Not a flop by any means but he shouldn't be starting ahead of Mata or Young come to think of it.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 32
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
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- Yellow cards
- 3
- Red cards
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Not a flop by any means but he shouldn't be starting ahead of Mata or Young come to think of it.
Even when not playing well, he pops up with assists. We expect more from him than he is delivering, but once he gets over this phase and settles, he can be awesome for us.
His confidence took a massive hit after how they treated him at Madrid after unquestionably brilliant season.
The overall attitude in CL final was a proper summary of his team work. He took Atletico by storm.
It was actually quite good, and Mata's finish was even better.
That was not his fault, although he did contribute, as did the entire team. We sat back and let them play; had we continued to dominate and kill the game, they wouldn't have scored and di Maria might have fared better.
The handball was really weird, I mean he was standing about a yard in from the line what the hell was he thinking?!
Still a bit hit and miss, but another assist and the pass that lead to the penalty was lovely.
I'm confident he'll kick into gear properly next season
Still a bit hit and miss, but another assist and the pass that lead to the penalty was lovely.
I'm confident he'll kick into gear properly next season
Not someone that can deal with being knocked off stride, literally and metaphorically. I think he'll find his gears again after a good settled summer.
He doesnt want to be here anymore....after the break in and shite season hes having, just biding his time until PSG comes calling.
Very frustrating player the second half of the season. You have to imagine he'd not have come on once it was 2-1. I feel like he negated a bit of our advantage at time, taking too many chances and being far to careless with the ball. He's esssentially Nani these days.
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As it stands, he has next to no chance in winning the B-dOr.
The way he messed up the chance to square a ball to Rooney says a lot about his form now. I think for the money United paid, those numbers should be double. Even Fellaini is doing more than him this season. Not about goals/assists numbers, but overall impact in the game.
It was alright. I can live with "quite good". It wasn't brilliant tho.
That handball 
I've always thought it'd happen eventually with people trying to catch the ball ASAP to get play restarted before the opposition gets into place, but that was something else. Assist aside (which he can thank Mata for - it was a good pass, but 99 times out of a 100 it'll be just that) he was shit today. I still think he'll be good here, but he needs to sort out his attitude and get some confidence back.
As a sidenote, the number of people (including the commentators on mystream TV channel) claiming that the handball should be a booking is quite laughable. Deliberate handball isn't a booking in itself.
I've always thought it'd happen eventually with people trying to catch the ball ASAP to get play restarted before the opposition gets into place, but that was something else. Assist aside (which he can thank Mata for - it was a good pass, but 99 times out of a 100 it'll be just that) he was shit today. I still think he'll be good here, but he needs to sort out his attitude and get some confidence back.As a sidenote, the number of people (including the commentators on my
Still a valid assist that in the end was worth 3 points. People need to serious chill out with the depressing negativity about Di Maria. He will improve in time as Van Gaal finds the appropriate role for him.
Normally I'd say just feck him, get rid.
But after seeing his first few games for us it's hard because I know the absolute brilliance is there.
However if he carries on like this then jesus, get rid.
But after seeing his first few games for us it's hard because I know the absolute brilliance is there.
However if he carries on like this then jesus, get rid.
If someone will give us over 40million we should take it. He clearly has no interest in being here.
He's going to be a very good signing for his next club.
Had to check; and you are right it's not a yellow, I would have swear that it was.
I'm sure he will. And when he does I'll give him any credit he is due.
Does the difficult things easily and makes the easy things look impossible. Provides assists and opportunities no other player can, then proceeds to give the ball away instead of making a simple two yard pass. Sloppy, inconsistent and brilliant is how I'd some his performances up thus far.
I think he'll come good, give him -- like Van Gaal -- another year.
I think he'll come good, give him -- like Van Gaal -- another year.
Never thought YOU would rather play Januzaj than a player who still created 2 good goal scoring opportunities.Grow up!
Oh come off it. Not every pass can be a perfect one. He did play 2 that led to a goal and a penalty though, at anfield, you know a ground we play shite at year after year?
Amazing how some throwing player under the bus without looking whole picture,i mean "feck him,get rid,sell him for 30 mil" etc. Its not enough to say how it is,yes he is out of form AT THE MOMENT,what that has to do with his future form but no,you just write people off,like we or most did with Afroman and some others.
Its his first season...he needs more time to adapt,learn language and if he does not want to be in United,well he will leave simple.
Its his first season...he needs more time to adapt,learn language and if he does not want to be in United,well he will leave simple.
In a season where we've struggled for large parts, 4 goals and 12 assists for a player moving to a new league is just not good enough. Sell him for giving the ball away, forget that he contributed towards what should have been two goals.
The most disappointing aspect for me is the lack of work he is putting in when we lose the ball, at Madrid last year he was a terrier, but now he seems to have no interest in getting back to help out a lot of the time.
I get annoyed with his loose passing too, but he still contributes with things other players in the side are simply not capable of. Young is solid and tracks back well, but his creativity is very poor.
Apart from his great assist for Mata's second, he didn't really impress. Again, I felt he lost possession cheaply and his decision making needs to be a lot better.
Got the same impression, we're far better off with him not starting.
Di Maria is one of those players who just will never ever adapt to the pace and relentlessness of the premier league. It's not as though we signed a player who had 4 or 5 great seasons...it's what, one? He'll never have time on the ball here in any part of the game..or perhaps very sporadically. He's not world class...and even though he did that lift for Mata..well..if that is what we are paying for, then it should happen several times a game and more...
That's why all the people who know Di Maria are convinced that he is the only responsible for that, he loses his concentration and his application way too easily, he doesn't play every ball with the same care, like Ancelotti said he is too often careless with the ball.
And it has nothing to do with confidence, he is like that all the time, the only difference is that when he is totally confident he tries crazy things a lot more.
He's Nani without the work ethic.
Astonishing we broke the English transfer record for someone who is so similar to (and arguably no better than) a player we were so keen to get rid of we ended up paying all his wages on loan.
I've seen nothing from Di Maria going forwards that Nani couldn't do, combined with blatantly failing to do a lot of the defensive stuff that Nani would do, even when not at his best. Annoying.
I agree...we are no better off on the field, but financially so much worse off...
Good assist, but that was when he was central.
His footballing brain is lacking especially in circumstances. When you are winning 2-1, under a bit of pressure, some of his decisions were simply baffling. Running into a crowded area to get tackled and then hitting crosses when we had 1 in the box rather than keeping the ball was mad. If we needed a goal fine, do that, but you could see he hardly covered Blind either. Im surprised Liverpool didnt try and play from the right once he came on.
His footballing brain is lacking especially in circumstances. When you are winning 2-1, under a bit of pressure, some of his decisions were simply baffling. Running into a crowded area to get tackled and then hitting crosses when we had 1 in the box rather than keeping the ball was mad. If we needed a goal fine, do that, but you could see he hardly covered Blind either. Im surprised Liverpool didnt try and play from the right once he came on.
When you're looking to take risks, you're going to lose the ball. It's a shame we started playing the way we did after going 2-0 up as that, somewhat, contributed towards his loose passes. di Maria looked to be making passes where he could initiate an attack, whereas, the rest of the team thought the game was over. We should have completely killed the game off before being so complacent. His pass to Mata was terrific, too; there aren't too many players who'd have attempted that pass, but he was looking to be positive. His pace was a massive problem for Liverpool, and he should have put Rooney in, however, it didn't work out. He also set up the penalty with a very good through ball to Blind. Yes, he was poor, however, remember that, it was during a time where Liverpool were having a go. In a fixture, where many have struggled, he created a goal and troubled the Liverpool defense, in a short stint.
He had an assist but that's all you could say positive about his game today. He lost possession way too easily and he generally made poor decisions.
I think he is a world class player when on form and confident, but based on form right now he should be benched. I am happy that LVG also recognizes this.
I think he is a world class player when on form and confident, but based on form right now he should be benched. I am happy that LVG also recognizes this.
Yeah, I had to check myself to make sure. It's one of those that has become a truth because commentators, pundits etc. say it all the time.
I agree with this and I actually prefer players that take risks rather than play safe all the time because they have the creativity to make something happen. However in this game he was just very very wasteful with possession and nothing he tried worked except for the assist. He also lost the ball in plenty of situations were he wasn't trying to make stuff happen. He just lost it in situations were he simply had to shield it better and keep possession by passing it somewhere in the middle of the park.
I have to agree, to me he looks very disinterested and is not showing any consistency in his general play, as you say it's very like Nani in every way which does bring into question the fee we paid. It makes me wonder if LvG thought he could play in the midfield 3 in the same way as he did for Real Madrid, and then when he's gotten a first hand look he's changed his mind.
The difference between playing in a 3 for us and for them is that the rest of their team is better than ours.
I was wondering recently whether the work rate he was so highly praised for at Madrid was all that impressive by English standards, where it's expected that you run around like a blue arsed fly, or whether he's just not putting it in (or appearing not to, as he's low on confidence). Either way, he's not the first player to find England tough to acclimatise to. Hopefully we see a bit more next season. A summer off might do him the world of good, considering he spent his post WC time recovering from injury last summer. Let's hope he doesn't get the break he needs and the promptly feck off to PSG.
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