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2024-25 Performances

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4.9 Season Average Rating
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Clean sheets
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Assists
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Nice to see him back on the pitch, must have been a tough time to spend that long out.
 
Pleased for him that he got through that game.

Eighteen months out of football is absolutely massive, especially at his age, coming off the back of a decent first season at the club. Really hope he kicks on, in whatever capacity that may be.
 
Red00012 said:
Went to a bar near old Trafford yesterday . He came up in convo a guy overheard us and started telling us he’s missing because he’s in witness protection because of a gang murder. Had a few more pints and started believing it :eek::lol:
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Twins said:
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 :lol:
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He's been out for about two years. I just can't see him making an impact in the Premier League after an absence like that.

Although it would be a massive weight off our shoulders if he was good and saved us going into the market, getting rinsed for a left back.
 
Shane88 said:
He's been out for about two years. I just can't see him making an impact in the Premier League after an absence like that.

Although it would be a massive weight off our shoulders if he was good and saved us going into the market, getting rinsed for a left back.
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It is actually closer to one year than two. Got injured in july 23. Returned to full training in october 24.

Is he talented enough to make full recovery and play for Man Utd regularly again? Probably not. But he look like the type that could actually pull it off.
 
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5919997/2024/11/15/manchester-united-tyrell-malacia-interview/

Malacia did not want to climb Wembley’s famous steps with his team-mates, but Casemiro insisted. “I was like, ‘I’m staying down here and you guys just enjoy it, then I’ll see you in the dressing room’. He was like, ‘Nah, you have to go up there as well’. And if someone with that kind of experience tells you that, you’re listening.”

Because, despite his own reservations, the rest of the squad wanted him there. “They said, ‘At the end of the day, you’re still part of the team’. I’ve been in a dressing room the whole season and seen everything. They know how hard I’ve been working every day to come back to the team and everything, so they said you deserve it as much as we do.”

Casemiro also gave Malacia his FA Cup winner’s medal — a story which was denied in some quarters at the time but that Malacia himself says is true, despite him politely protesting that the former Real Madrid midfielder should keep it. “Like I said before: if he gives you that, you just listen!”
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Just after finished reading that article. Sounds like he stayed incredibly strong and positive during that whole lengthy ordeal, dealing with personal problems (bereavements) at the same time.

Sounds like there should be no lasting effects from his injury so that's great news. Just about getting him fully up to speed now and hope he can be a useful squad option at LWB.

What a class act Casemiro is too by the way.
 
The weird thing about the whole Malacia situation is the vagueness throughout this whole period.

Apparently he had a torn meniscus. Even a bad one is usually around 6-9 months out, so it sounds like there has been some complication we don't know about?

In terms of getting back playing in first team. A meniscus repair shouldn't really have any impact on his pace, physicality etc. The question is, what was the mystery issue and will that have an impact? I know there are certain rumors about where he has been. If they are true, they should also have no impact on his physical ability to play.

For some reason I just think he will come back and look like he never really left.

Edit - By rumours, I'm not talking about the Kate Middleton one :lol:
 
Hughes35 said:
The weird thing about the whole Malacia situation is the vagueness throughout this whole period.

Apparently he had a torn meniscus. Even a bad one is usually around 6-9 months out, so it sounds like there has been some complication we don't know about?

In terms of getting back playing in first team. A meniscus repair shouldn't really have any impact on his pace, physicality etc. The question is, what was the mystery issue and will that have an impact? I know there are certain rumors about where he has been. If they are true, they should also have no impact on his physical ability to play.

For some reason I just think he will come back and look like he never really left.

Edit - By rumours, I'm not talking about the Kate Middleton one :lol:
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There was a complication we know about. From an article in The Athletic months ago:

United proposed a surgeon in London but Malacia wished to undergo treatment in the Netherlands with his own choice of surgeon. United agreed to that request and Malacia travelled home for the operation, which was conducted outside of the club’s oversight.

Yet scans on the affected knee had revealed that small fragments of cartilage remained around the meniscus.

A decision was taken to proceed with corrective surgery. The operation was carried out in November by the same surgeon responsible for the first, with representatives from United overseeing it.

At United, there are questions over Malacia’s visit to the Netherlands last summer and whether the correct procedures were followed in the initial stages of his rehabilitation while the player was not under the club’s watch. Malacia failed to contact the club and update them on his progress regularly.

Those close to Malacia admit the player did not regularly communicate with the club while in the Netherlands, but insist that he did not do any training or rehabilitation work last summer as he was still walking on crutches and recovering from surgery.

Rather than any missteps in the initial stages of his rehabilitation, others, at least partly, put Malacia’s delayed return down to United’s medical department not always having the capacity to give the player the level of attention required.

United’s busy schedule of fixtures, particularly in the first half of the campaign, is said to have meant that Malacia was at times only able to take part in rehabilitation work four days a week, with the other three taken up by matches or staff days off.

This season’s consistently long injury list at Old Trafford has been a factor, sometimes stretching the medical department’s resources. Sources, speaking on condition of anonymity to protect relationships, have indicated that other players set to return sooner have sometimes had to take priority over Malacia.
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Hughes35 said:
The weird thing about the whole Malacia situation is the vagueness throughout this whole period.

Apparently he had a torn meniscus. Even a bad one is usually around 6-9 months out, so it sounds like there has been some complication we don't know about?

In terms of getting back playing in first team. A meniscus repair shouldn't really have any impact on his pace, physicality etc. The question is, what was the mystery issue and will that have an impact? I know there are certain rumors about where he has been. If they are true, they should also have no impact on his physical ability to play.

For some reason I just think he will come back and look like he never really left.

Edit - By rumours, I'm not talking about the Kate Middleton one :lol:
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It's all explained in the link a post up from yours. Athletic published an article today

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/59...-malacia-interview?source=user-shared-article
 
FrankWhite said:
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.
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Yeah I don't seem him as a LWB either. Not good enough in the final third.
 
Real Name said:
He did a mistake too not contacting the club about his progress and choosing a different surgeon.
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Absolutely. Him choosing his own surgeon is out of the clubs control. They could advise him but not force him.

The lack of contact worries me though. The club should have been hounding him for updates.

All a bit odd and very amateurish.
 
Great he is back, he definitely isn't a wing back though so wonder if he might be best as a back up left centre back in amorims system
 
Matt851 said:
Great he is back, he definitely isn't a wing back though so wonder if he might be best as a back up left centre back in amorims system
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Yeah I remember his crossing being under par but his link up play, short passing and build up being really good.
 
Who's Kissing Cameras? said:
Yeah I remember his crossing being under par but his link up play, short passing and build up being really good.
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He started off quite composed under pressing then made a few mistakes losing the ball and had poor form. Then at the end he regained a bit of that composure. I dont think he was ever creative when available for us, just able to handle being pressed.

He's more into diving into some nice tackles like AWB, but with that added level of control and composure when he has the ball - at least, when he was playing decently.
 
Interested to see if he features for U21's again tonight at Altrincham or Ruben decides to put him on bench on Sunday.
 
Its been so long since I saw him I cant even remember if he's good or not.
 
Man Utd 3:2 FK Bodo/Glimt
I just don't think he cuts it at this level, even considering his long absence. But he is a body in a position with not many options.
 
That left hand side was constantly got at during that 1st half with both Malacia and Martinez looking suspect.
When in possession though I felt Malacia played quite well. Was a constant outlet out wide and connected with Garnacho and Bruno well on occasions.
 
He didn’t play well but not really a shock given how long he has been out for. He’s well short of the required level to be here beyond this season but hopefully he can stay fit and come in and do a job every so often.
 
I mean I thought he was shit before he got injured, so I'm not exactly holding my breath for any quality from a player who's been out of the game for nearly 2 years
 
Probably not the best idea to give him his first minutes from the start against a team who run as much as Bodo. Got lots of space early on though so potential from that side.
 
Disappointing performance. Looked weak and slow and messed up all of his crosses. Wasn’t impressed by him before his injury, doubt he’ll make it at United.
 
That's the last we'll see of him starting games for a little while I think. He was maybe thrown in the deep end too early tonight. Could have done with a few cameos first to help rebuild his confidence.
 
That 1v1 foot race that led to the goal was painful to watch. It reminded me of Batman getting his back broken by Bane in The Dark Knight Rises. An inevitable defeat. A battering.
 
Superunknown said:
That 1v1 foot race that led to the goal was painful to watch. It reminded me of Batman getting his back broken by Bane in The Dark Knight Rises. An inevitable defeat. A battering.
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Yes, it must've been extremely painful (for him)
 
Has never had the physicality or the speed to play for United even when he was fit. Hopefully can at least allow us to rest Shaw, Dalot etc from time to time.
 
Wow, he’s slow. Remember when people compared him to Evra? Must be the present Evra. Even then I have my doubts.

Decent link up play going forwards but lacking a final ball.
 
I would like to cut him some slack owing to 18 months missed...but time waits for no one so sink or swim he has to show if he has a future. Personally, like Dalot, I don't believe he is the answer.
 
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