s leading CB. Blind does a fantastic Job most of the time. Shaw has to be our No 1 LB so Rojo can Play as left CB as well.
And we still got Jones who should be given more games as well.
We screened the market this summer but there was no Quality available for the right Price.
I like him. The most frustrating thing about him is that he's often seemed unavailable for unknown reasons for significant spells. But I'm glad he's returned to the side when we need him.
Hopefully a good run of games in the side will help him work some consistency into his crossing. It’s a little erratic right now, but he clearly has a very good cross on him. Some of his deliveries have been superb.
Hopefully a good run of games in the side will help him work some consistency into his crossing. It’s a little erratic right now, but he clearly has a very good cross on him. Some of his deliveries have been superb.
He was great yesterday. If he had just a smidgen more quality in his crossing, he'd be regarded as one of the top LBs in the league.
Fair points,
Securing stones would do wonders, but the priority this summer needs ot be attacking/creative players. Wouldn't mind blowing the whole summer budget on a winger and a striker.
I've always quite liked Rojo. He seems to be surrounded by negativity on here at times but if all of our squad put in the effort that he does every week we'd be a better team for it. The lad has an engine on him and a surprisingly good cross. The rabona passes can stop though.
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Absolutely. Our Overall Football is not bad but we Need more attacking power.
Couldn't agree more.
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