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Good coaching...
Does anyone know how long he'll be out for?
does he even lift?
1 game apparently
Great. Missing the Spurs game, just what we need
Even if he wants to leave, he must realise that playing utterly shite isn't going to get him a good move. He would want to show some decent form.
Great. Missing the Spurs game, just what we need
You just have this feeling after looking at our fixtures that this thread will be very active, well this and the "bye bye top 4"thread
If he thinks footballers are not burgled in other countries, he is mistaken. If he thinks he's the first professional footballer to get burgled, he is mistaken. He better sort his own shit out and start growing a pair, or he can bet he will end up in a shittier hole than Manchester after all other big clubs are very likely to say no to him.
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He was half decent in the first half (though his runs down blind alleys aren't half annoying... as is his knack of dribbling forward and somehow forgetting to take the ball with him) - but kept acting like a bit of a bellend with his constant rolling around and what not - culminating in his grand stage of idiocy and getting sent off.
He needs to sort his shit out... or LVG does, either way...
He needs to sort his shit out... or LVG does, either way...
His awareness isn't very good, his brain isn't very good I'd say (definitely not good enough for a midfielder). That's nothing new but at Real he was making up for it with constant running, chasing, pressing. He doesn’t seem to be that player right now, not sure if van Gaal wants him to be our main offensive threat or he just isn’t interested.
For me, no more superstar signings. Just get good technically proficient players with a strong mentality, who will give their all for the club. We haven't got time for egos.
Disagree tbh, I think hes on a different wavelength to most of our players, which is why he ends up creating the majority of our chances.
His execution though lately has been off, poor at times. Even when playing deeper, he seems to be one of the few who can pick out the forwards runs of RVP/Rooney/Falcao.
That’s not what I said. I said his awareness isn’t good, that’s why he loses the ball a lot, and isn’t contributing much in destruction. He was a different players last season for Madrid.
His long range passing from deep areas is something he’s been very good at recently, but that would be all I guess.
In all honesty, most clubs would take him in a second. Especially as we'd be selling for less than we bought. He's a world class player, quite literally. Just needs to stop rolling about like a pansy every time he gets touched.
Ronaldo did the same thing when he first came here. Januzaj is still doing it. Just would have expected Di Maria to know better considering he's 27.
Awareness to spot the runs that others don't... Anyway I think I know what you mean. However the difference is that in THIS team, he feels the pressure to be the one who creates, and thus he seems to force it at times, hold the ball too long, I don't think hes playing well, but his sending off was unfortunate as I think we'll struggle to create without him
He's as one footed as Valencia but cost 4 times as much.
Watching him is incredibly frustrating and not entertaining in the slightest. Replacing him on the wing with the utterly ineffectual Januzaj had me kicking my table with frustration.
Watching him is incredibly frustrating and not entertaining in the slightest. Replacing him on the wing with the utterly ineffectual Januzaj had me kicking my table with frustration.
I generally agree with you, but what I said was only about his defensive contribution, which is non-existent. He still creates though.
Think he can be a good player for us eventually.
Needs to strengthen up and cut the bullshit out, but he isn't someone we should be getting rid of in a hurry and is certainly the least of our problems at the moment.
Needs to strengthen up and cut the bullshit out, but he isn't someone we should be getting rid of in a hurry and is certainly the least of our problems at the moment.
Should be dropped for a while now I think.
Did the ref give him a second yellow for the shirt tug? If so then it will only be a 1 match ban, if it was a straight red for the shirt tug then it could be a 3 match ban. I think Di Maria is looking worryingly lightweight for the PL right now.
Precisely. He is world class at what he does, and that is to create chances. That cross for Rooney's goal was top notch.
Going to be a big miss for the Spurs game, only player who could feed Rooney.
Actually quite sad that after spending £150m in the summer, there is only 1 player in the team who can feed our main striker
Don't think there was anything lightweight about him today though. His red card will get all the headlines obviously and it was idiotic, but it was a silly mistake, nothing more. His actual performance was much better then in recent weeks and in the first half at least he was very dangerous and making plenty of chances. A shame how it panned out and it will for sure set his confidence back more after looking better earlier in the game, but I don't think it shows he can or can't cut it in the premier league. He'll be fine long term, we just need to play more like we did in the first half more often and he'll be fine. The second half showed he can't have much of an impact if he hardly gets the ball and if we revert to passing it around very slowly and doing a lot more long balls.
I think a majority of posters in here are choosing to forget that once again, he was one of the few players tonight that actually looked threatening. Are people completely ignoring his assist? Or all the great runs he made? He was the only one that looked like making something happening.
Was his dive stupid? Yes, it wasn't very smart of him and I think that's a condition of him playing in La Liga for so long. But people are seemingly basing his entire performance tonight solely on the dive, which is nonsense. He will adapt to the league and he is a world class player.
Some of you are just so fickle and childish.
Was his dive stupid? Yes, it wasn't very smart of him and I think that's a condition of him playing in La Liga for so long. But people are seemingly basing his entire performance tonight solely on the dive, which is nonsense. He will adapt to the league and he is a world class player.
Some of you are just so fickle and childish.
I think it was his best game in a long time. Stupid to get sent off, but people claiming he was poor are just wrong. Other than Chamberlain, he was arguably the best player on the pitch tonight.
Yep. Though unfortunately that was one of the key moments of the game and is what will be remembered. He did show plenty of positives though I thought, it's just you can't ignore the stupidity of the red card.
And he usually is.
Well, in fairness, he's been pretty poor recently. Good tonight, but his form dropped massively after his start to the season. Our worst player in the two games before tonight.
He'll get there eventually, but he's capable of a lot more.
I realize that it cannot be ignored, but some people are acting like he committed some murder or something. I'm more angry at Januzaj's dive to be honest, considering he was clear on goal.
But yes, I can understand the anger over Di Maria's dive since it was during an important moment.
I just think he looks unsure of taking his fullback on as he doesn't want to get clattered or fight for the ball, the tenacity we saw in the early games seems to have disappeared and he doesn't look like he fancies digging in.
Yeah. Many on here are so quick to jump on his back though. No patience at all to wait and give him time to show what he can actually do... Everyone just seemed like insecure little girls about his transfer since day 1 though. Like he was "too good" for us, and that he didn't actually want to be here so they resent him because of these preconceived notions and are quick to criticize him and don't even give him a proper chance. He has obviously been well below par, but even then, he's still our most dangerous player on the ball and makes far more chances then anyone else we have or have had the last few seasons. Yet everyone is so quick to want him dropped.
I think he's the only player instructed to feed the striker - as our midfielders seem to be taught to be cautious in possession.
I wish I can be as optimistic as you are. It's just that his decline in performances has been so steep, and I don't like the way he thinks he is victimized. I mean: he's 27, he has more than enough footballing experience for not falling into traps for beginners, and that includes facing different styles in La Liga and on the international stage. When a player is a "young veteran", you would expect him to know better and I'm sure everyone expected better from him.
His pass for Rooney was great, no one will take that away from him. Still, I want him to play and act like a true young veteran, nothing less.
I think when he's on the right he just likes cutting in all the time as he's not comfortable on his right foot at all. It's a real question mark where his best position is and he has to do more individually but I can't help but feel our tactics are stifling him a lot. We put in so many crosses every game because we have Fellaini up top so it's like we tell him to cut in and cross it into Fellaini every time, there's very little variation. Same with Young on the other side, though he's more two footed (but did nothing today tbf). I'm not sure what his best position is, but we should look for where he'll be the most consistent. Which IMO is probably the left flank with the freedom to roam inwards. There he can go on the outside or cut in and do outside of the foot passes which he loves doing anyways. On the right he pretty much always cuts in, which he can be devastating at like against Germany at the start of the season, or on occasion for Madrid, but is far too inconsistent because his shot when he cuts in isn't that great.
I think he's good tonight.People need to forget the price tag.I reckon if Ronaldo is back this season he will have plenty of shit matches also.
When too many players with obvious/proven ability failed at the same time in a same team,you know who's the one to blame.
When too many players with obvious/proven ability failed at the same time in a same team,you know who's the one to blame.
Where to play him is a big conundrum, I think LvG feels he is too weak to play as part of the midfield 3, but as you say on the right wing he becomes very predictable and I think LvG is hoping to turn him into Robben. The worry with playing him on the left is that he doesn't seem to like it and I've not seen him have a good game on that flank since his Benfica days.
It was 100% 2 yellow cards, so just the 1 game ban. Still can't believe he was that stupid. His rolling around pissed me off quite a few times today.
Ramsey places his hand on Di Maria, and its a dive.
Di Maria places his hand on the referee, and its a yellow.
Di Maria places his hand on the referee, and its a yellow.
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