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2018-19 Performances

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5.0 Season Average Rating
Appearances
24
Clean sheets
6
Goals
0
Assists
1
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Getting way too much abuse in here. While I agree that we need an upgrade on him, some of the comments are just sad and bitter.

He was nowhere near as bad as people have said, and has many a good game in a United shirt. I’d happily keep him as a squad player. In the first 4-5 months of last season people were saying he was performing amongst the best CBs in the league. Now he’s the worst player in the world.

Some of you have ADD.
 
Kane and Dele were running off him with ease, he's so positionally dodgy, let the contract run out and let him move on this summer.
 
Thought he was very poor today. Had a few moments where he overcommitted in midfield and lost his marker. The most comical one was when Kane shook him off with just a mere push. The early part where he lost Winks also gave me a sense of foreboding.
 
Was decent in spells but was nervous as hell around Kane as usual (understandable I guess, given how good Kane is). That incident where he lost Kane at the corner could have cost us big time in the first half and he did the same again in the second half.
 
If DDG hadn't been in such good form this thread would have been slating him for the number of times he lost his man. I thought this was his worst game since OGS came in.
 
Exposed. He's just not good enough and he's been at this level for so long.
 
Some good stuff, with blocks and good tackles, but a let a few runners get passed him.

Can't fault his effort
 
Kane absolutely dominated him, but that’s expected. Not many central backs can hold Kane, clearly he is not good enough to be starting for us but he is a great option to have on the bench.

He gets way to much abuse here, don’t compare him to the other XI starting Cbs on the league, compare him to the bench options (which is his place) and he is a great asset to have.
 
I am actually amazed that he stayed injury free during past 4 of 5 games.
 
The effort is very much there to see but the quality is not. I shudder to think what a team like PSG would do to him
 
Not his worst game and was a good 6/10 performance imo but a better defender would ease things up when teams are throwing the kitchen sink at us
 
You can't have him as a squad option because his injury record is appalling and you cant rely on him.

I don't know why people keep suggesting him as a squad option.
 
He was ok - not great, but every single player usually struggle against Kane. All the criticism he gets here is undeserved.
 
A minor miracle that he has managed to stay fit when everyone else is on the IR. I mean 5 games out of 6 during the busy Christmas period is gotta be some sort of record for Phil.

In today's game, a lot of iffy moments, & some good moments too. Think like Smalling, Lindelof and Bailly, he is not comfortable playing on the left side of the defense. Still that is not an excuse for losing Kane and leaving him open multiple times in the box today. Cannot doubt his commitment, though.
 
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The pounding he gets on here is undeserved after an ok game away at Spurs. You can't trust him to show good form consistently, which is simply not good enough for a central defender, but the defence as a whole was in a bit of a spin today so I don't see why he should be singled out.
 
Good performance and another game getting back to full match fitness.

Great to have him back.
 
He just has not improved his game. Still makes many silly mistakes that he should have ironed out by now.
 
Did quite OK today.
LCB is not his favored position and with Shaw getting out of position a few times today it put him in some one on ones with Kane that could and should have been avoided.
Hope he stays injury free for the rest of the season and gets a chance to prove himself.
 
He did not have a good game when we had to defend set pieces. He was pushed off too easily. But that said he blocked well and he stopped many a chances and crosses too. Not as bad as some here make it out to be but we need to get a better CB than Jones.
 
Foxbatt said:
He did not have a good game when we had to defend set pieces. He was pushed off too easily. But that said he blocked well and he stopped many a chances and crosses too. Not as bad as some here make it out to be but we need to get a better CB than Jones.
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Matic was the big culprit when it came to set pieces. Again. When you are 190cm tall and you have Dele beating you - with ease - every time the ball comes into the box something is wrong.
Jones was tasked with Kane mostly and he was always going to struggle there as would most PL-defenders.
How Matic handles himself defensively on crosses and in the box is a much bigger issue than our CBs IMO.
 
Worst player on the pitch, done nothing all evening. He should probably transfer this week's wages to DDG.
 
He's like a guard dog that's gone deaf, he will bravely lunge at the intruder to protect what it's defending but has a complete inability to sense the danger until it's already broken in.
 
He is playing far bellow required level for a guy his fans decribe as someone "who is usually playing very well when fit".
 
We shouldn't re-sign him in the summer. Let him have a choice of clubs. No use re-signing him to sell. The fee wouldn't be high enough with his injury problems and we'd have to pay him a signing on fee also.

He was okay today. Not great and not awful. The worst of the defenders and got caught out too much. Had some nice blocks though and gave effort so there's that.
 
So bad. Gets his body position wrong constantly. Check it for Kanes chance on the left of the box, follows the ball then has to turn his whole body to close the shot by which time it was too late. He's lucky Kane had an off day.
 
We need Smalling back, i know he is not the answer but he is soo much better than Jones.
 
Tried his best today but he's just not good enough. Neither is Smalling if we're being honest but at least Smalling is capable of containing even world class strikers like Kane. Jones really struggled today, i don't hate him but i think he should be moved on this summer.
 
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i thought his second half was very good today.
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I wonder what game some of you have been watching. Jones is not good enough to be playing for United and Ive been hearing arguments that he should be kept because he is homegrown... cmon be serious he is not United quality and is always injured
 
ravi2 said:
I wonder what game some of you have been watching. Jones is not good enough to be playing for United and Ive been hearing arguments that he should be kept because he is homegrown... cmon be serious he is not United quality and is always injured
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I said he had one good half of football, not that he should be starting or offered a new contract.
 
Thankfully the others are on top form defensively, and we have a demi god in keeping.

Did what he can, like Phil does. Kane and co exposed him many times, it's embarrassing.

Smalling did a better job vs Kane many times, never remember Jones doing well vs Spurs.
 
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