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Raoul said:
He's simply not as good as many have suggested.
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Yep. I've never understood the whole "He's certain to be a top top player" stuff.
He's not at all.

And it's almost a shame that last season happened for him. Not only has it (in my opinion) had a negative effect on him, now that he's not being given that responsibility, but it gave people the chance to really over hype him.
 
He's just not a winger. He's at his best when he is playing passes and link up play not trying to beat full backs.

And where the feck is Valencia?
 
Has to cut out that diving. Pathetic attempt for a penalty.

Let's not write him off yet but yes, there was quote a bit of hyperbole last season.
 
Not a right winger. He is left footed and just looks so awkward out there. You can tell he is trying his best but he is always showing the ball to the defense. Not sure why we don't swap him and Di Maria.

Di Maria at least has a track record of playing well on the right flank. Could probably whip in some inswinging crosses.
 
He's got that Nani syndrome where he seems to have to stop with the ball and gove the defenders an age to get into position.
 
He's soooo slow. Can't beat a fullback for love nor money.
 
He's not a right winger and he is only going to be useful there if the full back overlaps, Valencia doesn't do it well enough.
 
I don't really know what's happening with him. I don't think it's a speed problem, he's shown before that he's deceptively quick and has good balance which helps him carry the ball at pace. Just feels that he's playing less naturally/instinctively than last season and trying to think to much about what he should do.
 
It almost seems like RvP brought his younger brother to play and people are being nice to him because RvP would otherwise smack them.
 
Who else would you guys want to play out wide? He needs the game time if he is going to develop and expecting from a 19 year old to get us out of the shit is a bit unfair, how about Rooney, Di Maria and RvP who are all world class players but atm not a fig better than Januzaj.
 
Needs to think less and do more.
My memory claims that he was way more direct last year, and this year he's been slowing things much more down, Nani style.

Edit: I believe it is mostly down to him trying to develop his game.
 
What is this nonsense I'm hearing that the likes of Roooney, RvP, Mata, AdM haven't been better than him? Mata, for all the stick he gets for being anonymous, still contributes to goals directly and so do the others, unlike Januzaj. People want to believe he's an excellent young player and that he's ready for us, which I don't think he is, at least not yet, which is the harsh reality.
 
It looks like he's thinking too much on a day like today. It would be great to see his directness/fearlessness that he had last year.
 
I already said it, he is only a great potential. And last season he wasn't as good as some people are suggesting, he was very good sometimes but also very average most of the time.
 
Giggsy needs to get into him that he can't keep holding onto the ball. He destroys our counter attacks and makes a rod for his own back getting doubled up on.
 
Ash_G said:
I don't really know what's happening with him. I don't think it's a speed problem, he's shown before that he's deceptively quick and has good balance which helps him carry the ball at pace. Just feels that he's playing less naturally/instinctively than last season and trying to think to much about what he should do.
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Exactly this. He hasn't "lost" anything, it's all in his head. Moving him into CAM would probably help him as he wouldn't have as much time to think and would be forced to act more on instinct. But at the moment he doesn't deserve a place there as we have better players for that position.
 
The amount of hate Januzaj just got in the match day thread is unreal, just because his got the #11 shirt there's people who think he should magically turn into Giggs at his peak.

He had a off game but at the same time has got game time under his belt which will give him the experience needed to move forward.

Plus it's the managers choice to play him and the clubs philosophy is to give youth a chance, you don't like it go support Citeh or Chelski
 
Was shite today. Still have high hopes for him though. Don't think he'll be a winger long term, isn't explosive enough.
 
I'm really disappointed with him today, our attacks come to a stop when the ball reaches him and he needs to press charges against whoever stole his pace.
 
Poor form of late. Somebody needs to take the dildo out of his ass and punch him hard so he wakes up.

He was looking so much better last season. Its clearly a mental situation because there is no way he forgot how to play football.

For starters, he has to be benched for a while. He will come good but hopefully its sooner than later.
 
Someone ought to tell him he isn't Bale. He should stick to a measured dribbling style and use his pace on the break. Tired of seeing him knock it in acres of grass that he's never going to be able to cover before his man.
 
Sir A1ex said:
He was pretty gash for the 2nd half of last season, tbf. Got a lot of developing to do yet.
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true. It's just disappointing that he is not taking his chances when Van Gaal could perfectly play someone else. He needs to snap out of it because i really prefer him in the starting 11 before Valencia and Young, but he wont make it with this performances.
 
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