17 Feb 2018 19:33:44
Brutally efficient today. I can't believe i am saying this but Smalling was absoltely wonderful at the back today.


1.) 17 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 19:46:57
He has a chance of battling aerial balls.


2.) 17 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 19:59:23
Smalling did well but he is the first player I'd get rid of in the summer.

{Ed004's Note - I agree we need a cb but I'd rather sell Jones, Rojo or Lindelof before Smalling. He is not good enough to be a regular for us but he offers something none of the rest of them do. He is fantastic in the air}


3.) 18 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 20:12:16
We need changing back there ed. i'd get rid of rojo and smalling. I'd give lindelof a bit more time and I'd keep Jones for back up.


4.) 18 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 20:18:11
I'd ship out Rojo and lindelof ahead of him, but all three would go if I were the boss. He is so reckless manhandling people in the box and that was a stupid handball today as well.

The other stuff like reading of the game, use of the ball and general awareness are massive failings. He should be a squad player at the absolute most (far down that list as well) .

Let's remember who he was up against today as well before getting too exciting. I think Big Mick down the pub could have looked decent against the attacking threat of Huddersfield - especially with 3 holding midfielders mucking in.

I'd be disappointed being so defensive and handing over possession against Barcelona, let alone the mighty Huddersfield.


5.) 18 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 22:32:37
Ed004, he’s a calamity. I’d keep Rojo and jones over him every day of the week. You’d swear the ball was a grenade with the pin pulled out when it comes to his feet. Piss poor for me.

{Ed004's Note - I do worry about his technical ability and we will never be competing with the best with him in the side regularly but he is frequently a standout performer when we play lower sides who he can dominate from the start and play on front foot. At the very least he provides cover for Bailly and even a rotation option (Bailly being very injury prone is a concern). I'd be happy going into next season with Bailly, New Cb (Umtitti, Varane, Koulibaly etc), Smalling, Lindelof and Tuanzebe}


6.) 18 Feb 2018
18 Feb 2018 00:24:50
Smalling is the worst player I've ever seen, and I watch Everton regularly.


7.) 18 Feb 2018
18 Feb 2018 09:42:04
Glad some are seeing the light. A year or do ago I got shouted down for saying that at crucial times he is a ball watcher. Many press photos show this. Also he is a calamity as some one above has said. He is always more interested in knobbling the man rather than winning the ball, but why win the ball if you are not at ease when it is at your feet? Ship him out - should be number one in the exit queue.


8.) 18 Feb 2018
18 Feb 2018 15:07:19
He’s been stealing a living at United since the day he arrived. When you say Smalling, Rojo, Lindelof, young, Darmian, Zlatan, Blind, we don’t half have some very poor players still in this squad. Not one of them would get beat a top 6/ 8 side.