He is such a weird player. At centre back he looks like a very good passer and technically sound, but at right back he looks lost. When he carries the ball into attack from the centre back position he also looks quite fast, but playing at right back, he looks awfully slow. Decent option at CB, but please just play fullbacks at the fullback position. Varela was better defensively and offered at least something in attack.
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Two words. Can't defend, Martin.
He's too slow many times though Varela isn't helping much on that side.
Said this for ages. There's lots of good things about him such as his passing and composure but he's just not a defender.
I did say his defending is championship level.
People were comparing him to Stones. But no surprise as people here tend to overrate our young players.
People were comparing him to Stones. But no surprise as people here tend to overrate our young players.
Stones is obviously better but the current Stones isn't the best defensively as well.
maybe as a defensive midfielder he wouldnt need to be as fast but as a defender hes found out too often, hes also not strong enough to deal with some defenders, not focused either, needs to keep fecking concentration, he`s too sloppy and again surprised with the tempo of the game, I`d personally loaned him in Jan if our CBs are ready, he needs to play and iron all those mistakes, hes now more error prone than Jonny Evans, I wouldnt mind if we gave chance to Tuanzebe/CBJ as CBs when we hit injury crysis..
The defenders we're producing seem to be getting worse and worse at actually defending.
From the likes of Brown and O'Shea, to Evans and now McNair and Blackett.
From the likes of Brown and O'Shea, to Evans and now McNair and Blackett.
But he is miles ahead of McNair.
McNair shits himself in every away game. Not a great mentality to have.
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Gets turned by Glen Murray.
Great passer, but can't defend.
Great passer, but can't defend.
I struggle to see what people see in him.
Was terrible there but Blind wasn't much better. Got totally sucked in leaving McNair 1v1
Compared to him OShit looks like Baresi in his prime and on steriods
He's not a CB. As Lvg said he is a Rb in the making.
He's been horrible this season. But he's only 20. No point writing him off.
A poor mans Johnny Evans. And that's saying something.
Today he's been the worst player on the pitch together with the ref. Can't understand why we just don't BUY a really good defender. I mean, we could even move in for a guy like freaking MEXES just to be sure we at least have a chance of becoming champions. Why go on with this ridiculous shit.
Absolute shocking. Just because he's young it doesn't mean he will become a good player. Championship level if not league 1 at best. Blackett wasn't any worse and he can't even get a game at Celtic because he's not good enough.
He is pretty shite. No way Man Utd quality.
Blackett is a much worse player.That's not even debatable.
Very poor performance.Not helped much by Blind and Varela who were also poor defensively.
It's his second season and he should be showing signs of improvement. He may be very comfortable on the ball but defensively he still doesn't convince.
There really isn't much hope in a CB who can't defend.
Thought he was easily the worst player on the pitch.
He looks like he could do with a loan.Playing every week to iron his defensive awareness which has improved but still left a lot to desire.Just doesn't have the natural reaction and aggressiveness a defender should have at the level required.
Hailed as the next best thing last season and after an injury prone second season is now considered shite!, yeah, our fans really are a supportive bunch, its great to see players being written off so early into their careers.
This. What's he supposed to be good at?
Poor Paddy had a McMare.
Think we've seen enough to know he isn't United quality, willing to give the two kids at left and right back more time, but Paddy isn't up to it for me.
It's not his fault he's being played in the first team when he's nowhere near ready for it.
Hailed as the next best thing last season and after an injury prone second season is now considered shite!, yeah, our fans really are a supportive bunch, its great to see players being written off so early into their careers.
Even last season away at Southampton, Swansea and Everton he looked like shit. He shits himself in away games, when we have defending to do.
The only positive is that he's a good passer. But he can't defend. I rather have Carrick as a CB.
He also gets nutmegged far too much for a defender. If this is the future, I fear for the future. Brown and O'Shea were 1000 times better than McNair.
I know he's young and it is harsh to completely condemn him to mediocrity, but I just don't see it. He might grow into a decent player at an average level but I just don't think he will be good enough for us. No stand out attributes IMO.
Hailed as the next best thing last season and after an injury prone second season is now considered shite!, yeah, our fans really are a supportive bunch, its great to see players being written off so early into their careers.
I agree with this. Hes only 20 and is playing with next to a non defender, and 2 more inexperienced youngsters. If he was playing next to somebody like Rio and Evra in their prime and not learning than fine, but I think the reactions to our youngsters is a bit OTT.
I just asked in the Blind thread as well but how is Blind not a defender?
Hes a convert. It would be like saying Young is a RB. Blind has done well (but I believe thats because of Smalling mostly), whilst Blind looks exposed when hes not there (and at times even when he is there)
He's young but he needs to get out of the starting line up and back to getting experience with the reserves asap. His defending at times today was the sort of thing you'd see at an amateur level.
A convert from when? He has played the majority of his career at LB.
See the other thread re: saying defender means CB.
I said "non defender" but I meant CB.
Alright, fair enough. I see a lot of people complaining he isn't a defender though and saying he has to play in midfield.
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