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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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World class. He will the difference this season, not at all a "luxury" buy, he gives us thrust, directness, guile, assists, goals. Build the team around him, and we'll be grand.
 
buckooo1978 said:
part of me is wondering if the 3 is designed to add numbers to a weak central defence.....with Rojo, Evans, Blind, Jones fit and available maybe you are right

I'd prefer it to the 3-5-2 and with Carrick at the base of midfield it would free up Herrera/Di Maria
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Yeah, I'm not sure if he will do it straight away as we're playing wingers at full back at the moment because of the injuries, so he will want the 3 centre backs so we're solid back there, but when everyone is fit I think he will have Blind in front of 2 defenders and Herrera and Di Maria in front of him then.
 
sizzling sausages said:
Yeah, I'm not sure if he will do it straight away as we're playing wingers at full back at the moment because of the injuries, so he will want the 3 centre backs so we're solid back there, but when everyone is fit I think he will have Blind in front of 2 defenders and Herrera and Di Maria in front of him then.
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Aye, that's what I think.

Our signings make perfect sense for that system, Di Maria and Falcao in particular. I can't see it being anything other than a diamond in a months time.

I think the only delay would be van Gaal's stubbornness in trying to get the 3-5-2 to work.
 
Watched the game and he simply took the piss all game just because he felt like it, he's that good. He ran the whole show. If he doesn't play wide right for us, it is almost a criminal offence. He's a devastating player and will put crosses in for Falcao to put away all day long.
 
Sensational performance. This guy will be the catalyst for future success in the Premiership, Champions League and Indian Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
 
Di Maria was there to assist the midwife at his own birth.
 
iBoss said:
How is swapping di Maria for Rodriguez an upgrade? They have genuinely let go of one of the best players in the world. The worst thing is they knew it, everyone did.
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It's a weird one because it doesn't seem to be a choice that Ancelotti made. Everyone knows Perez calls the shots, and Perez wanted James Rodriguez and someone had to make way. Ancelotti would not have wanted to sell him, bar Ronaldo he was their best player last season. I'm sure James will do very well for them as he is a great player, but they've lost a special player for sure.
 
Good God, just seen the highlights on ITV. 3 assists and a goal :drool:
 
It's such a shame that we've lost our soul and are enduring an identity crisis because we acquired Di Maria and Falcao.
 
Absolutely incredible player.

We have to find how we can best utilize him because he's just a class above anyone else on the team.
 
Gannicus said:
It's such a shame that we've lost our soul and are enduring an identity crisis because we acquired Di Maria and Falcao.
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Players showing what he did tonight have no place at Old Trafford. Disgusting and too good. The last time I saw a soul being lost this much was when Bart Simpson sold his to Millhouse.
 
Although he has enough quality to play almost anywhere, it does seem a bit of a waste of his talents to not play him on the wing.
I felt the same with Ronaldo and Madrid when he started playing more upfront.
 
That 5 year contract feels good right about now. Cheers Woody.
 
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