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Dumat12 said:
As I said, it ruins the morale of his fellow players and the fanbase. Do you think a player that City signed, signed for anything else but money? Hell no, but at least they pretend they did.

“I know I’m still young, perhaps I’ll go to PSG one day. I don’t know how it will all end."

It's absurd to accept a comment like this.
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I think being professional players, they know it to be the case more than fans do. They're well aware that PSG werent able to fund a Di Maria move so it became possible for us to sign him

They arent fans, they're doing a job and are unlikely to get emotional about it because a certain player does or doesnt want to stay
 
Ekeke said:
I think being professional players, they know it to be the case more than fans do. They're well aware that PSG werent able to fund a Di Maria move so it became possible for us to sign him

They arent fans, they're doing a job and are unlikely to get emotional about it because a certain player does or doesnt want to stay
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Let's just drop this. We both have different opinions on the subject and it appears neither of us is going to change theirs.
 
People really need to stop dissecting a fecking interview with their senseless posts and giving rest of us heart attacks when this thread pops up. Injury! is first thing which crosses my mind when a player thread pops up nowadays when our match is not on.
 
ivaldo said:
There is absolutely nothing wrong with that interview. At no point whatsoever does he state he wanted to join PSG over united, nor does he said he wants to move there. There's some right fecking drama queens on here sometimes.
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Pretty much my opinion. I really can't understand the fuss.
 
He's certainly been playing like he's not enjoying the winter. One of the biggest drop offs in form I think I've ever seen from one of our players. He was unbelievable when he came in, even for Argentina v Germany in their friendly he was brilliant.

We even bought his mate Rojo to keep him happy. I think most of us realised we weren't his 1st choice in the Summer but money talks and we have a lot of it.
 
"At the time, there were a lot of clubs interested". "There were a lot of clubs who wanted to have me. They came and went but Manchester appeared and they never went away and because they really wanted me, I went there. That is how it happened".
 
redevil2 said:
I truly believe that if United there and then offered these players more monies to play under SAF at United, they would all have switched some point or another in a heart beat. :)

But you can't say it about our players the other way round
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You do know that United desperately wanted atleast 3 of them to play for them...and they didn't.

Infact, when was the last time United won a transfer bought a player Chelsea wanted? There are countless examples of players choosing Chelsea over United.
 
Hemil said:
You do know that United desperately wanted atleast 3 of them to play for them...and they didn't.

Infact, when was the last time United won a transfer bought a player Chelsea wanted? There are countless examples of players choosing Chelsea over United.
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Its a combination of money and living in London. Ballack, Mikel, Hazard and even Zouma. I've probably missed a few here.
 
I think this is the first time he has ever had to experience playing in cold. A bit of autumn depression is kicking in for him I think. He better wipe his tears with the stacks of cash we give him and start performing again!
 
WR10 said:
I think this is the first time he has ever had to experience playing in cold. A bit of autumn depression is kicking in for him I think. He better wipe his tears with the stacks of cash we give him and start performing again!
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It gets cold in Spain too though. Madrid is as cold as Manchester right now minus the rain :lol:
 
Loublaze said:
True. We're not an attractive club for top foreign players, never have been. Thats what makes our achievements even greater.
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True but it's the same thing which is harming United now without SAF. Even Manchester City were allowed to take away players like Silva, Toure when United should have been in for them.
 
Hemil said:
True but it's the same thing which is harming United now without SAF. Even Manchester City were allowed to take away players like Silva, Toure when United should have been in for them.
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Yes. We signed Ashley Young the same season City signed Silva. Januzaj too for 575k!
 
First of all, it seems as if di Maria had no special affiliation with any club that wanted to buy him. It seems like he just wanted to leave Real Madrid and had the club take care of where he could go. It seems as if he was asked about PSG, and he mentioned how they couldn't match Real's offer due to FFP concerns, so he had no chance of going there. He then went on to talk about how so many clubs were interested in him with only Man. Utd. continuing their interest rather than dropping off, which was why Real accepted our offer and he ended up here.

He then goes on to talk about playing for PSG in the future. To be honest, he hasn't really specified when he would want to go. Many players have done this when they were asked about wanting to play somewhere at some point and not really ruling it out. It's really nothing concrete when a player says "I might see myself playing at X someday...".

Yeah, there's nothing much in this interview for me. It's what I would expect from someone who doesn't immediately have his heart set on any football club he plays for.
 
This always happens when foreign players go on international duty. I guarantee his quotes have been twisted in some way.
 
Feed Me said:
This always happens when foreign players go on international duty. I guarantee his quotes have been twisted in some way.
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Now that you mentioned it, di Maria might release a statement where he clarifies his statements, especially if the British media take this news too far.
 
Are people really getting their nose out of joint over an interview with a French broadcaster, even if the quotes are word for word what Di Maria said, its fairly innocuous given he was responding to a question on a French team. Do you expect him to say that he hates France and he's glad the move fell through? He's just being interview savvy.

I suspect the question was probably quite leading - something like We understand you were very close to moving to PSG in the summer but that fell through at the last minute, what happened? His repsonse about money problems and United staying the course make more sense then.

Its like when Bradley Cooper was interviewed in Ireland and they asked where the Hangover 3 would be set and he said 'who knows, maybe Dublin, its a cool city' (or something to that effect). obviously it was never going to be Dublin, he's just playing nice, but the resulting headlines took the quotes literally -

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/...e-shot-on-the-streets-of-dublin-27981282.html
http://www.dailyedge.ie/bradley-cooper-hangover-iii-may-be-filmed-in-dublin-147922-Jun2011/

Chill the feck out.
 
Hemil said:
You do know that United desperately wanted atleast 3 of them to play for them...and they didn't.

Infact, when was the last time United won a transfer bought a player Chelsea wanted? There are countless examples of players choosing Chelsea over United.
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Do you know the exact reasons for the three players in your mind who failed to come to United? Or whether SAF desperately wanted them??

That's what I was getting at. Players who joined Chelsea because of money and Chelsea has bottomless pocket, whereas under SAF the policy was not about paying obscene money to compete. The bottom line was to attract the right players who're joining not for money only but for trophies and who have the right attitude. I think SAF would agree with my assessment. :)
 
He's deviated from the script, players are supposed to pretend the club theyre at is the only club they would ever want to play for. But Di Maria is no less committed than any other player, he was just a bit naive with the answer he gave.
 
Anyways back to the matter at hand, Feck PSG.

I really hope Di Maria is restored centrally this weekend. And Van Persie takes the corners :D
 
I couldn't care less, it was obvious he didn't come here because he had a special love for the club and was always a true fan. It's all about money for 99% of footballers.
 
I dont think there would be half as much fuss if he weren't in poor form right now.
 
redevil2 said:
Do you know the exact reasons for the three players in your mind who failed to come to United? Or whether SAF desperately wanted them??

That's what I was getting at. Players who joined Chelsea because of money and Chelsea has bottomless pocket, whereas under SAF the policy was not about paying obscene money to compete. The bottom line was to attract the right players who're joining not for money only but for trophies and who have the right attitude. I think SAF would agree with my assessment. :)
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SAF did desperately want them. And they didn't chose Chelsea only for money. There was playing for the best manager in the world, winning trophies, staying in London,etc.
 
Has he had to travel long distances this international break?
 
MDFC Manager said:
Much ado about nothing. I actually laud him for his honesty.
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I agree. Why the hell would he have some kind of emotional attachment to United, Manchester as a city and our players? He has been here for a few months, obviously we can't expect him to have grown so attached to us that he rejects the idea of moving elsewhere.

PSG are a top quality club, having went out on away goals in the quarters's two years in a row. Once against Chelsea were their key player got injured after they battered them - and they couldn't coop without him. Once against Barcelona.

So even if they are not a top 4 clubs in terms of performance over the last two seasons, arguably they have been the fifth best performer in the Champions League over the last two seasons.

1. Bayern(Win - Semi)
1. Real Madrid(Semi - Win)
3. Dortmund(Final - Quarter)
3. Barcelona(Semi - Quarter)
5. PSG(Quarter - Quarter)

We finished 7th in the England last year, currently we're 7th again this year. Di Maria wen to United for money and a belief that last year was Moyes fault. He clearly has reasons to have his doubts and leave his doors open at this stage as we aren't racking up more points this year.
 
Hemil said:
SAF did desperately want them. And they didn't chose Chelsea only for money. There was playing for the best manager in the world, winning trophies, staying in London,etc.
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Well that's from your subjective angle. Sir Alex never wanted a player so desperately he competed with Chelsea which has bottomless pocket and are able to buy trophies with monies. That's an objective way looking at it. End of discussion.
 
I'm well aware that the vast, vast, majority of players have no inherent loyalty to a club like the fans do, but I do expect the player to ultimately want to be at the club. That reason can be, love for the club, location and whether, money, whatever, but I don't believe you can really be at your best if you don't want to be there.

That's why I find this interview quite frustrating, especially in conjunction with his 'letter to Madrid'. There is an air of disappointment around Di Maria that says to me that he did not really want to go to United but came here rather as a last resort. That's a bad attitude to have, not only for himself but the team as a whole and I wish he'd just be quiet.

Now he has to make the best of it because I can't see any way that he's leaving any time soon. I seriously hope we start winning games because that is the one thing that can cure all ills.
 
What a bunch of headline generating rubbish, what's the guy supposed to say to French TV? That he hates France and all things French and would never be caught dead at PSG??? The way they're bending this story out of nothing is like he's guaranteed he'll be gone next window!

BTW Talking of PSG I've just seen the David Luiz "Candid Camera" thing they did on AdM. It must be on the Caf somewhere, yes? If not let me know and I'll post it, it's FF!
 
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Pentagruel said:
I'm well aware that the vast, vast, majority of players have no inherent loyalty to a club like the fans do, but I do expect the player to ultimately want to be at the club. That reason can be, love for the club, location and whether, money, whatever, but I don't believe you can really be at your best if you don't want to be there.

That's why I find this interview quite frustrating, especially in conjunction with his 'letter to Madrid'. There is an air of disappointment around Di Maria that says to me that he did not really want to go to United but came here rather as a last resort. That's a bad attitude to have, not only for himself but the team as a whole and I wish he'd just be quiet.

Now he has to make the best of it because I can't see any way that he's leaving any time soon. I seriously hope we start winning games because that is the one thing that can cure all ills.
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Totally agreed. LvG is no SAF in terms of man management but he (LvG) really needs to consider how some tiny public comments would affect dressing room morale. At the moment the result so far is disappointing and players negative comment is not helping.

Like someone said here, keep practicing (and improving) corner kicks Di Maria and focus on present and not future move. It's not about you being honest. Stop being stupid
 
redevil2 said:
Well that's from your subjective angle. Sir Alex never wanted a player so desperately he competed with Chelsea which has bottomless pocket and are able to buy trophies with monies. That's an objective way looking at it. End of discussion.
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:lol::lol: You see United at the moment have actually turned into a club which you have described above.
 
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