Looks good defensively but it's obvious he is a CB.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 26
- Clean sheets
- 8
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 6
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
Couldn't have asked for a better fixture for him to make his debut. Had very little trouble, apart from the cluster f*ck with DDG in the 1st half, I'm sure that was just debut nerves though, I'm not worried.
Looked solid overall and a character to boot. I like him.
It´s still early stages but with his caractheristics and the way he plays, i suspected since the start that he will become a fan favourite. To be fair, it was only QPR, i´m going to see what are the reactions when he has his customary disciplinary brain farts. Believe me, it will happen. Even with Van Gaal´s backstage work, it´s part of his personality, part of his blood. Like i said in previous posts, he has the ability to leave us fans delighted, only to throw it away with a stupid rash challenge. Rinse and repeat. Would have loved to see him getting the "hairdryer" from Fergie 
He passed the ball quickly and into good areas. Did pretty much everything you'd want from a standin leftback
I thought he was very impressive today. Deceptively strong and especially when tackling. I was laughing my head off when he knocked Sandro "the beast" over. I think he must have eaten all the nails that were left outside Carrington!
It was very clear that he's a ball playing center back but he's got the positional sense to be quite effective at left back. It's good to see that he can play there when we need to rest Shaw, else I think he would always start at CB. ABUs keep talking about our lack of pace in our back 4, wait until Shaw's in there. 
Thought he was solid. Nice to see his desire to win the ball back, looks a solid addition to the back line.
Understated performance it would seem judging by this thread.
Got forward well as a FB and capable on the ball, had a few brainfart moments, most notably when De Gea came racing out like a twat he should have found row Z and trusted his decision making but he instead trusted his keeper. Youth.
Clearly a ball player and did excellently well at LB, is he better at CB then Blackett though ? Blackett gets very little attention here despite him holding down a first team CB spot out of the blue, should be a good bit of competition for the position which is always good.
Got forward well as a FB and capable on the ball, had a few brainfart moments, most notably when De Gea came racing out like a twat he should have found row Z and trusted his decision making but he instead trusted his keeper. Youth.
Clearly a ball player and did excellently well at LB, is he better at CB then Blackett though ? Blackett gets very little attention here despite him holding down a first team CB spot out of the blue, should be a good bit of competition for the position which is always good.
It´s still early stages but with his caractheristics and the way he plays, i suspected since the start that he will become a fan favourite. To be fair, it was only QPR, i´m going to see what are the reactions when he has his customary disciplinary brain farts. Believe me, it will happen. Even with Van Gaal´s backstage work, it´s part of his personality, part of his blood. Like i said in previous posts, he has the ability to leave us fans delighted, only to throw it away with a stupid rash challenge. Rinse and repeat. Would have loved to see him getting the "hairdryer" from Fergie
@Sly What do you make of Rojo as a leader?...From today he looked very much a leader type, taking control of lots of situations, talking with Blackett a lot and helping him with where to pass it and what not, is that something that is generally part of his game?
just saw that he retweeted something like 6 or 7 tweets from fans congratulating him to his debut and victory against QPR What a guy.
What a guy.Was excellent today. Feel like £16m for him and Blind were bargains. Obviously only time will tell but both had great debuts.
He's a lot more classy than Heinze and more athletic. Better defender - don't know but on the ball he's very composed.
His passing is excellent.
The lad is infectious. If you notice in the goal celebrations he was nearly always the first one there with a big beaming smile on his face, even if they were celebrating at the right side corner flag
Not a tough game at all but thought he did well.
There was one mistake in the first half that could have led to a goal. Aside from that he looked classy, quick, strong in the air, and passed the ball well.
There was one mistake in the first half that could have led to a goal. Aside from that he looked classy, quick, strong in the air, and passed the ball well.
Very impressed by him, his distribution is excellent, extremely positive debut.
What I liked about him was that he didn't bomb forward every single time and thus risk getting caught out. Unlike say Evra in his final years.
I thought he chose his moments effectively and did very well to create space for Di Maria when needed. Also he looks like an excellent passer and not simply a fullback that overlaps and crosses.
Think Shaw will have a tough time getting in the starting 11 when everyone is fit and should we stick to the back 4.
You'd think the preferred back 4 will be 2 of Smalling/Evans/Jones with Rafael and Rojo as fullbacks.
I thought he chose his moments effectively and did very well to create space for Di Maria when needed. Also he looks like an excellent passer and not simply a fullback that overlaps and crosses.
Think Shaw will have a tough time getting in the starting 11 when everyone is fit and should we stick to the back 4.
You'd think the preferred back 4 will be 2 of Smalling/Evans/Jones with Rafael and Rojo as fullbacks.
Rojo is primarily a center back though so I wouldn't worry about shaw. Especially with our center backs always being injured, I think more often then not rojo will be in the middle. He's definitely capable of filling in on the left though. He's like a left footed jones, just more experienced.
He seems genuinely delighted to be at United judging by his body language. Him and Herrera. Someone on UWS said this:
His face when ADM scored too, priceless.
His face when ADM scored too, priceless.
The lad is infectious. If you notice in the goal celebrations he was nearly always the first one there with a big beaming smile on his face, even if they were celebrating at the right side corner flag
He seems genuinely delighted to be at United judging by his body language. Him and Herrera. Someone on UWS said this:
His face when ADM scored too, priceless.
Absolutely. He was always the 3rd/4th to celebrate on the goals, even though he wasnt always so close. He just ran to get there, while others just jogged. It was great to see. What i noticed is that he always went to Rooney after the goals to put his arms around him and tapped him at the back of his head while smiling. Just brilliant
Lol first thing I thought was "feck he has a long right arm" haha
Was pleased with him. Looked solid enough and will most likely improve with time. He looked really good when he was passing the ball around, still had the odd bad defensive moment but hopefully that'll be sorted out as he plays more.
hahah, I thought so too, I was like - is he holding that Heineken or what.
Anyway in some future games I think he could be moved to CB as Shaw as LB I reckon.
All in all a good debut, looked composed on the ball, never complicated with the bqall, good going forward and good defensively. What I liked the most is that it seemed he enjoyed playing out there, especially on the left side with his pal Angel. It seemed like they would pass to each other endlessly if they could.
Yea saw that! When he started jogging towards the Stretty he broke into a massive grin. He's loving it hereHe seems genuinely delighted to be at United judging by his body language. Him and Herrera. Someone on UWS said this:
His face when ADM scored too, priceless.
Good boy - great purchase. Still think he is better as left CB but he played a very solid gane.
I thought he gave a very solid performance. In a way I think the fact that three of our new signings (Rojo, Blind and Di Maria) got to the latter stages of the world cup definitely helped in raising the confidence in their team mates. All three played with composure and almost an air of "This is how it should be done" which really helped.
I know a lot of people are suggesting our defence is weak but a back four of Rafael, Jones, Rojo, Shaw (providing he plays like last season) could be very solid given a good run of games
I know a lot of people are suggesting our defence is weak but a back four of Rafael, Jones, Rojo, Shaw (providing he plays like last season) could be very solid given a good run of games
Haha, I spotted that. Thought he was trying to catch up with a player in front of him but can't remember who.
He seems genuinely delighted to be at United judging by his body language. Him and Herrera. Someone on UWS said this:
His face when ADM scored too, priceless.
Pretty good debut, obviously not tested too much and played a LB but I love his passing ability, he's good at it thus I think he'll do well as a ball playing CB at the back.
He's clearly a mad bastard.
I like him a lot.
I like him a lot.
The difference in his passing ability compared to our other defenders is astounding. Always willing to take the risk and play it forward. About 75% of his passes were forward. Very good on the ball, and he is a beast in the air. Going to love this guy.
Reports from Portugal seemed to suggest a performance of that magnitude yesterday would be a rare occurrence. Let's hope he kicks on and maintains this form.
Showed great physicality, work rate, pace, energy and discipline. As mentioned before, his passing was often exemplary. While Luke Shaw may be made to wait for a first team debut at left back, this could be a good thing for his long term progression at United and development under LVG. Immediately we have a great set of options on the left side and the pressure for Shaw to come in and be a world class left back have softened.
The man with 'Pride' and 'Glory' tattooed on his legs could easily become a fan favourite if this level continues.
Showed great physicality, work rate, pace, energy and discipline. As mentioned before, his passing was often exemplary. While Luke Shaw may be made to wait for a first team debut at left back, this could be a good thing for his long term progression at United and development under LVG. Immediately we have a great set of options on the left side and the pressure for Shaw to come in and be a world class left back have softened.
The man with 'Pride' and 'Glory' tattooed on his legs could easily become a fan favourite if this level continues.
He's the type of players that would die on the pitch for the team and his team mates - exactly what we needed. Let's hope he continues like he started
No, I don't think so. The Sporting supporter @Sly said that he was probably their best defender last season and was consistently good. According to him, his only issue is getting too many cards due to rash tackles.
Yes, he is a very vocal and interventive player. At Sporting it was the same thing. On set pieces, he was always shouting and giving instructions to players. It´s part of his personality. The same personality he uses to intimidate the opponents. For him to be a true leader he has to learn to control his temperament though. He has to set the example but his disciplinary record is a big handicap. Let´s see how he does in England, under Van Gaal´s influence.
I noticed how Rooney went up to him after the end of the first half and spoke to him, clearly giving him props for his performance. I was really impressed with him.
Handled himself quite nicely yesterday. Impressed by his and Blind's performances yesterday. It was great yesterday, such a big buzz and it showed in the performances.