Jonny Evans

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balotelli's back pocket said:
What evidence do peope have to say he is shit? Curious because a lot of people are saying he is bang average, but showing no proof or evidence to back up their claims. At the end of the day, people are lettig their bias cloud their view of the player imo.
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Exactly this. Pulis, for all of his limited approach to the game, understands the art of defending in today's football. He has made him his captain! Objectively Jonny Evans is a good footballer and defender. The footballing world knows this.
 
pavelsrnicek said:
Since he left he has been re-invented by some supporters as the missing link or our best midfielder since Bell.
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I wouldn't necessarily put it down to revisionism or nostalgia. I loved him when he played for us and I was gutted the day we sold him. A great squad option for certain games and ha attributes we haven't replaced since. Wouldn't have been good enough on the ball for how we play now but we could really do with a player who has those skills as well as the quality we need on the ball.
 
bobmcfc said:
De Jong

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agree completely, we have never replaced what he did, Fernan is great but more attacking, dj protected the CD's superbly.
 
balotelli's back pocket said:
What evidence do peope have to say he is shit? Curious because a lot of people are saying he is bang average, but showing no proof or evidence to back up their claims. At the end of the day, people are lettig their bias cloud their view of the player imo.
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Watched the rags/west brom a hundred times as i watch all the games on tv,is that good enough for you?
 
nimrod said:
agree completely, we have never replaced what he did, Fernan is great but more attacking, dj protected the CD's superbly.
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People understimate the job De Jong did for us based on how he played with the ball, he protected the defence and read the game very, very well, Allowing Yaya to storm forward and support our attacking players. Different type of football under Mancini but it still involved us dominating possession and breaking down teams.

Lescott wasn't very good on the ball either, yet him and Vinny is the best Centre Back pairing we've had in years. Sometimes it's not about the individual but how they fit the team dynamic. Look at Darren Fletcher, a distincly average footballer who played hundreds of times for united as part of a successful team, moved on only to play for Stoke and West Brom... we haven't replaced De Jong and there is no problem admitting that. It doesn't mean he would fit this way of playing, but our defence certainly could do with the same level of protection.
 
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