He should still have that space to do that though, hes one to drift and come deeper for the ball.
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He may aswell play midfield normally then if he is doing that.
As a 10 you want the ball high up the field, rather than always coming deep. No doubt he could play there, but I see him better facing goal than with his back to it.
The same could be said when he pushes up from midfield, if you want someone to get the ball that high up play him as a #10. He's a maverick who does what he pleases, better to have him somewhere where he isn't shackled by defensive duties, then his work rate is a massive bonus.
I dont think his position actually matter's, he could play either midfield or wing and still do well, he drifts between wing and cm whenever he feel's like it anyways.
Agreed. Di Maria's best position is as the attacking midfielder in a 3 man midfield. I like the position he is playing in now.
Please Jesus, bring our Angel back unharmed.....
our best player since Ronaldo?
our best player since Ronaldo?
Plenty of people disagreed that he was Madrid's 2nd best player. Bale was getting much more credit than him after his goal vs Barca in the cup final even though his overall performances weren't on the same level as Di Maria.
People were arguing that we shouldn't sign Di Maria this summer not 2+ seasons ago and using Nani and his inconsistency as an example. Nani at his very best was never close to being a top 5 player in the world which is the level Di Maria is at and I don't see how "Nani at his very best" which was years ago was comparable to Di Maria 2 years ago is very relevant to this summer.
I'm not trying to vindicate anything it's patently obvious a huge portion of fans severely underrated Di Maria and making up specific time frames for when they should be compared doesn't change that.
Yep on Saturday against Brazil in China!
His current Argentina coach Tata Martino also said if he continues playing like he currently is with us then he was a bargain. And that he is very flexible and can occupy every position in the midfield or on the wings
That's absolutely right imo. Well at least in the friendly against us (Germany) he even ripped us a new one while playing on the wing.
No doubts he can do well in either position.
Just that he offers something so unique from a central position. Whereas you can find a player or two who can do something similar to him (and to a closer level) out wide.
He's great in both roles. Just a shame we don't have two of him!
In the few matches he's played so far, he's showed some amazing skills, dribbling and crossing. The type, when on form, you only watch football matches for.
Most of the posts I have read on the caf have been of excitement at the prospect of signing di Maria. Obviously there were many who wanted, somewhat justifiably, us to sign a CB/CM before going for another attacker but that was because the team needed to strengthen in that department as well, not because they felt di Maria was inconsistent or not good enough.
Regarding Nani, people said that di Maria, before last season, was as inconsistent as Nani has been for us and that is when he played as a winger for Madrid. There is nought wrong with that train of thought. His stats and his performance actually show the same.
I never brought up the argument of signing a CB over Di Maria as it would have been a valid opinion. I brought up that people didn't want to sign Di Maria because he was "similar to Nani" in levels of ability and consistency which is utter nonsense. So you're just wrong in the claim that people didn't want us to sign him because of his ability or consistency, plenty of posters felt that way.
Di Maria has been leagues above Nani for years now, you'd need to go back 3/4 seasons to find a time when Nani would be considered better or in his class.
I think one of the great things about Angel is that while his dribbling and pace is incredibly exciting and a huge asset right now, he's clearly going to be a player who will adapt to play without it. He's got all the footballing intelligence and technical skills to do so.
That's a good 5 years away though
That's a good 5 years away though
Was he much of a goal-scorer before this season? Have to say his goal threat has been a pleasant surprise.
Scoring some absolute pearlers in training too, according to young Pereira.
Scoring some absolute pearlers in training too, according to young Pereira.
Not overly.
But then, when you have the likes of Bale and Ronaldo ahead of you, you don't need to be.
I wouldn't say it's much different to 3 of Mata/Falcao/RVP/Rooney
He might has more freedom to express himself instead of knowing he must feed Ronaldo and co.
Two of his missplaced shots turned to be assists (Mata, Falcao), he really can't do wrong and I still can't believe he's our player!
Buying Strootman will surely mean a change to 4-3-3 and Di Maria out on the wing. Not sure how I feel about that.
I hate international breaks. Don't get injured Angel.
Isn't he playing in fecking Beijing or somewhere else ridiculously far away?
Playing Brazil too, right? No nasty tackles flying around in that game, eh?
Playing Brazil too, right? No nasty tackles flying around in that game, eh?
I'd say it's very different, so far at least.
Not really, though he's always had it in him to have some great strikers from range. I think he just held back from shooting because you already had Ronaldo and later on, bale striker the ball every time they had space. Think he'll score a lot more goals then before as he's our main man.
Isn't he playing in fecking Beijing or somewhere else ridiculously far away?
Playing Brazil too, right? No nasty tackles flying around in that game, eh?
Fernandinho worries me.
Di Maria thread on the madrid forum is over 880 pages. Poor feckers must be gutted.
Which one?
fororealmadrid
Can see that cock, Luiz, doing a number on him too.
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Is there no English RM forum?
There is, but it's pretty much all bandwagoners.
Don't forget Ramires!
Isn't he playing in fecking Beijing or somewhere else ridiculously far away?
Playing Brazil too, right? No nasty tackles flying around in that game, eh?
feck sake, you've got me worried now.
Oh no! di marìa is going to die!!!!!!!!!
those brazilians defenders will only see di marìas shirt number
mark my words
those brazilians defenders will only see di marìas shirt number
mark my words
So we can hold you accountable if anything happens to our Angel?
Just Pereira saying he's amazing (and Herrera is world class too).
Such a fantastic player still can't believe we signed him.
Arsenal could have had Di Maria, Sanchez and Fabgregas
Arsenal could have had Di Maria, Sanchez and Fabgregas
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