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03 Jan 2017 14:35:58
Food for thought, has jones actually improved as a defender or is it that he's been lucky the last couple of matches. The reason i ask is, he's been called a headless chicken in this page more times than ever and with even the eds not rating him at all and all the shtick he got before, It would seem odd that he's developed into a defensive rock in just the span of a few weeks. Or am I missing something here?

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03 Jan 2017 15:12:56
Maybe Fergie does know a thing or two about defenders?

03 Jan 2017 15:17:20
he's always had potential. the problem was that he wasn't getting a run of games due to injury. now that he's getting it he's showing his capability. no team in the prem are easy to face as a defender and he's done extremely well. Fair play.

03 Jan 2017 15:37:57
A good run of games as CB is the key. He would always pick up knocks and be played RB. I remember a while ago he had a very good run as CB but then it was a random injury picked up and we didn't see him again for ages.

Smalling is not Utd quality but a little while ago he looked good as CB. The bar is pretty low for us since Rio and Vidic left, so if Rojo and Smalling can look quality at the back anybody can imo. Blind has even looked quality there, it just depends on who we play and the tactical set-up. Jones and Bailly could be a good long term partnership if injuries don't kill them off.

03 Jan 2017 18:09:22
I think Rojo gets more stick then he deserves. He is no Jaap Stam, fair enough. But he is a better player then he gets credit for on here. At 26 years old, he has yet to reach his prime - especially for a CB.

And I don't think you get to start 52 games for Argentina at that age by being a poor player.

03 Jan 2017 18:26:14
Yeah Betty, it's when they play as full backs they get exposed and look very dodgy on the ball. The vast majority of CB's look very good at the minute across most Prem teams because they have 2 against 1, with a holding midfielder.

Most of them are looking like 8/ 10 players when they should be 6/ 10.

If we saw 4-4-2 against teams we would see them exposed more often and if teams went for solid attacks rather than counters or relying on moments of inspiration from attackers (commiting more men forward) we would see better games. Cagey suits centre backs.

03 Jan 2017 18:26:45
I think, with a good run of games, manager backing, and a bit of confidence, he's just fulfilling the potential a lot of us always thought he had.

03 Jan 2017 18:35:25
You've always had a soft spot for Rojo haven't you Stevie, is it his manly thighs or his trendy haircut?

03 Jan 2017 19:32:24
Rojo is ok it never a top top defender. Saying just because he is in the Argentina team means he must be good ain't nec so. That team actaually hasn't won anything for a while has it? It's not Messi et Al letting them down.

03 Jan 2017 19:51:20
I was actually talking about Jones, Tony. The way he can contort his mouth into all sorts of shapes does it for me. But yes, while we're on about him, I'm also glad Rojo is showing why he's been considered good enough to play for a top international team all this time.







 

 

 
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