Well this one is on him. Di Maria is shite at corners, he shouldn't be taking them ever yet the manager is the one who picks who takes them. Just like jones was taking them a few weeks ago.
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Ok now he should played on the wings? I thought everyone agreed that his best position was somewhere behind the striker centrally. These are just lame excuses tbh - he's due to a world class performance for a long time now.
They are effected by confidence though, which is in turn effected by the way the manager uses you.
I'd take a good performance to be honest.
Yup. Been getting the basics wrong far too often this season. Been a really big problem for us too. For the money we paid this guy should be our talisman. Supposed to be at the centre of all our best football but actually been closer to the opposite.
What is he doing out there? Genuine question. I've no idea what his instructions are, he seems to be everywhere and nowhere. Performance today was awful.
He has a completely static side around him.
Last year he had Bale, Benzema and Ronaldo all constantly moving around pulling people out of position. He couldn't be marked out as easily as he can be in this United side.
Putting it out there that the likes of Hazard, Sanchez, Silva etc wouldn't look any better in this awful side.
Last year he had Bale, Benzema and Ronaldo all constantly moving around pulling people out of position. He couldn't be marked out as easily as he can be in this United side.
Putting it out there that the likes of Hazard, Sanchez, Silva etc wouldn't look any better in this awful side.
I've always thought of him as a winger. He had an awesome season at Madrid in that position but who wouldn't playing behind Ronaldo and Benzema. Personally, I think his left foot and dribbling ability is too good to not be used out there. Plus, we have Mata, Herrera, Fellani, Januzaj and Rooney who can also play in that position.
I think every single one of them would look better. Hazard and Silva can consistently control a ball properly, for starters. And are two of the least wasteful ball-players around. Sanchez is much better in front of goal and would grab the games where we aren't on top.
Disappointed in him lately. Needs to do a lot more than he is doing.
Hasn't been at it for a while now, disappointing considering what he's capable of and the fee we paid. There are times when takes on players and looks good but ends up trying too much or the end product's just not there.
No idea why he's still taking corners by the way, that should have been ditched back in November when had a load against City that were sub standard.
No idea why he's still taking corners by the way, that should have been ditched back in November when had a load against City that were sub standard.
AKA "the Kagawa excuse"
Yes, the Kagawa excuse. None of our forward line looks for quick interchanging passes. We've played zombie football for years now and this has been a major factor behind it
Yep. Yes, he should be doing better. He looked a lot better earlier on when we had Herrera and Mata in the side and Rooney playing up front and all of them playing quickly and passing it around to each other well. Was absolutely brilliant in those opening games. Since his injury we've completely changed the way we play and everything is too slow, he's not getting on the ball in the right positions and he has nobody around him making runs so he can only do so much. You can't have one player transform the way we are playing when our strikers are so static and useless, and I'll keep protecting him as he's the only one in our team who looks dangerous and actually makes things happen that isn't a hoof forwards. Also our only fast player in the attack. What we should do is put like minded players around him, those who like to pass the ball around quickly so we can up the tempo of our game and actually stretch teams and get the most out of him. Not put Falcao and Van persie in front of him. Maybe them in their prime would work, not the 2 overrated and past it shite strikers that we've seen for the past 6-7 months.
I'd say signing creative players who don't live up to their reputations is a big factor too. Players like Kagawa and Di Maria. Which is always a risk when you sign them on the back of just one really top class season.
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Was ineffective on corners (1 for 5) and setting up chances (1). Passing accuracy wasn't horrible-84%. To me he's a tweener-not an out and out winger but not a #10. Thought his best games have come from the left in a diamond-and so I don't understand why he played Januzaj there and AdM as a # 10.
Another victim of Van Gaalism.
Imagine he would be on loan like Falcao... I guess we would discuss if he is worth the money.
Could have saved 60 million and just kept Nani.
I don't really want him sold either (of course, in a fantasy world if you told me that I could straight exchange him for someone like Bale, I'd probably do it.) That doesn't change the fact that he's been at best, above-average this season (and that's being generous.) I was thrilled with his first few games here (I even went on Facebook and bragged that we'd signed a top-5 player in the world...) but he hasn't come close to replicating that form since, even when played in his correct position.
We can keep making excuses that he's being let down by the poor performances of his teammates, but then we could also flip that logic around and say that he benefitted immensely from the superior performance of his teammates at Real. Instead, I'd rather judge him on the merits of how he has actually played, particularly with regard to aspects of his game that he has direct control over, such as final ball, shooting and set-piece delivery, and on all those counts, he's been very underwhelming.
Quite a few similarities between the situation ADM is in now and the one Ozil found on his arrival to the PL. You'd have to say Ozil has done a lot more to live up to his price tag thus far, which is quite worrying given that he certainly hasn't been an unqualified success himself...
I'm not worried. Most of the time he's the only fecker who looks likely to do anything.
Without ever really do anything? I find it incredible the leniency that is shown towards Di Maria's performances, while a guy like Mata, who while far from his best, has actually been far more consistent, yet gets slated and is felt by a number of people to be one of the players who should be sold (god that was a long-winded sentence...)
Probably our worst player today.
He's pretty lousy at corners. Anyone figured out what his hand signals are supposed to mean?
"I'm smashing this one knee-high into the first defender"
"I'm smashing this one knee-high into the first defender"
Looks frustrated to me.
Didn't benefit much in all the seasons leading up to the last one, by all accounts. That's what really concerns me with all this stuff about how he'll be fine so long as he plays in central midfield. He's had one really good season for them, which coincided with him playing mainly in central midfield. This by no means guarantees that playing him in that position again will get an identical level of performance. Definitely possible the change in position was just a coincidence.
The game is littered with one season wonders. For the type of money we spent I'd rather have signed someone with a bit more of substantial body of work on his CV.
Have to totally agree.
Well I think he was always a good player for Real (at least from what I saw of him,) but it always felt like he was a player at the level of 2009-2011-era Nani. In other words, a very talented difference maker, but not necessarily someone you'd build your team around. Sadly, the early returns support that suspicion.
I think we have to keep him at least for another season, but we need substantial improvement, and I'm not sure how confident I am about seeing it.
Thought the knee jerking wasn't that bad today until I came into this thread, People really suggesting we sell him after 7 months?
He was awful today there was no excusing it. In fact I'd say he has been pretty underwhelming overall since coming back from injury, but man give the guy a chance. He is in a new country and having to adapt to a new style of football and in a team that is very static in comparison to Real Madrid. I'm not excusing him for his poor form because things like jumping away from tackles today really angered me but I think until we get the midfield / forward line correct and in sync with each other we may see plenty of hot and cold moments unfortunately.
One positive I will say for him is that he is a massively self determined guy and he will want to get this right and prove himself here. He just needs a good game or two and he can turn this all around.
He was awful today there was no excusing it. In fact I'd say he has been pretty underwhelming overall since coming back from injury, but man give the guy a chance. He is in a new country and having to adapt to a new style of football and in a team that is very static in comparison to Real Madrid. I'm not excusing him for his poor form because things like jumping away from tackles today really angered me but I think until we get the midfield / forward line correct and in sync with each other we may see plenty of hot and cold moments unfortunately.
One positive I will say for him is that he is a massively self determined guy and he will want to get this right and prove himself here. He just needs a good game or two and he can turn this all around.
He is asked or he wants to be our main player whereas he never has been before for his teams. Too much responsibility on his shoulders.
Two or three years ago, half the people on this place wouldn't touch him with a barge pole. Nani was rated as by far the better player. Would be beyond mental if we've broken the PL transfer record to sign a player no better than another player already in our squad, who we're actively squeezing out of the club because of the same inconsistency and crappy decision-making that has plagued most of Di Maria's career. That shit be crazy.
That'll tend to happen when everyone around him is standing still. I think both he and Mata should be starting every game. Even in this shower of shite he still regularly assists and scores the odd goal.
No argument here. Given the choice, I'd rather have Nani and spend that money on a player with a shred of consistency to his game.
He's pretty lousy at corners. Anyone figured out what his hand signals are supposed to mean?
"I'm smashing this one knee-high into the first defender"
Seriously? It's to tell people he's about to take the corner so they can start making their runs. Everyone does it.
He does seem to be playing at half pace now, Im wondering if the recent events in his life have affected him at all.
Im not trying to say I told you so but I did suggest at the time of the ADM and Falcao signings that they may not be the best signings because of the balance of the squad, and that Beniata and Vidal were better required, but the excitement of the signings meant I was ridiculed. I guess when ADM has a season like he did last season you dont shirk the chance.
Im not trying to say I told you so but I did suggest at the time of the ADM and Falcao signings that they may not be the best signings because of the balance of the squad, and that Beniata and Vidal were better required, but the excitement of the signings meant I was ridiculed. I guess when ADM has a season like he did last season you dont shirk the chance.
Someone said "Kagawa excuse" and to be fair it's not a excuse! If you want a player to create chances then you need to fecking make a run for him to make that pass, some people think it all happens by magic...
Maybe we need to ask ourselves why every attacking very good to world class player looks almost useless once he joins us ...
It's just that after such a good season, we expected a lot from him. And he really delivered for the first few games, shame he looks nothing like back then.
The Falcao hype was just for the name alone.
I'm with you. Not worried about him at all.
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