Seems like a lot of fans got arsey with him because he wasn't Ronaldo.
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- Appearances
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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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- Red cards
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Now that we are playing well as a team, if he can stop feeling the pressure of trying to be the man and not force things as much, he'll be brilliant. He is still a very good player.
Yea, no wonder Madrid sold him and then added that Ballon Do'r clause. Ridiculous assertions! We have a special player - he's just not confident enough at the moment.
Yeah ok, lets boo our players, if they're out of form, right?
What clause is that exactly? Not sure I know anything about that.
Mostly shocking with a couple of sublime moments (the assist and pass for the penalty).
Standard really.
Standard really.
No matter how bad he plays, he still actually contributes somehow.
As much as I like effort and willingness and everything, I appreciate legit contributions to scorelines a bit more.
As much as I like effort and willingness and everything, I appreciate legit contributions to scorelines a bit more.
Great assist and great ball to Blind for the penalty, I don't really care that he gives it away a lot when he's capable of those kind of passes.
Was shocking today. After that pass to Mata, he had a period where he played like a drunken whore and couldn't. I generally defend him for some of his stray passes because he's trying to create but the passes he misplaced today were very easy ones.
Superb moments every game but mostly shocking overall and a complete liability when it comes to doing anything defensively. Our left side was instantly wide open as soon as he came on for Young. Get rid to PSG IMO.
I agree that he needs to prove himself too. I think I slightly misunderstood you in that I thought you were saying we should just get rid of Di Maria after one bad season, hence why I mentioned Fellaini.
26 games. 4 goals, 12 assists. Yep what a flop
Nice pass to Mata, but otherwise was terrible.
Hope he gets his confidence back asap.
Hope he gets his confidence back asap.
It's his (ADMs) attitude that concerns me is all. You mention Fellaini and he is a prime example of a player who doesn't hide, doesn't sulk and still keeps trying even when the chips are down or he is having a bad game. We know how much Fergie used to say about the importance of personality and mentality when playing at United. Di Maria is no doubt a fantastically gifted player, but his mentality worries me. I am not convinced he is the type to dig deep and perform when the going gets tough - and that is a problem for a record signing.
He was really bad today. Nice contribution for the goal, but could've cost us heavily with the rest of his play. Losing the ball constantly, linking up poorly with other players making good runs. His pace is really useful though and he also tends to get in to very useful positions which is why there are times when he is actually....useful.
Put me off him today a bit. I've thought he just needs United to start playing well to get some better performances out of him, but that wasn't the case.
We can't afford to have key players messing up like that in the future.
The only excuse he has now is that he needs a bit of time to gel more.
All that being said, we need to see what he's like next season. Hoping something clicks by then.
He's done enough to warrant that. If he does want to leave however, I won't be so gutted I cry into my cereal.
Put me off him today a bit. I've thought he just needs United to start playing well to get some better performances out of him, but that wasn't the case.
We can't afford to have key players messing up like that in the future.
The only excuse he has now is that he needs a bit of time to gel more.
All that being said, we need to see what he's like next season. Hoping something clicks by then.
He's done enough to warrant that. If he does want to leave however, I won't be so gutted I cry into my cereal.
His confidence is low that is evident, still produced a lovely ball for Mata's goal. Id play him on the left (in for Young) against Villa, leaving him out is doing nothing for his confidence and on his day he's world class.
Capable of brilliant moments. his work rate has dropped since coming here and his want to score is irritating when he should be running it down the line.
Dont write him off just yet, look at Fellaini's renaissance
Dont write him off just yet, look at Fellaini's renaissance
I am starting to worry about him. He just looked like a 14 year old player with no clue how to play. I suspect he'll be a sub the rest of the way and he'll have to play his way back to the starting lineup.
I really hop he comes good as I'm a big fan.
I really hop he comes good as I'm a big fan.
This.
At the moment, giving Di Maria the ball is giving it to the opposition more often than not. He's losing the ball a ridiculous amount. I don't know if his head/heart are still in it. You see the stories in the paper and you think to yourself someone's talking to the papers. It could be PSG but it could just as easily be Mendes. Di Maria's not playing like he's comfortable in a United shirt that's for sure.
I was seriously angry at him when he chose to whip the ball in instead of taking it to the corner at the end - but he did provide a great assist for the winning goal, so we'll just have to cut him some slack and hope that he can slowly come back to form towards the end of the season and then really kick on next year.
And what the feck was with catching the ball whilst in play?
Poor again but still productive, he just needs to cut out giving the ball away so much and he will be fine.
Dunno where his head is at mate.
Januzaj should be ahead of him in the pecking order let alone Mata and Young.
His one player who needs the summer off by the looks of things. Even the simple things he is getting wrong.
His one player who needs the summer off by the looks of things. Even the simple things he is getting wrong.
He's quite simply lacking confidence. He's not a lazy player, some of his best attributes are his work rate and constant tracking back; something he demonstrated brilliantly, last year.
This season should be his settling in season, even though his stats are very, very impressive. We seem to be clicking, and he'll play a massive part in the next few games.
This season should be his settling in season, even though his stats are very, very impressive. We seem to be clicking, and he'll play a massive part in the next few games.
Played terribly but got the assist for Mata and that fantastic pass for Blind to earn the penalty. Seems everyone forgot the last one but had Rooney put away the pen that would have made 2 goals created by di Maria.
All he needs is one good match and then the his confidence would grow. I still believe in him.
I do hope your joking
Di Maria is one of those players that will have a moment of brilliance one second, then the next second you want to strangle him for doing something brainless.
He has always been a very mercurial player, just have to get used to it.
He has always been a very mercurial player, just have to get used to it.
The fact he played wank and still assisted a goal and should have been responsible for another goal had Rooney not cocked it up, says it all
That assist made the match a beautiful spectacle despite LFC destroying the game in a butthurt rage.
He's not fully settled but absolute class is there.
He's not fully settled but absolute class is there.
I wouldnt start him any time soon. Keep feeding cameos off the bench for now.
Lovely assist for Mata's goal. He deserves praise for that..
..however, maybe now people will understand why van Gaal tried him out up front. So that he is as far away from our goal as possible when he inevitably gives the ball away. Could he have given the ball away any more than he did today? It was ridiculous because a lot of the time he wasn't even under pressure. He just dribbles for that bit too long, or plays an unnecessary sloppy pass. I watched him a lot for Madrid but maybe you don't the the faults as much when it's not your team and you care less about the result. He has qualities I love, but he seriously must be a nightmare for LvG given he is almost the antithesis of LvGs possession based philosophy.
..however, maybe now people will understand why van Gaal tried him out up front. So that he is as far away from our goal as possible when he inevitably gives the ball away. Could he have given the ball away any more than he did today? It was ridiculous because a lot of the time he wasn't even under pressure. He just dribbles for that bit too long, or plays an unnecessary sloppy pass. I watched him a lot for Madrid but maybe you don't the the faults as much when it's not your team and you care less about the result. He has qualities I love, but he seriously must be a nightmare for LvG given he is almost the antithesis of LvGs possession based philosophy.
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Foolish to consider him as a flop. Played alright when he came on bar catching the ball before it went out which was daft.
I'm not very fond of him. I think he has a shit attitude.
Still laughing at the handball but he really was not awful today
I don't think even his ball to Mata was that good, the finish was amazing precisely because it was very awkward to hit it, he hardly served it on a plate.
We looked better before he came on.
We looked better before he came on.
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