He loves this club more than Wayne Rooney, if Rooney even loves it at all
Patrice Evra | 2013/14 Performances
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He loves this club more than Wayne Rooney, if Rooney even loves it at all
I'd love it if we kept Evra as back-up. He'd be much more effective if he was rested and played 10-15 games in a season.
Won't happen of course. I just love him so much I don't want it to end. He can't go on as number 1 next season surely, he doesn't have the legs to get up and down the pitch for 60 games anymore
Many will disagree but he's a United legend in my eyes.
Won't happen of course. I just love him so much I don't want it to end. He can't go on as number 1 next season surely, he doesn't have the legs to get up and down the pitch for 60 games anymore
Many will disagree but he's a United legend in my eyes.
I'd love it if we kept Evra as back-up. He'd be much more effective if he was rested and played 10-15 games in a season.
Won't happen of course. I just love him so much I don't want it to end. He can't go on as number 1 next season surely, he doesn't have the legs to get up and down the pitch for 60 games anymore
Many will disagree but he's a United legend in my eyes.
Agree, I'd love him to stay.
Completely agree. Love him, definitely a legend with all he's given us, all we've won with him as a key player. Going to be really weird seeing him, rio and Vidic all at different clubs next seasonI'd love it if we kept Evra as back-up. He'd be much more effective if he was rested and played 10-15 games in a season.
Won't happen of course. I just love him so much I don't want it to end. He can't go on as number 1 next season surely, he doesn't have the legs to get up and down the pitch for 60 games anymore
Many will disagree but he's a United legend in my eyes.
He made 6 tackles and 5 interceptions, far more ball recovery than any of our other players. So add all that on top of the balls Robben got past him into the box and you've got a hell of a workload that any leftback in the world would struggle with.
This is what happens when you have so little of the ball
This is what happens when you have so little of the ball
It's always hard to define the word 'legend', but I think we can all agree that he was a fantastic buy (to think we got both him and Vidic in the same January window!) He'll be missed.I'd love it if we kept Evra as back-up. He'd be much more effective if he was rested and played 10-15 games in a season.
Won't happen of course. I just love him so much I don't want it to end. He can't go on as number 1 next season surely, he doesn't have the legs to get up and down the pitch for 60 games anymore
Many will disagree but he's a United legend in my eyes.
Scored a screamer, kissed the badge and then promptly retired.
Still a legend in my eyes. The best left back in the world at his peak.
Still a legend in my eyes. The best left back in the world at his peak.
Absolutely. You can't blame our defence all the time when it is not happening for us on other parts of the pitch.
Patrice Evra is a United Hero. His presence and behavior on the pitch screams passion and commitment.
Patrice Evra is A Red.
I know it sounds a bit rawkish but Evra has always seemed like one of those players who just gets us. I'll be sad when he leaves us, absolute legend.
His celebration for the goal
It sucks that we lost, but that was the best moment of the season, easily. I didn't even react to their goal as I was still celebrating Evra's
It sucks that we lost, but that was the best moment of the season, easily. I didn't even react to their goal as I was still celebrating Evra's
Didn't watch the game, so can't comment on how he played. But very nice goal, cracking strike
Yep agree should be back up choice from 2 seasons ago. Clearly age has caught up with him but still a decent player although now a weak link.
No idea, found it on twitter.
I'm most disappointed that he scored such a great goal, kissed the badge in his celebration and then just switches off. I want to love him and be sad he is going, but he is such a liability these days and it makes it hard.
My favorite player now that Scholes has retired.
But I voted for Buttner to start in the poll. He is far, far too casual at times on defense, it's inexplicable really. Against Robben it was always going to be a disaster.
Would love to see him stay and share LB duties with Shaw (hopefully), but would understand if he wanted to be a starter and left.
Hard for me to say a bad word against him, he used to be amazing on defense.
But I voted for Buttner to start in the poll. He is far, far too casual at times on defense, it's inexplicable really. Against Robben it was always going to be a disaster.
Would love to see him stay and share LB duties with Shaw (hopefully), but would understand if he wanted to be a starter and left.
Hard for me to say a bad word against him, he used to be amazing on defense.
Where would he be a starter though? Would any top club be playing him as a starter given his defensive lapses? I can't really see him joining a smaller club either. Not in England anyway.
I don't think many will disagree with what you're saying.I'd love it if we kept Evra as back-up. He'd be much more effective if he was rested and played 10-15 games in a season.
Won't happen of course. I just love him so much I don't want it to end. He can't go on as number 1 next season surely, he doesn't have the legs to get up and down the pitch for 60 games anymore
Many will disagree but he's a United legend in my eyes.
He'd almost certainly have to take something of a step down. Agree he'd probably go abroad.
Monaco? He is from there originally, yes?
There were endless links last summer he was headed there, so it seems reasonable enough.
No he wasn't.
If you're blaming soley Evra for those goals then you really are looking to scapegoat.
He was at fault, but so were others.
As predicted, he had a brain fart and cost us a goal at the most crucial moment. It's like he got drunk on champaign after his goal and was a little hungover
I think everyone shares the same sentiments regarding Evra. I liken it to the way your son behaves sometimes - he can drive you up the wall and repeatedly do things you've told him to stop doing but you can never stay angry at him for too long. The man just epitomises United so much.
We did really well up until we scored our goal. We switched off, they scored and the game just seem to get too stretched for us. You could see we started to tire and we just couldn't handle it after working so hard for an hour. I can't fault the effort of the players or the managers tactics. Moyes almost got it spot on but if we managed to keep our lead for just a bit longer, things may have been different.
I think the criticism for yesterday is a bit tough. The amount of ball that Robben got was ridiculous. It must have been very tough to track him for 90 minutes. The whole team lost their concentration after the goal not just Evra.
I can't remember feeling like that after a goal for a long time though. How many times do you see Evra shoot and it barely trickles to the keeper and he spanks it right into the top corner
I can't remember feeling like that after a goal for a long time though. How many times do you see Evra shoot and it barely trickles to the keeper and he spanks it right into the top corner
Evra actually defended brilliantly against Robben for the vast majority of the game. There's not a LB on the planet that can shut him out for 90 minutes and Evra deserves huge credit for how few chances Robben created until the closing minutes, when Evra (like everyone else on our team) was knackered. When you bear in mind how mediocre wingers have given Evra the runaround at times this season it was a really monumental effort. A throwback to the Evra is god days. Gutted for him that his goal ended up meaning nothing.
So glad you mentioned this, as I posted last night, if the bar for a "shit LB performance" is set at "getting skinned by Robben a couple of times over 90 minutes" then there isn't a decent LB in the World and never has been.
In their encounters last night Evra must've come out on top 90% of the time, he made some great tackles against Robben.
Yeah... I'm gonna miss Pat. Glad to see the initial scapegoating has subsided, I'll put it down to post loss rage. Evra is deffo a legend for me...
Legend, but way past it. Doesn't have the legs or the concentration to last 90 minutes any more.
I was still screaming my throat out from the time Evra scored all the way till Mandzukic scoring. When Mandzukic scored it actually took about 5 or more seconds for me to even register what happened. God that had to be the best 22 seconds of the last 4 seasons easily
The goal reminded me of that ridiculous RVP goal years ago against Charlton. Then the defence decided it was game over and stood still.
Best 20 seconds ever.
Best 20 seconds ever.
Scores a screamer gives away a goal 1 minute later typical Evra. Love the guy but having a left back who cares slightly about defending will be great.
Of course he cares about defending ffs. Did you only start watching at the point he scored?
Such a bizarre thing to label at him, he did so much great defensive work in that game.
Could've done better on the first for sure, I'm not blaming him at all for the 2nd as the ball goes through his legs and Vidic is the one who must do better there. Getting skinned once in 90 minutes by Robben is pretty impressive.
If you wanted to be pedantic, I think he could've done better on the 2nd goal. Once the ball was switched to Robben, Evra wasn't exactly in a rush to close him down despite Robben being well inside the area.
Not scapegoating - we played it well tactically but let's be honest Bayern are on a different level at the moment.
Fair post.
That was one of the best performances I've seen from him this season. Regarding their first goal, I think there has to be some leniency when you consider how difficult it would be to beat Mandzukic in the air being a giraffe's neck shorter. Other than that, him and Kagawa did a brilliant job out wide.
I thought after Fletcher left the pitch, Evra seized having help to close down players around our box.
I'm currently in Italy and was watching Sky Sporta Italia and they were clearly discussing Juve's potential team this year. They had Morata up front with a ? next to his name and Evra in at left back with a ? next to his name. Are there rumours going round? Obviously I couldn't understand what was being said…
Sidenote: Vidal was in there without a question mark
Sidenote: Vidal was in there without a question mark
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