Last season, sure. This season he has apparently looked well off the pace. I'm sure the Juventus fan @Nedved said something similar.
The Patrice Evra Appreciation Thread
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For his influence on the training ground and in the changing room hell yes! The guy lives, breathes and bleeds United and the more legends like that we can get surrounding youngsters and helping to rebuild that winning culture in the club the better. From a playing point of view, I think he'd probably struggle a bit to be honest though. Is he interested in coaching? If so he'd be an infectious personality to have working with youngsters at the club!
I'd have him back in an instant to coach the feck out of Luke Shaw. That kid needs a mentor and there ain't one better than Paddy.
And having him as an option for a few games here and there can't be a bad thing either. He's still decent!
And having him as an option for a few games here and there can't be a bad thing either. He's still decent!
Nowadays Fullbacks need to be able to get up and down the pitch, to be honest I thought Evra was struggling to do this in his final season at United. How many times was he being caught out of position after joining our attack.
Loved him here in his prime but surely there are better options than a 35 year old. I still think that Luke Shaw can step up to be our regular left back.
Loved him here in his prime but surely there are better options than a 35 year old. I still think that Luke Shaw can step up to be our regular left back.
I wasn't in the "we" brigade as I thought he was overplayed and overworked, asked to basically be our biggest defensive and attacking player at the same time. He was getting slagged for not being in position after he'd just sprinted 100 yards up field to do something in our attack.
His ability on the ball was still top class (still is) and I'd defo take him back for a season just to liven up the dressing room.
Great guy but the wrong player for us. He's not as energetic as he used to be
He's surely better than any of our left back options at this point.
Should never have been allowed to leave in the first place. With Shaw's problems this season - i'd take him.
He wanted to leave because we signed Shaw. We wanted him to stay
Love Evra but he looked knackered a couple of seasons ago. There would be no point in bringing him back now.
I'd take him back in an instant. Even if he's just part of the staff.
As a player? Awful idea. But get him back in as official class clown.
I'd have him back on coaching staff in a heartbeat. Wouldn't want him as a player beyond the remainder of this season (and if he plays, as a bit-part player at that), but he'd do wonders for some of the younger players. This guy oozes class, leadership and vitality.
As an aside, he might even be able to give Valencia a break here and there - I still fondly remember his goal against Roma in the 7-1 win when he came on and played at right back!
From what i understand - there was more to it than that. He said it was for family/personal reasons at the time.
At 35 he's probably twice the player of Darmian. Sign Paddy!
He started to struggle in 2012. In Fergie's last season he had his best year offensively but he was responsible for a lot of our defensive problems. If he comes here he will struggle with PL's pace that is for sure. Italy in a completely different place. You can't compare their style with style that we play here. They covered a lot of his problems with tatical changes that in England they are meaningless.
But as player who does not always play, as a legend who lives and breathes United, as a strong mentality in a dressing room, I'll take him in a minute. His presence in dressing room will help us a lot. But as I said only if he is not coming back to be our first choice left back.
But as player who does not always play, as a legend who lives and breathes United, as a strong mentality in a dressing room, I'll take him in a minute. His presence in dressing room will help us a lot. But as I said only if he is not coming back to be our first choice left back.
Will always remember that goal against Munich and those 30 seconds of Joy under Moyes. Which was funny cos I kinda partially blame him for the equaliser as well 
Would love him to be a mentor of Shaw though. Would love him him Jose thinks it would do us a bunch of good.
Would love him to be a mentor of Shaw though. Would love him him Jose thinks it would do us a bunch of good.
It's a shame we never had a song for Pat, he deserved one
Think he'l return as an ambassador. Him and Vidic 
At 35 and years past his best he'd still be an upgrade on Darmian.
Will always remember that goal against Munich and those 30 seconds of Joy under Moyes. Which was funny cos I kinda partially blame him for the equaliser as well
Would love him to be a mentor of Shaw though. Would love him him Jose thinks it would do us a bunch of good.
Same for that goal.
People like to ignore he was absolutely terrible defensively in last few years, mostly because he gave his all in attack and was generally very positive and likeable player and a person. I doubt he would offer us too much on the pitch these days. But gotta love him anyway.
Is he not under contract with juve? Wouldn't we have to pay to sign him?
I dont care if he'll play for us, but I'd have him back in a heartbeat.
Last season he did very well, but this season it's all about Alex Sandro at Juve. We should have another player who can actually be sound at LB.
Legend.
Just sign him up and make him the Official Club Instagram Ambassador.
Love this and the Liverpool players being bitch's.
I would take him back in a heartbeat, I think he could do a job for the rest of the season.
This is an absolute no brainer.
The guy was killing it for us two years ago despite playing 40+ games a season for 5-6 consecutive years!
With proper rotation he will do a great job for us at LB, I'm sure.
The guy was killing it for us two years ago despite playing 40+ games a season for 5-6 consecutive years!
With proper rotation he will do a great job for us at LB, I'm sure.
This post makes a lot more sense than the reactionary "Brilliant idea" crew. If it was such a brilliant idea why did no-one at all suggest it before this rumour started?
I think we all have some great memories of Paddy, I don't want to see him get abuse from our fans for not being as good as he used to be. I think we all remember Gnev's shocker at West Brom, it was painful to watch and I'd struggle to think of a single fullback that played to a high level in the Prem at his age.
No thanks. He's over the hill. We should have kept him for 1 extra season but now it's time to look forward.
I heard Mike Duxbury doesn't do much nowadays ?
Is a nice idea, but people were moaning that he was getting caught out defensively 3 years ago, so hard to imagine that's improved!
Still probably pacier and more active than Darmian or Rojo there though.
Still probably pacier and more active than Darmian or Rojo there though.
It will be worth it just for the Uncle Pat shizzle with Pogba.
I thnk so, they would charge us about £30 M.
in his last season his attacking was amazing and more than made up for his lack of defensive awareness. not sure how good he is now. He could be an option though. Put him on when we are chasing a goal. instead of shaw or blind or darmian. it would probably be equivalent to rashford coming on (basing it on 13/14 albeit)
he was the least of our problems... people were angry with everyone in that season. he played far too much, that was my only problem with him. that's why i was hoping we'd get shaw to work in tandem with evra as both would have benefited from that arrangement, but evra decided to move on to italy.
Loved what Evra done at United, but he is in the past. Wish Mourinho would get over whatever the feck issue he has with Shaw and bring him back into the team. If he really has an ongoing issue with his groin, why the feck has he not gone under the knife already.
Arthur Albiston's also got some free time nowadays and he's a left back even.