It's still not quite sunk in. We got Di Maria, and he's absolute class.
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I've just made it 50/50
You should just let me do it, we vote at the same time
Anyway, even considering the hefty pricetag, i am starting to think he might be our best buy, even as much as the other newcommers have impressed.
He the kind of player that has that x-factor about him. Someone who can create something out of nothing, someone who can tip the scales in your favour on a bad day and someone who can make the difference when you face the very best teams.
Even though the likes of Rooney and RvP can do that from time to time, imo, we have lacked THAT kind of player since Ronnie left, and now we have a new one.
Can't believe half our own supporters think he's that bad a shot and that lucky too.
Was pass.
Was pass.
I'm not sure myself, but I wouldn't be surprised at all of he meant it. Just look at that ball he put on a plate for RVP's volley miss. An inch perfect ball you'd hardly even pull off playing Fifa. The guy is a genius.
He wanted to deflect the ball off mata's legs into the goal actually..
I was watching him in the Champions League final in awe and thinking how we should have bid for him last year and how there was absolutely no way we will get to see him play for us. Now that he plays for us, has even scored for us and it still hasn't quite sunk in. What a player! And he plays for us!
I've got the same feeling about Van Persie and Falcao. Watched both enviously at their former clubs and never imagined in my wildest dreams that they would end up here.
If it was a miss-hit cross I could believe that, but the ball rolled beautify with barely a hop, that would be some luck too.
Mata too for me. Always thought he oozed class at Chelsea.
Jaysus, what a team we have now.
Mata too for me. Always thought he oozed class at Chelsea.
Jaysus, what a team we have now.
It's unbelievable actually. And people think it's not capable of a league challenge, it most definitely is.
I still think we're not going to challenge, not really.
1) There's a pretty big gap between our quality in attack and in central defence. You have to win tight games 1-0 to win the league and this isn't a team I'd trust holding on to a one goal lead for a long period. I suspect score draws will happen more often than we'd like this year and will always keep us at arms length of the title challengers.
2) Chelsea and City have really complete teams right now. Last season every team near the top had major flaws somewhere on the pitch, but City and Chelsea have addressed their problems this summer. If Costa stays fit and in form & Remy plays a decent support role; if Mangala turns out to be worth the money and Fernando gives Toure the platform to attack even more, then those two teams are going to be really consistent this season.
However what I would say is that there's no reason we can't think about overtaking all of Spurs, Arsenal, Liverpool and the others. None of those guys look like they've improved on last season while we most certainly have.
When Mata was at Chelsea, whenever the question of 'which player do you want to see play for your club' came up, my answer would always be Mata. Supremely talented footballer and a classy guy off the pitch as well. I'm still getting used to seeing him in a United kit.Mata too for me. Always thought he oozed class at Chelsea.
Jaysus, what a team we have now.
I have no doubts it was a shot, can't really see how anyone can think it was a pass.
The way he ran upto the ball, the position of his body, the power he put into hitting the ball all indicate a shot that he totally scuffed.
The way he ran upto the ball, the position of his body, the power he put into hitting the ball all indicate a shot that he totally scuffed.
Neutrals are actually going to watch us this season because of this guy and the other star players we've got. The coach as well. We got a proper great team in the making. It's exciting times ahead.
A lot of people (me included) said the exact same thing back then, too. It's easy to forget that he was the best player in the PL for two years purely cause of last season. A great player, and I'm certain that with this new look team he'll hit those heights again.
Listening to the podcast....and this its a great idea to create a chant for Di Maria especially to the Maria - blondie track...
Di Maria,
You gotta see him,
Goin' inside and outta your way
Di Maria,
You gotta see him,
He'll go and blow you away...
Im really bad at this sort of stuff...someone else come up with something decent haha.
Di Maria,
You gotta see him,
Goin' inside and outta your way
Di Maria,
You gotta see him,
He'll go and blow you away...
Im really bad at this sort of stuff...someone else come up with something decent haha.
That's the only thing that makes a little sense to me. From that angle and distance, if that is a pass then really he's a phenomenon.
Through it all, he offers me perfection
A lot of goals & deflections, when he's on the ball
James wont replace thee, Im loving Angel instead
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A lot of goals & deflections, when he's on the ball
James wont replace thee, Im loving Angel instead
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Rawking it doesn't excuse it.
I know.
I'd rate him ahead of Bale and Neymar. Between him and Suarez as to who is the first behind Messi/Ronaldo.
That's a really confusing way of putting it, but I think I get what you mean.
Yeah, I've worded that post terribly
Basically...
Messi/Ronaldo
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Suarez/Di Maria
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The rest (Bale/Neymar/Robben etc etc)
Shot wouldn't please me! Blatant pass. As a fan base we've recently just not been used to such an inspired and inch perfect defence cutting ball
I thought it was a phenomenal pass at first, but after watching the replays it is obvious he is shooting. He is 100% shooting there. Look at the way he lines up to strike the ball and look at the way him and Herrera interact during the celebrations. He got lucky.
I think people still saying pass just want it to be true, but they're wrong.
I think people still saying pass just want it to be true, but they're wrong.
Holy shit, this is a genuine discussion?! Feck sake, get off the meds, it was a shot he fluffed and coincidently landed at Mata.
Is nobody capable of imagining that he might have feigned a shot and then intentionally passed it in order to trick the defense? I mean, it's not unthinkable, is it? Looking at it rationally:
In favor of it being a pass:
- Absurd area/angle to shoot from
- Looks at Mata first
- Perfectly delivered to Mata who scores
- He had been making great passes all day, not desperately trying to score
- Would have been an unrealistically awful shot if it were a shot
In favor of it being a shot:
- His posture sort of makes it look like a shot
....and nothing else.
What exactly is it that makes it such a no-brainer that it's a shot?
In favor of it being a pass:
- Absurd area/angle to shoot from
- Looks at Mata first
- Perfectly delivered to Mata who scores
- He had been making great passes all day, not desperately trying to score
- Would have been an unrealistically awful shot if it were a shot
In favor of it being a shot:
- His posture sort of makes it look like a shot
....and nothing else.
What exactly is it that makes it such a no-brainer that it's a shot?
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It looked like a routine Valencia-like cross to me, just smash it hard and low in the zone between the defense and keeper.
If you watch the goal again, he looked at Mata twice before releasing the ball. I think he was caught in two minds on whether to pass or shoot, and the end result was somehow a perfectly weighted pass. Herrera's reaction was incredulous to say the least. He was probably going like, "I know you didn't mean it that way that you cheeky fecker."
That sums up my feelings as well.
Just happens to be perfectly weighted, flat along the ground with a beautiful little curl that lands right at Mata's feet?
At most I can imagine he means to get it in the air, the path of the ball doesn't look like a shot.
My thoughts exactly. I didn't even realise it was up for discussion until I saw the poll.
There is no way that was a shot.
I don't see why it matters, it went to Mata and he scored, shouldn't that be the end of it?
It seemed to me like Mata and Herrera were laughing at his "assist" though. And it most definitely didn't look like a pass
It wasn't a mishit shot, it was a mishit pass. I think he was aiming to bend it round the defender in the air.
Not if we're discussing whether it was a shot or a pass.
I kind of think it was a mishit goalkick that he was aiming to hit to Ashley Young and he forgot that Ashley Young was not in fact on the pitch and he in fact was not a keeper.
huh? so you think the way he hit the ball that he wanted to cross it to Di Maria? No chance, he wanted to smash it in the net, but it went to Mata. He would cross it like you normally cross a ball and not pull through like he did.
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