QPR,Leicester,West Ham...thats about it
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QPR,Leicester,West Ham...thats about it
Read some of the comments on the thread. It's blinkered to try and force the opinion Di Maria put in a fantastic performance just because of 2 nice passes and that one hit behind Rooney after the Coloccini gift.
Don't act like I'm anti-United when I wanted you to win and praise your players when they're producing what they're capable of. Just gave a perfectly reasonable opinion on the way Di Maria played.
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Right now his offensive contribution doesn’t cover for his mistakes which lead to opposition attacks. He put in two good balls (not sure about the offside) but other than that he makes an awful lot of bad decisions. Huge risk to play him in midfield in that form, he might be a huge problem for van Gaal in the coming weeks.
Thats not entirely true, people over-exaggerate his first few games, go back to our fixture list and you will see... first 10 games?
Wow.The first few months of the season? Leading our team in assists? If you want recently, then the Preston game he was arguably our best player, same with Burnley, and then a few others. Sure, you can focus on the negatives, and ignore all the positives, but there are plenty to back him up. Even today, sure, he was sloppy on the ball and gave it away too often. He also made more chances then anyone else for us, had a few lovely passes like the one for Rooney right before he came off which should have stood.
The moment he came off is the moment we stopped creating anything. That should say it all about how important he is. Even when he's off form he's still our most creative player and our main hope to actually create something.
People need to accept that Di Maria the winger is frustrating. Always has been, probably always will be.
Is it sunny these days in Manchester?
Yep, this is true. He offered some positives today, but he really needs to be offering many, more more to make up for the flaws in his game.
We were dire when he went off. He is clearly a hit and miss player - I don't care if he misses a few passes as long as he's positive. Had Rooney been better today, he would have had one assist and would have been involved in the other goal as well.
He looked like he was going to cry when being subbed.
Some great passes/crosses, but a lot of frustration too with him today. Will be better next game.
Some great passes/crosses, but a lot of frustration too with him today. Will be better next game.
I think the expectation of him has been so over stated that he can't win to be honest. He's not a Messi, not a Ronaldo. He's a guy who's had what...maybe one great season, and when he signed he was seen as this messiah to our problems. I'm a bit pissed off with him because I had expectations of him delivering more than he is at the moment..because what he is delivering is pretty average apart from the odd few moments. However, I reckon, if he wants to stay in Manchester, which let's face it, after his experience here, one wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to be off, he is one of those players who will acclimatise more slowly than some other foreign players. I'm hoping he doesn't turn into an Ozil..where sporadic moments of greatness are separated by long periods of mediocrity in relevance to how much he costs...
Yeah.
Burnley - played very well, came off injured after about 60 mins
QPR - Goal and assist and played well
Leist - Goal and assist and played well mostly
West Ham- Played very well
Everton - Goal and assist and played well
WestBrom - didn't have a great game but got an assist
Chelsea - Did ok in parts but nothing special
Palace - Cant remember much, don't think he had a great game but got an assist for the winner
Arsenal - Setup the goal on the break (I didn't watch this game so cant comment on his perf)
Hull - He got injured early in the game
EDIT: Thats quite a bit of positive for the first 10 games.
Thought he was subbed at the wrong time, just as things were looking to open up for him, He still needs to do more.
In fact, next game id have him as a sub then bring him on second half to use his pace to give him some confidence back.
In fact, next game id have him as a sub then bring him on second half to use his pace to give him some confidence back.
The first few months of the season? Leading our team in assists? If you want recently, then the Preston game he was arguably our best player, same with Burnley, and then a few others. Sure, you can focus on the negatives, and ignore all the positives, but there are plenty to back him up. Even today, sure, he was sloppy on the ball and gave it away too often. He also made more chances then anyone else for us, had a few lovely passes like the one for Rooney right before he came off which should have stood.
The moment he came off is the moment we stopped creating anything. That should say it all about how important he is. Even when he's off form he's still our most creative player and our main hope to actually create something.
If these are the only positives you can mention from a player who is supposedly the best in the team and World Class, if this has been a good season for him then we might as well settle for 7th again(with our current form we are headed there anyways). Not downplaying his impact or anything but he wasn't signed to be just another good player in an "Ok" team, he is supposed to be the main man and yet we console ourselves with things like "he had a few lovely passes" and "he is leading the team in assists", this is Angel Di Maria ffs.
He didn't play very well
West Brom was the tipping point
He was had a few glimpses against Arsenal, but overall he was really frustrating and he missed a golden opportunity.
He first 10 games weren't anything special, but people reference those games like he was extraordinary or something
He was our standout player vs Burnley. Should have had two assits but RVP and Mata both missed sitters ^^
Yes, he hasn't been at his best, you don't need to be a genius to figure that out. He has been far from shite. You said has there been anything postive about him this season at all, and there has been loads. A decent amount of poor performances too, but far more good ones. He's out of form at the moment, happens to everyone. It's a lot harder to get out of a slump when the team is so disjointed as a whole. The fans being incredibly negative and on his back about every little thing that doesn't come off doesn't help. At least he still fecking tries. At least he doesn't go hiding like so many do when things aren't working out. Even off form, he's still our most dangerous player. The only way he'll get back to his best is for us to settle down as a team and him to adapt more to the league and keep playing, he'll get past the bad form.
Guess people see what they want to see. Or at least, everyone saw one thing and you saw something else.
Nah I simply replied to you, where you said has there been anything positive...
di Maria was quite sloppy today. He lost the ball a bit too easily at times, and his touches, at times, were quite sloppy. His passing was also inconsistent and sloppy.
However, given that he was sloppy, he was still our most threatening player. His crossing may have been inconsistent, but he was at the forefront of several of our best chances. If we got a goal in the first half, many wouldn't have criticised him like they have been now.
I was quite surprised when he went off for Januzaj. Young wasn't doing much on the left side. In fact, he created barely any chances and didn't make it difficult for Newcastle for much of the match. I was perplexed at seeing di Maria go off when he was starting to improve in the second half and become a bigger threat. Without anyone in the middle to create chances for us, di Maria was vital as he was creating chances from out wide and through the middle.
However, given that he was sloppy, he was still our most threatening player. His crossing may have been inconsistent, but he was at the forefront of several of our best chances. If we got a goal in the first half, many wouldn't have criticised him like they have been now.
I was quite surprised when he went off for Januzaj. Young wasn't doing much on the left side. In fact, he created barely any chances and didn't make it difficult for Newcastle for much of the match. I was perplexed at seeing di Maria go off when he was starting to improve in the second half and become a bigger threat. Without anyone in the middle to create chances for us, di Maria was vital as he was creating chances from out wide and through the middle.
far more good ones? fecking christ, like who? Fabregas,Sanchez and Costa(all from La Liga) have all gone through rough patches this season and they haven't been as bad as Di Maria - he isn't our most dangerous player (people need to stop saying this) Ashley Young has been more dangerous than Di Maria this season.
Its one thing to support the players during rough patches and i am all for that but Di Maria isn't just any other player, he is the teams record signing, i remember when Rooney got his massive new deal .... every single time he had an average performance, fans called for his head, if this was Rooney he wouldn't get this much support if we are being honest.
I asked for positives and you spoke about his first 10 games, which as i just analysed weren't that great
He was getting better before he got subbed. Not sure I would start him next game.
Safe to say he had a very poor game today, dont really understand where people are getting the positives from. The only way people can pick up good points from his games at the moment is by micro analysing every single thing he does and picking out ANYTHING that went right for him.
Saying that though i want him to keep playing out wide as on the break given space he is class, and width is something we have definitely been missing.
Saying that though i want him to keep playing out wide as on the break given space he is class, and width is something we have definitely been missing.
No he hasn't. Not sure what you have been watching as fair enough Di Maria has been disappointing but there's no need to exaggerate to make your point.As for the Rooney comparison, it's Di Maria's first season with the club in a new league which does provide him a bit more leeway than our captain who has played here for over a decade.
Just not good enough. Even if there were one or two moments of class you can't tolerate someone who fecking constantly wastes posession and ruins good situations just because you'll get two or three classy deliveries in 90 minutes. It wasn't enough to save Nani's career here and it's not good enough from Di Maria.
He's supposed to be one of the best players in the league. You don't see Silva, Fabregas, Sanchez or Hazard being so relentlessy bloody wasteful and then get plaudits because they happen to play a handful of quality balls into the box.
He's supposed to be one of the best players in the league. You don't see Silva, Fabregas, Sanchez or Hazard being so relentlessy bloody wasteful and then get plaudits because they happen to play a handful of quality balls into the box.
You say that like he hasn't been frustrating in central midfield this season. He has been. Very fecking frustrating.
There has to be language issues with him and the players who doesn't speak Spanish.. The movements and passes just seem odd when say, Rooney or Fellaini or Blind is the closest to him.. Plays with Herrera much better..
He started brightly and showed glimpses of what he can do, then he went into himself again and his play became indecisive, typical of a player low on confidence.
Oh don't get me wrong, he's frustrated in the middle too, just less frustrating and more consistent. His game just suits being in the middle more. The space, the freedom. It makes him less predictable and allows his to try his through balls. Very much like Giggs in his latter midfield days.
The Madrid fans all warned us in the Summer, he's not a world class winger. He can be brilliant there on his day, but he'll frustrate the life out of fans on the way, which is basically what he's doing. He's so one footed that he's far too predictable on the wing.
More space and freedom in central midfield?! You have to be kidding.
He was awful against West Ham. Really awful.
Get the feeling he'll do much better when (if?) we start playing with a bit more freedom and fluidity. A full back other than Shaw on the left would help him i think, he exchanged well with Valencia a few times tonight.
Not at all. Di Maria thrives with space ahead of him, driving from his own half towards the penalty area, twisting and turning on his way there. On the wing he's up against a full back who knows that, 99% of the time, he's going to cut in on his left foot. He's not restricted like that in the middle.
But obviously that relies on a certain style of football. The possession based, slow the tempo, kind of style that LVG seems to favour doesn't really match up well with Di Maria's game in all honesty. In hindsight, it was a strange signing.
My main issue with him is that he refuses to run at people at the minute (maybe he would be more inclined to do so on the left. As frustrating as Adnan also is he at least attempts to put his full back under pressure.
Otherwise Di Maria was the only one who looked like opening them up today and we looked a lot worse going forward when he went off.
Otherwise Di Maria was the only one who looked like opening them up today and we looked a lot worse going forward when he went off.
Like Nani, you can see his quality but only in very short bursts. The majority of his game is full of frustrating judgement and passing errors.
He was better today, I thought. I think he should understand that LvG has faith in him and will keep giving him chances.
As for the Rooney comparison, it's Di Maria's first season with the club in a new league which does provide him a bit more leeway than our captain who has played here for over a decade.
He actually has, Ashley Young is a contender for player of the season, can't say the same about Di Maria. I'm not sure you have been watching the games, i don't even think the word "dangerous" and Di Maria should be in the same sentence as far as this season is concerned.
Costa,Sanchez and Herrera are all facing the same struggles - new club,league,country,language etc and they are all from La Liga... so why should i give a £60 million man leeway even after he specifically asked for the #7 shirt? he was briefed about his role in the team before hand so i don't see what the big deal is.
seems like everybody uses the laughing emoticon to reply to peoples comments now, to make them seem like"experts", and end up not saying anything useful...oh well.
He looks like he plays with fear of LVG now, tbh...
Tbf, for all this 'Young has been so much better' 'Young could be POTY' he's only managed 2 assists and 1 goal (might be 2 with tonights) compared to Di Maria's 10 assists and 4 goals.
Di Maria is being held to far higher standards (which is only natural given his fee and reputation) but Di Maria has made a far more valuable contribution to the team this season then Young has, despite the latters good performances.
Di Maria is being held to far higher standards (which is only natural given his fee and reputation) but Di Maria has made a far more valuable contribution to the team this season then Young has, despite the latters good performances.
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