He makes it very hard to say anything positive about him
If he wants to stay great but he has to improve so much it's not even funny
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He makes it very hard to say anything positive about him
If he wants to stay great but he has to improve so much it's not even funny
Wake up pal and accept this lad doesn't want to be here. Worst player on the park bar none.
Blame the manager for that, same for Januzaj, 2 flair players not allowed to play and express themselves.
If we paid 60mil for Di Maria the left winger, all those who sanctioned the move should be booted out of the club. Di Maria too should be sold on.
Not really, he doesn't start games and his confidence is shot. Best for all parties if he just leaves. Bring Nani back and move on.
Let's not delude ourselves here. With his £60million(
) price tag, he is one of the biggest transfer flops of all time as it stands.
Every week we think he's going to pick it up and perform but he never does. So frustrating because we all know what he is capable of.
) price tag, he is one of the biggest transfer flops of all time as it stands. Every week we think he's going to pick it up and perform but he never does. So frustrating because we all know what he is capable of.
woeful!
I'd write him off until next season, give him a full pre season and put this season down to settling in, if there isn't a dramatic improvement in the first couple of months next year then take the hit and move him on in January.
I'd write him off until next season, give him a full pre season and put this season down to settling in, if there isn't a dramatic improvement in the first couple of months next year then take the hit and move him on in January.
We didn't break the transfer record for Valencia...
He was embarrassingly bad on multiple occasions and I understand why van Gaal doesn't play him but he still created the best chance of the game. Mata's much less likely to do something incredibly stupid and disrupt the rhythm of the team but he's creating absolutely nothing at the moment, and with Young on the other side for balance we're so blunt in attack that I do think di María's moments of frustration are worth putting up with.
He needs to play central and be given free role.
But that then messes up Van Gaal's keep ball and 80% posession philosophy. He is risk taker and will lose it on few occasions.
Compare the criticism.
If someone hadn't watched the game and simply read the forum, there's a good chance they'd assume that di Maria was at fault for the loss.
He intentionally misses a lot of things to boost his argument.
Yes I'm sure ronaldo would struggle to play on the left wing!!
Some sense, but that doesn't really belong in here at the moment. Young + Mata on the wings with Fellaini off a striker will not get us very far.
Like? Young's blistering performance, Mata's created chances and Fellaini's dominant performances?
He should be starting. Even when he is shit he creates chances while others just dick around and defer responsibility.
£60 million for a one-dimensional player and the #7 shirt.....im sick to my stomach.
Atleast try and make some sense.
The equivalent would be paying 100mil for Ronaldo and then deploy him as a right winger with the job to beat his man and put glorious crosses in.
Your constant need to slag off homegrown players is beyond tedious, incredibly annoying and UTTERLY irrelevant in a thread about Angel fecking DiMaria.
Yep given them room to roam freely behind the strikers. Express themselves fully even if it means losing possession few times.
Screw this we need to dominate posession shit.
Hasn't done enough to warrant a start, doesn't have the right mentality or ability to influence the games enough - what's the point of having him in the team? He's not even able to do the basics right FFS! His performance today was up there with Bebe's. It's only a matter of time before pity turns to anger!
Angel Di Maria was really poor today but when I think about it more, one of the reasons he excelled at madrid was because they played a counter attacking style of football where he had the likes of Benzema, Ronaldo..etc who are all extremely quick and technically proficient and complement Di Maria's attributes on the counter. You don't make Di Maria play possession based football with very little creative freedom. You don't wait for the opponent defence to re-organize themselves and put in a lazy cross. You play quick one-two's, be creative and play Di Maria into space where he can run with ball and take on defenders. Granted he still failed to do the basics of football today, it comes of no surprise to see Di Maria's deterioration in such a short period of time if Van Gaal has been practicing his philosophy of static possession based football all year long which just makes me doubt Van Gaal's choice to sign him in the first place. Shockingly underwhelming season given his reputation and ability. Hope we find a solution that works best for all parties.
I don't know exactly what's the problem here, he started the season really well, his passing and vision were brilliant. Hopefully next season will see him shine like evra and vidic.
I know he's not shit but he's really been playing the part for a few months now. Hasn't looked particularly interested for a while either.
Not sure what to do with him, especially as Young and Mata haven't been justifying their starts during the losing streak.
Not sure what to do with him, especially as Young and Mata haven't been justifying their starts during the losing streak.
Let's not delude ourselves here. With his £60million(
Every week we think he's going to pick it up and perform but he never does. So frustrating because we all know what he is capable of.
He will never justify his price tag playing as a left winger. Regardless of how well he overcomes his obvious drop in form. He isn't capable of being a 60mil worth left winger.
And? He still plays every week and weakens us.
Almost felt sorry for him.
Looked like a young player out of his depth, completely in awe of his surroundings.
Then you remember it's Di Maria.
fecking bizarre.
Looked like a young player out of his depth, completely in awe of his surroundings.
Then you remember it's Di Maria.
fecking bizarre.
I can't believe people are using the fact that he was terrible coming off the bench as a reason he should be starting games.
I seriously don't care how many times he loses the ball or does something stupid in games like this. At least he's trying something and ends up creating a proper chance almost every game. I'd much rather see that than see us take 30 touches to pass the ball from side to side.
His confidence is gone at the moment and we only have ourselves to blame for that. We should start him and put up with his sloppiness because the upside of him getting some form back is a lot higher than what Young or Mata can produce.
His confidence is gone at the moment and we only have ourselves to blame for that. We should start him and put up with his sloppiness because the upside of him getting some form back is a lot higher than what Young or Mata can produce.
Exactly. He was never a great winger at Madrid.
Absurd if LVG paid 60 million to play him as a curtailed Left Winger in a possesion based team.
His best season easily came central in a AM role in a fast counter attacking team where he upped the tempo.
I just don't get posters like you that try to defend a player that should have made the difference between finishing 4th, 5th or 6th to actually challenging. The guy has been utter shite.
I can't believe people are using the fact he's only coming on later in a game and should never play for us again because he failed to win it for us.
So what do you think? Should we sell him now while he's 27 and we can still get decent money or do we keep him?
No, but maybe because he was shit?
Or three
At least this will teach people a lesson that spending boatloads of money doesn't translate to success.
Atleast those 3 players have managed to give us 3 exceptional/match winning performances in the last 7 months.
Jesus Christ. Why is it so hard for people to discuss one player in a thread dedicated to that player, without mentioning other players? Anyone who can fail such a basic IQ test shouldn't be allowed to post anymore.
I don't get posters like you who see everything in black or white. He's not been good, I have said so in my posts already. I won't repeat it every single post. Our use of him is absolutely pathetic though. You do not pay 60mil for Di Maria and then play him on the left. All it would have taken today was Van Gaal showing his famous balls and taking off one of Rooney or Fellaini.
Alright, lets close down the internet. Pogue has spoken. Lets not compare players ever again.
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