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2014-15 Performances

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6.3 Season Average Rating
Appearances
29
Clean sheets
9
Goals
2
Assists
6
Yellow cards
5
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I like him, he's a bit shit sometimes, but he is a nice guy.

Also he is not hiding like the other shit players we have/had. The likes of Valencia and Cleverley closed their social media accounts after being given shit by the fans, Young is still here and I doubt the others got half the shit he does. Just look at his Twitter/Instagram timelines... :lol:
 
He goes from featuring in every preseason game to a non-entity. I'm not upset by this but I am surprised. Is anyone else thinking that LVG has decided he isn't wasting his time on deadwood?
 
He's injured, but surely won't play on his return, there's nowhere for him in the current set-up.

Decent bloke, just never Manchester United quality.
 
KiD MoYeS said:
He's injured, but surely won't play on his return, there's nowhere for him in the current set-up.

Decent bloke, just never Manchester United quality.
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Valencia now appears to be relegated to back up RB (which i have no issues about!) but he would still have a role to play for us playing as back up to our wingers - hardly like to like quality but he does pace and can deliver a good cross
 
OneUnited24 said:
Valencia now appears to be relegated to back up RB (which i have no issues about!) but he would still have a role to play for us playing as back up to our wingers - hardly like to like quality but he does pace and can deliver a good cross
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No. He cant. He literally cant.

I hope he's nowhere near even the bench again.
 
caisenma said:
No. He cant. He literally cant.

I hope he's nowhere near even the bench again.
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Sorry i meant having Young as a reserve winger not Valencia.

If you got that and still think Young hasnt got a role to play, i would disagree. Granted hes probably 3rd/4th choice hes still a good option to have
 
Hopefully a 2nd choice RB. He's better than Valencia so that's something he's got going for him.
 
He's an injured back up who will be sold within the next couple of windows.
 
akash02 said:
Hopefully a 2nd choice RB. He's better than Valencia so that's something he's got going for him.
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You're kidding right?

Young is not a patch on Valencia defensively or attacking wise. I don't think I have ever witnessed him playing at right back, and I wouldn't want to either.
 
Sultan said:
You're kidding right?

Young is not a patch on Valencia defensively or attacking wise. I don't think I have ever witnessed him playing at right back, and I wouldn't want to either.
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Maybe defensively you are right, but attacking wise? Is this 2011? As shit as he is, Young is 2 times the player that Valencia is going forward.
 
Just because he can do a job at wingback doesn't mean he should ever play fullback (in a back 4) for us. Definitely wouldn't be better than Valencia in that position either.

As an aside his "Paddy meets Young" was quite good. Seems like a decent guy, just isn't a good enough footballer for this club and I hope he finds a decent midtable club where he will be one of their better players, like he was at Villa, rather than staying here where he's one of our worst.
 
akash02 said:
Hopefully a 2nd choice RB. He's better than Valencia so that's something he's got going for him.
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Young at RB would be Weird. Just because he could do a job as a wing back doesn't mean he can play fullback now. Even at wingback in our own half he was panicking all over the place.

ottosec said:
Maybe defensively you are right, but attacking wise? Is this 2011? As shit as he is, Young is 2 times the player that Valencia is going forward.
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Nah, not really. Even more so as a RB.
 
Sultan said:
You're kidding right?

Young is not a patch on Valencia defensively or attacking wise. I don't think I have ever witnessed him playing at right back, and I wouldn't want to either.
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Not at all. There's barely anything between them defensively but going forward it's a no contest. Young (when playing on the right) wins hands down. Young on the left is as shit as Valencia is on the right however.

And no, I don't want a situation where our 2nd choice full back is Young but between him and Valencia he's the one I would choose.
 
I think after that bird did its business in his mouth Louis van Gaal was so grossed out he doesn't even want to look at him anymore.
 
akash02 said:
Not at all. There's barely anything between them defensively but going forward it's a no contest. Young (when playing on the right) wins hands down. Young on the left is as shit as Valencia is on the right however.

And no, I don't want a situation where our 2nd choice full back is Young but between him and Valencia he's the one I would choose.
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I can understand we differ on our opinions when comparing them playing up front. However, I don't understand why you're so confident on your opinion having never witnessed Young play at right back.
 
Sultan said:
I can understand we differ on our opinions when comparing them playing up front. However, I don't understand why you're so confident on your opinion having never witnessed Young play at right back.
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I'm not really confident. They're both not very good. My opinion is based on 1)Watching Young play as a RWB in pre-season 2)Watching Valencia as a RB and RWB in this and previous seasons.
 
akash02 said:
Not at all. There's barely anything between them defensively but going forward it's a no contest. Young (when playing on the right) wins hands down. Young on the left is as shit as Valencia is on the right however.

And no, I don't want a situation where our 2nd choice full back is Young but between him and Valencia he's the one I would choose.
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No way. Valencia is way better than Young defensively even though Valencia isn't a defensive stalwart himself. I do agree about the offensive aspect of their games though albeit it not being that significant. Young is a bit more adventurous and better technically than Antonio-Smash but he doesn't have too much end product himself and one can even argue that Valencia provides more width, work-rate and general presence in the flanks than Young. So it is not a no contest.
 
Didn't Young primarily play AM for Villa? And now we're fecking discussing whether he's a better bakcup RB than Valencia? Just shows how far downhill things have been going for him, when you look at his early career for Villa he has quite decent list of achievements. Back in 07/08 only Cesc had more assists than him in the PL, and he made the PL team of the year.

I feel part of the problem with Young is that he's never played in his natural position. Oddly that seems to be a tradition at the club, just look at Kagawa, Welbeck and God knows what's been going on on our RB when Rafael's out. No way he's a better number ten than Mata and Rooney though.
 
Vooon said:
Didn't Young primarily play AM for Villa? And now we're fecking discussing whether he's a better bakcup RB than Valencia? Just shows how far downhill things have been going for him, when you look at his early career for Villa he has quite decent list of achievements. Back in 07/08 only Cesc had more assists than him in the PL, and he made the PL team of the year.

I feel part of the problem with Young is that he's never played in his natural position. Oddly that seems to be a tradition at the club, just look at Kagawa, Welbeck and God knows what's been going on on our RB when Rafael's out. No way he's a better number ten than Mata and Rooney though.
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Last season he was shifted to be played as an AM for Villa, prior to that he played as a winger. But I do agree that he was at his best there.
 
Vooon said:
Didn't Young primarily play AM for Villa? And now we're fecking discussing whether he's a better bakcup RB than Valencia? Just shows how far downhill things have been going for him, when you look at his early career for Villa he has quite decent list of achievements. Back in 07/08 only Cesc had more assists than him in the PL, and he made the PL team of the year.

I feel part of the problem with Young is that he's never played in his natural position. Oddly that seems to be a tradition at the club, just look at Kagawa, Welbeck and God knows what's been going on on our RB when Rafael's out. No way he's a better number ten than Mata and Rooney though.
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LvG seems to agree, hence selling off Kagawa and Welbeck and playing Blackett/McNair over Blind/Fletcher at CB.
 
West Brom 2:2 Man Utd
Did really well when he came on I thought. Doesn't get tougher to impress after coming on for Di Maria but I thought he looked threatening every time he got the ball. No longer the useless and shit Young, is he? Obviously been injured a lot but was pretty decent before his injury too.
 
Watching Ashley Young replacing Angel Di Maria was truly surreal.
 
I'm surprised at people saying he was excellent - I barely noticed him when he came on last night. The entire team had a lot more urgency as we were chasing a result it is true, but I didn't think Young had any significant impact (not did he really have time to).
 
I've got absolutely no problem with him coming of the bench if needed. He did well enough. I understand people not wanting to see him start anymore (I agree), but as a squad player he's fine.
 
He needs to build confidence in his own ability. He is a threat when he attacks and looks to go forward. Hopefully, he is watching Di Maria to see how it is done.

Last 18 months though, nothing but getting ball, standing still, passing backwards and diving. Didn't notice any of that when he was at Villa or when he first came. He had a good cross and just looked like he was going to take defenders to the cleaners.
 
It'd be a good move for Young. Also, good to see more british players playing abroad. Young isn't bad technically at all, I just don't think he ever managed the step up mentally to United. He was a cracking player at Villa.

Plenty of examples of players like that.
 
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