Manchester United haven’t had much luck with our defensive injuries this season, with Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, Wes Brown, Gary Neville and Rafael all already missing games through injury, whilst Jonny Evans has limped off and conceded he will need surgery sooner or later.
Hopefully Evans should be fine to face Arsenal at the weekend, partnered by Vidic, and this is a challenge our young defender relishes.
“Sometimes playing against bigger teams is a bit easier,” said Evans. “You are playing against better players and it raises your concentration levels. You think about the game a bit more. Concentration is a big part of defending. You need to keep switched on to do your job properly.”
Last season Evans played in both games against Chelsea, the away leg against Inter Milan, the League Cup final victory over Tottenham, and our crucial final home game of the season against Arsenal which saw us lift the Premiership trophy.
“I didn’t expect to play so many games last season,” he added. “But I didn’t expect Rio to have the problem with his back or Vidic to get suspended for a couple of games. It got me into the team for a while, so there was a bit of luck involved. But getting into the team lifts your confidence and self-belief. There was a bit of a blip when people started to look at my performances a lot more, so it can go both ways. But overall it was a great experience. But I also know there are plenty of things I need to add to my game before I even think about becoming a top-class centre back at United.”
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you keep forgetting he played against porto too scott.Well not the best memmories but still.
You soon will be,Jonny.Good attitude from him,should teach Ando a thing or two.
any news on robben????????
I don’t believe the new on Robben Sam.
As for Evans, he’s almost there! I’m never worried when he’s on the team sheet. I worry when the right back position is filled with either O’Shea or Gary Neville.
Yes I spent most of last season worrying. =P
Jonny evans superstar.
why dont we want robben?
Hes ok with me,Hey just look at owen we already love him for snubbing our rivals
He’s injury prone macheda is god.
Yeah Robben would be a good buy. Not too sure about the validity of the rumour, but I would be happy if it were true.
Kiko isn’t a winger. Robben is. And he’s proven, world class player. Yes, he’s a bit of a fanny, and yes he will get injured, but if we can get him at anything less then 20 million we should consider it.
He creates and scores more then any winger we currently have and will have a lot to prove after being forced to leave Madrid. I know he’s never going to be a popular player given his chelski connection, but if there is a chance to bring him in I think SAF should do it.
We have #19, the Champs League and all the other titles to think about and adding proven players to the squad is never a bad idea.
^^ We’ve already got an injury prone striker (Owen) – almost all of our defenders are injury prone (Rafael, Nev, Rio & Brown) – an injury prone keeper (Foster)… so an injury prone winger we can do without!
Owen isn’t injury prone, he was just a Newcatle player… it’s what they do to them!
It will take a long time for Evans to get there.
Centre backs are a bit like wine. They get better with time.
Also I can’t see him making it past Rio and Vidic.
JUst think how good Rio and Vidic are, not many would get ahead of them.
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“not many would get ahead of them”…
let me rephrase that for ya…
“no one is good enough to get ahead of them.”
There.
“He creates and scores more then any winger we currently have and will have a lot to prove after being forced to leave Madrid.”
Nani so far has played two half games and one full game. 2 goals, 2 assists. How about we give him a proper chance instead of buying in a Real Madrid reject?
robben has had no injury problems in over a year….
he went to a specialist in holland an ex footballer, who is some sort of osteopath..
has made robben a lot more durable….
would be a great buy
I think Evans will develop into one of THE best central defenders in Europe. Has all the attributes for a young lad, pace, strength, positioning, heading, tackling and can play a bit as well.
He was questioned on MUTV about Citeh’s chances this season. He said “They have some good players but nobody is taking them too seriously”!!!
sorry about this off topic
but ive just come across a highlight video of uniteds M.V.P. our secret weapon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr0pJsCGmx0&
i grew up to believe norman whiteside was the scousebuster
but this guy has made the scousers cry a few times
Hi guys. I love the lad. But he has to take care of his ankle. He can’t let it be an issue anymore.
King Eric, besides all the qualities Evans has that you have listed, the lad is also a footballing Centre Half! He doesn’t keep clearing his lines by lobbing the ball into touch all the time!
Evans is a good sensible lad. I’m sure he’ll be one of our key players in the future. He just needs to be patient.
of topic champions league draw 2moz hope we get a decent group. Was watching the talk show last nite wiv lou maccari, he said we cud get real madrid that cud’nt be rite.
Didnt Robben snub United when joining Chelski?
willierednut
i never listen to lou maccari
the guy does play by play for sentanta and he spends 90 mins running down united- and the guy out and out hates berbatov
then between 24 to 48 hours after the match he’s on mutv singing ooh aah eric berbatov and says we are the best thing since bread
As an aside, and to give you all a good laugh, Mark Hughes has come out to the media proclaiming Lescott as the BEST centre half in the PL. What a hypocrite, didn’t he go all out for John Terry 1st? Wasn’t he proclaiming the same thing about Terry at the time? Mark Hughes – the blue plonker, someone get him the CLOWNS outfit to go with the ridiculous City circus lol.
kash
short answer – yes
long answer-money
@isaidso
Wud ya still consider sparky a legend, im beginning to turn of em, he talking a lot of shit at the minute.
Willie Red Nut, Hughes’s part in the Tevez welcome to Manchester poster, was what caused me to consider him anything but a legend. He did give legendary performances for Man United though, yet he hardly ever talks about his days with our club, and seems to me to have deliberately disassociated himself with Man United, even before taking the Man PITY job.
Jonny Evans is a very classy young defender. He’s going to get better, too. AND he seems to have his head screwed on properly. HIs Ulster compatriot Craig Cathcart did nothing to suggest that he’s not going to be a likely lad, too. And, then there’s Jonny’s younger brother, Corry, who is “supposed to be” the real deal. The future looks good. BUT the present – Rio and Vidic – is still better !
isaidso
you can understand why hughes backed teve
look at the way he left united
the returning cantona went into the first team so hughes had to start the fa cup final on the bench…. tevez berbatov bench blah blah blah
hughes who didnt want to fight for his place bitched and moaned at sir alex and left
aka tevez
anyone have a chant for evens
or can anyone think of a chant for evens
and ill try get it on you tube
or even an evans chants
sorry about the evens
Sparky is dead to me.
buying Robben would mean less playing time for Park… and I am ALL FOR THAT, never a bad thing to have more depth on the wings.
Robben on his day is pure class, I dont know why you wouldnt want him
Gotta hate tiny tears – yeah I see the similarity between Hughes and Tev-dead’s benching attitudes. That wasn’t my point though mate. What I was saying was that Hughes admission that Manchester City THE CLUB, not the fans paid for that poster of Tevez with the sole INTENT of goading Man United. It wasn’t the City fans poster, that we could have all said O right, fair does in the banter war. It was the City hierarchy seeking to start an unprovoked war with the hierarchy of Man United. Hughes part in that has been seen by United fans, and we will remember – Hughes the tosser!
Its a pity about sparky he was a great player for united, but he’s letting himself down at the minute, tevez poster, lescott better than rio.
we are been linked to this guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQTyv2oh5AA&
I’d much rather have Jonny Evans than Lescott, never mind Rio and Vidic…
I always like it when one of our academy guy scores. Esp against pool. You can genuinely see the delight in their faces! Look at O’Shea!
Hughes went after Terry and Lucio before approaching Le$cott. Why would he do that if he considered Le$cott be the best defender in the PL ?
Rio Ferdinand, Vidic, Terry, Carvalho and more are way ahead of Lescott in terms of quality in my opinion.
Don’t get me wrong, Lescott is a fine player, but he’s far from being one of the best. He also gave Everton the middle finger when he left, forced Moyes to sell.
@Weuji – My dream is to see Gary Neville score in front of the Kop
That would be sweet to watch…
Hahah not sure if we will ever see Neville score in front of them! if he does, it just ups his level!
John O’Shea 90th Minute Goal at Anfield: A quote from the match-winner having done what every United fan dreams of doing, scoring the winner in front of the Kop in the 90th minute: “The 90th minute at Anfield in front of the Kop. Gary Neville just told me that was his dream, and I’ve just gone and done it”
I wish Owen scores a hat trick against Liverpool, show Torres how its done, with Berbatov assisting all 3. =)
On Evans, he is a good player, needs time in the team though, he will only get better as long as he has this attitude. If he can mark out the headless chicken in Man City during the derby I will be happy enough.
Good one GHTT! Has Gary ever scored against pool? I think he has only managed a handful in his career!
no he’s never scored against liverpool
ha ha
http://www.studs-up.com/2009/08/know-your-audience/
great attitude from a young player
Lescott = Les cost
After the away game to Chelsea last season i knew he is THE player.
I love him.
How about signing Ven Der Vaart, Sniejder, and Robben from the Fascists?
Real Madrid rejects though?!
It would certainly shake up the United midfield!
Jonny Evans – hero
AlphaRS
are you looking for one of them or all of them
also———-has noone an evans chant—–??
Isaidso – I listed that as a quality mate when I said “he can play a bit”.
Robben? I think we’re good with wingers. I really think we should go for a attacking midfielder. Sneijder ou Van der Fart would be really good.
gotta hate and WillieRednut – Yeah I am not keen on the bloke. Talks shit. Reckons Rooney is 5ft 6!!
Why Van Der Vaart? He is shit. Over rated cunt.
Guys it was just a thought. I think we need to mix up our midfield.
I’ve thought for a long time that our midfield lacks quality right at that top level. It also doesn’t contribute enough goals like dare I say it Lampard and Gerrard.
Jonnys a future captain the kids got class.
@King Eric
Mate, do you really think van der Vaart is shit ? I seldom see him playing a bad game, be it with Ajax, HSV, Madrid or the Dutch national squad. I think he has great passing ability and he also scores quite a lot of (beautiful) goals. And he can also take freekicks very decently.
But I think if we were going for a Madrid player we ought to be looking at Wesley Sneijder, I think he would be a great replacement for Scholes in the near future. I know many people see Anderson as Scholseys natural replacement. But I think Anderson is a complete other player and Sneijder would fit perfectly in the United team. With him in the squad we also have someone who can take all/most of the set pieces.
edit. Sneijder is probably on his way to Inter Milan, a damn shame if you ask me
Wen van der vaart left ajax he went to hamburg, none of the big european clubs bid for him that says it all for me.
What a fucking dive by Eduardo… You think the papers will even mention it tomorrow? Will they be calling on the ref to make a public apology? I fucking doubt it.
Drew – Disgusting dive pal. Said to my misses (who was not remotely interested) that lets see what the media have to say tomorrow compared to if it had been last seasons Ronnie.
As for Van Der Vaart I don’t think he is shit I just don’t think he has anything to offer United. On their day Fletch, Carrick, Ando to a lesser degree and Scholesy are all better players.
Alpha RS – I can see what you mean but Stevie Me is a second striker now.
eduardo should be given fuckin oscar for his performance
anybody watchin the fiorentina sporting game.the guy pererihna looks a good talent.he was linked wid us last year.moutinho free kick was good
moutinho was linked with us last year i think,he is good midfielder
hmmm.the gooners played wel against everton who are slow starters themselves.pompey are struggling.they got 3 lucky goals against celtic.fabregas may nt be fully fit for sat.we can beat arsenal.they wil run out of luck.
@aig alex is god true mate they have scored 12 goals in 3 games,and only one goal from a striker eduardo vs everton in 80 min,only midfilders and defenders scored their goals so i think we have very good chance to beat them like we did in the fa cup at old traffor when we won 4-0
2 goals fletcher, one rooney and nani great game btw
I live a stone throw away from where Evans grew up and it really does fill me and other Utd supporters with pride when you see how he has done over the past year for club and country! If every player Fergie has shows as much maturity as Evans then Utd will be in a good place for the forseeable future!!
2 zip gooners.
our defending is much better than any team the gooners have played.also their defence has nt been tested that severely.so we definitely have a good chance.nani and valencia can definitely tear down the wings.the gooners full backs love to bomb forward
aig – Evening. Of course we can beat Arsenal. They have beat nobody of any note yet like you say and should find United a whole different prospect. Everton were carrying a defender who wanted out and Portsmouth were just awful. You can rest assured the likes of Fletch and Scholes/Carrick/Ando won’t let their midfield slice them wide open like Pompey and Everton. Getting sick and fucking tired of commentators and the media drooling over Arsenals “perfect football”. Its bollocks. WE play better football. Then they bang on about the “great youth”. Who exactly? Aside from Ramsey and Wilshire who were hardly both brought through Arsenal’s academy. If they are that great how come they have been trophyless for nearly 5 years? Cannot wait for Saturday.
We should have said to The Fascists we want £80 million and Van Der Vaart, Sneijder, and Robben for Ronnie. Even that wouldn’t be enough it you asked me! Hehehe.
Watching the arsenal game, clive tidsley says any of the top 8 seeds cud get madrid, juventus or inter milan, wats the odds we get madrid. ps that belgium defender looks good for the gooners, reminds me of vidic.
Might be looking too deeply into things but am a bit worried that the fat rich kids across the city are still looking to buy at least one more player.What better way of getting under Fergies skin than to put in a bid for Evans before the transfer window closes. They need cover at CB and they might offer to double his money to sit on their bench.Don’t know how loyal any kid would be to his chosen club these days but the lure of the cash might unsettle him and cause friction ala Lescott.Probably talking out of my arse but does anyone feel the same?
Jonnys a united fan mate the bitters have no chance.
King Eric
Hear hear. Totally agree with your post. Everyday pundits talk about the “beautiful passing football”, UTD do play better, we attack with fast passing and movement with convinction.
Fletcherinho will be all over their midfield, with or without Fabregas.
@ The Binocular: “Defenders are like wine”
Fergie’s a connoisseur
Smoke break Steve – City want VIDIC and ROONEY. They are waiting for SAF to retire next year, because they know for sure they will NEVER get any United players while SAF is in charge. They only got Tevez because he wasn’t on contract. They are desperate to get these two players, and will OFFER them the earth, anything they want to move over to the blue side of Manchester. This is why SAF has told the United hierarchy to negotiate Vidic contract and improve it, even though he only recently got an improved one. Same with Rooney.