[Adnan]

 

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I like the way the letterbox effect prevent you from seeing the ball on the left wing, or Di Maria all together.

 

[Eric'sCollar]

I can't wait to get my hands on this guy on FIFA 15. Last year being stuck with Fellaini and Carrick in the middle, it didn't exactly give me much speed in there. Will be a pleasant change.

 

[YzWayne]

I can't wait to get my hands on this guy on FIFA 15. Last year being stuck with Fellaini and Carrick in the middle, it didn't exactly give me much speed in there. Will be a pleasant change.

I tried FiFa 15 on a Xbox One and he was a class above his teammates in the game.

 

[Eric'sCollar]

I tried FiFa 15 on a Xbox One and he was a class above his teammates in the game.

Seems to be the same in real life.

 

[Amadaeus]

Not the type of performance I liked to see from him. Van Gaal should give him more attacking freedom.

 

[Pyroblazer]

Wasn't good today, but it was his first bad game in a United shirt, no big deal at all. Hope we will see him at his best next week against Everton, could be really a game for him, where we could get a lot of opportunites on the counter.

 

[sammsky1]

Abit rubbish today.

 

[KiD MoYeS]

He wasn't great, but he did f*cking great to keep the ball up the other side of the pitch when we were nearing the end of the game. Knew what to do once we went down to ten men.

 

[Raw]

Could have been better but West Ham stuck 2 men on him all game, did well to get the ball out of tight spaces.

 

[gooDevil]

Wow, he was terrible today.

 

[Isotope]

Could have done better by crossing it to Rooney than to tightly marked Falcao, and also squandering 2 good goalscoring chances. Other than those, his movement and ball carrying were a menace to opponent. Early days for a new player.

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

Got himself in great positions and managed to make the wrong choice almost every single time.

 

[poisson]

Song absolutely nailed him a couple of times early on in the match, I think that rattled him. Kinda like Gary Neville on Reyes all them years back

 

[bosnian_red]

Final ball just a bit off today. On another day he would have had a goal and a few assists probably, you can see his class always its just like all wingers, they have off days occasionally. Did great at the end of the game at keeping the ball and relieving pressure though. He's very good as part of the midfield 3 of course but I want to see him behind the strikers at the tip of the diamond once, give him complete freedom going forward. In the bigger games, against Chelsea even, he could be devastating there. Di Maria behind the 2 strikers, in front of a midfield 3 of Blind, Herrera and Carrick.

 

[jem]

He wasn't great today, but he showed real determination in holding on to the ball near the end (some silky skills as well,) and in all, put in a pretty gritty performance. Good to see that he didn't let his lack of attacking form, as it were, stop him from getting stuck in.

 

[Moonred]

He will have off days by his standards, this was one and we got 3 points. He will be amazing mostly.

 

[KiD MoYeS]

He wasn't great today, but he showed real determination in holding on to the ball near the end (some silky skills as well,) and in all, put in a pretty gritty performance. Good to see that he didn't let his lack of attacking form, as it were, stop him from getting stuck in.

Fair assessment. I was happy to see him get stuck in and help the team when down to ten men, not only is he a class act, but a team player too. Looked delighted at full-time.

 

[MDFC Manager]

He ran his bollocks off after the red and I loved that. Prior to that it was a pretty average performance.

 

[DWelbz19]

Fair assessment. I was happy to see him get stuck in and help the team when down to ten men, not only is he a class act, but a team player too. Looked delighted at full-time.

Yeah, he's a player who is always willing to give 110%. You don't see that much in those sort of world class players with all the flair and skill in the world.

 

[Devil may care]

I think there are some really overly harsh comments in here, not at his best attacking-wise today but he worked very hard in the midfield scrap, especially when down to ten, he protected the ball well and was constantly helping Blind and Shaw.

 

[RuudTom83]

Players get overly analysed every time they kick a ball these days.

After today's game the only feeling i have is relief!

MOTM performances can come later.

 

[justboy68]

At least when he has a poor game in terms of attacking he still plays with that insane work rate. Got to love that about him. He was very good in closing out the win too.

 

[Raw]

I think there are some really overly harsh comments in here, not at his best attacking-wise today but he worked very hard in the midfield scrap, especially when down to ten, he protected the ball well and was constantly helping Blind and Shaw.

This, I think people expect him to continue his forward-like form when he's primarily a midfielder. Did well to keep the ball when things were looking shaky, it's just his end product that was a little off.

 

[kouroux]

I liked his performances, it just showed that even on a tough day (10 men and him not playing well offensively) he still has an important role defensively.

 

[Sultan]

Di Maria is absolutely the most vital player in the team at present. Just being on the pitch seems to add so much to the team. His pace, and movement just terrifies the opposition enabling more space and freedom to other players. Even his worst to date is a massive upgrade from what we've witnessed with Young and Nani on that side over the last few seasons. I feel sorry for Evra having had to spend a few years with such inconsistent performers on his side of the pitch.

 

[Sultan]

Can we ever imagine Nani and Young working so hard defensively?

 

[FromTheBench]

Worked pretty hard but poor game today and his end product was particularly off.

 

[togg]

Hey..even on an off day he produces, or tries to produce more than practically any of our other players did last season. He's not going to turn into an Ozil that is for sure.

 

[WR10]

He was absolutely terrible today, I don't think any pass, dribble or cross was successful for him. Having said that, he put in a great shift in defence when we needed him most and that makes his performance okay today. He didn't sulk on his poor form.

 

[Cassidy]

[QUOTE="WR10, post: 16532797, member: 44835"]He was absolutely terrible today, I don't think any pass, dribble or cross was successful for him. Having said that, he put in a great shift in defence when we needed him most and that makes his performance okay today. He didn't sulk on his poor form.[/QUOTE]

Bit harsh no?

 

[surf]

Had an off day today by his standards. Still, lasted the full 90, worked hard and tried help Shaw out when we were down to 10 men.

 

[FC Ronaldo]

Had one of those days where most of the things he did were 'nearly' perfect. Player movements could have turned those moments into golden chances too of course but a lot of times he looked to do either too much or put too much on the pass/shot. Still, this isn't a negative because he has that quality where if he over does something 10 times, you know 1 or 2 will still do well, unlike Januzaj atm or Valencia where you expect nothing and are grateful for a bonus surprise moment.

 

[Eriku]

He was absolutely terrible today, I don't think any pass, dribble or cross was successful for him. Having said that, he put in a great shift in defence when we needed him most and that makes his performance okay today. He didn't sulk on his poor form.

What twaddle. 42 out of 50 passes made it to their target. Dribbles and crosses were not up to their usual standard, but saying he was absolutely terrible is a hell of an overstatement.

Anyway, good to see he's human. And even on such a day he's made a decent contribution. His carrying of the ball going forward always helps us out, no less when we're doing nothing but clearing the ball and waiting for the next attacking wave. Even with one man less it's disturbing to see United play like that at home.

 

[Ibi Dreams]

I didn't catch the first half but I've read we played very very well, and apparently we managed that even with Di Maria having a very poor day? I'd be relieved to know that we can still play without everything being good work by him

 

[Cheesy]

He was absolutely terrible today, I don't think any pass, dribble or cross was successful for him. Having said that, he put in a great shift in defence when we needed him most and that makes his performance okay today. He didn't sulk on his poor form.

Even though it was probably his poorest outing for us so far, I think terrible is a bit harsh on him.

 

[Sam]

Had a bit of a shocker today, but in a werid way I'm quite pleased, for two reasons..

a) We still looked good going forward, and scored twice, despite Di Maria having an off day
b) He still put in a massive shift defensively, even though things weren't going his way down the other end

 

[Eric'sCollar]

A quiet day, not a shocking day like some have suggested but just one of those that happens. Worked hard. That's football, can't tear it up every game, we have to be patient with him.

 

[Lothar]

Had a bit of a shocker today, but in a werid way I'm quite pleased, for two reasons..

a) We still looked good going forward, and scored twice, despite Di Maria having an off day
b) He still put in a massive shift defensively, even though things weren't going his way down the other end

Yeah, bit of a shocker, but we still looked more than capable of putting at least 3 behind West Ham. I don't even care that our defense have the composure of a scared kitten right now, what we got going in attack is some of the most delicious stuff I've seen from United in years. Those first 30 minutes we were Dortmund esque. Quick, fluid attacks, regaining ball possession in dangerous areas. 5-1 at half time would not have been an unfair result.

 

[Earthquake]

To be fair on the lad, he was fouled pretty much every time he thought of touching the football.