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Because he didn't play any competitive games last season did he ? Having an impact in the final moments of a game...hull, wemberley, stoke away, Europa semi etc etc.. One of the best core 90 minute players for fitness at united, all his tests each year proved that... |
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No longer being good enough to be a key player at Utd does not mean he is incapable of performing to a decent level at a club like Everton. If he uses this as motivation, gets himself into good shape then he could surprise a few.
He has been in steady decline for 4-5 years, perhaps accelerated last season by his squad player status, he has always needed games to find form. Should get that run now. Could easily have done a Schweinsteiger and just buggered off to the US for easy money and easy football, pleased to see Rooney still has the ambition to at least attempt to play at a high level. |
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Not just Rooney, look at the current perception of Smalling and Jones, people talk about them as if they are the absolute worst, Titus Bramble standard. When fit and on form they are probably comfortably in the top 10-15 CB's in the league. |
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I agree however that the conversation tends to get a bit polarised and push people to extremes when some simply refuse to acknowledge what's right in front of their faces. When a player can no longer be trusted to perform the most basic functions on the pitch it really doesn't matter whether you like them or loathe them, just say it. United should always come first. Quote:
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I would not say that stating he was in decline was rubbishing him, I think it was the inevitable conclusion to the evidence we had. |
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and anyway, that completely ignores the reason people are sick of the sight of smalling in particular, which is that he's shit with the football at his feet, and that defensively he has one huge basic mistake in him per game - whether it be knocking off, whether it be losing his man, or whether it be choosing to leave his man and cover space even when there's no other threat (like he did at home to burnley the other season leaving their striker with an open £#%&!ing goal). yes he can have the odd good game, and yes he can be commanding in the air. and yes he can run attackers who don't know him off the ball in the channels. but those that do will often deliberately drag him out of position for their mates to exploit, or to check inside and exploit it themselves. he's simply not good enough. the problem with jones is that aside from his comedy moments he's pretty good, but he simply can't stay fit and is therefore hopelessly unreliable. |
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we'll have to see, but i wouldn't be surprised if he finds that he can't, and if that realisation amongst the support happens very quickly. |
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