Don't really remember him coming up against a winger if I'm being honest. He just didn't fill me with confidence. It's not based on much
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Don't really remember him coming up against a winger if I'm being honest. He just didn't fill me with confidence. It's not based on much
My only memory of him from the WC is that he is a bit of a dirty player, but an athletic future talent.
"A Bola" would probably be "The Sun" or "Daily Mail". "O Jogo" would be a reliable one. Don´t know which ones are in England
I believe it´s a matter of agents. Mangala´s agent is Jorge Mendes. I don´t even know who is Rojo´s agent. Rojo had a much better season than Mangala. Even Porto fans would acknowledge that.
Is he the one covered in tats? If so, looked hard as feck.
It's Hummels or nothing for the muppets. If Rojo could be loaned to Dortmund for 5 minutes he'd suddenly be desirable.
Garay is right-footed and more of a rock than a ball-playing CB, but I'm disappointed too, especially for the small fee.
Some mixed views on this lad. I thought he looked good at the World Cup...
I guess that explains it then
if he isnt left footed he wouldnt have met the criteria anywayWell, he's only a few months younger than Smalling.
He's 6'4 according to wiki. It would be absolutely criminal for us to lose the ball in the air with Rojo and Smalling, two 6'4 players at CB. Jones has a big leap and Evans is fairly good in the air as well. Shaw is also tall and good in the air if he's back
Yep, I hear you, but if he could keep his discipline he would be a considerable player. He just needs to grow up a bit.
And most people regard Smalling as a young player.
That can't be true, he's only about 6'2.
No, most people don't see him as much of a talent anymore, since he's already 24. It's just that some people think he's still younger.
Surely Rojo would replace Smalling though? Jones Evans Rojo?
Think you're wrong there, anyone who's paid any real attention knows he's got a lot of quality attributes and that he could become an excellent centre-half.
Sure, just pointing out, he's more than 3 years older than the likes of Varane and Nastasic.
I like a bit of madness
I didn't say the opposite, I rate Smalling very high, but people over 23 are generally not described as talents anymore, that's the point.
Shaw - Rojo - Evans - Smalling - RWB
Rojo would play on the left of the 3, why would he replace Smalling?
I just saw that & I honestly thought he was about 5'10 watching the world cup. I'm not saying the wiki entry is wrong i'm just surprised. I hate judging players based on height but it does make me look at him in a completely different light.
Rojo the left CB, Smalling in the middle and between Evans and Jones for the right spot I'd say.
He's 6'2 ish not 6'4.
Evans would play the middle if he doesn't have to play Left, i think.
Jones/Smalling have experience of playing RB as well.
The german, spanish and português Wiki say about 6'2.
He wouldn't be an overwhelming signing but I'd reserve judgement if he did come.
The thing is, we have to buy a CB. It's not an option to wait until January or next summer to see who's available then, because we just can't go into the season with three somewhat injury-prone starters and just two kids from the academy as back-up. Rojo might not be the one we desired but we've painted ourselves into a corner by playing the waiting game, 'assessing the squad'. Who else is there by now that we can realistically get.
The thing is, we have to buy a CB. It's not an option to wait until January or next summer to see who's available then, because we just can't go into the season with three somewhat injury-prone starters and just two kids from the academy as back-up. Rojo might not be the one we desired but we've painted ourselves into a corner by playing the waiting game, 'assessing the squad'. Who else is there by now that we can realistically get.
Although Jones & Smalling played at RB I think Evans is a lot better with the ball at his feet and his distribution, hence my conclusion.
Well to be fair a World Cup Final playing CB isn't exactly a random lad is he.
I think if LVG gets a left footer to play LCB, he'll play Evans as the central CB and it'll be between Jones and Smalling for the RCB slot.
Yeah, and you'd want the best distributor in the center. Plus Evans is the slowest of this set and you don't want him pulled out wide as much as the others.
He'll just have to get little more aggressive and attack the ball more to play central. Otherwise that's the ideal role for him in this formation.
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Which is utterly ridiculous, given that we signed Vidic at 24 and most people hadn't heard of him. Thiago Silva, Carvalho, Benatia, Koscielny didn't make a name for themselves until their mid 20s either. Most centre halves don't set the world alight until much later.
Smalling would be fine if he got a settled injury-free run at CB. He's still only 24.
I'd expect so as well. The central one has to be more comfortable on the ball, so it should be Evans. Whether or not he stays fit or plays well enough is a different matter but if he plays as well as he should do it will be him in the middle.
The times, guardian and telegraph. Cheers, Ive known the names for awhile but never known what type of readership they went for.
He would, though I'm not sure we should be limiting ourselves only to left footers. Evans has a great left foot and would be our best bet on that side IMO.
Smalling is 25 in 3 months, doesn't mean he can't develop anymore, that would be bullshit. But I wouldn't regard him as a 'future talent' anymore and I think most people wouldn't. A player of this age is expected to be a grown and known player, not a talent anymore.
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