Two yellow cards is a one match suspension as far as a i know so yeah just Spurs at home.
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Two yellow cards is a one match suspension as far as a i know so yeah just Spurs at home.
Whilst Di Maria does have to take blame here, Smalling is in the wrong. When you leave a player free its your responsibility to make sure he is passed on especially when Di Maria wasn't even looking in that direction. Its poor communication.
So what ban is he going to get from the red card? I'm releived to have not seen any mention of it possibly being extended. Is it one game?
Is anyone going to believe me if I claim I did that on purpose?
In my defence, I wasn't sure whether he got a yellow then a straight red.
Thought this was quite funny..
If we keep him he will become a fantastic player for us if he is played left of a 3 man midfield and has 2 wingers in front of him.
Are you pretending that a player who can't track back correctly or mark a fullback is less dangerous in the middle of the midfield ?
Interesting how the dramatic Tweet headline doesn't really represent the article on the other side.
I said when the news about the robbery broke he'd leave in the summer, real shame but you cant really blame him it must have had a big effect on his life.
Calling a move to PSG with Cavani coming the other way.
Calling a move to PSG with Cavani coming the other way.
Be hilarious if he moves to City on compassionate grounds due to the robbery.
Yes. Generally through the middle you have 2 central defenders against 1 striker, always 1 man free to pick up any runners.
There is also more chance of them trying to thread a pass through the middle, rather than have a direct shot on goal. Either way though a professional at this level shouldn't be that lazy.
Your analyze is totally wrong through the middle you generally have at least one striker behind you, 2 central midfielders in front of you and most of the time an attacking midfielder on you, you also have to deal with wide players running inside.
Being a central midfielders is more demanding defensively than being a winger, on the wing he only has a supporting role, he has to support his fullback once in while and follow the opposing fullback on the rare occasion in bombs forward.
I was talking of us playing vs arsenal 433 v 433. Everybody in midfield would have a man to mark, leaving a central defender without a man to mark.
My bad, you did said generally.
And Di Maria having to mark someone decent for an entire game with Blind and/or Herrera next to him is a recipe for disaster, without even thinking about his lack of care regarding his passing decisions and executions.
Last week he made a mistake, like Smalling did and others too, things like that happens and it has nothing to do with the position he was playing in.
Edit: Since the CBs play a zonal marking, you need both free of any individual marking in open play.
I think we can both agree that Di Maria needs to buck up his tracking back!
I think we can both agree that Di Maria needs to buck up his tracking back!
We can agree on that.
He should no longer be a guaranteed starter imo and be made to fight for his starting place.
If mata carries on like this then Di Maria should be benched indefinitely.
Blessing in disguise?
If I recall correctly, the last time Di Maria was out for a bit we actually played decently well (not great, but some improvement).
Too much impetus on Di Maria perhaps. He shouldn't be an automatic starter.
Too much impetus on Di Maria perhaps. He shouldn't be an automatic starter.
I had a feeling it would happen. We're seeing a more cohesive unit out there. He really needs to be a part of it rather than an individual and he won't succeed here unless he can find his role.
We're playing better without him because he thinks he needs to dribble past 3 players and make something happen every time he's on the ball. Right now we're linking up and not forcing the glory play.
Quite a debate we're going to have now for the lineup against the dippers.
He needs to fit the team, not the other way round. After today, I want Mata to keep his place and have ADM fight for it
He still needs to play. He is a genuine world class player and you make a spot for those. We saw early in the season when we play well as a team, he steps it up to a level noone can live with.
After the performance of the team today I think he needs to start on the bench next week. The team gelled from front to back. Not to mention the desire to win the ball back was the highest I've seen all season. Nothing overly complicated from the team and both wide players worked flawlessly with their full back.
The competition he's facing now will do him good, he'll establish himself soon enough.
Only if they're performing. I agree he'll probably get back into the side since we're obviously not going to maintain this level every week, but being perceived as a world class player isn't an automatic reason to get into the team.
Surely he needs to start against Liverpool
No he doesn't, mata deserves his place he has being frustrated for weeks now getting no game time because of ADM.
Mata really stepped up today and put in a fantastic performance, you could tell from the reaction of United fans when he was subbed.
ADM bench, mata start against the scousers.
The problem with Di Maria is that when he's playing we are always looking to get the ball to him. Which means that, if he's playing poorly then we are playing poorly. That said, he actually looked a lot better against Arsenal before his sending off so it's a tough decision.
Really? Why?
i agree
I wouldn't start him. You need someone more reliable, who can keep possession for Liverpool away.
Shouldn't start against Liverpool. We should look to continue as normal next week, and if need be, send him on if, and when, Liverpool tire.
He'll start against Liverpool IMO, add some extra pace and force Moreno to stay deeper.
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