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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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devilish said:
Im simply said that he's not the one who costed the game. If we had to pin one guy than that guy would be Mcnair followed by LVG. Mcnair made the foul and he failed an open goal.

By no means, dont allow me to spoil the witchhunt against the Argie though.
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Some people defend McNair, and some people, like you, defend Di Maria in everything.
 
charleysurf said:
He was despicably bad today, and made a fool of people like you who demanded he shouid be starting.
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Where have I said that he should start? To be fair it would have made sense of having him starting instead of having strikers in midfield, midfielders upfront, wingers as fullbacks and attacking midfielders in the flanks.
 
Orton said:
knew what we were doing, as in crossing it into the box and looking for Fellaini. Inspirational stuff. I didn't excuse Di Maria's performance. I said he was shit.
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Knew what we were doing or just got the ball more as the most creative player/record signing and star man, whipping desperate crosses into the box, as he couldn't beat his man.
 
I'll say it again - this idea of shoving out of form players into the mix with 30 minutes to go hasn't worked all season and still isn't working. Van Gaal needs to realise that the way you build confidence isn't throwing someone on to save the game.

He's done it was Falcao, Di Maria and Januzaj all season and what happens? They all try to do too much and look dreadful. To be honest I don't totally blame them, their mindset is clearly: if I don't score, beat 4 men or provide a miraculous assist I'll be back on the bench.

Fergie did the same with Nani and it was just as unproductive.
 
It's unbelievable that this same man was MOTM in a CL final under a year ago. Unrecognisable.
 
Really poor. He got a bit better as the game went on, but it was too late. I think he needs a start (should have started against Chelsea IMO), and not come on when we are right up against it. I imagine his confidence is already low, so it's difficult to see him having an immediate impact.

Still, he pulled several stinkers today. Just basic stuff. But I'd still like to see him start against Palace. For all his mistakes, he's still the one player who can make something happen form very little. We just haven't seen it in a while.
 
The club need to find out right at the start of the summer if he wants to be here. Any hint he doesn't, get rid.

His performances might be giving us the answer anyway.
 
Orton said:
Sack the whole team then. Crossing hasn't been a strong point for years, yet we still try it more than most.
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Exactly, this reaction here is bewildering. He came on as a sub into a team that wasn't creating any good chances.. And had the audacity to lose the ball a few times. Lost us the frigging game I tells you.
 
Man-United said:
Some people defend McNair, and some people, like you, defend Di Maria in everything.
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Not really. Start reading my posts and you will know me better. I dont have any bias for anybody. If a player doesn't perform than he should leave irrespective if he's British (the new Edwards for example), Irish (Mcfail and OShit) or has an exotic name (Rafael, Fabio, fat Ando etc).

However you can't judge a player who is barely given any chances and than he's thrown in a deep pan in a team which have no stability at all.
 
We should just fill the team with 11 hard working players and sit happily in mid table. That'll show them mercenaries who don't start games and can't win them for us when they come on because the rest aren't good enough.
 
Wanted him to start today, but wow he was terrible. So slack and careless with all his passing and touch. The criticism was harsh earlier in the season but since he got the red card against Arsenal he has been really, really bad.
 
devilish said:
No lets blame everything on the Argie who played like 30 minutes of play instead of the guy who gave the free kick that ended up with a goal and failed to score from few meters away.

I wonder what would be the reaction in here if Angel Di Maria was named Angus Mcmaria
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That's an absolutely atrocious post. What the hell has the performance of a teenage academy product defender got to do with what we should expect from the most expensive player in the history of the Premier League? You're embarrassing yourself. Seriously.
 
Was poor but its stupid to play him on the left. Unless we start playing him in defence, that's the worst way to use him. Di Maria playing to swing crosses in. Stupid.
 
Wowi said:
Is there actually a significant amount of people doing that? There'll always be a few of course, but generally people are just saying that he had a poor game and wasted possession a lot of times. You're probably right that he was instructed to find Fellaini, but that doesn't really excuse the crosses that were nowhere near anyone. And even if he was instructed to find Fellaini, hoofing the ball up when he's on his own and marked by two players is just a poor idea.

A lot of the reactions also reflect the fact that people know what he's capable of. Despite his poor form, people still believe/hope he can set up a goal somehow. And he did have a very good cross shortly after he came on, but then it just went downhill.
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I don't remember everything he did, however, off the top of my head - one of his corners actually managed to reach our player unlike Young's and Mata's who were woeful on set pieces. He also managed to get a shot on target - something most of our other creative players failed to do. Then we have his three failed crosses, the first two were quite simply mishit and the last reeks of a lack of confidence. If anything, I see a player trying desperately to prove himself. He gets the ball, instantly looks up and tries to find a man. Yes, some of his crosses were absolute shite. But the ENTIRE team were guilty of playing like shite. The bashing he gets is unwarranted.

One of the reasons his performance stick out like a sore thumb is because he's quite literally the only player who's not risk averse. The rest of our team spent most of that game passing sideways which is why their performances don't seem as bad as they don't "waste" the ball, and at the same time don't create anything, too.
 
EverReddy said:
would be quite relaxed if he goes to PSG, even if we take a 10-15m hit.
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I'd be ecstatic if that happened now. I think he is technically brilliant, up there with the likes of Mata, but mentally he is not strong enough to fight for this team. He'll do well when he is surrounded by stars like he was at Madrid, when he isn't relied on as the main man, he was a very brilliant cog in an already well oiled machine.
 
Orton said:
We should just fill the team with 11 hard working players and sit happily in mid table. That'll show them mercenaries who don't start games and can't win them for us when they come on because the rest aren't good enough.
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Did you miss the bit were he failed to pick out a teammate with his every touch?
 
We paid double what he was worth, he isn't in the same class as the best players in the league and the expectations are too high. He is always going to be hit and miss, especially as a winger and if there is any truth to him wanting to leave then he should be moved on.
 
Captain Hindsight said:
How do you come to that conclusion?

Based on that horrific performance, does anyone actually want to be here?
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"It looks like.....to me"

I suspect when he was fecked out the door at Real his options were limited and he ended up here because we had the cash.

Just a suspiscion, ordinarily I'd say a player needs at least a season before you even start to judge (see my posts on Fellani from last year) but its not exactly an ordinary transfer and the 'drop in form' is up there with the worst I can ever remember.
 
Let him go to PSG, his confidence is shot and cant see it recovering before the end of the season.
 
Bag of nerves, his confidence couldn't be any lower. Might as well send him away on his summer holidays and start fresh next season.
 
Varun said:
Was poor but its stupid to play him on the left. Unless we start playing him in defence, that's the worst way to use him. Di Maria playing to swing crosses in. Stupid.
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You want to play him where, on the right ?
 
Pogue Mahone said:
That's an absolutely atrocious post. What the hell has the performance of a teenage academy product defender got to do with what we should expect from the most expensive player in the history of the Premier League? You're embarrassing yourself. Seriously.
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I don't care about the fee. Once he wears the shirt he's our player irrespective if he costed us 60m or nothing. You may not notice but when West Brom were gifted with that foul they didn't say 'let us not score because the person who gifted us with that foul is an academy product defender whose pretty crap in football'

Di Maria is struggling and considering our system and the amount of game given I can't blame him completely for it.
 
He always seems to rush things and lacks a cool head in the crucial moments. At this point you wonder why we let Nani go out on loan and spent 60 million on an inferior player but thats hindsight tbh
 
Looks like an imposter at the moment!

Can't believe this is the same player we signed. The basics of football seem beyond him at this moment in time. Can't pass to a team mate, can't hold the ball, can't cross. He's in horrific form. I still believe he can be a success but we may have to wait until next year for that... if he's still here. The whole second half of the season has been a write off for him.
 
For those defending this bag of shite he was signed to be our maque player, to rescue a game, to add inspiration and for £60m. Get a grip and accept he's been nothing short of a complete and utter flop. We need to get as much money as we can for him.

In fact today I actually thought I wonder if he's being that bad because he wants to go.
 
Captain Hindsight said:
I don't remember everything he did, however, off the top of my head - one of his corners actually managed to reach our player unlike Young's and Mata's who were woeful on set pieces. He also managed to get a shot on target - something most of our other creative players failed to do. Then we have his three failed crosses, the first two were quite simply mishit and the last reeks of a lack of confidence. If anything, I see a player trying desperately to prove himself. He gets the ball, instantly looks up and tries to find a man. Yes, some of his crosses were absolute shite. But the ENTIRE team were guilty of playing like shite. The bashing he gets is unwarranted.
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Sure, and if you look in other threads you'll find similar criticism. This, however, is the Di Maria thread, and if you don't want to see him being criticised you probably shouldn't enter the thread after a poor performance.
 
charleysurf said:
He was despicably bad today, and made a fool of people like you who demanded he shouid be starting.
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He should never be deployed on the left. If that's where we plan to play him long term, we ACTUALLY SHOULD sell him to PSG and take the money.
 
All 3 United said:
For those defending this bag of shite he was signed to be our maque player, to rescue a game, to add inspiration and for £60m. Get a grip and accept he's been nothing short of a complete and utter flop. We need to get as much money as we can for him.

In fact today I actually thought I wonder if he's being that bad because he wants to go.
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John Carver, is that you?
 
JPRouve said:
You want to play him where, on the right ?
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Today? Where RVP was playing. Van Gaal should simply have taken off Rooney or Falcao.

In general, he should be employed through the middle or on the right. Never on the left.

Can you imagine Hazard playing on the right for Chelsea?
 
Orton said:
Oh, another one who's mind was made up weeks ago.
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And your mind was also made up as you always defend Di Maria. Yes, you said he was shit today, but you always come up with a defence for him.
 
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