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2014-15 Performances

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5.7 Season Average Rating
Appearances
32
Goals
4
Assists
13
Yellow cards
3
Red cards
1
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Cheesy said:
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.
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Yes he hasnt been perfect but he needs more movement around him and quicker ball movement. If hes played in the same position with the same tactics it would be easier to improve rather than being switched around all the time.
 
bosnian_red said:
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.
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He messed up basically all of our best chances to score and gave the ball away a shitload. Being somewhat dangerous doesn't really make up for that, IMO. I agree with caisenma, I think he's been worse.
 
Why not switch wings with young? It's obvious he's far from comfortable on the right.
 
That didn't look like the reaction to being subbed of a player who's not arsed and doesn't want to be here.
 
I think taking him off was a mistake to be honest, he'd just made a few top class passes and is probably the most likely to create something.
 
Have no idea why he was subbed off instead of Young and Fellaini, started playing well second half
 
Not happy about him getting subbed off, he looked more likely to make something happen than any of our other attackers.
 
I don't understand the stick he gets. He is the only way who creates for us. He is the only one who dribbles past players and provides penetration. Stupid to keep subbing him.
 
Attacking play gone to shit since he got subbed. Even when he's sloppy, his pace dribbling and creativity are a big asset. Shouldn't have been subbed.
 
Creates two goal chances in few minutes and gets taken off few minutes after. And this kind of stuff isn't even surprising anymore from van Gaal, it's actually very sad that manager with such experience makes some ridiculous mistakes.
 
He is an odd man is LvG. End product was really the only thing lacking, but at least we had fluidity and urgency. Right to bring on Januzaj, wrong to take AdM off.
 
bosnian_red said:
Attacking play gone to shit since he got subbed. Even when he's sloppy, his pace dribbling and creativity are a big asset. Shouldn't have been subbed.
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This. He's our only player that plays with any drive, everyone else is too happy to pass responsibility to a teammate.
 
64% passing; almost as bad as it looked.

James Rodriguez averages 87%, has a finish on him and makes nearly as many chances.
 
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shivab said:
Yes he hasnt been perfect but he needs more movement around him and quicker ball movement. If hes played in the same position with the same tactics it would be easier to improve rather than being switched around all the time.
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Those sound like the symptoms of Kagawa Syndrome to me? I did not realize it was so contagious.
 
Rado_N said:
I think taking him off was a mistake to be honest, he'd just made a few top class passes and is probably the most likely to create something.
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He'd just created the two clearest chances of the whole night with exactly the kind of passes that often get cut out. He's been pretty poor on balance, but wingers always get the most stick when games are frustrating because their risk to reward ratio is so erratic. Nani, Young, Valencia etc. Even Giggs before his indian summer shift centrally.

He's definitely been dissapointing of late, but his "troubles" are being exagerated because it's so en vogue.
 
shivab said:
Yes he hasnt been perfect but he needs more movement around him and quicker ball movement. If hes played in the same position with the same tactics it would be easier to improve rather than being switched around all the time.
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Had tonnes of movement around him. Just needed to hit it with good final ball.

Newcastle's defence left acres of space for him about 6 or 7 times and he played two good passes.
 
Mockney said:
He'd just created the two clearest chances of the whole night with exactly the kind of passes that often get cut out. He's been pretty poor on balance, but wingers always get the most stick when games are frustrating because their risk to reward ratio is so erratic. Nani, Young, Valencia etc. Even Giggs before his indian summer shift centrally.

He's definitely been dissapointing of late, but his "troubles" are being exagerated because it's so en vogue.
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Exactly, and we've produced the square root of feck all since he went off.
 
Mockney said:
He'd just created the two clearest chances of the whole night with exactly the kind of passes that often get cut out. He's been pretty poor on balance, but wingers always get the most stick when games are frustrating because their risk to reward ratio is so erratic. Nani, Young, Valencia etc. Even Giggs before his indian summer shift centrally.

He's definitely been dissapointing of late, but his "troubles" are being exagerated because it's so en vogue.
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This. He was making chances and looked dangerous throughout. These days, I don't care how the rest of your game is, if we look like we're capable of scoring then he should always be on the pitch. fecking awful substitution.
 
People want to sell him or trade him for other players now? If he was the only top player struggling, it'd be somewhat understandable, but who, outside of de Gea, has really been consistently good this season?
 
Shouldn't really have gone off and his confidence is probably completely shot at this point. Not great when we have Arsenal this weekend where his pace on the counter will be greatly needed and LVG doesn't seem like the greatest man motivator.
 
Wade3 said:
People want to sell him or trade him for other players now? If he was the only top player struggling, it'd be somewhat understandable, but who, outside of de Gea, has really been consistently good this season?
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Blind & Rojo
 
Don't think he should have gone off. He's the only who really tries to create chances.

Though at the time I thought it would make sense what with Januzaj impressing against Sunderland, but Adnan looked woeful today.
 
Wade3 said:
People want to sell him or trade him for other players now? If he was the only top player struggling, it'd be somewhat understandable, but who, outside of de Gea, has really been consistently good this season?
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I'd argue Blind's generally always looked competent when he's played, although he's obviously not featured all the time and hasn't always been brilliant as such. I get your point though.
 
Played well in the second half and some of his ambitious passes started to come off for him, creating good chances. Should have stayed on at that point.
 
People can shove passing success rates up their ass. Without him in the side we genuinely don't look like creating anything. He might lose possession sometimes, but he takes risks no one else does.

Isn't he second top in the assists chart yet constantly slated? He should never of been subbed today.
 
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