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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
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Young and Valencia injured just as Rafael and Shaw get back. Typical.
 
Another good performance today, coped well under the circumstances that was he playing right wing back. I hope the injury is not too serious, I think he's been our best player over the festive period.
 
Real shame for Young to pull a hammy like that. Thats usually 4-6 weeks out, has been in great form as well.

What is it with our squad as soon as one player comes back from injury (Shaw) another one gets injured. When will it end
 
Awful timing for him and us. A real shame after he'd built up form and fitness.

It was strange seeing him on the right today, he looked so awkward out there. I guess he's been playing on the left for a long time.
 
On the left in a 3-5-2 formation he has been unplayable. Moving over to the right to accommodate Shaw's return and then getting injured he's been missed. Young as LWB has been the key to making 3-5-2 successful but we need another like him on the right if we are to continue playing 3-5-2.
 
ManUArfa said:
On the left in a 3-5-2 formation he has been unplayable. Moving over to the right to accommodate Shaw's return and then getting injured he's been missed. Young as LWB has been the key to making 3-5-2 successful but we need another like him on the right if we are to continue playing 3-5-2.
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Under no scenario should we:

A) use a 3-5-2

B) use any system that requires us playing to Young's strengths. This is Manchester United, not Aston Villa. I don't care if he's been tolerable in an utterly shite 3-5-2 setup, Ashley Young is not who this team should be depending on.
 
caisenma said:
Under no scenario should we:

A) use a 3-5-2

B) use any system that requires us playing to Young's strengths. This is Manchester United, not Aston Villa. I don't care if he's been tolerable in an utterly shite 3-5-2 setup, Ashley Young is not who this team should be depending on.
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Not saying we should do either A or B. Simply pointing out why it seems to have worked. Obviously having two strikers up front who thrive from wide service has also contributed to its success.
 
caisenma said:
Under no scenario should we:

A) use a 3-5-2

B) use any system that requires us playing to Young's strengths. This is Manchester United, not Aston Villa. I don't care if he's been tolerable in an utterly shite 3-5-2 setup, Ashley Young is not who this team should be depending on.
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Agree with both of them.

Young is not our saviour.
 
We shouldn't be building a team around him, but is it just a coincidence that our poor form has coincided with his injury?
 
Yes I think so. We weren't really playing any better with him in the team, just fortunate to get some good results.
 
2cents said:
Yes I think so. We weren't really playing any better with him in the team, just fortunate to get some good results.
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Well you might be right, but I do think that he has been one of the few players who has improved with this formation (in fact, maybe the only player.)
 
He thrived as a wingback, no doubt. We miss him a bit at the moment, he was good going forward and defensively. If we switch back to 4 defenders, he wont be a starter, but in the 352 he was one of our better players.
 
I think his performances have been a bit overrated this season. He has one or two dangerous crosses per game (which is a massive improvement on his half) but makes a mess of the rest. We should be looking for more quality in that position, hopefully this position dies with the system now. Defensively he has rarely been troubled, but I can't remember him being really worked by a winger this season. With a four man defence, I can't see him featuring regularly.
 
New 4 year 100 odd k contract on the horizon. And people wonder why we can't shift shite.
 
Oh feck off! Why the feck would we do that??? Why?!

I dont care if he was decent while the rest of the team was utter shite in a 3-5-2, the player is as good of a player as I am as a poster on this board. Im shit, he's worse.
 
Good, versatile squad player and seems well liked in the group. I don't mind this.
 
Great to know that we are looking to tie up Young after commiting wing wonder Valencia to a contract prior to the start of this season. He had a good few months after signing for us and has been decent (good relatively, obviously) for us at LWB this season but that's nowhere deserving of an extension. Although I can see why LVG might want to renew his contract based on this season alone but still, it isn't a great move imo.

Surely this is just a rumor and hopefully we get a proper LB for cover and not stick with a makeshift 29 year old there, esp one who is on substantial wages and is suspect in a back 4.
 
A few good games in a new position must land you a new contract these days..

I'm exaggerating, but this would be a strange move. I'd like to think we're moving towards a more conventional system long-term and he isn't a good enough winger to merit many games here.
 
I can't see the point, his only good performances for LvG were in a position that we hopefully will never use again.
 
He's been decent this season but, in my opinion, we should use his good form this season to sell him off for a bit more money, rather than giving him a four year contract.

When Van Gaal sorts our the balance of the team, assuming he'll play a 433, where will Young play? He's not a left back and he's been below average on the wings for us over the past few years.

Strange decision.
 
J-Stander said:
New 4 year 100 odd k contract on the horizon. And people wonder why we can't shift shite.
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He won't get anything like £100k. The only reason he was getting that is because he requested his signing on fee be paid weekly over the course of his contract.
 
You've got to question what our intentions for him and Valencia are though.

You'd hope that we sort our defence out to a place where we never have to use either of them at fullback/wingback again.

Which leaves only wing roles that we don't currently employ and both are two or three levels below the quality we require there anyway. Backup to our new wingers? I'd prefer that to be Januzaj and Di Maria (1st choice CM) or if we play a 4-3-3 have Wilson as the RIF.
 
Preston 1:3 Man Utd
Our most important player.
 
The Aston Villa Young that we all thought we'd signed 4 years ago.
 
He's a really good sub to have. Works his balls off and brings a wee bit of intensity to our game. Out best form this season was when we had him on the left.
 
He always wins freekicks the same way, where it looks like he's trying to mount the opposing player before falling face-first over him.
 
The only way I can see him getting back in the side is if we go back to the dreaded 3-5-2

To be honest we still look as bad with 4 at the back, so feck it
 
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MOTM for me. Shook up the game and made our attacks more fluid.
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He played well.

The biggest factor for my money was that his introduction changed our tactical shape to two wing mid. This opened up the game. Not slating Ashley or questioning your choice, just noting it was not just the player but the tactical shift that helped us.
 
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