Woeful.
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He's trying too hard I think. He thinks he's god's gift.
He's only had about three good games for us.
On the bench? He should be subbed again.
WhoScored has him down as the worst player in the team and the third worst player on the pitch which sounds about right to me.
No wonder LvG don't play him in the middle anymore, it's lethal when he gives away the ball!
I actually think he looks quite threatening at times. But at other extremely wasteful
I certainly do not think we should take him off.
Him and Valencia have linked up well
I certainly do not think we should take him off.
Him and Valencia have linked up well
I feel like I'm watching a golfer with the yips - he looks like he has forgotten how to play.
Curious to see what his passing stats were in the first half...and will make to bold prediction that he comes off at halftime again.
Update: 67% which is worse than last game. LVG is ruining him.
Curious to see what his passing stats were in the first half...and will make to bold prediction that he comes off at halftime again.
Update: 67% which is worse than last game. LVG is ruining him.
Looks like a player completely shot of confidence unfortunately. Incapable of picking a safe pass most of the time, which could really have caused us some problems if Newcastle were more clinical on the counter.
Angel you have received the ball, do you:
a) Cut inside but get pressured and try to play a pass to the edge of the box but it gets cut out easily?
b) Attempt a ridiculously deep cross that will most likely evade everyone or be easily cleared?
a) Cut inside but get pressured and try to play a pass to the edge of the box but it gets cut out easily?
b) Attempt a ridiculously deep cross that will most likely evade everyone or be easily cleared?
Can't really help but gift the ball away in midfield.
I'm not sure this is the problem though. I mean, it's not as if he's never attempting to do anything - he often does, which is why he's often giving the ball away. The problem is accuracy and consistency, since in regards to the latter I thought he had a decent spell around the middle of the half.
It seems that the opposition has sussed Van Gaal's philosophy 'sit in, wait for Di Maria to lose the ball and counter.
He's hit and miss, but he's one of those players.
Anyone expecting 90%+ passing stats is always going to be disappointed.
That said, he can definitely do better than he is.
Anyone expecting 90%+ passing stats is always going to be disappointed.
That said, he can definitely do better than he is.
Angel: "Si."
What has happened to his crossing ? Is it a Man Utd curse that any winger who had a decent crossing technique will see it turn into crap ?
Its not Di Maria, he's just a symptom of our overall lack of communication in the final 3rd.
Nothing has come off for Di Maria so far tonight. Not sure how long Louis Van Gaal will let it go on for, especially after subbing him at half time last Saturday. Sad to see. I can still remember his performances at the start of the season. Looked unbeatable. Really lost himself since the start of 2015.
Meh. He's been sloppy in possession as he often is (and that's what whoscored uses as a huge part of their rating I think) but it's a far cry from the people on here saying he's been awful. He's still looked dangerous and linked up well with Valencia. He'll only get out of his slump by playing and he's worth sticking through. Hasn't been awful, hasn't been great as well, but certainly a lot better then the game on the weekend.
He's a great player when he's got space ahead of him but in tight situations and build up that requires patience he's useless. That's why he looked so good a lot of the time for Madrid, they played on the counter with speed.
Oh and it might just be me but it seems odd to put him on the right.
He's crossing it to nobody ultimately. Nobody challenges for anything in the box unless they are completely free, not to mention we hardly commit bodies into the box.
Not currently he doesn't.
Him and Valencia put a few dangerous attacks together down that right towards the end. However he's given possession away cheaply at least an equal number of times.
When he has the ball he generally looks forward. I don't think he has enough tonight though. He should be getting the ball and running at his full back all night. He looks scared of any semi physical tackle though. He's so easily pushed off the ball.
Every dangerous attack this game has had him involved. People are fickle.
Inverted wingers are really popular these days and can be very effective, especially with quality overlapping fullbacks. Problem is that ADM doesn't really seem comfortable there, and the fullback in question is Tony V.
Well when everyone else on here is so quick to jump on his back, of course I'll be more positive to try and balance things out... He's trying to do things, linked well with valencia, gone past the fullback. He needs to cut out the sloppy passes for sure but it's a much better performance then on the weekend. Trying to look at the positives instead of the negatives.You always defend Di Maria
Teams just sit in against us in nearly every game and wait for us to lose the ball. Di Maria needs space and a stretched game. It just isn't happening under Van Gaal.
He seems to be going for more crosses tonight, and to be fair he's had a couple where he was unlucky not to pull them off. But yeah, he definitely needs to offer a lot more when it comes to his dribbling.
Very hit and miss.
What the heck have you been watching? He's broken down almost every convincing move with a shitty half arsed final ball. You knew it would be another shite bank of a performance from him when 45 seconds in, he's basically clear on goal and manages to completely feck it up.
This Van Gaals fault period. He should be playing left side part of a midfield three while herrera should be playing on the right. Januzaj should be there in place of Fellaini playing on the right. Ridiculous tactics.
And that's when everyone made their mind up about how he was going to play and ignored him actually doing good things too. People love to whinge.
While I largely agree that he's been played out of position so far, some of his play has just been poor from whatever perspective you look at it. Yeah, a lot of us would like him in the midfield three position, but it's not as if he's being played at centre back. He should still be offering a lot more than what he sometimes is from a wide position - and this is from someone who wants to see him in the position you've said. LVG can only take so much of the blame.
Don't think he's been nearly as awful as some are suggesting tbf. Our inability to score after dominating that half was always bound to get peoples backs up. He's not been great, but people are overreacting out of frustration IMO.
Basically getting the Nani treatment on here now, although he's been gash he still looks like he would create more than anybody else in the side.
He's not a right winger. Move him to the left or centrally.
This. Yes he's given the ball away and been sloppy, but he's done good things too. Been a mixed bag, not awful, not great, but people love to focus on the negatives and ignore the positives when somebody is off form.
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