05 Dec 2017 23:00:10
Well what did everyone think of Shaw? I thought he was superb, looked sharp and fit. Unfortunately I think he was being put in the shop window.
{Ed004's Note - Hopefully he has shown enough to Mourinho tonight to get a chance to fight his way back into the team. Ideally we would go into next season with Valencia and a new right back competing and Shaw and a new left back competing. If we intend to play 3 at the back we should adopt a similar approach to Spurs and alternate our full backs}
05 Dec 2017 23:22:48
That’s exactly what I was saying on the chat ed. Squad game these days and there is enough games in a season to rotate our full backs. Think the 3 at the back is the best formation for the players we have. Shaw was brilliant tonight and made some good surging runs. Hopefully the penny has dropped for him and he knuckles down mentally as he has all the talent in the world. Only time will tell.
{Ed004's Note - Shaw was very impressive tonight. You could tell he was rusty and I think that’s why he started to cramp near the end. However, his fitness looks like it has improved dramatically which is a good sign. He won’t feature vs City but hopefully he gets a few games over the winter period. I still think if Sandro or a top tier left back is available we should go for them}
05 Dec 2017 23:38:38
He showed the manager tonight that he is capable of being super focused hard working and showed great attitude. Asking witj all of that for his first full game in a year showed louts of quality. The manager had promised him more chances if he produces more if the same then he has every chance to fight for his place. If he plays like that consistently and proves he can then he will earn his place.
05 Dec 2017 23:30:05
the new lad victor is very good at right back ed4 but then we might have to keep smaling who is a accident waiting to happen.
06 Dec 2017 08:06:49
I think it's a little to late for Shaw.
It's a shame, before his injury under lvg he was immense.
But if you can t have the motivation to work hard and come back stronger then you don't deserve to play for a big club
Players with less ability have had worse injurys and come back with a better attitude.
It's took him till now to show glimpses of his old self all be it against an average team.
06 Dec 2017 08:30:45
It's never too late if he can produce performances like that consistently m.
06 Dec 2017 16:51:09
or maybe there is an underlying condition that we are not aware of and the Mourinho jibes were just a front to protect him? it is never too late.