He was seriously extraordinary in his first couple of weeks before the injury and position swaps hit. I think it has been forgotten slightly by some while he goes through this patch of poor form.
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Also forgot to add, while his level does go down when playing out of position as does everyone, he can still be world class on the wing or in different positions. It's not like he has to play exclusively in the middle. It just depends on the system the team is playing. If we're playing a game where we are dominating possession, the opposition have 10 men behind the ball sitting deep, then he won't be that useful out wide, he needs to be more central and further back so he can run at the opposition. In a counter attacking system, then I think he'd be able to play anywhere behind the striker position really, out wide, behind the forward, as he'll have time and space to run with the ball and have other runners along side him, that's when he is at his best. He would've been perfect in old Fergie managed United teams IMO, as that was exactly the style that he would do so well in. Just don't think there's any style that he would do well as a striker, so it's weird as to why Van Gaal ever played him up top. Complete waste.
Its funny, despite being out of form/injured he still has 10 goals/assits in 16 matches (and would have about 5 more assits to his name if RVP had finished of all the chances Di Maria has laid on a plate for him). Even when he plays badly his productivity always remains relatively high, which is a great asset to have.
He will be here for the next 5 years at least and will go down as one of the best players of the decade in Premier League.
Reading those comments makes me sad. People really have forgotten how good, and exciting he was, at the start of the season. We need to get him back in the middle, and playing like this.
The really sad thing though, is I remember a few posters jokingly saying things like 'I wonder how long until we ruin him' or 'how long till he drops down to the United level'. Oh how we all laughed.
We need him to be more Ryan Giggs than Ronaldo given his skill set and unfortunately he has been played up front recently rather than midfield. His shooting is inconsistent, we need him to tone down on the audacious efforts and keep putting in fantastic passes that we know he's capable of.
Judging by van gaal's comments he is back to trying the diamond, if so I would like to see Angel as the LCM.
I think anywhere other than LCM prevents him playing his best stuff, driving from deep with the freedom to drift wide or attack centrally is a huge part of what took him to another level at Real last season. It's whether we have the CM strength to allow him to do that in this league that is uncertain.
It is absolutely crazy that we paid £60 million for him and aren't using him in his best position.
All he needs is another QPR performance to get the ball rolling again.
Man Utd 3:1 Leicester
Excellent so far today. Play him in his correct position and allow him to run with the ball from deep midfield and he'll thrive.
Playing in his most effective position and thriving. Who'd of thunk it?
He needs to be moved to the left wing or striker next game.
Needs to bring back that killer instinct, and we will finally have back our most expensive signing. Apart from that he's been very effective.
Wasted that counter with Falcao. Very poor pass.
Otherwise he's looking more lively.
Otherwise he's looking more lively.
Personally thought he was much better against Cambridge, goes to show how the difference in scoreline affects peoples opinion on individual performances. Still playing decently just over hit a few passes in key areas.
Still wasteful but looking a lot brighter than of late.
Hopefully can play himself back into form.
Hopefully can play himself back into form.
His final ball is really lacking. Other than that he's better than he's been recently, but I guess that's not so difficult. Hopefully it's the start of an upward trajectory for him.
Better, but not amazing. Play it to Shaw more, he's there for a reason.
He does make things happen more than any of our other players, but 64% pass accuracy is pathetic really. Nani would be shot if he was ever that low.
Wasteful and nowhere near his best but just his energy and drive moving forward is massively helping us in the attack.
Slowly returning back to his best. I hope he gets the pre-WBA form back.
Agreed. He's looked lively, but I expect more.
this! i think is so obvious, i cant understand how LVG doesnt see it
He loses the ball a lot but still contributes very well to the team - good but not great.
Just for kicks, everyone should read that as ADM having, at some point in his career, played for WBA.
He just needs a goal or something like a good assist after a crazy run to lift him up.
Still think he would be a lot more devastating on the left flank. Even maybe the right flank.
Love the fact that we are blindingly quick on the counter attack though. Its really the tip of the iceberg of how fecking good we could potentially be on the break. Its a thing of beauty watching defences shit themselves when they cant recover after a set piece.
Love the fact that we are blindingly quick on the counter attack though. Its really the tip of the iceberg of how fecking good we could potentially be on the break. Its a thing of beauty watching defences shit themselves when they cant recover after a set piece.
He has a free role and is thriving in it, needs to be more precise for sure but he's getting on the ball a lot and influencing our attacks, the accuracy will come if we can get him a run of games in this role.
He will always lose the ball a lot, that's not his game to keep it. He makes things happen.
That moment when he gets past a player and bombs forward, you feel as though something will definitely happen.
Even when having a hot and cold game, he makes such a difference.
Just leave him in some kind of midfield position where he belongs...play him as a striker and he's wasted.
Even when having a hot and cold game, he makes such a difference.
Just leave him in some kind of midfield position where he belongs...play him as a striker and he's wasted.
It's one of the main reason we bought him. We've nobody else that can provide that.
Wasteful at times but effective. Would rather watch that than the cowardly stuff we've seen the last season and a half.
Agreed. Tbh I don't really care that much when he tries to force it and loses it as at least once or twice a match it will pay off and we'll get through on goal because of it.
His passing is not good enough for this role. The reason he was dangerous for Madrid in midfield last season was that he was essentially a half-winger. He started in midfield but would often drift out wide and go on his devastating runs down the left when space opened up. He can't do that down the right because of his oneleggedness and there's rarely space to do it down the middle.
Despite the Caf consensus, he is not an out-and-out midfielder and to use him as such is as much of a waste as it is to play him in attack. He's better on the left-wing than he is in this role.
Despite the Caf consensus, he is not an out-and-out midfielder and to use him as such is as much of a waste as it is to play him in attack. He's better on the left-wing than he is in this role.
Disagree, he's too predictable when played left wing. He was really poor when played there earlier in the season, while he's usually good when played central as he can get involved more and drift around into space more.
He's been very good today imo. That touch
He's been very good today imo. That touch
He was very good in his first few games. He's been decent today by those standards.
Ran the show in that second half. His touch at high speed is devastating. This is how he should be used.
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