Agreed, many wanted him instead of Shaw at the time. We took the wrong choice. Can take s free kick too.

comment by Barrytard (U19119)
posted 3 minutes ago
Agreed, many wanted him instead of Shaw at the time. We took the wrong choice. Can take s free kick too.
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Such a shame Shaw got that injury, he was looking brilliant at the start of that season. I really can't see him holding a place down in the team, he offers less going forward than Blind!

People write a off Shaw as quickly as they did Jones. Before his broken leg he was one of our best players.

I think he really wanted to move to Italy. Wanted to go to Inter last year.

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 19 seconds ago
People write a off Shaw as quickly as they did Jones. Before his broken leg he was one of our best players.
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Still not impressive in attacking sense even then.

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 9 seconds ago
People write a off Shaw as quickly as they did Jones. Before his broken leg he was one of our best players.
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Defensively he was good. He didn't offer much in other half and that's what we lack.

I think it's ridiculous to suggest Shaw isn't any good in an attacking sense.

This board was going crazy about his driving runs into the final 3rd before he broke is leg.

It seems sometimes football has no memory.

If you need a reminder of his attacking prowess then it's available on youtube. The kid is rapid and was able to beat the last man on the outside plenty of times.

comment by Kung Fu Cantona 🇵🇸 JeSuisPalestinian🇵🇸 (U18082)
posted 15 seconds ago
I think it's ridiculous to suggest Shaw isn't any good in an attacking sense.

This board was going crazy about his driving runs into the final 3rd before he broke is leg.

It seems sometimes football has no memory.

If you need a reminder of his attacking prowess then it's available on youtube. The kid is rapid and was able to beat the last man on the outside plenty of times.
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Nope plenty of memory, didn't impress me st all going forward. His 'driving runs' were just head down run in a straight line. Then either check it back to nearest player or hit s 9/10 times poor cross. It's a myth he's good going forward for us. He's not.

comment by Barrytard (U19119)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Kung Fu Cantona 🇵🇸 JeSuisPalestinian🇵🇸 (U18082)
posted 15 seconds ago
I think it's ridiculous to suggest Shaw isn't any good in an attacking sense.

This board was going crazy about his driving runs into the final 3rd before he broke is leg.

It seems sometimes football has no memory.

If you need a reminder of his attacking prowess then it's available on youtube. The kid is rapid and was able to beat the last man on the outside plenty of times.
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Nope plenty of memory, didn't impress me st all going forward. His 'driving runs' were just head down run in a straight line. Then either check it back to nearest player or hit s 9/10 times poor cross. It's a myth he's good going forward for us. He's not.
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Spot on.

He's got 2 assists and 0 goals in 3 years of football at United. Now assists and goals aren't the first thing you look for in a fullback and I have complimented him defensively. However when you play for a top team, you're going to come against a lot of teams that sit in deep and frustrate you and that's when you need quality at fullback to open the door.

He may have gone on some lung busting runs but nothing ever came from them.

Indeed- although I would agree in a defensive sense he's decent. It's just in attack he's awful, and I don't see anything there that will allow him to improve.

If you combined Shaw's pace and positioning, Darmian's tenacity and Blind's ball work......you'd have a very good left back.

All three offer something but none of them are good enough really. Blind is by far the best footballer, Darmian the better defender and Shaw the pacey one.

Think Shaw gets a hard time on here. He has had 3 managers since the broke into the scene, 2 very pragmatic managers at that, broken his leg and he does have confidence issues.

I think he has shown enough to be given another chance. Let's face it, he can't be worse than Valencia in the final third. I've actually seen him look up before crossing.

Shaw's gonna struggle to get back to the level of fitness we'll need for him to have any effect, in my opinion. He struggled with stamina issues when he hadn't broken his leg.

comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 9 minutes ago
If you combined Shaw's pace and positioning, Darmian's tenacity and Blind's ball work......you'd have a very good left back.

All three offer something but none of them are good enough really. Blind is by far the best footballer, Darmian the better defender and Shaw the pacey one.
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Very true. How's our genetics department getting on at creating this?

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
People write a off Shaw as quickly as they did Jones. Before his broken leg he was one of our best players.
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Jones was crap for years. He's exceptionally fortunate to be at the club.

http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/369881
its funny i posted this article in june and op was dismissive of how good rodriguez was

in ops word "He's really not that great, what's got him this hype is his set pieces, without them he wouldnt even be known"

now imagine my surprise hearing op say we shoulda signed him