Agreed, very underrated on here.
4
Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 24
- Clean sheets
- 7
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 1
- Yellow cards
- 3
Could go on to be better than Smalling? Yeah, that's fair. He is the younger player after all and always had big potential.
I worry about his playing style though. I asked before but has there ever been a top class CB with Jones' lack of grace? I think someone suggested Puyol....
Plus his style isn't exactly conducive to avoiding injuries either, which has been his main problem for a while now. He has an awful lot of developing to do and that won't happen if he can't stay fit for good stretches of time.
I worry about his playing style though. I asked before but has there ever been a top class CB with Jones' lack of grace? I think someone suggested Puyol....
Plus his style isn't exactly conducive to avoiding injuries either, which has been his main problem for a while now. He has an awful lot of developing to do and that won't happen if he can't stay fit for good stretches of time.
Crystal Palace 1:2 Man Utd
Someone needs to secretly record a Phil Jones training performance because he must be performing like Lahm on drugs. This is the third manager that thinks he's better playing out of position than players that actually play that position.
Friendly reminder that SAF once played him behind the striker to finish a match.
Just wait until De Gea gets injured and Valdes comes on to play CB so that Jones can play in nets.
Friendly reminder that SAF once played him behind the striker to finish a match.
Just wait until De Gea gets injured and Valdes comes on to play CB so that Jones can play in nets.
We need him to stay fit. Our best perfommer so far.
Who do you want to play LB?
I'd rather Young or Blind to be honest, Evans can play too.
It's more of a comment on his view to managers though. Usually players with a bit of finesse, calmness and who are ambidextrous are thrown about the team but I don't see it with Jones albeit he did do a decent job at CM once or twice. Both managers have had no qualms with breaking up our ever changing CB pair. Which reminds me - remember the Smalling at right back obsession?
It's more of a comment on his view to managers though. Usually players with a bit of finesse, calmness and who are ambidextrous are thrown about the team but I don't see it with Jones albeit he did do a decent job at CM once or twice. Both managers have had no qualms with breaking up our ever changing CB pair. Which reminds me - remember the Smalling at right back obsession?
Did decently at LB tbf though was slightly getting tucked in too much and attacking ball like a CB.
Was good today overall.
Was good today overall.
Young was our best player, there was no point limiting him by pushing him back to LB and Blind was needed in midfield. Evans could have played there but he'd just be another CB playing out of position.
Clearly not a left back. Evans or Blind would of made much more sense going there.
I thought he did fine given he was way out of position in a role I don't think he's ever played before.
He played there vs Bayern IIRC last season. Don't remember him playing there anywhere else though.
I think LVG put them there because of his pace vs Zaha and Bolasie. Evans would have been ripped apart and Removing Blind would have meant reshuffle of whole midfield.
Left back? fecking left back?!
What is LVG smoking?
What is LVG smoking?
I have a feeling he'll take a penalty for us in the not too distant future.
Yeah he played there last season in the closing stages of the home match vs Bayern, when Buttner went off injured. Robben didn't have much of the ball when big Phil moved there. What a man.
He already has, it was dreadful.
This and this. We were already losing the midfield and had to make the best of a bad situation.
Our best defender again today. Actually bothered challenging for the ball unlike the other defenders
Oh yeah, against sunderland in the league cup...
Thanks for having to remind me of that awful shootout.
I thought he was decent. Did alright when he moved to LB too.
Was our best defender yesterday. Great move by LVG to react by putting him LB, meant we could keep possession better with Blind in the middle and manage Bolasie with him being a fantastic 1v1 defender. Can't wait for him to establish himself as one of the best in the league next season (if he stays fit of course).
Man Utd 1:1 Arsenal
Gif please 
Fecking legend.
MADE MY YEAR.That was amazing
I love Jones
I love Jones
...O dear. Thank god for Dave.
really think ddg was to blame for the back pass. Jones said he had it. Keeper rushed out
Jones
Not intelligent enough to become top class. A strong back up at best.
Made all the funnier by GNev's front crawl line.
My hero
Was DDG's fault for not calling.
It was hilarious, but he has actually played quite well
Him and Smalling easily our best two centre backs
I still expect us to acquire a new one in the summer
Him and Smalling easily our best two centre backs
I still expect us to acquire a new one in the summer
If Stevie Me had such powers of recovery from a slip Liverpool might actually win the title last season.
Fecking brilliant tackle. He's been great.