Amazing news!
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Be good to get him in the shop window for Jan.
Don’t want to be a downer in this thread, but him coming through the first 6-8 weeks back, playing any level of football will be an achievement in my eyes. Then, I’ll be thinking he may be an option for the 1st team and top level football with proper integration.
Yeah teams are going to be queueing up for somebody who's played a handful of minutes against Huddersfield in 2 years.
Shhhh, if he plays 5ish times before Jan begins with Amorim starting brilliantly then we can catch a buyer! Have faith.
He still as age on his side to be fair.
He’s our starting LWB
He played well tonight. I’m actually a bit shocked at how sharp he looked. Although that sometimes happens when someone’s been out for ages. Big adrenaline dump gets them through their first game back, then find it harder after that.
People come back faster from ACL injuries. I wonder what really happened.
Weren't there some rumours flying around at one point?
I was very impressed with his first few months. Went through tricky stage 2nd half of season which isn’t unheard of from younger players moving to big clubs
Then has been injured ever since. I’d love to see him get another shot if if he recovers
Then has been injured ever since. I’d love to see him get another shot if if he recovers
It's a bit funny he comes back after Trump wins the election...
Much better experience for the lads playing against a strong side. Most of these u23 lads will end up at that level and have to work their way back up once they leave here
I mean it's been fairly well documented what happened. The abridged version is that he went for surgery with someone he chose and not the club. The surgery did not go well for Malacia. He had to have further corrective surgery. This is obviously something you don't want to happen to your knee, especially as a footballer, even in today's age of medical science.
At one point there were rumours that he might be done. Plenty of young players have been forced into early retirement like that.
I went to a bar around Old Trafford last Thursday and told a random guy that Malacia is in witness protection, he actually believed it
Happy for the lad that he's able to play pro football again. Hope he's able to carve out a good career, whether it's with us or somewhere else.
I really hope he gets over his knee issue and it doesn't become a chronic problem, or he's done. Glad to see him back finally anyway.
I went to a bar around Old Trafford last Thursday and told a random guy that Malacia is in witness protection, he actually believed it
He's back:
He’ll start at LWB before Shaw.
I'd like to actually see him get some games and start for us. He was pretty decent before his injury.
Wow. Great cameo. Jumping, slide tackling, passing, sprinting. Pretty decent.
Dare I say he looks similar to the Malacia that we last saw. Light feet, composure/flair (sometimes too much) on the ball, assured passing, combative physicality (sometimes too much) and gone through some hard work.
Under Biden - Malacia out for over a year
Under Trump - Malacia back
Checkmate libs
I just haven't seen a valid reason to sell Malacia from anyone on here that are advocating for it.
He was bought for peanuts, he's one of our lowest first team earners, seemingly has a good personality and mentality, is content with a squad role, and has actually been decent for us at both sides of the defense.
Why sell him for like 2 million instead of trying to rehabilitate him and see if we can turn him into the player he was pre-injury? It's also a bad look for the club to just throw out a player who just missed 18 months at the first opportunity.
No valid reason to get rid of Malacia yet.
Correct. Play him, let him play well. Let him have an increased value. Then sell him.
Not really following your logic here? Selling a player who plays well? Doesn’t seem to be the cleverest way to build a good squad if I’m honest.
Especially when we have such a dearth of options at LWB for Amorims system that we have people advocating we try the likes of Anthony there.
The Malacia I remember was dynamic, pacy, good on the ball and a dogged defender and I'd like to see what he could do under a new manager if Amorim gets us playing to our full potential.
First things first I hope he came through last night's game ok.
Well said. Some really weird and toxic views in our fan base.
What exactly is funny about it?
Good to see him back. Suspicious he's back since trump became elected, but what do I know..
I mean that he's had an injury layoff that's been worse than reported. There's next to no information on why it's taken this long. He's a good player but not sure I want to rely on a wingback - who's role is going to be super stressful in the Amorim system - who has had a terrible injury and must play in a football season that is get busier by the year.
He is not some superlative talent that's worth taking the risk is where I'm coming from.
Surprised at how sharp he looks in those clips. Good luck, Ty!
looks like he's filled out a bit
if he can stay fit who knows, maybe he can get back into the fold
if he can stay fit who knows, maybe he can get back into the fold
hes looking pretty stacked now too.
Must have been doing plenty of gym work.
Must have been doing plenty of gym work.
His ball carrying technique isn't very good and he's not great on the overlap. He's much better coming infield and he is a very good passer of the ball. Probably better to suited to the back 3 then a LWB role.
Hopefully won't pick up common muscle injuries after having been out for so long. I thought his first season was promising so hopefully he can get back to it.