I did. Varane is on the wrong side of his man.
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I think he is the kind of relaxed defender who waits until the right moment to step in front and make a tackle or block, and the deflection caught him off guard.
Still, when you get a ball into the box like that, and there is duel in front of you, you much expect the ball the end up anywhere. He will not be happy with himself in that situation.
Thought overall he was pretty good when he came on. Perhaps could have done better for their goal but I'd find it hard to blame him seeing as it took a hefty deflection.
As a lifelong Madrid fan, I've been watching Rapha since he was a boy just arrived from Lens.
His first season was already his breaktrough. What a defender he could be, I used to think, with all these physical capabilities and passing...
The honeymoon lasted until circa 2018. Then the decadence started.
I'll just say you are not in for a treat with this guy. He never grew the balls a proper leading central defender needs, and he tends to perform even worse after making mistakes.
I'm sure he is an improvement over Lindelof, but his lack of tenacity matches the Swede's
His first season was already his breaktrough. What a defender he could be, I used to think, with all these physical capabilities and passing...
The honeymoon lasted until circa 2018. Then the decadence started.
I'll just say you are not in for a treat with this guy. He never grew the balls a proper leading central defender needs, and he tends to perform even worse after making mistakes.
I'm sure he is an improvement over Lindelof, but his lack of tenacity matches the Swede's
For gods sake
How does a post like that get a like?
I just reviewed a load of old Madrid posts about him and his biggest criticism is that he was the least physical out of his colleagues at real Madrid
Next to Ramos and behind Casemiro. How physical did he need to be?
It's obvious that isn't his greatest asset but it's not one we need either. McTominay, Bissaka, Maguire and Shaw are all physical. Also, Varane has already shown he isn't going to be pushed around easily in this league.
What we need is his assuredness, his calm, his pace and his winning attitude. All of which he's starting to show already.
Care to elaborate?
I guess he thinks that you are talking bollocks.
Varane seems to win quite a fair few key headers for us so I think he's sufficiently physical.
He came into a 10-man team on Tuesday and actually all three defenders (Maguire, Varane and Lindelof) did really well in the face of a constant onslaught and deserved a point for their performance. Then of course Lingard had to go feck everything up, the prick.
He came into a 10-man team on Tuesday and actually all three defenders (Maguire, Varane and Lindelof) did really well in the face of a constant onslaught and deserved a point for their performance. Then of course Lingard had to go feck everything up, the prick.
He was on honeymoon for 6 years?
This got a like? Lord, give me strength.
I'd give it a like, it made me 
Total utter bobbins. So even if this was true, his so-called "honeymoon" was only a 9 year period in which the club you apparently support won 4 champions league titles on top of several league wins in which he was an important first team starter at centre back, sounds dreadful. What a terrible centre-half we've signed?
@Sultan Probably a pocket dial?
Strange how you won so much (in European only) with such a mediocre CB. I don't think Varane is this Rio incarnate that some want him to he. He's never been at the Vidic-Rio level and never will be. But he's still really good and at the very least as good as Maguire (imo better and has definitely been better this season so far), and miles better than Lindelof. You praise the latter's 'tenacity' when he refuses to defend at every opportunity, that's not tenacity that's conservatism.
Forget his time in Real Madrid, just in the few games Varane has played for United, he has shown more "tenacity" than Lindelof has shown in all his games for United put together.
Honeymoon that spanned 8yrs and some 200 games for Real. Some love affair that
You Madrid fans booed Ronaldo and Benzema, who are among your best players ever. So, thanks for input but your opinion about players is irelevant
Three posts and then a banning has to be some sort of recent record.
Varane and Slab-Head are going to form an amazing partnership for us, they will be immense together.
Vaguire?
VaSlab?
Harane?
Magael?
Slab Francois?
I just looked up Varane's nickname and it's genuinely 'Champions League Varane', what a boss.
Nah, plenty get banned on their first attempt.
Hahaha - it does make you question why they'd go to the trouble of setting up an account and everything.
Pinky and the brain?
poor MaguireThis has potential to compete with the Jamaican delegation post for it's unbelievability. The use of decadence (when I assume decline was meant) makes it extra funny.
Pinky and the brain?
this is actually fecking uncanny.There is an air of aloofness with Varane so Pinky sort of matches him.
I didn't expect him to be so dominant in the air. Teams aren't beating us via longball with him and Maguire back there. He's a bit rusty with his positioning at the moment but it's early in the season and he's only played 3 games for us.
I think he is a real class player. Give him a bit of time to work with the other defenders and the midfield, and he’ll be immense.
Cant wait to see his honeymoon.
Oh dear, I’ve phrased this badly.
So it wasn't until you stopped winning CL after CL that you decided he was actually not that good. This is such a pathetic wind up lost. Get a life.
Bitter much?He never grew the balls to be a leader, lacks tenacity but won 3 CLs in a row.
Players who decline generally decline physically and are sharp well into their 30s. If your claim is that he was never enough of a leader, the CL wins are evidence that he is. If your claim is that he lost his leadership somehow after the CLs, that's just bogus. Show me one other player that happened to.
Vincius Jr however is the next Ronaldo.
I think we should forget the portmanteau’s of Varane and Maguire and go for an anagram instead:
Rare Emu Vagina
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He gets through an awful lot of good work. Unlucky for the goal. His midfielders decided to piss around and stand as far away from their midfield position as possible.
Thought he was fantastic today. Would have been my MotM if it wasn't for De Gea.
Another ok to good, but not great match. He’s been a bit off in his positioning in the box lately, happened a few times today and cost us a goal against Young Boys. Could be that he’s new in the team and hopefully it’ll improve. Can’t be easy too partner Maguire at the moment, who is shaky to say the least.6.5/10
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