Angel Di Maria | £59.7M fee agreed I Maybe tomorrow...or the day after...

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I don't mean this in a dickish way but i think we shouldn't judge Zaha too harshly until he actually plays a few games for us. Lets not forget he was arguably our best player in pre-season last year and then never got a look in when the season started.
 
We need somebody other than Welbeck with genuine pace. I was watching the American broadcast, you know because I'm from America (sue me), and I'm not sure who, but one of the announcers was saying that while Di Maria is a great player we needed to sign somebody with genuine pace. I kind of wanted to bang my head against the wall after hearing him say that.

I really hope we don't sell Welbeck since I think he's a better partner for both RVP and Rooney than either of them are for each other. I also think he's one of the few genuinely pacy and athletic players we have, who while not being a great natural goal scorer is fantastic in build up play and I think can be a good option through the middle in 3-5-2 or as a wide player in 4-3-3.
I presume that was Danny Mills. People were talking about it in the matchday thread. He's an idiot, don't take any notice.
 
I don't mean this in a dickish way but i think we shouldn't judge Zaha too harshly until he actually plays a few games for us. Lets not forget he was arguably our best player in pre-season last year and then never got a look in when the season started.
He wasn't anywhere close to either Lingard or Januzaj last year in pre season. And yes maybe it's too soon, but let's also not forget that he got sent out on loan to an awful Cardiff side who got relegated and couldn't make the starting 11.
 
He wasn't anywhere close to either Lingard or Januzaj last year in pre season. And yes maybe it's too soon, but let's also not forget that he got sent out on loan to an awful Cardiff side who got relegated and couldn't make the starting 11.
Many people on this forum thought he was one of our best players in that pre-season, some even thinking he was our best player.

I'm just saying that he's hardly even played a 'real' game for us, that maybe his own fault, i don't know but i just find it harsh to judge a player who hasn't even played for us yet.
 
Will need to bulk up.

Seriously though, he's one of the skinniest players I've ever seen, but that is a part of what makes him such a great player as he's so agile.

We'll still be told he's too lightweight by Danny Mills and Robbie Savage though.

And if we play him in CM there will be uproar from british pundits that he's a winger so why did we buy him to play him in a position he's never played.
 
Completely agree with you. I don't give a shit if we concede 3 goals. As long as we score 4!
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So you want United to be like Kevin Keegan's Newcastle or last season's Liverpool. That style of play is fun but it's not sustainable, it's not a winning style. Defending is important whether you like it or not.
 
Seems to have gone a bit quiet, though I expect things will be in full force tomorrow.

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I'm just hoping he be like; "guys, I got this" and scores a hat trick against Burnley to win us the game single handedly.
 


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I don't mean this in a dickish way but i think we shouldn't judge Zaha too harshly until he actually plays a few games for us. Lets not forget he was arguably our best player in pre-season last year and then never got a look in when the season started.

Fletcher looked like Xavi in pre season. Let it sink in
 
It's obvious we need another midfielder and defender but our wingers have been shit for 2 years, Young and Valencia are nowhere near the level we should have here, both are incredibly average players. People complain about the midfield but I could probably count on one hand the amount of good games our wingers have had in the past 2 seasons.
 
How anyone can watch today's game and not think getting a player like Di Maria in is just as important as any other position is beyond me.
 
How anyone can watch today's game and not think getting a player like Di Maria in is just as important as any other position is beyond me.

It's baffling.
 
Di Maria is the kind of player who can create something out of nothing, he's exactly what we need right now. Someone to bring life back into our attacking play. Him and Januzaj will be such an exciting prospect, they're both excellent at taking on defenders although Di Maria's decision making in obviously much better.
 
I agree with him. Di Maria is world class but we have more pressing issues.
All issues need to resolved - pace, defending, midfield etc - solving one doesn't mean it prevents us from solving another.
 
Ducker isn't impressed...


If the window closes without us adding anyone else he may have a point, but I'm still not sure what top drawer CM options are open to us.

Not to mention we did very much need a top class winger.
 
Di Maria may well be playing in CM for us anyway. IF he was Madrids engine, why can't he be Manchesters?.

I think we can comfortably play a 4-3-3 when we have all our players back fit, or play a 4-2-3-1 with him higher up.
 
How anyone can watch today's game and not think getting a player like Di Maria in is just as important as any other position is beyond me.
I'm amazed there's so many people who think our wings aren't/weren't an issue. Valencia and Young, along with Januzaj are our only options out wide, and we have absolutely no pace in the attack or somebody who can dribble past players and run with the ball. No wonder Mata/Rooney/Van Persie can't work, there's nobody there to stretch the opposition.
 
Ozil has better close control and is a better passer than Di Maria. But the latter is much quicker, much fitter, has c

All issues need to resolved - pace, defending, midfield etc - solving one doesn't mean it prevents us from solving another.

I'm sorry but in two games so far, against two of the weaker sides in the league, our midfield has been completely over ran. That needs sorted ASAP.
 
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