I even doubt 7-0 is a good result when LA was so crap today. But the again, we can't deny that Young did really well in that game.
But we still need to take the positive
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I even doubt 7-0 is a good result when LA was so crap today. But the again, we can't deny that Young did really well in that game.
But we still need to take the positive
You have to give him some credit, he played well, and this goes for all of the players. We've seen players who are poor and have gone on to have poor seasons have good games in pre season against junk teams. Hopefully he can keep this up but trying not to get ahead of myself here.
I loved every runs from Young, very good in that aspect.
His movement was fantastic and took his chances well. Very good 45mins from Young.
Excellent last night. Thrilled for him.
Perfectly reasonable to give him his due when he puts in a good showing.
Absolutely. But people are thinking he should stay now on the back of this which is madness.
Played really well. Looked like his old Villa self. Still not fooled. Still want him gone. Still one swallow does not a summer make. Still LA Galaxy were dogshit.
Surely every player deserves a fresh start under the new boss? There were many players last season who performed as badly as Young has. He's as entitled as any other player to earn a place in the team.
Should try him in the right wingback spot. I'm sure our plan is to use valencia or rafael there but we all know rafael is gonna get injured and valencia's crossing is hopeless.
So he either stays as backup striker or leaves. Same applies to Nani. It was bizarre seeing the two play upfront last night.
I wouldn't mind him staying. He's a confidence player. If LVG can convince him he's a professional footballer then he'd be a good squad player.
To be honest, I'm not sure last night is going to make a difference to his likelihood of staying. if anything it may make him easier to sell.
The truth is the guy's failed to perform in three seasons, and more importantly, his worst performances have often been in important games.
Couple that with the fact that we're playing 3-4-3 to start off with (which doesn't really use wingers so much as wingbacks) and I don't see where he's going to get a game anyway. Notice that he came on in the second half with the kids & subs not in the first half with the senior players.
The truth is the guy's failed to perform in three seasons, and more importantly, his worst performances have often been in important games.
Couple that with the fact that we're playing 3-4-3 to start off with (which doesn't really use wingers so much as wingbacks) and I don't see where he's going to get a game anyway. Notice that he came on in the second half with the kids & subs not in the first half with the senior players.
2 goals in the dying minutes with resistance broken, playing as a striker where we have plenty of more talented options. If he can't be useful as a winger he should be sold and that is still what I think is best to all involved, at least for United!
Odds are we'd still be paying for him, even if we get rid, if his reported wages are near true.
It'll be one of these silly deals where the buying club agrees to give us a pretty looking fee, so we don't look so stupid, but we're actually still paying a good percentage of his salary.
It'll be one of these silly deals where the buying club agrees to give us a pretty looking fee, so we don't look so stupid, but we're actually still paying a good percentage of his salary.
If only.
Didn't he also provide a cross/assist?
I've only seen the highlights, so can't say for sure but he seemed better. Not good enough, but better somehow, like with that cross he actually aimed it rather than just belting it at random across the box.
I actually think this lad has his moments and some good runs. Sadly they just don't happen that often.
Despite being a serial diver, I think Young can come good under Louis van Gaal.
If anything, we have seen LvG turn a very mediocre (looking) Dutch NT into a squad that came 3rd at the World Cup. There were plenty of Eredivisie players in that team and somehow they did much much better than all those English NT players who basically all play in the Premier League.
If anything, we have seen LvG turn a very mediocre (looking) Dutch NT into a squad that came 3rd at the World Cup. There were plenty of Eredivisie players in that team and somehow they did much much better than all those English NT players who basically all play in the Premier League.
Despite? I really didn't get the impression serial divers struggled under him.
They kept playing over and over Young's post match interview ... He of all people! Yeah he's scored twice and had a good game for 45 mins. Still want him sold. Sorry!
So when those same players play like shit again and lvg gets the boot, do they get another clean slate the season after? How about the season after that? Young has not been good enough for more than just last season and it will take more than 45 minutes against a glorified pub team to change mine and others minds
Agreed, it's amazing how a couple of goals against the type of non-league level team you'd expect to meet in the first round of the FA Cup has suddenly transformed Young into an asset despite 3 poor seasons in actual top flight competition for us. All his career he's had little clusters of games where he plays well but that is what you expect from a kid coming through, not a seasoned pro who should be consistent, hopefully this flattering to deceive cons someone into buying him.
I believe he and Valencia will be tried out for one more season.
Valencia should be sold to Stoke. He's not a football player. He should have been a professional miner. Young contributes more to the team, numbers don't lie. Nani & Young are our 2 best wingers.
The way he played the Galaxy's offside trap was better than anyone else who played up there in the game. His link up play with Herrera was like what you'd expect from a top class striker, and he's obviously a fast player so he has a lot of assets we can use in this system if he plays the way he did last night.
We got our own marco reus.
Imagine if Young became a quality centre-forward? Our Robben? 
Someone parachute this man/woman and his/her optimism into every crisis zone on Earth.
If Young puts in performances like that from now to the start of the season and LVG is impressed, then I'm sure he wont give a feck if Young had scored 10 own goals in a single game.
I thought it was an OK performance and precisely what players like Herrera/Mata/Kagawa need. Some of the one touch stuff he played was very nice.
I thought it was an OK performance and precisely what players like Herrera/Mata/Kagawa need. Some of the one touch stuff he played was very nice.
i always slag off young but yesterday there's no denying he had a really solid game. far more effective than nani.
nevertheless, this doesn't mean we should keep him. hopefully today's performance means that teams outside the championship will now be interested in him.
nevertheless, this doesn't mean we should keep him. hopefully today's performance means that teams outside the championship will now be interested in him.
Tbf his movement has always been good off the ball. At his best he needs to be in a fluid front free where he can pick up space to run with the ball as opposed to having to hold the width where he hasn't got the skill or control to be a constant threat. Our strikers like to get involved in play so unlike at Villa he doesn't have a proper target when crossing.
Youngs best opportunity to impress is in that forward role. Either left of a 3 or something similar to the Robben World Cup role.
He's got pace and a good finish on him but not enough in his game to be effective from deeper.
He's got pace and a good finish on him but not enough in his game to be effective from deeper.
Hopefully he impresses enough in pre season for a Stoke or Southampton to take a punt on him.
in terms of finishing off moves or supplying the final ball, i'm okay with young staying. as for the other parts of his game, incredibly frustrating
LVG said he will give everyone a chance to impress and Young has done exactly that. No complains here. He started a little shaky in the first 10 minutes, but then grew into the game - by the end he was one of most impressive players. It's just Galaxy, so early days - I'd like to keep an open mind, but I want to see more performances like yesterday before I get convinced.
Maybe it was a bit optimistic to compare them, Reus is nowhere near his level.
Greatly taken goals for Youngy. 2 goals, 2 assists, smashing game.
We all should be happy about Young's performance and maybe more good performances in the next friendlies
A) Van Gaal likes him
B) More clubs are interested in him
A) Van Gaal likes him
B) More clubs are interested in him
I haven't been fooled. Against competent players he'll be his old self. Running down blind alleys, turning around and passing backwards. And falling over a lot.
Alas. So true.
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