Phil Jones

Sustained in training. Seriously, what do we do in training?

Originally Posted by Liu Jian

Turning into another Rio

he's the new duncan edwards.

i'm gonna speculate that this is the result of something he was playing with last season when he kept getting patched up and rolled out to play again.

you gotta give the daft £#%&!er some credit for helping out during the crisis but at the same time this is what happens when old school managers have a policy of "man up"...

still sum the whole injury debacle of the last 6 years (FIVE OR SIX YEARS) up for me with a video of Wayne Rooney at home to Bayern Munich. What a £#%&!ing farce.

Originally Posted by Billy Bigbollox

Sustained in training. Seriously, what do we do in training?

Play bulldogs

Originally Posted by Liu Jian

Turning into another Rio

Originally Posted by jem

he's the new duncan edwards.

Mick McCarthy ( who likes to take some credit for recommending Jones to Fergie ) described Jones at the new Paul McGrath 2 years ago.

Back in training with Smalling and Young

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...=feeds-newsxml

Useless @#%&!.

Yay!

I suppose that means Fergie can get rotating the RB again.

Not sure how he'll fit into the diamond exactly.

Originally Posted by believe

Not sure how he'll fit into the diamond exactly.

Originally Posted by Jethro

Back in training with Smalling and Young

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...=feeds-newsxml

Tinkerbell-tastic!

does this mean we're on track to have a fully-fit squad after the international break? no chance of that, wonder who's going to get crocked tonight then

Originally Posted by believe

Not sure how he'll fit into the diamond exactly.

His distribution isn't good enough to play at it's base and he isn't mobile or skilfull enough for either side.

Get him working with Smalling on a CB partnership that should last us 10 years.

Originally Posted by borsuk

does this mean we're on track to have a fully-fit squad after the international break? no chance of that, wonder who's going to get crocked tonight then

Tough situation for Fergie this. He was clearly bought as a centre-back for the future, but the leverage he had in terms of Arsenal, Liverpool and others also being in for him, plus the size of the fee, probably allowed him to ellicit some assurances from Ferguson that he would get playing time from the get go.
Problem is, that with Vida, Rio and possibly Evans and Smalling all being ahead of him in the pecking order, the only real spot open was O'Shea's vacated utility role, but the mindset of versatility is not for everyone. Most players perform better in the comfort of an established position, which, along with the knocks, is why I think we saw his performances tail off as the season progressed.

So the question, as always, is when do players of the future become players of the present? If Jones is going to become what he was bought for, then at some point we'll have to bite the bullet and play him there.

For myself, I'm not convinced. Bruce, Pallister, Stam, Rio and Vidic were all in their mid 20's when we bought them, with significantly more than 35 games behind them.

doubt he got any assurances other than fergie saying he saw him as a united player, which he confirmed by consistently picking him last season.

i don't see a problem. he's a terrific player now and will get better and better. let him fight for a place. i think he'll be a future united captain, personally, if evans doesn't get the nod when the time comes.

Originally Posted by borsuk

i think he'll be a future united captain, personally, if evans doesn't get the nod when the time comes.

this is one of your best.

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Dunlop

this is one of your best.

aye




thangyoo

Originally Posted by borsuk

doubt he got any assurances other than fergie saying he saw him as a united player, which he confirmed by consistently picking him last season.

i don't see a problem. he's a terrific player now and will get better and better. let him fight for a place. i think he'll be a future united captain, personally, if evans doesn't get the nod when the time comes.

You've got some big £#%&!ing positions on, man.

Originally Posted by borsuk

doubt he got any assurances other than fergie saying he saw him as a united player, which he confirmed by consistently picking him last season.

i don't see a problem. he's a terrific player now and will get better and better. let him fight for a place. i think he'll be a future united captain, personally, if evans doesn't get the nod when the time comes.

in tears here

Right so we've got future United captain in Jones and 2016 World Player of the year in Welbeck.