Huge overreactions in this thread.
Decent little player Moreno. Only 23 as well. I'm sure he's learnt a lot from today's game.
Terrible footballer? Jesus...where's that knee jerk thread when you need it. You wouldn't guess we won today.
Yeah, totally agree. It was a mental decision in the box, but it doesn't change my opinion that he's a good player.
Nothing knee jerk from me, if you read back you will see my opinion that he is hopeless has been pretty consistent. This lad wouldn't get near a starting spot in any of the top teams in our division, nowhere near them
The lad is decent enough defensively and is very good going forward. Creates significantly more chances than any other full back in the league and that tends to be what top teams want in a full back. He'd play for City regularly, with Shaw injured he'd walk into United's team, and he'd force Chelsea to move Azpilicueta back over to right back because he's better than Ivanovic or Baba. He's better than either of Tottenham's left backs too.
Oh come on, face it , he is a terrible football player.Incredibly one footed,(even mores so than Riise) ,utterly nervous on the ball because he realises how poor he is technically (is he much better than cissoko with the ball?) the reason he sometimes gets so much of the ball is because the opposition want him to have it. He's quick and he is a trier I'll give him that but he makes poor decisions, he isn't a natural defender, he doesn't prevent crosses. He's good for a decent cross every other game and that's about it. His best moments always come when he is cleaning up one of his own mistakes.
Smith and Flanagan are by far the better option and I can only hope today's display is the nail that sends him to third choice.
He is one footed, but so what, so are most full backs. Smith isn't some two-footed genius. He's not nervous on the ball at all, he's actually good on the ball. He can pass the ball well, he's got a good touch, he can dribble, etc. His crossing is hit or miss, but every time he puts in any sort of decent ball there's not a single player that makes a run.
You've not seen Smith defend at all. Smith hasn't been put in any sort of proper match situation. Flanagan is the definition of average. No way should be starting over Moreno. That's F***ing mental. People forget how many bad games he had in 13/14 for some reason. Half the time he was decent, half the time he was sh*te. He was one of the most dribbled past players in the league in a season where our defence was the worst it has been in ages.
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