SoCross
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I wasn’t a big fan I wont lie. But last game I feel like I saw a new side to him I didn’t know existed. I didn’t think he was capable of the forward passes he was pulling off and will hold my hands up and say I completely misjudged him. The way he was firing passes into the forwards was eerily Carrickesque at times. I think we need to seen some more of him now to get a better idea of his range of passing but some very promising signs against Palace.So many people on here were slagging him off pre-Solksjaer. Just goes to show.
I think the Fletcher comparisons are a mistake, to me it seems just because he's blond and Scottish; he's actually a very different type of midfielder. Did well today though, and showed there's value in keeping him around as a backup for Matic when needed.
Fully agree. He’s more of a Matic, with Fletcher being more similar to Herrera (comparing them to our current squad that is)I think the Fletcher comparisons are a mistake, to me it seems just because he's blond and Scottish; he's actually a very different type of midfielder. Did well today though, and showed there's value in keeping him around as a backup for Matic when needed.
He'd be valued 40m had he been a Wolves player.
I don’t agree that he was good. I think he was poor, or at best decent. I did think that he can improve enough to be consistently decent though, which will make him a good squad option. He passed the ball backwards repeatedly, although he started playing it through the lines in the last 20 mins which was nice. He was also poor under pressure, and typically ended up on the floor or one time, just fell apart and kicked it out of play because someone was near him.
Again, I do think he will get better, as much of what I think he did wrong yesterday was down to nerves I believe. That said, that wasn’t a good performance to me, and I was missing Matic.
Yeah I know, I'm just saying I don't think it's actually a great comparison.It is Ole himself that compared him with Fletcher. He said he is our Darren Fletcher.
Is that Lindelof urging Smalling to play the ball forward than sideways/backwards around the 58-60 sec mark
Embarrassing that a 30 year old CB has to be told this at this level.
EDIT - Looks like it might be directed at Fred... dear me.
This seems to be the longer version. You might be right that he was talking to Fred, but looking at Smalling. But he was pretty animated with his hands.
And yes, it is nice that he is more vocal now.
Thanks, I'm calling him that from now on!People in r/reddevils call him the Mctominaytor.
My belief that McTominay might make it here grew when I saw his goal against the Juventus youth team. I didn't know that he had that in his locker. Happy to see him prove himself in the first team now.
Yeah, he doesn't offer much on the ball and I don't think he wins it back much either. Players beat him too easily. I remember Smalling going mental at him today.Not a good game by him. I just don't trust him either offensively or defensively.
Yeah, he doesn't offer much on the ball and I don't think he wins it back much either. Players beat him too easily. I remember Smalling going mental at him today.