I still quite like him. I believe he's capable of better than what we have seen from him this season, but that goes the majority of the squad, if not all of it. The one thing really holding him back is the long, long, mysterious injuries. He's just rarely ever available. I sort of forgot he was even a United player until he was in the away end at Anfield a few weeks back. He had a very long spell out last season too, coincidentally, both injuries spanned over the winter months.
Him starting at left back vs Liverpool but then moving to a back three (where we bring him in to centre back and move Blind out wide) seemed a weird and overly complicated move to make mid-game. Why not just push Rojo forward and let him put the ball in the box? He's a good crosser of the ball and is a bit more mobile than Blind. Making too many defensive changes mid-game has been a constant this season, and it always appears to be a little damaging.
Anyone notice how worst we've played since he's been back? He can't defend and gets caught ball watching a lot. I want Mensah in the team against West Ham
I hadn't noticed that. In the 9 league games he has played, we have only lost once. In the 13 games he missed, we only won 3, and lost 5. I'm not saying he is remotely responsible for the form, but our form is actually better when he plays.
Same happened last season, he got a good run of games and he was very good. We only lost 1 of 11 consecutive games he played. Then he got injured and we lost 3 on the bounce. Coincidence? Perhaps, but he's the least of our worries IMO. Good squad player as far as I'm concerned.