[Adam-Utd]

That back pass for when sterling nearly scored was completely needless and nearly cost us massively. I don't unferstand why they keep going backwards?.

Is it really beyond any of our defenders to travel up the pitch with the ball if a pass isn't open?. They often just shrug off responsibility and would rather lose possession by a long kick.

 

[Sylar]

The thing that annoys me about the backpass is they turn around to pass it to De Gea and then dont offer themselves for a pass thus its De Gea who ends up booting it up field. Instead of the defenders do it, if they screw up, at least they are still there to recover.

He needs a leader next to him, like Rio.

 

[ricky-romeo]

jonny jonny. comfortably our worst defender this season.

like someone said we need a world class CB and smalling, rojo and jones are performing much better than evans. if someone is going to be show the door out of OT then evans is a big favourite now.

you got a united career to save jonny.

 

[Acole9]

His back passes could've cost us dearly. If we can keep all our defenders fit plus add one maybe two more then we can show him the door.

 

[Kounan]

I actually liked Evans much more then Jones today and the back pas was more Carrick's fault (whom I love by the way). He did better then before this season and i don't really see why people blame him so much.

I have much bigger problems with Fellaini, then with him....

 

[IrishLegend]

Apart from the back pass (which was truly terrible), he played well.

 

[DanNistelrooy]

Apart from the back pass (which was truly terrible), he played well.

Agree with this.

I'm not sure what's happened to his ability on the ball this season. Gone from being our best ball playing CB to looking shaky with it.

 

[Jev]

About that back-pass, wasn't Carrick just as culpable?

I thought both of them did okay, Carrick more than okay, apart from that one.

 

[Rossa]

Still decent on the ball, but he is just prone to one or two brainfarts per game that can lose us points. Having Smalling out makes us realize how good the big lad really is. I can't wait to have him back. If we are to play with three at the back, Jones, Smalling and Rojo are perfectly suited with Carrick in front of them.

 

[Kraftwerker]

Apart from the back pass (which was truly terrible), he played well.

Agreed.

This level of criticism is insane after a clean sheet. I think opinions are really clouded by the back-pass (which was pathetic).

Reckon he's next in line to prove a few doubters wrong.

 

[IrishLegend]

Agree with this.

I'm not sure what's happened to his ability on the ball this season. Gone from being our best ball playing CB to looking shaky with it.

I think part of it is the whole back '3' thing. Some of it is due to last season. Some of it is because of injuries. Some of it is form.

He's a good player who once he regains his composure and form. He'll be all right.

 

[MTR]

Is that was first game in this season when we played without left-footed central defender (and left-footed defender at all)?

 

[Getsme]

Agreed.

This level of criticism is insane after a clean sheet. I think opinions are really clouded by the back-pass (which was pathetic).

Reckon he's next in line to prove a few doubters wrong.

Having watched that 'back pass' again it seems like Carrick let it go back to De Gea, however it's hard to tell how far he was from the ball when it passed him.

 

[itso 7]

Needs to stay fit so as to regain his form and composure. Whether he stay fit is another matter altogether.

 

[Loublaze]

He's Johny Evans.

 

[Borys]

About that back-pass, wasn't Carrick just as culpable?

I thought both of them did okay, Carrick more than okay, apart from that one.

I was thinking about that. Not sure why he decided to let it go.

Evans looks rusty as hell to me, as he hasn't been playing football for half a year. Generally speaking, this is our B Centre Back pairing I think.

 

[Cutch]

Won't be fully up to speed until January. Considering how long he's been out i think he's been ok defensively, just his distribution thats notably letting him down, and slow decision making on the ball.

 

[Loublaze]

I can't believe people are blaming Carrick for Evan's casual stupidity. If that was a pass to Carrick it was a very, very poor one. Even worse if it was intended for De Gea

 

[Enigma_87]

I actually liked Evans much more then Jones today and the back pas was more Carrick's fault (whom I love by the way). He did better then before this season and i don't really see why people blame him so much.

Agreed here.

 

[BigDunc9]

I can't believe there are still people on here who think he is good on the ball.

 

[DanNistelrooy]

I can't believe there are still people on here who think he is good on the ball.

He has proved himself as a fantastic ball player over the past few years. Even last season in a year or mediocrity he was still brilliant on the ball.

 

[Ekeke]

He has proved himself as a fantastic ball player over the past few years. Even last season in a year or mediocrity he was still brilliant on the ball.

When given time on the ball

 

[Cheesy]

I can't believe people are blaming Carrick for Evan's casual stupidity. If that was a pass to Carrick it was a very, very poor one. Even worse if it was intended for De Gea

Even worse is how slow he was react after the error on that one. You'd expect as soon as he realised he wasn't getting the ball, he'd have sprinted towards the attacker and try to shut him down. De Gea bailed him out big time.

 

[BigDunc9]

He has proved himself as a fantastic ball player over the past few years. Even last season in a year or mediocrity he was still brilliant on the ball.

Whenever i have every watched him as a neutral he always looks poor on the ball to be honest.

 

[Ekeke]

Even worse is how slow he was react after the error on that one. You'd expect as soon as he realised he wasn't getting the ball, he'd have sprinted towards the attacker and try to shut him down. De Gea bailed him out big time.

Unfortunately that is Evans sprinting

 

[Kraftwerker]

I can't believe people are blaming Carrick for Evan's casual stupidity. If that was a pass to Carrick it was a very, very poor one. Even worse if it was intended for De Gea

The way Carrick reacts to that is very strange. Look at him, what's he doing?

 

[Amethyst]

I can't believe there are still people on here who think he is good on the ball.

He has been very solid in the past but I think of all our defenders he seems to be the most uncomfortable and unsure in a back line with 3 centre backs. As @Locka said rightly on our show, he's only played in that system because of the timing of injuries whereas Rojo, McNair and Smalling have all had the opportunity to play in a 4 and have looked better for it.

 

[Striker10]

I can't believe people are blaming Carrick for Evan's casual stupidity. If that was a pass to Carrick it was a very, very poor one. Even worse if it was intended for De Gea

Evans has had a season to forget. He cocked up against MK Dons to give them the lead. We have been guilty for years of passing it back to the goalkeeper an obscene number of times. There's no excuse for it. Stop it.

 

[Cheesy]

The way Carrick reacts to that is very strange. Look at him, what's he doing?

I mean when he kind of randomly backed away for a moment after the ball sailed past him, instead of chasing it immediately.

Edit: I've confused Evans and Carrick here. Ignore me.

 

[Litch]

Absolutely terrible on the ball, which is the same as all the CB at the club. None of them can pass the ball 5 yards. The difference is Carrick can and is prepared to pass the ball forward when the teams press as oppose to lumping it forward when under pressure. We need ball playing defenders.

 

[Ekeke]

The way Carrick reacts to that is very strange. Look at him, what's he doing?

He's confused because he knows theres no way someone trying to pass to him would play that ball. So he has to believe that De Gea is right behind him where Evans bent the ball.

Even if Carrick slides he probably can't get to it. Not that he should have to

 

[ravelston]

He was awful. Little defensive contribution, looked totally lost and only 70% passing. He was lucky Johnson was playing - meant he wasn't the worst player on the field.

 

[Dion]

De Gea blasted Carrick as well, obviously Carricks error is no where near Evans' stupidity levels but he shouldn't have let it go or react so slowly.

 

[Sean_RedDevil]

Third or fourth suicide pass from him this season.
Last week i've said he's Tottenham level.......i change my mind to QPR level.

I really can't see him at Old Trafford next season.

"You can single out as many players as you want. Yes, Michael Carrick did well in defence. I said it was an all-English defence today but then Jonny Evans corrected me and told me his is from Northern Ireland. So a British defence."

Oh Louis...i love you

 

[Loublaze]

Let's be honest here, anyone Blaming Carrick for that Evans fail needs a word with themselves. Maybe you can criticize his reaction to the stupid ball, but even if he sprinted towards Sterling he was never going to stop him from getting the ball. 100% Evans fault

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

If Rojo had been fit he'd not have got the game to begin with, he's never looked capable of adjusting to a 3 man defense either. At least even the youngsters like Blackett and McNair were making an effort to fit in.

 

[Gerald G]

Evans defended well but was a bit sloppy in possession today.

 

[Getsme]

If Rojo had been fit he'd not have got the game to begin with, he's never looked capable of adjusting to a 3 man defense either. At least even the youngsters like Blackett and McNair were making an effort to fit in.

Except he would have.

 

[Escobar]

When everyone is fit, he won't start. Just a shame that he has not become the top top defender we hoped he would get some years back when he really had a great spell

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

Except he would have.

Ok Louis.