We need to talk about Jonny Evans

[Facecloth]

Just now, rachhere said:

Definitely injured. Hopefully Cags isn’t too far off. 

He wasn't injured back in January when this started. I think it got over looked last season because the whole team dropped off, but he's not managed to get out of the rut like some others have.

[Spudulike]

Strange. Players form normally improves around contract renewal time. 

[Dames]

Playing like he’s carrying a knock and you can tell. When that happens it affects concentration and composure because a lot of energy and focus has to go into injury management.

 

Needs a rest and maybe even an op. 

[pazzerfox]

#massiveoveraction.

[harpendenfox]

I’m no longer convinced freedom of speech is all it’s cracked up to be

[Ian Nacho]

I think he struggles with playing in a 3. His position for the 2nd was dreadful. 

[HybridFox]

He's played two many games for us and Northern Ireland this season. He needs a rest to mentally revitalise. Soyuncu can't come back soon enough! 

[matty98]

He's cost us a fair few goals from his individual errors but still feel like we probably need him for his organisation.

Will be interesting to see how we got on with A pairing of Soyuncu and Fofana.

[Webbo]

He's saved us far more points than he's cost us. ridiculous over reaction.

[Lambert09]

Fofana had a good first 25 mins but afterwards was debatably worse than Evans... and that took some beating 

[That_Dude]

1 hour ago, Sly said:

Look at it this way, Forfana and Soyuncu are the best ping at this stage. 

They're both too rash to be paired at the moment.

[The Horse's Mouth]

Behave

[Fox92]

Shit thread.

 

He’s been as good as any other centre back at the club this season.

 

Own goal was weird but I think Fuchs jumping, and missing the ball, put him off.

[cruzFOX]

His own goal was an unforced error. For someone like him to do that was either laziness or tiredness or both. Very odd!

played a few hospital passes today too.

needs a long hard chat with himself and the coaches in whether he’s up for this season cuz so far it’s been poor.

[UpTheLeagueFox]

FT does like to write off players, blimey.

[MPH]

36 minutes ago, BigGibbo said:

Unfortunately I think Soyuncu and Fofana together would be a bit too cavalier and would both get exposed without a serious calm pro beside them. Not that Evan's has been that today.

 

 

i really think we’ll see the back 3 more often with Evans in the middle.

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

41 minutes ago, Steve Earle said:

Have any of you been watching this?!? Fofana has really struggled, understandably, while Jonny has been solid.

 

OK Jonny. 

[Fox92]

4 minutes ago, Cadno'r Cymoedd said:

OK Jonny. 

Forfona was shocking, especially 2ns half. People just don’t wanna day it.

[splinterdream]

Evans is a beast, honestly don't understand criticism of him, if it wasn't for Kasper he'd be captain for me. He scored an own goal but was defense was under massive pressure tonight with 90 minutes of wave after waves of attacks, and to say he's been poor for a whole, we were top of the league till this week but still are in Europe 

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

Just now, Fox92 said:

Forfona was shocking, especially 2ns half. People just don’t wanna day it.

It was a joke BTW, possibly not a good one. Everyone was poor tonight with the exception of JJ and some saves by Kasper. 

[Mr Weller]

Evans was awful and a liability today. This shows he’s our third best centre back when everyone’s fit

[NaijaFox]

1 hour ago, Facecloth said:

Now this isn't a reaction to the OG, I've been saying this for a while, but it just get brushed under the carpet. He's been extremely poor for months, like pre first lockdown. 

 

At first I clocked his poor distribution, which was putting us under pressure each game. Not just a few wayward passes to knowhere, but playing the ball straight the opposition midfielders. A cleanly struck ball, but just to the wrong player. Overtime he's then been making more and more defensive errors, getting caught for pace, being out of position, losing his man. He's been a liability for Northern Ireland recently too. I know he's carried a knock recently, but its been going on way before that.

 

People love to talk about him as Rolls Royce defender, but he's more like a clapped out Reliant Robin of late. Massive improvement needed or imo that contract that's running down can run down.

Shhhh, don’t tell the likes of @Deeg67 

[I am an Ostrich]

i thought Evans was just unlucky with his second OG effort that hit the post....

[don_danbury]

it was a lovely OG tbf to him

[Fox92]

3 minutes ago, Mr Weller said:

Evans was awful and a liability today. This shows he’s our third best centre back when everyone’s fit

So one game, against the best team in the league and one of the best in the world, shows he’s our “third best centre back”. 

 

Right. What a load of rubbish.

 

Lets consider all of them were poor bar Kasper. Forfana was all over the place, constantly getting turned. Doesn’t fit though does it?