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2014-15 Performances

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Change formation to 4-2-3-1 and play him as the RW in the system, cutting inside and firing those tremendous crosses he put in earlier on in the season. Then buy another winger who is right footed and has pace to burn doing exactly the same on the other wing, they can both change wings when required.

Play Mata behind Rooney, Rooney in his best position, Mata in his, with blistering pace either side of him he would thrive.

Play one of Blind/Carrick alongside Herrera for the easier games or purchase an absolute unit like Wanyama.

I think we need to accept Di Maria for what he is, forgot last season, he is better off as a winger, a level up from the likes of Nani, all be it with similar traits.
 
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Doesn't help that he's been given instructions by a manager who openly admitted, that he has no idea how to use him. Funny how we performed a lot better when Herrera was with him in midfield with Rooney as no.10, two players who always look for space to move into. Get Herrera back in midfield and Wilson instead of Falcao and we'll see a more flowing attack.
 
Finally we got our hands on a world class player (at least last season, even though he didnt play too bad before), and this shit happens. We just have no luck :(
 
Brophs said:

It begins. Or perhaps it doesn't. Basically, who cares?
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Said here that he's possibly been struggling with the weather. Early mornings in northern Britain in mid-winter are not very fun at all, even when you've grown up with them. They are endlessly dark, cold, damp and windy. Nevermind if you're used to a more tropical style climate.

But I walked home from work today, and Spring is definitely in the air. Maybe he'll start to improve as the conditions and the pitches do.
 
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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.
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Yep, signing a crock like Vidal would have made us much better.
 
DarkXaero said:
Except Vidal has been relatively healthy this season for Juve. He has started 20 games for them so far.
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And according to a lot of people looks half the player he was before the knee injuries. Sounds like someone already at the club...
 
I really hope he stays but if he decides to leave in the summer id say it will be to PSG and we should look for at least the same price we paid for him.
 
VanGaalEra said:
LCM. I don't think many people have said his best position would be at the tip of the diamond. I have seen a lot of people say his best position is central.
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Don't forget there was always 3 men marking ronny in most games adm played for madrid giving him more space . Falcao and van persie couldn't lose a bag of cement at present .
 
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And according to a lot of people looks half the player he was before the knee injuries. Sounds like someone already at the club...
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Actually, from what I heard, he had recently started regaining his form. Which makes sense when a player is recovering from a knee injury...
 
DarkXaero said:
Actually, from what I heard, he had recently started regaining his form. Which makes sense when a player is recovering from a knee injury...
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So does that make us all hypocrites then for saying Falcao is done at the highest level? It's easy to say now that Vidal would have been a signing we should have made but coming from a slow paced league like serie A and seeing another player like Falcao struggle as badly as he has done with a knee injury of his own, would Vidal really have been worth the gamble? I'm not totally sold on Strootman yet either.
 
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So does that make us all hypocrites then for saying Falcao is done at the highest level? It's easy to say now that Vidal would have been a signing we should have made but coming from a slow paced league like serie A and seeing another player like Falcao struggle as badly as he has done with a knee injury of his own, would Vidal really have been worth the gamble? I'm not totally sold on Strootman yet either.
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I don't know. But I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Falcao be quicker and generally sharper next season with some other club. Coming back from a knee injury and playing at a really high level immediately never really happens (unless the player is a freak athlete). Vidal's playing style is more suited to EPL though, he's a very physical player. I think we should go for him again next summer.
 
Moving to a new country,
Learning a new language,
Trying to understand the "Philosophy"
Fighting armed robbers in your house

Regardless of how much United paid for him, expectations should be lowered during his first season.
 
Ever since we signed Di Maria, people have been saying "he isn't happy" or "he doesn't feel at home" even before he signed he was said to be on his way to PSG but had to settle for United due to FFP rules... of course after the season we had under Moyes we were willing to pay £60 million and give him the #7 shirt he outrightly demanded albeit through his agent ... it all feels like we are catering for a player who doesn't want to be here and we are giving him too much respect and we haven't gotten anything in return, at least not on the football pitch, i am well aware of his performance against QPR and how good he looked before his injury, but that was a while ago... if we were willing to break the bank for a single player then we shouldn't have to worry too much about his problem with the language or how comfortable he is(after the incident ),i understand these are genuine problems and they may hinder the progress of a lot of people - but Di Maria is an adult at 26, Ronaldo had to face the same problems at 18 years of age, a new country,language,weather etc so i don't see how this should be a major problem for our record signing.

Perhaps its all being exaggerated by the media and the player doesn't even want to leave but i don't trust Jorge Mendes, i still think Di Maria has a lot to offer to our team, i really don't want him to leave but wouldn't feel distraught if he did, i can see us signing players in the summer.

I think LVG is the biggest problem, although i won't make excuses for Di Maria's terrible performances(yes terrible for someone with his ability, if we wanted a mediocre winger we could have signed Charles N'zogbia). LVG seems to be mishandling the team atm with players being played out of position and the weird formations.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manchester-united-star-angel-di-5134449
 
Oh get a grip, you're a professional, so its cold and dark so what. You're not a kid to get sad every time its cold. Play football and take your paycheck.

It seems to me thought this story has been invented by the media who nicely gets it out every once in a while. It has been going for a while, he's unhappy, he's cold, he regrets not going to PSG and similar. Him being out of form doesnt help it either.
 
I was wary about these two signings and said so on here only to get laughed at. So many fans just love them muppet signings. Whereas Id prefer the Blind type transfers.

If these reports are true it would certainly go along with his lack of effort we are seeing on the pitch.

Also ready made stars haven't worked for us in the past, but I'm also starting to think we are cursed with South American players

One good season from Tevez and Heinze is all we have gotten out of that continent
 
For those who keep saying he isn't committed to United. There is NO way we are selling him.

"The next step will be to return to Rosario Central, another giant of the game! Truth be told, I've played for Europe's biggest clubs, competed in two World Cups and won the Champions League,” said Di Maria.

"I represented Real Madrid and before that was with Benfica, which, while a slightly smaller club than Madrid, is a giant of Portuguese football.

“Now I'm with another massive club in Manchester United.

“When I finish here, I think it might be time to return to Argentina. Hopefully that happens"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ina-s-finished-playing-Manchester-United.html
 
Adebesi said:
As far as the weather goes, isn't it pretty similar in Argentina? They have very cold and dark winters don't they?
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Without being an expert, it probably depends where you live, but i dont think it is very cold there in the winter, probably around 10 degrees. With the dark winters, i think they have more hours of daylight in the winter too, not that much more, but a few hours more than in England i guess.
 
I didn't realise the break in robbery was quite that serious. He had to fight them off with his family in the house? That'd shake anyone up.
 
Watch him b
ZDwyr said:
I didn't realise the break in robbery was quite that serious. He had to fight them off with his family in the house? That'd shake anyone up.
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Must have been terrible, especially when you don't even understand the language in the first place
 
i think this will end badly as the robbery is going to push him out! I won't blame him either as that must be something he won't get over especially with a young child.. Fecking gutted!
 
Will Singh said:
i think this will end badly as the robbery is going to push him out! I won't blame him either as that must be something he won't get over especially with a young child.. Fecking gutted!
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Well he has till the end of the season to decide, we can't afford to have an unsettled star player going into our title contending season
 
I know it's been said a million times, but I don't think we are using him properly at all. He's absolutely world class at linking the defence to the attack, something we cannot do for the life of us. He's most effective in the middle of the pitch not in the final 3rd, the lack of movement from the strikers probably makes him try and do something himself.
 
Silverman said:
I really hope he stays but if he decides to leave in the summer id say it will be to PSG and we should look for at least the same price we paid for him.
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Knowing us we'd sell him for £18m and sign Gundogan for £58m.
 
It got lost amongst all the silly over-reactionary drama about his dossier on long balls but LvG commented on Di Maria in today's presser.

 
I may be blasted for saying this, but I don't think he's particularly enjoying his time here. He'll be off within 2 Summers.
 
Hernandez - BFA said:
I may be blasted for saying this, but I don't think he's particularly enjoying his time here. He'll be off within 2 Summers.
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Not blasting you but, and a few have said this, why do you think that? I've seen no sign of this, so I'm either blind or people are seeing things that aren't real.
 
Red Katie said:
Not blasting you but, and a few have said this, why do you think that? I've seen no sign of this, so I'm either blind or people are seeing things that aren't real.
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Everyone here lacks patience and is confined to doom, that's why. A month ortwo of bad form for our new player means he can't wait to get away.
 
Red Katie said:
Not blasting you but, and a few have said this, why do you think that? I've seen no sign of this, so I'm either blind or people are seeing things that aren't real.
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I really struggle to explain why. I could simply be mixing it up with him just trying to adjust to the league, but from the way he's playing he just doesn't seem to be expressing himself. Whether that's due to tactics or just not enjoying life in England, I don't know.
 
DWelbz19 said:
Everyone here lacks patience and is confined to doom, that's why. A month ortwo of bad form for our new player means he can't wait to get away.
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True that. We see it with the forum and foreign players, it's a weird inferiority complex.
 
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