Phil Jones

Amongst all the gnashing and wailing about the powder puff midfield two of scholes/cleverly and cleverly/anderson isn't it a big £#%&!ing obvious that Jones could quite easily play in the two as the physical partner alongside either cleverly or carrick.

He looked exposed in a 4 because of his limited passing and positional sense but would have been ideal to mark Fellaini or track Dembele and just either pass forward to one of the 3 or the other one. Would also give us a third option at set pieces.

Didn't see Dembele as the answer - the last thing we need is another player charging up field leaving Carrick or Scholes as the last line. We have so much attacking talent we need someone who shields the centre of defence.

Good idea.

Everyone in the know (Jamie Redknapp, Alan Shearer, Robbie Savage) seems to think he'll be a world class centre back eventually.

But i'd be happy with giving him a run as a defensive midfielder. Right back didnt really suit him and we're well served at centre half when everyone's fit. I know we havent had everyone fit since the 1929/30 season.

We should be playing a midfield three of

-----------Carrick

-----Kawooga---Cleverly/Scholes


N to the F to the mother £#%&!ing T

No.

Originally Posted by Harri Jaffa

N to the F to the mother £#%&!ing T

not following

4-2-3-1

carrick Jones

valencia Kagawa Nani

RVP

Cleverly covers Carrick/Kagawa

Welback covers RVP/Nani/Valencia

Young covers Nani/Valencia

Rooney covers his sofa.

hes a right back ffs

Originally Posted by redhegemony

4-2-3-1

carrick Jones

valencia Kagawa Nani

RVP

Cleverly covers Carrick/Kagawa

Welback covers RVP/Nani/Valencia

Young covers Nani/Valencia

Rooney covers his sofa.

so who covers jones? maybe what we need is cover for jones then. is aldo duscher still knocking around?

Originally Posted by Stickman

hes a right back ffs

reckon that's the one thing he isn't...

Originally Posted by charliesharkey

so who covers jones? maybe what we need is cover for jones then. is aldo duscher still knocking around?

Dembele

Originally Posted by redhegemony

reckon that's the one thing he isn't...

Thats where all his best games were in the first half of the season.

i was under the impression dembele was cover for duscher. its like being on a waltzer or a qpr fan.

Originally Posted by redhegemony

reckon that's the one thing he isn't...

Not sure what he is tbh - except a gurning mentalist.

Should play him at DM imo. The white Dembele.

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

Not sure what he is tbh - except a gurning mentalist.

Should play him at DM imo. The white Dembele.

i thought duscher was the white dembele?

Originally Posted by charliesharkey

i thought duscher was the white dembele?

He was the yellow mascherano.

Originally Posted by charliesharkey

i thought duscher was the white dembele?

and Jones is the English Duscher..

Originally Posted by redhegemony

and Jones is the English Duscher..

get that man a headband!

he's crap in midfield.

did you know, Jones played centre half in the following games:
Newcastle 3 Manchester united 0
Manchester united 2 Athletic Bilbao 3
Manchester united 2 Blackburn rovers 3
Manchester united 3 Basel 3


He played in midfield vs Basel away

he was a disgrace vs city away at right back
he came on vs city at 0-2

He belongs in a warehouse.

Originally Posted by Switching Off

Everyone in the know (Jamie Redknapp, Alan Shearer, Robbie Savage) seems to think he'll be a world class centre back eventually.

And me. Him and Smalling will be United's and england's centre-backs for years. Can quote me on that. Literally.