He’s probably been the least worst this season in fairness.

He’s had a good second half of the season, better than most. Not sure he’s great at the inverted role that ETH wants him to play, Shaw does it better.

Cant question his effort or enthusiasm, he’s made some foo last ditch tackles, but I’d like to see more output from him, he has the ability.

This award perfectly sums up our sheite season.

Terribly average player.

I would have given it to Bruno, but Dalot has been in our top 3, so not a terrible choice.
It's probably more embarrassing that they decided to still pick a player of the year

comment by kinsang (U3346)
posted 1 minute ago
I would have given it to Bruno, but Dalot has been in our top 3, so not a terrible choice.
It's probably more embarrassing that they decided to still pick a player of the year
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Great point.

8th place. Scrap it.

Can't warm to him at all

All the high 5s ... chest thumping... Does nothing for me, he's still unreliable defensively

Least worst sums it up

Whether he’s player of the season or not, this club needs a lot better if we are to get back challenging

comment by Brian Gittins (U1449)
posted 2 minutes ago
Whether he’s player of the season or not, this club needs a lot better if we are to get back challenging
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I think my basic point is that we're not getting back to challenging in the next couple of seasons. We have too many players who aren't at a high athletic level and/or aren't technically secure, and we need to gradually replace them in order to become a team that can consistently finish third or fourth. Going from that point to challenging for titles is an even bigger step, and if we try to go directly from where we are to that end point, we're liable to make the kinds of catastrophic recruitment mistakes that characterised Woodward's time in charge.

In my eyes, Dalot is a player who is good enough for phase one. He's at a higher athletic level than most of the squad in terms of the intensity he can bring for the entirety of the game. And he's more technically secure than AWB, Maguire, Lindelof, Casemiro, McTominay and the departing Varane when it comes to participating in build-up from the back. For the moment the emphasis of recruitment has to be reducing the number of players in the squad who aren't above that minimum level both technically and physically.

Once we do that, a competent manager should have us in a strong enough manager to start looking up the table rather than down - and that's the point where we need to be replacing players with a high enough floor with the difference players with a high ceiling.

comment by Shugs (U14253)
posted 49 minutes ago
Can't warm to him at all

All the high 5s ... chest thumping... Does nothing for me, he's still unreliable defensively

Least worst sums it up
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Not as bad as Richmond this year 😅

comment by kinsang (U3346)
posted 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
I would have given it to Bruno, but Dalot has been in our top 3, so not a terrible choice.
It's probably more embarrassing that they decided to still pick a player of the year
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I haven’t seen more than half of our games this season, but for me, it’d be something like:

Dalot/Bruno
Mainoo
Garnacho
…
Maguire/Evans
…
The rest

comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unl... (U17054)
posted 52 seconds ago
comment by kinsang (U3346)
posted 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
I would have given it to Bruno, but Dalot has been in our top 3, so not a terrible choice.
It's probably more embarrassing that they decided to still pick a player of the year
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I haven’t seen more than half of our games this season, but for me, it’d be something like:

Dalot/Bruno
Mainoo
Garnacho
…
Maguire/Evans
…
The rest
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I would probably stick McT alongside Maguire / Evans, an honest but limited pro, who has got some vital goals, but similar feelings regarding the others.

The thing is, I wouldn't give Dalot or Bruno more than 6.5 out of 10, this season, I am amazed we even finished 8th.

comment by Robbb Pochettino (U22716)
posted 31 minutes ago
comment by Shugs (U14253)
posted 49 minutes ago
Can't warm to him at all

All the high 5s ... chest thumping... Does nothing for me, he's still unreliable defensively

Least worst sums it up
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Not as bad as Richmond this year 😅
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I'm ready to give up watching sport altogether ffs

Very few players come out of the season with much credit, Dalot without doubt is an exception. He's improved marginally in aspects of the game, main being in attack and also scored a cracker at Sheffield Utd. He has been one of our consistent performers.

My main reservation with him are he switches off in defensive areas, appears lightweight one v one and his final ball could be better.

Long term, with ambitions to rediscover our former glories, we should be aiming for upgrades to fullbacks on both flanks.

I like Dalot and (like a few of our players really) in a more cohesive team his qualities would stand out more and his deficiencies wouldn't be as obvious.

Id put Dalot in the top 3 United players this season.

comment by Shugs (U14253)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
comment by Robbb Pochettino (U22716)
posted 31 minutes ago
comment by Shugs (U14253)
posted 49 minutes ago
Can't warm to him at all

All the high 5s ... chest thumping... Does nothing for me, he's still unreliable defensively

Least worst sums it up
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Not as bad as Richmond this year 😅
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I'm ready to give up watching sport altogether ffs
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And somehow you beat the Swans 😏

I quite like Dalot. He's gotten gradually more solid defensively without being a top defender, he's added a few goals to his game, he can play both sides and we see him taking up central positions and even making very dangerous underlaps through the middle of the pitch at times (such as the goal he scored against Brighton). He's improved at his back post quite a lot as well.

I think it's worth mentioning that he's had no consistency in terms of who he's been forming a defence with all season, and actually little consistency in who is playing ahead of him also. In a stronger and more consistent team he'd likely look better again, or at least not out of place!

If we had a couple of superior FB's to call upon, I can't think of many better backup RB's or LB's than Dalot.

He'll now go on to have a stinker on Saturday...

Shows how sh-t we’ve been.

Seems like he cares which is rare these days but he’s bang average.

Well deserved to Dalot. He still needs to improve his game, but have been solid for most part this season. Hopefully he can build on this award, and establise himself as a top player

Dalot often makes good quick movement into spaces when we win the ball in defenece and makes himself available to receive it further up the pitch better than some of the attcking players do/should do.

I remember hearing somewhere that Ronaldo considers Dalot one of the players that have the right attitude and mentality.

The competition with AWB for the right back position should have pushed one or both on, but I'm still not convinced by either.

Let's see if next season he can continue his improvement, I'd agree there are higher priority positions to focus on in the next transfer window.

comment by manutd1982 (U6633)
posted 4 hours, 12 minutes ago
Shows how sh-t we’ve been.

Seems like he cares which is rare these days but he’s bang average.
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This.

Being bang average in this squad makes you one of the better ones. And having the resposibility to actually care, makes you better. Like Dalot.