16 May 2018 18:52:30
The luke shaw debate seems to be gaining momentum.
Pochettino, Hodgson, LVG and Mourinho have all been unhappy with his fitness etc.
He is our chunky left back. ( moves well for a big lad) .
That aside he's played well and has received some unfair criticism.
However we aren't privy to behind the scenes. His attitude has been repeatedly questioned.
I have no issues with how he's played this season. He's played better than a lot of the first team regulars.
He only has himself to blame. Maybe Mourinho thinks if he was a few kilos lighter, he would tighter to the opposing player etc.
Sometimes Mourinho just can't manage certain players.
16 May 2018 19:11:59
If he’s playing well what’s the issue? I don’t think he looks unfit right now, when he gets a game he looks very good. I just wish he’d has a proper run. Jose praised him wildly then immediately dropped him, very odd behaviour.
16 May 2018 19:50:02
I agree with AJH here. Shaw has looked good every time he has played and we have looked better as a team with a proper left back overlapping and providing much needed width. We don’t know what is going on behind the scenes but young has made several mistakes and doesn’t get pulled up on it. Yet shaw gets unfairly treated. This is a thing I believe Jose has got really wrong. If he does go I do expect him have a successful career provided he he can keep fit and is played regularly.
16 May 2018 19:22:31
Played well this season imo I still think he will be a top player . Hope it's at United.
16 May 2018 20:28:02
If he will be a top player it won't likely be anytime soon. Unless you can wait foe him another few years which i don't think we should.
He has attitude issues, he is another youngster who got high salary very quickly and has been spoilt because of that.
16 May 2018 20:28:39
If we play Shaw we can play Young on the right where he is better.
16 May 2018 21:13:17
He wouldn't have a chance at completing a full game against 1 of the top sides. He would be given the runaround. The guys overweight and can't defend, how is that playing well.
16 May 2018 21:57:39
FZZ, you must have been watching different games to me.
16 May 2018 22:37:37
Fzz is spot on. Shaw is overweight, has attitude problems and most importantly, cannot defend. His positioning is non existent. I can't believe how blinkered people are when it comes to him. He'll never be a top player. He's too thick to be one.
Look at g neville, irwin. They were proper players with an intelligent football mind. Are we seriously saying Shaw is in that category? Not in a million years.
16 May 2018 22:46:16
Agreed FZZ.
16 May 2018 23:02:07
Luke isn't alone, I could do with dropping a pound or 2 so I told the wife I was going to jog for 3 miles every day, that's great she said this time next week you will be 21 miles away 😀.
16 May 2018 23:05:41
Including young there are 3 better left backs in the England squad than shaw.
Young for all his deficiencies is obviously impressing the coaches more than shaw has been.
When called upon he has not let himself or the team down but not done enough do displace young.
He had 1 good season at Southampton. Then became world most expensive teenager. He took a bad injury which set him back. He has lots of time on his side to get his career back on track but i'm not sure he will be offered a new contract at united.
17 May 2018 07:58:09
Luke shaw will turn into another Jack Wilshere if he doesn't buck up his ideas very quickly.
17 May 2018 14:53:51
Can't agree that he has been great. Often positionally poor, vulnerable to pass inside in particular.
I have to agree that he has probably deserved better on what we see but again we don't see everything. Jose is a guy who relies on trust with players more than any manager I know, and I can only assume that Luke has done something significant enough or often enough to lose that trust.
It really is that simple. It's not about how good you can be but how good you are consistently. Always judge a player by the admiring glances he gets from other teams, and based on past rumour mill its Everton and Newcastle. Kinda says it all really.
17 May 2018 14:58:58
All these comments about his weight are unfair. Don’t you think he’s got enough on his plate?
17 May 2018 17:31:13
Wazza 😂😂😂.