Chris Smalling

smalling is a very good defender imo
he is poor on the ball tho

but imo if paired with a decent ball playing cb it is not much of an issue even in todays modern football

the problem we currently have is baily should have been that cb but he is constantly injured

comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin - 2017 joy squids (U2958)
posted 49 minutes ago
comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 33 minutes ago
Yeah anyone who'd prefer to keep Rojo over Smalling needs to give up football.
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I guess i need to give up football then. I like footballers who aren't scared of the ball. Rojo was very good in Jose's first season. Short memories.
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Clueless. Rojo is garbage.
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You and stretty are morphing into one.

At least stretty has a backbone though... you've already conceded 1st and 2nd place

Waste of a season ticket

comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin - 2017 joy squids (U2958)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin - 2017 joy squids (U2958)
posted 49 minutes ago
comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 33 minutes ago
Yeah anyone who'd prefer to keep Rojo over Smalling needs to give up football.
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I guess i need to give up football then. I like footballers who aren't scared of the ball. Rojo was very good in Jose's first season. Short memories.
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Clueless. Rojo is garbage.
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You and stretty are morphing into one.

At least stretty has a backbone though... you've already conceded 1st and 2nd place

Waste of a season ticket
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I didn't concede 2nd place. I have conceded first and that's not even being negative. We've got no chance.

I said Liverpool are favs for 2nd place but we could still get it if their new arrivals take time to adjust.

I've always been a realist.

Rojo is fine most of the time but equally as poor on the ball as Smalling and is too prone to moments of madness

I’ll get my body armour prepared for this, but I think Smalling is one of our better CB’s. He does have an occasional ricket in him, but without checking all the stats, he does chip in with some vital goals. He’s not injury prone, and regarding his ball playing ability, let’s be honest, our midfielders and forwards are probably the most static in the league, I think Beckenbauer would struggle to look like a decent ball player in our team.

He has been a consistent performer since SAF left. He's not great but does the job for us and has done for years.

An unsung hero

comment by devilsknight101 (U4670)
posted 9 minutes ago
I’ll get my body armour prepared for this, but I think Smalling is one of our better CB’s. He does have an occasional ricket in him, but without checking all the stats, he does chip in with some vital goals. He’s not injury prone, and regarding his ball playing ability, let’s be honest, our midfielders and forwards are probably the most static in the league, I think Beckenbauer would struggle to look like a decent ball player in our team.
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All fair points

I'd rather face Rojo in your defence that Smalling.

I said Liverpool are favs for 2nd place but we could still get it if their new arrivals take time to adjust
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You said that if they signed a good keeper, they'd come second. There were no ifs or buts

Agree wholeheartedly op