Phil Jones

Lacklustre Manchester United frustrated by 10-man Aston Villa
Manchester United’s 6 match winning streak came to end at Villa Park. Chrisitan Benteke had given the home side a first half lead,...
Liverpool Preview: Team news, danger men and probably line-ups
Former golfer Gary Player famously attained once, ‘the harder I practice, the luckier I get’. That maxim could easily be related to...
Trusting van Gaal + Dealing with freak injuries
Unless you are new to the blog there has been some contest in the coverage from last season. This time last year we had...
Tactics Column: Sit, break, score, repeat – United’s annual game plan vs Arsenal works again
United have enjoyed great success against Arsenal, a supposed big team, so any victory would be seen as morale boosting and continue...
Arsenal – Match Preview – It’s not about Dat Guy
Match day is here and we’re confi… nah, let me rephrase that. I’m optimistic but not overly. Arsenal struggle defensively like ourselves...
Looking beyond Arsenal + Welbeck from Longsight
Morning all. The weekend is near which brings the return of domestic football after a disastrous international break. Arsenal. Fuckin’ Arsenal. “By...
More proof that it is going to be a long season for United
Manchester United: David de Gea; Rafael da Silva, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw; Daley Blind, Ander Herrera (Marouane Fellaini); Adnan Janzuaj,...
Possible ways for Manchester United to line-up
When Louis van Gaal took over at Manchester United I did an article for Stretty News about how we could line-up. Now...
Phil Jones is still a future England captain… I think
If in-game gurning was a sport Phil Jones would be the nation’s darling. An undisputed champion, the poster boy for facial contortionists...
United’s ideal centre back trio
Since the start of the mid July pre-season tour in the US, the 3-5-2 formation has become a regular component of Louis...
International Reds: After 3 assists, Di Maria chips Weidenfeller
Angel Di Maria was the star of the night scoring one and assisting three goals against World Cup champions Germany in an international...
Report: Manchester United 1-2 Swansea City
Manchester United: De Gea; Smalling, Jones, Blackett; Lingard, Fletcher, Herrera, Young; Mata; Rooney, Hernandez. Subs: Amos, James, M Keane, Fellaini, Kagawa, Nani,...