19 May 2017 17:01:39
How does everyone on here feel about Rojo?
I think if he comes back from this injury in the same vein of form he go it in, then he should 100% stay. We only lost 1 game he was playing in this season and that was the 4-0 defeat to Chelsea (which he came on at half time for), in which pretty much every player was accountable.
We've conceded 11 goals in the 20 games he played in and no team has put more than 1 goal in a game past him. Now I used to not rate Rojo but mainly because i never saw him as the LB LvG was trying to play him as. Personally at CB, for me, he is our second choice.
I'm not saying we shouldn't go for a CB as we 100% should, and whoever we get in will probably partner Bailly in CB. However is Lindleof a better choice than Rojo? Should we be spending £40m+ on Lindelof?
Personally it goes back to my point a week or so back about smart buying. Yes Lindleof would be a fancy new name but to me i don't see him being a much better choice than Rojo.
19 May 2017 17:10:07
Not good enough for me, although I still put him above Smalling, Blind and Jones and he is my second choice as well.
All of our CB's look decent because of the way we play. He is awful on the ball, dopey, not particularly good in the air, injury prone and the king of HOOFS. I could handle him as a backup, but we need much better than Rojo if we expect to win things and more importantly play without always worrying about how dodgy our defence is.
Whatever happens he is an absolute fiasco as LB, not one good game there, so there should be nobody saying the words "versatile" as a benefit, it's like saying Rooney can play CM! lol.
19 May 2017 17:12:06
I think Rojo has easily been our second best CB this year. But your stats are slightly misleading, for a start all things being even Rojo should have been sent off on at least three occasions this year. That could have cost us points.
I think Rojo is a solid third choice CB, but we need either a world class or potential world class player to come in and partner Bailly long term.
19 May 2017 17:19:49
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king. Alternatively, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.
19 May 2017 17:22:39
Beast - I don't agree, he's actually quite good on the ball and has an 88% pass accuracy this season. As for the comment about him not being good in the air - I really can't understand where you're coming from on that one. Maybe i don't pay much attention to his missed headers.
Shappy - All stats tend to be misleading to be fair, but they don't half sound good. He's rash but you can't say he's a lot 'rasher' than Bailly with his tackles. Agree with needing a world class CB though. No idea who's out there and available though.
19 May 2017 17:23:21
He's awful, get rid. Panic buy for a "left footed left centre back". Stupid policy of LVG. I don't recall Vidic or JT struggling in that position.
19 May 2017 17:25:13
This time last season I wanted Rojo out, but it's been a proper 180 turn for him this season. Looks like Mourinho has got the best out of him and he deserves another season at the club as at least the 3rd choice CB.
19 May 2017 18:01:44
Not for me. He did ok this season but ok is 6th can't see us winning a league having to play the likes of Rojo fellaini darmian 20 plus times a season
We need to get shut of these players. Yes squad players are required of course but i'd rather rely in tuanzabe tfm and the likes.
19 May 2017 18:11:05
Definite stayer as a squad player for me, i'd keep him but we need better for our strongest defensive 4.
19 May 2017 19:45:30
I would definitely keep Rojo, he has done a solid job this season. I agree I don't see him as a LB but should Mourinho decide we need to follow the trend and do a back three I think he would do a good job on the left side of a vocal CB leader.
Jones and Smalling out before Rojo for me.
19 May 2017 21:32:34
I'd sell Jones, Smalling and Blind before him. D cent back up.