I think they mean knock or blow.
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He did suffer a coup in all fairness, overthrown by Ashley Young.
I'd give him to PSG for Verratti plus Pastore. We'd probably have to add cash on to that. The question is, how much do they want him?
PSG are hit by FFP, I don't think they're interested in Di Maria because of the price we paid. There's no chance they'll trade Marquinhos/Verratti either, they've got some older players but El-Khelaifi is in it for the long run. Getting one of them is a muppet dream but unrealistic and not going to happen. They went after Memphis, a much cheaper option, already.
The club won't sell Di Maria for a loss, that's just not going to happen. Unless PSG are willing to spend most (if not all) of their budget on Di Maria he's staying here. There aren't many clubs out there who could afford him or even want him right now.
Very good.Hope Di Maria stays unless a really good offer comes in, there's still a player who can be great for us in there. Could watch that finish against Leicester all day, that's the kind of stuff he can pull off when he has his mojo. Remember when he first came, the 5 or so games we played in those weeks everyone was basically in agreement that he was unlucky to be playing amongst such a shower of shite, he looked a class above at that time. Somehow it all went wrong after that.
This is too much of a fairytale move, besides Di Maria is a better player than Pastore and Herrera can be as good as Verrati next season.
Verratti and Herrera don't play the same position. Pastore has potential to be better than Di Maria, esoecially in the middle of the park.
you call what's going on in this thread simple criticism? people want him sold. Difference between "he's been bad this season" and "sell the fecker"
Can't belive people want him gone after one poor/mediocre season. There are plenty of others who have been equally bad, yet recive nowhere near as much stick
Young and Fellaini were shite all year last season and they had PL experience to boot. Yet they turned it around, and especially Young has been magnificent.
We all know how good he can be. So id say he deserves the benefit of the doubt
Young and Fellaini were shite all year last season and they had PL experience to boot. Yet they turned it around, and especially Young has been magnificent.
We all know how good he can be. So id say he deserves the benefit of the doubt
For me it's very simple, IF he wants to leave then sell him to whoever bids atleast the 60m he cost us. However, if he wants to stay and prove his class then by all means let him do that.
He needs to bulk up this summer. Someone merely tickles his shoulder and he's down like a sack of potatoes.
I don't want him gone necessarily, but I wouldn't be against the idea of seeing him leave and replaced by Bale.
I don't want him gone necessarily, but I wouldn't be against the idea of seeing him leave and replaced by Bale.
still has chance after disappointing second half of the season and parts of the first. but he has already shown here how good he can be in the first several matches this season.
but at the end it's all down to di maria himself to turn it around and he can. if young and fellaini can turn their fortunes around why can't di maria?
but at the end it's all down to di maria himself to turn it around and he can. if young and fellaini can turn their fortunes around why can't di maria?
If PSG come in with an offer around £50m then it would be hard to say no even though I really want to see him make it here.
I'd keep him if he has any interest in staying. He's a younger than Young, Valencia and Nani and at his best he's a much better player.
If he pulls his finger out he is easily our best player. He is that special talent we have always had in our dominant phases and that we currently lack. Unless he really does hate it here we have to keep him at all costs.
Of course, people are trying to find deals that'll potentially benefit both parties this summer,he's had problems on and off the field his bad season isn't just about football,something's are personal as well,and there have been rumours of unrest all season.
I think the unusual ones in this thread are the ones that act like everything is ok and he is definitely going to be our POTY next season,the ones who never seem to criticise him.
He is the best player in the team and I desperately want him to stay,not going to cry if he leaves for £40m though.
There is nothing that would benifit United in selling a player of Di Marias abilities. Hes had a poor season, it happens.
NiceIt's not just that, he looks totally unsuited to the PL and not compatible with LvG's stringent demands.
So how bad is his injury? I hope he goes to the Copa America and has a great tournament. Not a fan of players missing big tournaments because of injury, let alone United players.
Thats not true, as he showed in his early season form.
Hes had some bad form yes, but lets not go overboard.
I think he's fine physically but he's too used to having referees blow for easy fouls. Referees can be cnuts in the PL, specially when it comes to Latin "superstars".
He needs to get into challenges without being ready to throw himself on the ground.
He had 4 good games, got hit a few times and went into his shell, he looks scared of getting tackled.
Ok hes shit and can't play in the EPL. Yet somehow hes has the second most assists in the league (even though hes had a poor season oh and only had 4 decent games)
Something doesn't add up there.
He also not scared of getting tackled as we've seen him get into it, although he goes down too easily when he feels hes been fouled and looks for the freekick (he just needs to cut that out and he'll be fine)
Chris Brunt has the same amount of assists, so I wouldn't hang my hat on that argument. He looks scared every time a player comes at him, and he's very careless in possession which is an issue when we have a manager that wants possession based football. I just don't think he fits with the league or the manager we have and it's not merely form.
Pretty sure Chris Brunt didn't play half a season.. He looks scared, right ok. Hes been careless in posession, yes thats true, the same could also be said of Herrera first half of the season. Fact is we have seen that he has the talent already so I don't buy he can't play in our league or our team for that matter. Its not like hes been a Falcao and we haven't seen his ability. Hes was poor in terms of form and then since the sending off hasn't even started a game (rightly so as Young has been awesome) but then how exactly does that mean Di Maria can't cut it.
Its a bit like Bale at Madrid this.
Di Maria is still our most creative player, creates the most chances of anyone in our team and thats when hes had a poor season. Give the lad a break. Hes been poor, but he'll get better.
It's Chris Brunt, that is the key thing in exposing stats as shaky bases to rest an argument on. I don't think Di Maria is going to suddenly become this settled player who keeps the ball intelligently and doesn't mind getting smashed by defenders, personally I think if the right opportunity arises he'll be off in the summer.
He doesn't need to, and the thing about it is that he actually uses the ball more intelligently than most which is why he creates more than any player on our team. LVG said he put him in the team on Sunday because we needed creativity so LVG knows his talents, will be interesting to see how we use him next season. Hes already also said he'll be staying so thats that. Would be good if some fans got behind the players, yet we have people on here calling Madrid fans silly over Bale.
He is World Class but he isn't exactly Messi or Ronaldo, he can be replaced.
It's spelt "coo".
No one is saying he is.
Its as if people are not looking at our squad, hes is the only world class player in it (Ok I forgot De Gea), so what is the point of replacing him, we should be adding more to him. After one poor season it makes so sense to sell we're not broke, it doesn't benefit us one bit.
On the whole Di Maria vs Brunt thing, here are some stats comparing all the 10+ assisters in the PL, on a per 90 basis.
To be fair to Di Maria, his rate of assists and key passes/90 is the best of the lot.
Where he falls down is what we've all noticed. His pass completion is the second worst and he's got the worst rate of successful take-ons and attempts the highest number per game. He concedes possession too often and too cheaply.
I've never bought the idea that creative players get a pass when it comes to retaining possession, on the basis they might create something so better to try and fail than not try at all. They have to be smarter than that and learn to get the balance right between taking a risk and doing something more conservative.
The stats for Fabregas and Cazorla demonstrate that they've both got this balance spot on and are real assets to their teams. Di Maria hasn't got this balance right and that's why he's been frozen out of the team for much of the latter half of the season. Something to build on though, hopefully.
To be fair to Di Maria, his rate of assists and key passes/90 is the best of the lot.
Where he falls down is what we've all noticed. His pass completion is the second worst and he's got the worst rate of successful take-ons and attempts the highest number per game. He concedes possession too often and too cheaply.
I've never bought the idea that creative players get a pass when it comes to retaining possession, on the basis they might create something so better to try and fail than not try at all. They have to be smarter than that and learn to get the balance right between taking a risk and doing something more conservative.
The stats for Fabregas and Cazorla demonstrate that they've both got this balance spot on and are real assets to their teams. Di Maria hasn't got this balance right and that's why he's been frozen out of the team for much of the latter half of the season. Something to build on though, hopefully.
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Good post, the only caveat though is that Carzola and Fabragas operate as CMs. So they will regularly make safe passes, during much of Di Marias poor form he played as a winger and even as a CF where passing stats will deteriorate. I do however agree that in terms of the balance that is an area he will need to improve, but Herrera also needed to and did, so I doubt its beyond him.
He is going nowhere. I'm not sure why there is so much debate about this. You don't sign a player of his quality and sack him off after one bad season.
Not really many out and out wingers at the top teams to compare him with. There's a bunch of free-floating wide(ish!) players though and the same issues apply. They seem much better at beating a man, despite taking opposition players on more frequently. They also tend to pass the ball at least as accurately. In terms of pure creativity, though, he holds up fairly well. Like I said, he just needs to get the balance right.
More stats.
He said he's staying coming from a footballer means next to nothing, we know that all too well. Also I don't get the last line about getting behind players, I am not sitting booing him or something, I am simply giving an opinion on what I see, which to me is a player simply not cut out for the PL.
We demand loyalty from our players, currently from DDG. Would be nice if the fans would also show that, espiacally for a brilliant player who's going through a tough time
fair enough.
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