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2014-15 Performances

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5.7 Season Average Rating
Appearances
32
Goals
4
Assists
13
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He had an assist and played poorly. The most of you have deemed that acceptable, at least when we're talking the last few seasons of Wayne Rooney. Both need to do much more.
 
Don't watch games on stream so haven't seen today's match, but this season.

Di Maria
79% passing
2.2 chances created
0.6 tackles
3 goals
26 years of age

Rodriguez
87% passing
2.5 chances created
1.6 tackles
8 goals
23 years of age
 
Play him on the left wing (or the right wing) and watch him thrive. But oh no, that's much to obvious to our manager.

It amazes me why we insist on putting our best crosser of the ball in a central position? Why not have balance by playing two wingers and one (or two) strikers? Surely we would be much better off and more balanced than playing this diamond horseshit where everyone doesn't know what to do when defending.

Di Maria is being wasted in a central midfield position. This isn't la liga where you are given time on the ball to stroll around. This is the prem and Di Maria needs to be shifted to the wing where he can run at a fullback rather than into a crowd of bodybuilders.
 
Said it before, I'd like us to try a game without him in the side. Just to see if he really adds that much to our play.

His end product is beyond shocking. £60m? Fecking hell.
 
Really average today, I don't know why he's playing wide left, if you are gonna start him wide then it has to be on the right where he can cut in.
 
luckyspurs said:
Don't watch games on stream so haven't seen today's match, but this season.

Di Maria
79% passing
2.2 chances created
0.6 tackles
3 goals
26 years of age

Rodriguez
87% passing
2.5 chances created
1.6 tackles
8 goals
23 years of age
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Did you leave out assists to perpetuate your agenda?
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His form is seriously worrying, though.
 
DevilRed said:
Play him on the left wing (or the right wing) and watch him thrive. But oh no, that's much to obvious to our manager.

It amazes me why we insist on putting our best crosser of the ball in a central position? Why not have balance by playing two wingers and one (or two) strikers? Surely we would be much better off and more balanced than playing this diamond horseshit where everyone doesn't know what to do when defending.

Di Maria is being wasted in a central midfield position. This isn't la liga where you are given time on the ball to stroll around. This is the prem and Di Maria needs to be shifted to the wing where he can run at a fullback rather than into a crowd of bodybuilders.
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His best form this season came when playing in the middle so I think you're being a bit knee-jerk here. It's quite likely his lack of form is due to mental problems rather than tactical ones, IMO.
 
luckyspurs said:
Don't watch games on stream so haven't seen today's match, but this season.

Di Maria
79% passing
2.2 chances created
0.6 tackles
3 goals
26 years of age

Rodriguez
87% passing
2.5 chances created
1.6 tackles
8 goals
23 years of age
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And Rodriguez is playing with the likes of Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema and Isco. Surround yourself with incredible attacking players and you usually raise your game if you're a top player, much like Di Maria showed last season. Not hard to say James is having the better season.
 
I've said it before, but he just isn't suited to the Premier League - it's just not his thing. I don't think he really wanted to come here, but more than that, he's one of those skillful players who can only operated in a certain type of football. He's a Veron really. I really think he hates it here...even more so after the burglary attempt. I fully expect him to move on this summer albeit for a loss. Sometimes you have to take a punt on a player...and this one hasn't worked out.
 
I don't think he was bad today at all, if he had better players next to him he would look much better. His overall play was more than decent, I was actually pleased with that performance considering how non existant Rooney and van Persie were in front of him.
 
There is an unrealistic expectation on him because of his price tag, we paid double what he was worth, he has always been hit and miss and we don't play him in the position where he had his best ever season.
 
I've said it once, I've said it a few times.

I don't think he wants to be here. Whether we make top 4 or not, I think he'll be looking to go elsewhere.
 
Sparked but failed to ignite today. There were players around him that were far worse however.
 
He's easily capable of being the top player in the league so I'm not sure what's wrong with him. Combination of the team overall and LVG's hard-on for playing him out of position?
 
Shouldn't have been taken off no matter what. The team is losing 2-1, have some fecking balls and put Mata or Falcao on for someone less creative. Have we ever rescued any points after taking Di Maria out? It usually comes to nothing, it actually sends a bad message to the players.
 
it's hardly a new thing with him, so I'm not sure why people are reacting like this. He's always been prone to really dreadful performances where nothing he does comes off, he usually manages to at least get something right though, like the pass to Herrera for the goal.

Remember the World Cup game against Switzerland? Genuinely one of the most awful performances I've seen from a player and he ended up scoring the winner.

He'll continue to frustrate, for sure, but it comes with the package.
 
He was decent overall in the first half but terrible in the second. Not performing up to his levels of last season at Real Madrid which is disappointing as that is the only level worthy of the price tag. Still it doesn't do anyone good to dwell on prices too much so lets just hope he gets it back together.
 
kopviolator said:
No, not really. He was pretty much the worst player out there today.
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He created 5 chances. 2 more than any other Manchester United player. Proof. Here's all of our chances. Proof.

Was he really the worst player out there today? No. Clearly not.
 
kopviolator said:
Yeah. It's hard to argue against stats. It's good he entertained you.

Pretty much the worst player for me along with RVP and McNair.
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I'm not saying he was amazing, "sparked but failed to ignite" was my original line. He clearly wasn't the worst player and unfortunately bringing Mata on for him didn't work as we all hoped it could.

He has most definitely played worse this season.
 
I don't like the way he's used.

Allow him the freedom to drift across the frontline. He spent most of the day stuck out on the lef.
 
Cina said:
it's hardly a new thing with him, so I'm not sure why people are reacting like this. He's always been prone to really dreadful performances where nothing he does comes off, he usually manages to at least get something right though, like the pass to Herrera for the goal.

Remember the World Cup game against Switzerland? Genuinely one of the most awful performances I've seen from a player and he ended up scoring the winner.

He'll continue to frustrate, for sure, but it comes with the package.
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Exactly. He is the least of our worries. Did we overspend on him? yes, but there are far more pressing concerns than ADM.
 
FC Ronaldo said:
I'm not saying he was amazing, "sparked but failed to ignite" was my original line. He clearly wasn't the worst player and unfortunately bringing Mata on for him didn't work as we all hoped it could.

He has most definitely played worse this season.
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He probably has played worse.

I have no desire to argue though. We don't have to agree. But for me he was one of the worst although admittedly, expectations towards him are high.
 
I don't get why so many keep blaming individual players when the problem is our game plan, or lack of in this case.
 
You pay this sort of money for a consistent match-winner... and he isn't one.
The one thing that stood out today was the lack of focal point. The Lack of a match-winner. That player with just that bit extra six or seven times out of 10.

The commentator compared Rooney to Ronaldo, in terms of being the main man, which really drums it home.
That's why someone like Bale would be a no brainer.
 
Play him on the right, he'll still have licence to come inside. He's showed in the last 2 games that it's something that should be tried out more. Probably his best performance this season was the friendly against Germany for Argentina, where iirc he started from the right but had the freedom to drift. He tore them apart that night.

I think we need to realise that we're nowhere near Madrid's level of last season, so trying to get Di Maria to replicate his role from there isn't the way to go.
 
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