Why? It's the same situation, they're better in their preferred position. The difference is Di Maria is just a more competent player.
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Why? It's the same situation, they're better in their preferred position. The difference is Di Maria is just a more competent player.
Give di Maria time and he will regress into his shell, with the likes of mata, rooney and van persie. One of us, One of us, One of us.
a class above right now.
a class above right now.
Still pissed off at that refree, we didn't play well, but that were 2 stonewall penalties and he didn't even blink eye, ahole ! 
Same situation but Jones isnt very good at RB, is he?
The others must feel like shit, in one match (well 63 min was it ? ) he's showed he's comfortably better than the rest.
Di Maria was on a different level to all our other players....was a delight to see him in a Utd shirt...Hard to believe that Rooney is probably on a much higher salary than him
Where's the evidence that he's better on the wing? The comparison makes no sense. Di Maria has looked best in midfield, as that's where he played in his best season to date. Jones has looked better at CB than when he had to play right back.
It isn't his preferred position. He played centrally at Benfica and also for Argentina, then when he was moved centrally for Madrid he had his best season at the club. His form on the wings was not at the level it has been in midfield.
Yup, he was far more patchy as an out and out winger at Madrid. Easily his best season from the middle of midfield.
Did you watch Madrid at all last year? He was excellent in midfield and while he was good on the wings in his previous years, he was much better in midfield.
Any news on his injury?
He's been here two days and was our best player in system he's never played in before.
But no, please continue telling us how he can't play this position
I agreed that he was our best player and I never said he can't play that position. Rooney picked MOTM in his first game there(and couple of other times too), but he never proved that he can play there.
Di Maria is better in the role he played today than he is as a winger, getting the ball in those deep central areas gives him the option to drive at the heart of the defense, cut out wide or exploit his quality passing to pick out forward runners, you lose a lot of his best qualities if you play him purely as a winger. Him and Herrera in front of Blind/Carrick will be our midfield three this season IMO.
Must say I was surprised with him today. I didn't expect him to be so comfortable without a midfield three, so well done LVG and ADM.
Hopefully it's just cramp. As Michael Owen said, he was trying to stretch it out, and you wouldn't want to do that if it was a pull.
My God what a talent!! As others have said - he's a class above everyone else! I actually feel sorry for him swapping Real to play with this shower of shite
Thank God he has already won every title with RM so he can hopefully live with some shiteness for a while without losing patience!
Was great today, not world class but far better than anybody on the pitch and he only 70% fit, which shows frankly how much do we over-rate our strikers and Mata, he didn't need 4 matches to get his match fitness back like Rooney and Van persie seem to do.
Adds pace to the team which has definitely been sorely missed. That and quality.
No reasons to play him as a CM
He played as part of a midfield 3, it would be better if he played the Mata role instead if he was playing in the centre. It would all be better if we played 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 with him on the wing.
Love him already
We need a midfield 3 with a holding midfielder to bring out the best of him from last season. In a midfield two together with Herrara is a disaster waiting to happen. His work-rate is terrific and he has excellent ball-control, but he is not the kind of player who can dictate the play and sit in midfield like a CM. His best position is an attacking midfielder who can drift out wide to overload the flanks.
Going from one of the quickest counter attacking team in football to one of slowest team in the bpl is capable of having a negative effect on his football ability. Hopefully, Van Gaal makes some changes to our style of play before Di Maria adopts our zombie philosophy.
Nevertheless, good debut. He was easily our best player. Not surprised he came off when he showed signs of fatigue. We need to be wrapped him up in cotton wool if we want to make it into the cpl next season.
Nevertheless, good debut. He was easily our best player. Not surprised he came off when he showed signs of fatigue. We need to be wrapped him up in cotton wool if we want to make it into the cpl next season.
He is brilliant at football. We're in for some exciting football this season.
Yeah, I remember that being the case when Mata(?) came in at first too.
And look whats happened. Not that I think the same will happen to ADM, hes a different class, but forgetting about the defence and midfield for a second there is still noone making runs that will suit him very often.
That's what he was doing today though. He drifted wide, got on the ball and broke forward.
He'll never be asked to be a holding midfielder. In a 3-5-2 with a Herrera/Di Maria midfield then I imagine it will be Herrera playing more reserved.
Exciting second half of the season. Dire first half. That's my guess.
It's not fair to compare the other players on the team to Di Maria. He's absolute class.
Poor guy is surrounded by shit.
Poor guy is surrounded by shit.
At least he'll enjoy the appreciation he'll get as our best player and not being in the shadow of Ronaldo and Bale at RM!
Great watching him play today. Was incredible how easily he slotted in, looked like he'd been playing in that team for years.
Seems he'll have no trouble adapting to the Premier League, either. Was being rugby-tackled for most of the game, with zero protection from the ref, but he just got on with it.
Seems he'll have no trouble adapting to the Premier League, either. Was being rugby-tackled for most of the game, with zero protection from the ref, but he just got on with it.
He's better than our other CMs?
I felt bad for ADM at several points today.
I hope the rest of the team can raise their game as the season progresses, he cannot do it alone.
I'd be delighted with that to be honest.
He has pace and ability on the ball. No one else really does except young Januzaj.
Played ok today, could only do what he could really.
Watching him was weird though, it just felt he was always one step ahead of the rest of our players today. He was seeing things before they happened. Very direct also, which we need
Watching him was weird though, it just felt he was always one step ahead of the rest of our players today. He was seeing things before they happened. Very direct also, which we need
I just hope his level doesn't drop to the levels Rooney and RVP are playing at.
He joins De Gea and RVP/Rooney when they're a lone striker on the list of players good enough to be really top-class:
--------RVP/Rooney-----
LW---------------------RW
----DiMaria-----CM------
-----------DM------------
LB----------------------RB
------CB------CB---------
so hopefully Van Gaal can develop Januzaj, some other winger or Mata can get his groove back, Herrera, a new DM, Shaw, Rafael, Jones and maybe Rojo or another CB in to starters of that quality.
--------RVP/Rooney-----
LW---------------------RW
----DiMaria-----CM------
-----------DM------------
LB----------------------RB
------CB------CB---------
so hopefully Van Gaal can develop Januzaj, some other winger or Mata can get his groove back, Herrera, a new DM, Shaw, Rafael, Jones and maybe Rojo or another CB in to starters of that quality.
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