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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
WR10 said:
I really really like him. I don't get why people don't think he's a very solid defender?
What's the complaints about?
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Careless passing to opposition attackers and things like trying to take on a Chelsea attacker on the half way line, losing the ball and leading to a counterattack. You know, the suicidal stuff that undoes all the good work he does for the rest of the game.

If he cuts the crazy stuff thats inexcusable out, he definitely has an upside with his interceptions and being a better passer than our other defenders
 
I don't think he's anywhere near as crazy as some make out. He takes risks, yes, but that's what the modern defender now does. I think it's a case of being so used to very static defenders for a whole season and a half that seeing someone like Rojo is a real big shock. Sort of similar to how Young has looked like a half decent player as a LWB, it's often hyperbolised since we've seen him play horse shit prior to that.
 
Ekeke said:
Careless passing to opposition attackers and things like trying to take on a Chelsea attacker on the half way line, losing the ball and leading to a counterattack. You know, the suicidal stuff that undoes all the good work he does for the rest of the game.

If he cuts the crazy stuff thats inexcusable out, he definitely has an upside with his interceptions and being a better passer than our other defenders
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He's got an eccentric part to his game, but that really shouldn't take away from his solid potential and ability as a defender. Let him be eccentric, he's only 24. He's obviously got very good foundations as a defender, just like Vidic did when he first came, but age will hone him into a much wiser head. I feel he is by far our best centre back.
 
WR10 said:
He's got an eccentric part to his game, but that really shouldn't take away from his solid potential and ability as a defender. Let him be eccentric, he's only 24. He's obviously got very good foundations as a defender, just like Vidic did when he first came, but age will hone him into a much wiser head. I feel he is by far our best centre back.
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Smalling is a miles better out and out defender. Just not the same ability to pass the ball
 
He's fine. Its the link to Pique or Pique like CB that worries me.
 
Not a huge fan of his, but he has really picked up in his aerial ability from the start of the season. He kept winning aerial battles, both in and outside the box against QPR. That was really encouraging to see.
 
I like Rojo. It was nice to see him dish out the bullying to Zamora who is exactly the kind of front man who usually tends to give our soft back line a hard time. He's young and will only get better with time and coaching. Him and Smalling looked pretty good earlier in the season imo.
 
He seems to be the Argentinian version of Silvestre ie a player with good technique but no brains. Maybe we can do like Mickey and move him to the LB position were he can do minimum damage.
 
devilish said:
He seems to be the Argentinian version of Silvestre ie a player with good technique but no brains. Maybe we can do like Mickey and move him to the LB position were he can do minimum damage.
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What the feck is actually wrong with some of you. This guy has arguably been our best CB alongside Smalling this season. No idea where all this hate comes from.
 
Godfather said:
What the feck is actually wrong with some of you. This guy has arguably been our best CB alongside Smalling this season. No idea where all this hate comes from.
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To be fair I would only keep Luke Shaw (due to potential) in that crappy defense made up of overrated and injury prone players. This is, in my opinion, the worse defense we ever had in the past 30 years. No wonder why the likes of Rio, Vidic and Evra were able to keep this drivel out of the first team for so many years.
 
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If you need a positive from that half he was it. Probably our most forward thinking player as well which tells a story.
 
His improvement in the air, in just 6 months, is fantastic. A real positive. At the start of the season he was letting balls bounce all over the place, but now he's attacking everything, and not letting it drop. He's putting Jones to shame tonight.
 
Starting to get to grips with English football, and it's showing. Only decent player of the half.
 
Confident on the ball and looks up for the physical contest, comfortably our best player in the first half.
 
I really like this guy, he can be a little rash at times, but I think he can go on to be a top player. Hopefully he stays fit between now and the end of the season and continue to improve
 
He's really starting to settle in, our best defender.
 
Yeah he's been good. Looks like a proper defender, and I'm sorry for calling him like Jones at the start of the season. Way ahead of him right now.
 
Perhaps the one decent performance from those that started? Defended well, used the ball much better than Jones. Confident about the left centre half position with him.
 
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Perhaps the one decent performance from those that started? Defended well, used the ball much better than Jones. Confident about the left centre half position with him.
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Same. I'll be disappointed if we sign someone to take his place, him and Smalling as a partnership could be great.
 
Raptori said:
Same. I'll be disappointed if we sign someone to take his place, him and Smalling as a partnership could be great.
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He's worse on the ball than Jones. We need better footballers if we are to push on.
 
adamwest said:
He's worse on the ball than Jones. We need better footballers if we are to push on.
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Early on in his United career Smalling looked really calm on the ball, and I'm pretty sure he looked very good earlier this season when he was partnered with Rojo. I wouldn't be bothered if we replaced him with someone better, but I wouldn't write him off just yet. The biggest problem I have with him is the injuries.
 
He's a little warrior. Wasn't taking any shite from their big boys. Some rugged challenges, and he brought the ball out really well. That diving headed block for one of their crosses was ace.
 
I don't care if it was just Cambridge, he looked solid as fook tonight, when the likes of phil jones, one player a lot here rate as our best CB, was a calamity.

Really hope he can show these performances in the PL now, because he was great tonight, in fact the only real positive thing I can draw from it.
 
The only positive about tonight along with Herrera. I have liked him from day one and am liking him more and more with every passing game. Our best defender despite being completely new to the PL and in and out of the team because of injuries.
 
I do like his attitude, even if he does scare me a bit. He did well today. I'd like to hope him and Smalling (provided he can actually get fit) should be our first choice CB pairing for the rest of the season.
 
I agree Rojo and Smalling in my opinion are our best centre backs.

He has a very good left foot, lovely distribution and importantly tries to play the ball on the ground to feet, impressed.
 
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