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2014-15 Performances

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6.0 Season Average Rating
Appearances
26
Clean sheets
8
Goals
1
Assists
0
Yellow cards
6
He's escaped the wrath this season, people like to pick on Jones, Evans and Smalling but this guy cost 16 million and is on about 200k a week and he's one of the worse defenders I've seen in a United shirt.
No composure, no positional awareness, he never attacks the ball, he never closes anyone down, I don't know if its because he 'looks' like a good player that maybe that somehow obscures people's view of him.
But you see the RVP, Di Maria threads being bumped and people attacking them, what about this guy? at least Di Maria and Rvp have done something at some point this season, this guy has been coasting along all season defending badly and getting injured.
I know there's been some issues with his family back home in Argentina but he lacks the basic things you expect in a centre half. I don't know the statistics but I'd be confident in stating we concede more goals when he plays than when he doesnt.
 
You cannot play him and Jones together in my view, he was slightly better than Jones today but not very good, at least he got his punts to Fellaini on the mark.
 
I don't agree with you Leroy for the most parts, he attacks the ball well and never seems to be taken on. Yes his positional awareness needs some work but put him next to a player with leadership in defence and we'll see him blossom. He is also the best passer from defence,
 
drdoityourself said:
I don't agree with you Leroy for the most parts, he attacks the ball well and never seems to be taken on. Yes his positional awareness needs some work but put him next to a player with leadership in defence and we'll see him blossom. He is also the best passer from defence,
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The old 'put a player next to him' thing. Which is a fancy way of saying 'this supposedly good defender can only look good when he's having his hand held by a much better defender'. If that's the case, why did we sign him for 16 million and pay him 200k a week?

Every time a cross came in today he was nowhere to be seen, he always manages to be behind the ball when a cross comes in, he just cannot anticipate things at all. Evans is a better passer than him and it's not that hard to be a better passer than Smalling and Jones.
 
Yeah but saying he's on 200k a week helps exaggerate his point.
 
Leroy The Red said:
The old 'put a player next to him' thing. Which is a fancy way of saying 'this supposedly good defender can only look good when he's having his hand held by a much better defender'. If that's the case, why did we sign him for 16 million and pay him 200k a week?

Every time a cross came in today he was nowhere to be seen, he always manages to be behind the ball when a cross comes in, he just cannot anticipate things at all. Evans is a better passer than him and it's not that hard to be a better passer than Smalling and Jones.
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Evans lost his balls some 18 months ago and has forgotten how to pass.

He is probably closer to 200k a month than week.

We need a leader in defence, everyone of our current defenders will benefit from it, it isn't hard to see.

Yes he need to work on his positioning to make it as a defender in the highest class but I'm willing to give him some time.
 
it was leaked by a cleaner and that is supposedly his weekly wage packet.
You guys are acting as if that's not believable :lol: this the club that spent 28 million on Marouane Fellaini, that chose to make Wayne Rooney the highest paid player in the country, that chose to pay 18 million for Ashley Young with one year left on his contract.
We've proven that when it comes to stupid wages and stupid transfer fees we are the most retarded club in the world.
 
He's not very good. Doesn't help that he thinks he's Messi when he has the ball.
 
Leroy The Red said:
it was leaked by a cleaner and that is supposedly his weekly wage packet.
You guys are acting as if that's not believable :lol: this the club that spent 28 million on Marouane Fellaini, that chose to make Wayne Rooney the highest paid player in the country, that chose to pay 18 million for Ashley Young with one year left on his contract.
We've proven that when it comes to stupid wages and stupid transfer fees we are the most retarded club in the world.
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Paying 200k a week for Rojo would be criminal. I think 70k a week is more likely. Di Maria is on 150k-ish.
 
Leroy The Red said:
He's escaped the wrath this season, people like to pick on Jones, Evans and Smalling but this guy cost 16 million and is on about 200k a week and he's one of the worse defenders I've seen in a United shirt.
No composure, no positional awareness, he never attacks the ball, he never closes anyone down, I don't know if its because he 'looks' like a good player that maybe that somehow obscures people's view of him.
But you see the RVP, Di Maria threads being bumped and people attacking them, what about this guy? at least Di Maria and Rvp have done something at some point this season, this guy has been coasting along all season defending badly and getting injured.
I know there's been some issues with his family back home in Argentina but he lacks the basic things you expect in a centre half. I don't know the statistics but I'd be confident in stating we concede more goals when he plays than when he doesnt.
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He cost 20m when you include Nani's wages.

Thank god for you, Leroy. I got called an idiot for saying that he is one of the worst defenders I have seen in a United shirt. A Buttner who cost 5 times more.

I, wholeheartedly agree with everything in your post. He is a terrible defender and is only played because the manager has this stupid LCB/RCB rule. His much touted passing also doesn't redeem him because he continuously makes stupid and dangerous passes to opposition attackers to put us under pressure. He is as bad a Blackett. Neither of them have any redeeming qualities. Cannot believe that these guys are regulars at Manchester United.
 
Insanity said:
He cost 20m when you include Nani's wages.

Thank god for you, Leroy. I got called an idiot for saying that he is one of the worst defenders I have seen in a United shirt. A Buttner who cost 5 times more.

I, wholeheartedly agree with everything in your post. He is a terrible defender and is only played because the manager has this stupid LCB/RCB rule. His much touted passing also doesn't redeem him because he continuously makes stupid and dangerous passes to opposition attackers to put us under pressure. He is as bad a Blackett. Neither of them have any redeeming qualities. Cannot believe that these guys are regulars at Manchester United.
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Yeah another one of his idiosyncrasies that could cost us a top 4 spot.

Like Buttner, seems to pay more attention to his tattoos and haircut than his defensive work.
 
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Meat head. I see nothing other than a lad that gets stuck in. He hasn't got a football brain. Positionally he's clueless and overrated on the ball.

If it was actually possible I'd get rid of him with the other three dross CB's next season. Every single senior CB at this club is shit.
 
Hed Zitin said:
Meat head. I see nothing other than a lad that gets stuck in. He hasn't got a football brain. Positionally he's clueless and overrated on the ball.
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That's why him and Jones shouldn't play together. He's slightly better than Jones, so should start.
 
He's great on the ball but still too rush and not convincing in defense. King smalling sitting on the bench is baffling when Jones and Rojo play. We could have been much more solid. We are so week in the air without him also.. BUt I am giving Rojo time he can turn into a good player if we give him time. Evra was much worse in his first season..
 
Kill 'em all said:
If he's not good than what does that make our other CBs?
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Smalling is better than him for a start. Comfortably better.

Jones is just about better as well but he thinks he's Ronaldo on the ball so that's another issue. Right now we're playing 2 CB's and both think they are better than they actually are on the ball.
 
He's a good defender, it's his first season in the PL and you want him to be Franco Baresi? Give it time ffs!
 
legball said:
He's a good defender, it's his first season in the PL and you want him to be Franco Baresi? Give it time ffs!
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I agree. He has started to show his physical a bit more now. I think he looks very comfortable with Smalling, not so good with Jones. I don't like him at LB, so if he isn't going to play CB, he should be dropped.

For me Jones and Evans have regressed significantly this season. I put that down to the fact, LVG expects the CBs to think when they have the ball, seems to be too much for these two.

Based on who we have at the moment and their performances to date, Rojo would be the first name on the team sheet for a CB position.
 
It was quite a deal for Sporting. Sold this guy for 16 million and got a player twice as good for a year free of charge. Has to be the deal of the century?

I've been a bit ambivalent on Rojo but there's no doubt we overpaid hugely. In a really strong United side, he'd be a bench warmer at best.
 
I like him, but I can't believe he's on 400k a week. You couldn't make this stuff up.
 
:lol: at the wage stuff. Not his best game. But he has been alright up until this performance I think so I won't write him off after a bad one. Hopefully picks his level back up quickly though. Having the Smojo partnership back would probably help. He has looked a lot better when playing with Smalling IMO.
 
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