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2024-25 Performances

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5.6 Season Average Rating
Appearances
25
Goals
8
Assists
4
Yellow cards
1
He's not going to play in the 9 position and he doesn't have the quality in passing range to play the 10s position. I think he'll be converted into a wingback as he's hardworking and has the speed.

If he doesn't fit there then I fear he'll be a victim of the system, as pure wingers like him don't suit Amorim's system.
 
Man Utd 2:3 Nottingham Forest New
He's young, so he deserves some leeway, but he's both so limited technically and in terms of decision-making.
 
Argentine Januzaj, looked good because otheres were worse, nowhere near good enough to be starting at a club with any hopes of wanting to finish top 4.
 
The passage of play in the first min of the second half summed him up. A normal footballer would be able to cross that ball in first time.
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Is he an idiot? :lol:

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That’s probably his bro to be fair as I doubt he’s on twitter straight after the game.
 
His movement is good because he regularly gets into space or decent positions, but they never amount to anything.

He's actually one of few players whose off the ball movement is decent, but his decision making and end-product is absurdly bad.
 
Such a strange player. Has some brilliant moments once in a while and he gets into many good positions, but the majority of time he completely fails to threaten. If the squad was in better shape, he'd see a lot less of the field.
 
I genuinely don’t understand why Amorim insists on playing him as a No.10. He has none of the attributes needed to thrive in that role, and despite being given multiple opportunities to prove otherwise, he’s shown nothing to suggest it’s a good fit.

Try him as a wing back!
 
I’m giving every player a pass and I am erasing today from my memory
 
Not seen anything from him since Amorim came in to suggest he will excel in this formation
 
Gabriel Djemba-Bebe said:
Considering you lot managed to sell Maguire for 80m, Garnacho could absolutely reach a point in his career where he's valued at 80m or above.
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Nah, that only happens when United are involved and on the wrong side of the deal, although that era seems to be over with INEOS coming in.

No club in their right mind will cough that kind of cash for a technically limited, braindead tryhard.
 
Blows very hot and cold. Such a frustrating player. I do feel he’s better as an impact sub at this stage.
 
That_Bloke said:
Nah, that only happens when United are involved and on the wrong side of the deal, although that era seems to be over with INEOS coming in.

No club in their right mind will cough that kind of cash for a technically limited, braindead tryhard.
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You only need to look at the catalogue of goals he has already scored during his teenage years to see that he's clearly not "technically limited".
 
That_Bloke said:
Nah, that only happens when United are involved and on the wrong side of the deal, although that era seems to be over with INEOS coming in.

No club in their right mind will cough that kind of cash for a technically limited, braindead tryhard.
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Didnt City cough up £100m for the bang average Grealish?

Also havent Chelsea coughed up £100's of millions signing bank average players?
 
Gabriel Djemba-Bebe said:
You only need to look at the catalogue of goals he has already scored during his teenage years to see that he's clearly not "technically limited".
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I've seen him playing more than enough to think that he absolutely is. Not particularly fast, erratic first touch, can't take his man on, average passing, awful crossing, tunnel vision and hit-and-miss finishing. His decision making is also dreadful, although the latter two can be improved, to an extent.

He runs a lot, I'll give you that, and shows lots of pashun, which seem to be to most important attributes for a footballer for quite a few MU fans.

Garnacho's not MU material and will never be. In an ideal world, he'd be at best a squad option before you ship him off.
 
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Didnt City cough up £100m for the bang average Grealish?

Also havent Chelsea coughed up £100's of millions signing bank average players?
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Grealish is light-years ahead of Garnacho, you really shouldn't have mentioned him.

The same goes for the Chelsea rejects in that price bracket.

MU fans are the only ones who rate him that highly and I suspect that it has a lot do with the fact that he's an academy player. Otherwise you'd be at his throat.
 
He's a trier though not a very good one.
So long as we have other players in the team, who aren't triers, he'll continue to start.
 
Gabriel Djemba-Bebe said:
You only need to look at the catalogue of goals he has already scored during his teenage years to see that he's clearly not "technically limited".
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He absolutely is technically limited. His lack of being able to play in tight spaces proves that.

He does strike the ball pretty well but that's about the only area where he's good technically.
 
That_Bloke said:
I've seen him playing more than enough to think that he absolutely is. Not particularly fast, erratic first touch, can't take his man on, average passing, awful crossing, tunnel vision and hit-and-miss finishing. His decision making is also dreadful, although the latter two can be improved, to an extent.

He runs a lot, I'll give you that, and shows lots of pashun, which seem to be to most important attributes for a footballer for quite a few MU fans.

Garnacho's not MU material and will never be. In an ideal world, he'd be at best a squad option, before you ship him off.
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Can't beat his man? He completed 48 dribbles in the PL last season. More than Kulusevski for example. He has given many top full backs a torrid time with his direct dribbling.

At the age of 20, he has shown more potential than other players at the same age who went on to be successes at United. My main concern is whether he will be able to adapt to this inside 10 position under Amorim.
 
Looked pretty moody again at being taken off. Hope it was more to do with him being disappointed by his own performance.
 
That_Bloke said:
Grealish is light-years ahead of Garnacho, you really shouldn't have mentioned him.

The same goes for the Chelsea rejects in that price bracket.

MU fans are the only ones who rate him that highly and I suspect that it has a lot do with the fact that he's an academy player. Otherwise you'd be at his throat.
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In honesty I dont rate Garnacho that highly, I think our fanbase tends to over-rate their young players instead of judging them on what they do on tbe pitch.

Garnacho so far has scored only 23 goals in 108 apps which is not a good return for someone has beem playing regulary in the first team as an attacker and while he might get their in the future he is not yet a player that is good enough to be a key part of a side that is looking to challenge for major titles
 
His miss that turned into Hojlunds goal was quite typical. Gets into some good pockets of space and then wastes it.
Don't think he'll stay very long if they keep him in this position. It shows all of his flaws and not many of his good traits.
 
WouterWeghorst said:
His miss that turned into Hojlunds goal was quite typical. Gets into some good pockets of space and then wastes it.
Don't think he'll stay very long if they keep him in this position. It shows all of his flaws and not many of his good traits.
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Yeah that’s why he is our top scorer

Entire fan accounts on twitter have now been dedicated to single him out because he is playing ahead of Rashford. 20 year old player is being scapegoated and his mistakes being amplified because he is making the team ahead of their favourite players

23 goals and 15 assists at 20 years old is not good enough apparently.
 
pratyush_utd said:
38 G/A contribution as 20 year old these days is not good enough apparently.

Unless young wingers are not showboating and doing fancy dribbling, their talent start getting questioned. Some of the attacks he is getting on social media is bizarre considering he is our top scorer and is second in G/A at 12 to Bruno’s 13. Its just crazy how fickle fans are these days with young players
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The Rashford conundrum. You see the problem with the stats, yeah. They never paint the whole picture. NEVER. Bruno got the goal and added the G to his G/A today but was awful and one of the reasons for our loss.
 
That_Bloke said:
Nah, that only happens when United are involved and on the wrong side of the deal, although that era seems to be over with INEOS coming in.

No club in their right mind will cough that kind of cash for a technically limited, braindead tryhard.
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That_Bloke said:
Grealish is light-years ahead of Garnacho, you really shouldn't have mentioned him.

The same goes for the Chelsea rejects in that price bracket.

MU fans are the only ones who rate him that highly and I suspect that it has a lot do with the fact that he's an academy player. Otherwise you'd be at his throat.
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He is on 8 goals for this season. Just did a quick search and he is ranked 6 in top 5 league in terms of Goals and assists this season for Under 21 players. Braindead player indeed
 
kaku06 said:
The Rashford conundrum. You see the problem with the stats, yeah. They never paint the whole picture. NEVER. Bruno got the goal and added the G to his G/A today but was awful and one of the reasons for our loss.
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I am not saying he is absolutely smashing it but he is being harshly judged when most of the team is playing shit football. Bit weird to single out 20 year old player when he is atleast putting up numbers.
 
Gabriel Djemba-Bebe said:
You only need to look at the catalogue of goals he has already scored during his teenage years to see that he's clearly not "technically limited".
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Yes he is, if you blast the ball often enough any player will score, he's not shown anything technically impressive.
 
Gabriel Djemba-Bebe said:
Can't beat his man? He completed 48 dribbles in the PL last season. More than Kulusevski for example. He has given many top full backs a torrid time with his direct dribbling.

At the age of 20, he has shown more potential than other players at the same age who went on to be successes at United. My main concern is whether he will be able to adapt to this inside 10 position under Amorim.
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Completing 48 dribbles is a pointless statistic. How many attempts? How many purely due to speed? How many are counter attacks? Means nothing for technical ability.
 
pratyush_utd said:
He is on 8 goals for this season. Just did a quick search and he is ranked 6 in top 5 league in terms of Goals and assists this season for Under 21 players. Braindead player indeed
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Why do you think that means anything? Do you think that's direct proof he's doing well?
 
Hammondo said:
Completing 48 dribbles is a pointless statistic. How many attempts? How many purely due to speed? How many are counter attacks? Means nothing for technical ability.
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We're knocking him for being fast now are we? The poster said he can't beat his man. I responded by saying he beat his man on 48 occasions last season. Chill out.
 
pratyush_utd said:
38 G/A contribution as 20 year old these days is not good enough apparently.

Unless young wingers are not showboating and doing fancy dribbling, their talent start getting questioned. Some of the attacks he is getting on social media is bizarre considering he is our top scorer and is second in G/A at 12 to Bruno’s 13. Its just crazy how fickle fans are these days with young players
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He scored 2 goals and 2 assists vs Barnsley in the league cup, they're not even a championship team they're in the 2nd division, thats 1/3rd of his season total.

He scored 1 goal and assist vs Leicester in the league cup when they rested 9 starting players. So that's half of his season total.

His others goals have been: 1 agaisnt Southampton in the last minute when we were already winning 2-0. Another Vs Leicester in the last few minutes when we were already winning 2-0. 1 against Brentford and 1 against Bodo/Glint.

When you look at his overall stats there's just nothing to indicate he's an elite level talent let along elite level player. Here's Garnacho vs actual elite level wide players his age and younger.

https://postimg.cc/McJz1WSm

It's not being fickle to hold the opinion that he's simply not good enough and with all due respect there's no difference between your post and what people on this forum used to say about Lingard or Adnan.
 
Hammondo said:
Why do you think that means anything? Do you think that's direct proof he's doing well?
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Okay what do you think “doing well” means? He is putting numbers which are best in class in his age group. What else a footballer should do?

You seem to have some weird issue with a 20 year old player who is putting good numbers in a team which isnt playing well
 
That_Bloke said:
Grealish is light-years ahead of Garnacho, you really shouldn't have mentioned him.
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That's a really strange comparison.

City Grealish is almost as famous for his absolute lack of any end product as for the 100m fee now. At least Garnacho has some pace and can score.

Villa Grealish, now that was a game changer, absolutely immense.
 
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