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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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Twigginater said:
You can just admit you were wrong you know. I'm wrong all the time. No one would think any less of you.
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Hang on you still think Young was a good player last season? :lol:

You really need to let that go, especially your views on Moyes, I do remember recently you starting a new Moyes vs Louis van Gaal thread that was closed down before I even had a chance to reply!!!

I think you are showing Louis van Gaal disrespect, if you cannot see the difference between the player this season and the one of the last couple then you need to observe more closely.

You need to accept how important this current manager has been to getting Young to perform and furthermore one good game as a left winger isn't the level of consistency we expect and finally if we are to compete for the title we need young wingers like Depay and those at the top of their game like Reus.

I am wrong sometimes, I think everybody is wrong sometimes, look at the errors made by Louis van Gaal this season but on this I'm not wrong, last season Young was awful, the work under Louis van Gaal does not validate his performances under Moyes, it's crazy to think that.

Poor effort of "I told you he was good under Moyes" by you, perhaps when he moves to Sociedad and performs consistently then things might be different.
 
mufcwarm92 said:
I really like him. One of several players proving a lot of people wrong.

Man of the match for the fifth or sixth time this season.
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He could be key between now and the end of the season but honestly he isn't setting the world on fire, he isn't getting many assists or scoring many goals, he is playing as we would expect a starting United player to play like.

That basically means he looks quality because he is good in a poor team but we want all players to play good so Young's level yesterday isn't the exception. Januzaj was also good, Herrera too, imagine everybody like that and then the odd player that is on fire?

I'm even tempted in the next match to suggest we give Angel di Maria one more chance before Spurs however play 4-3-3 with Blind anchor, Herrera RCM and Di Maria LCM and then Young LW, Adnan RW, Rooney striker.
 
He's our most confident player, which is weird, but then it's not, because he also seems to be amazing.
 
I hope Young's revival shows some of impatient and fickle fans the value being patient and giving people time, instead of wanting RVP out, Falcao out, Di Maria out, LVG out, etc.
 
RedPnutz said:
I hope Young's revival shows some of impatient and fickle fans the value being patient and giving people time, instead of wanting RVP out, Falcao out, Di Maria out, LVG out, etc.
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heh? he's been here 4 fuc4ing seasons mostly disapointing or injured. he's playing ok but he's not and never was worth 18m quid! if ADM plays like he has after 4 yrs and 60m quid you'll be singing a different tune and falcao has been sh1t and won't be here next season.
 
Really enjoying watching him play at the moment. He's full of confidence and always looks to try something. Has a lot of variation in how he attacks as well which is always fun to watch. Night and day from what we saw last season.
 
It's refreshing to watch a United player actually playing with confidence, and seemingly has the balls to take on defenders.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
A commentator said the other day that it's over a year since he last scored. That was kind of surprising. He looked like a real goal threat in his debut season and scored some crackers too. Come agonisingly close a few times this season. Has to be due one soon.
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I think his last goal was that belter against Cardiff at home, wouldn't hurt to see him try more of that.
 
Raw said:
I think his last goal was that belter against Cardiff at home, wouldn't hurt to see him try more of that.
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He try a right foot curler against Sunderland but it went a bit wide. Plus he was unlucky to hit the crossbar after it was deflected off the defender, so hopefully he'll bag one soon.
 
mu77 said:
heh? he's been here 4 fuc4ing seasons mostly disapointing or injured. he's playing ok but he's not and never was worth 18m quid! if ADM plays like he has after 4 yrs and 60m quid you'll be singing a different tune and falcao has been sh1t and won't be here next season.
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In this transfer market he was worth what we paid for him. And he's playing much better than ok. He's been our best outfield player this season.
 
if anything let him take corners, we looked much more dangerous with him crossing the ball to the box than anyone else. Good pace and whip on the cross. We should start to score some goals from these situations more. It's been really bellow par since Van Persie stopped taking them. We have got players to finish it but not quite the delivery
 
humdinger said:
Should win player of the season for me. Everyone wanted him out but the way he has turned his career here around is astonishing - from zero to hero.
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You're joking, right? Rooney and Blind have been far better than him, while De Gea has been several levels above any United player this season. If we get UCL football, we'll get because of De Gea, and regardless of that, he should win player of the season.

Young has dramatically improved but people are making him like he's new Cruyff. He's still a very average player and at best, squad player for a team like United.
 
acnumber9 said:
In this transfer market he was worth what we paid for him. And he's playing much better than ok. He's been our best outfield player this season.
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it wasn't this transfer market , he wasn't and isn't worth half 18m. he's playing ok not much better than that which is like many in the side this season and blind , and rojo just from the group of the FNG's are better than he's been.
 
mu77 said:
it wasn't this transfer market , he wasn't and isn't worth half 18m. he's playing ok not much better than that which is like many in the side this season and blind , and rojo just from the group of the FNG's are better than he's been.
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Bullshit. You can barely get a Championship player for £9m. He's been far better than Rojo. It's not even close really.
 
acnumber9 said:
Bullshit. You can barely get a Championship player for £9m. He's been far better than Rojo. It's not even close really.
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so then blind IYO has been better , and would you pay 9m for him? his best game was his first match v le arse in his first yr. he's been a bit sh1t for his time at the club.
 
Revan said:
You're joking, right? Rooney and Blind have been far better than him, while De Gea has been several levels above any United player this season. If we get UCL football, we'll get because of De Gea, and regardless of that, he should win player of the season.

Young has dramatically improved but people are making him like he's new Cruyff. He's still a very average player and at best, squad player for a team like United.
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Yes in fairness De Gea is the obvious choice, I actually completely forgot about him when I wrote this!!
 
mu77 said:
so then blind IYO has been better , and would you pay 9m for him? his best game was his first match v le arse in his first yr. he's been a bit sh1t for his time at the club.
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I don't see you getting better players for less than 9m these days. Blind has been one of our best players so it would be pretty close between them. Both have been far better Rojo. As has Chris Smalling for that matter.
 
Whilst he's played well I really hope we don't do the stupid thing and offer him a new contract.

Watch and see us give him a 4 year deal no doubt. Average player having a good season.
 
You just know he's going to get a new contract and then turn to shit again.
 
Sam said:
You just know he's going to get a new contract and then turn to shit again.
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Why? He's been great since the moment Van Gaal took over. Was awful under Moyes (though he did have a good run that one time), but who wasn't? It's not like he was awful under Fergie. He had some good runs of form, some poor runs of form, but was a decent squad player when you look back. Think it's a bit unfounded to suggest he's only playing like this so he gets a new contract.
 
acnumber9 said:
I don't see you getting better players for less than 9m these days. Blind has been one of our best players so it would be pretty close between them. Both have been far better Rojo. As has Chris Smalling for that matter.
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9m is what villa paid for an average young united paid 18m. mediocre player for far too much money and united have that in spades unfortunately. he looks ok this season because united look sh1t. mostly he's just been sh1t.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
A commentator said the other day that it's over a year since he last scored. That was kind of surprising. He looked like a real goal threat in his debut season and scored some crackers too. Come agonisingly close a few times this season. Has to be due one soon.
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That's the thing about Young. He's close to being good but he really isn't that good. Against Sunderland he had dangerous crosses but only one ball was close to his man. Di Maria has been shit apparently but Young doesn't come close to being as effective. In defense Valencia has been a lot better. Everything about him screams squad player.

He's been good as a wing back. That's clear. But he doesn't create much. He creates a hassle for full backs but his end product is lacking.
 
People are getting way ahead of themselves with the praise, last few seasons we've been shitting all over the guy.

He has done well so fair enough, maybe he has earned a spot in the team this season but in an ideal world he shouldnt start for Manchester United.
 
mu77 said:
9m is what villa paid for an average young united paid 18m. mediocre player for far too much money and united have that in spades unfortunately. he looks ok this season because united look sh1t. mostly he's just been sh1t.
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F***ing ell cheer up.
 
Hamadovich86 said:
People are getting way ahead of themselves with the praise, last few seasons we've been shitting all over the guy.

He has done well so fair enough, maybe he has earned a spot in the team this season but in an ideal world he shouldnt start for Manchester United.
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So who should? Seeing as he was the best player on the pitch last Saturday?
 
Hamadovich86 said:
People are getting way ahead of themselves with the praise, last few seasons we've been shitting all over the guy.

He has done well so fair enough, maybe he has earned a spot in the team this season but in an ideal world he shouldnt start for Manchester United.
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In this kind of form he should start and rightly so.
 
mu77 said:
9m is what villa paid for an average young united paid 18m. mediocre player for far too much money and united have that in spades unfortunately. he looks ok this season because united look sh1t. mostly he's just been sh1t.
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You're welcome to list the better players you can get for £9M.
 
Very happy for the guy that he is doing so well. Hopefully he becomes more consistent because he is a very good option to have in the squad.
 
Praise where its due. I think he's been arguably our best player this season. The injury he suffered impacted the way we played we were not creating many chances. I hope he signs a new contract. We need creative players who can get the ball in the box.
 
I never thought I'd want him to start for us. But now I do, weird.
 
Snow said:
That's the thing about Young. He's close to being good but he really isn't that good. Against Sunderland he had dangerous crosses but only one ball was close to his man. Di Maria has been shit apparently but Young doesn't come close to being as effective. In defense Valencia has been a lot better. Everything about him screams squad player.

He's been good as a wing back. That's clear. But he doesn't create much. He creates a hassle for full backs but his end product is lacking.
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Now, I wouldn't really use stats to determine how good a player has been in creating chances, but since I don't have the time to watch every single match and determine Young's and others' creative outputs, I've checked WhoScored.com's Key Passes stats, and Young's 1.2 key passes per game is up there with most full backs. Keep in mind that the players have played at quite a slow, sluggish pace for much of the season as well, and this statistic isn't too shabby. I think this was his 2nd or 3rd time that he's played as a winger as well, so considering that he hasn't really had much attacking freedom, his 1.2 key passes per game isn't that bad. This goes in line with how Young has improved, overall. Last season, he played as a left winger and only registered 0.8 key passes per game.

If he doesn't seem to get his man much, it's because our slow approach allows the opposition to organise themselves. This means that Young can't just aim for the man; rather, he has to aim for a dangerous area and hope for someone to enter it. The only way you can really aim for the man is if the defence isn't organised inside the box. Recently, against Sunderland, we played at a faster pace, and Young was able to create more chances as well due to O'Shea and Brown having less time to settle themselves at the back.
 
mazhar13 said:
Now, I wouldn't really use stats to determine how good a player has been in creating chances, but since I don't have the time to watch every single match and determine Young's and others' creative outputs, I've checked WhoScored.com's Key Passes stats, and Young's 1.2 key passes per game is up there with most full backs. Keep in mind that the players have played at quite a slow, sluggish pace for much of the season as well, and this statistic isn't too shabby. I think this was his 2nd or 3rd time that he's played as a winger as well, so considering that he hasn't really had much attacking freedom, his 1.2 key passes per game isn't that bad. This goes in line with how Young has improved, overall. Last season, he played as a left winger and only registered 0.8 key passes per game.

If he doesn't seem to get his man much, it's because our slow approach allows the opposition to organise themselves. This means that Young can't just aim for the man; rather, he has to aim for a dangerous area and hope for someone to enter it. The only way you can really aim for the man is if the defence isn't organised inside the box. Recently, against Sunderland, we played at a faster pace, and Young was able to create more chances as well due to O'Shea and Brown having less time to settle themselves at the back.
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Whoever has been crossing the ball from the wing (whether it's a full back, CM when ADM was on good earlier in the season or even a winger when we play with them), we always have a pb finding the strikers inside the box due to that pb you mentioned.
 
kouroux said:
Whoever has been crossing the ball from the wing (whether it's a full back, CM when ADM was on good earlier in the season or even a winger when we play with them), we always have a pb finding the strikers inside the box due to that pb you mentioned.
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Yup, and it's why we seemed to get worse after losing to Barcelona at the 2009 Champions League final: we started playing slower than we used to. Good wide play is almost impossible if you play at a slow pace. Look at how Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid have made their wide play effective: with a fast-paced build up and aggressive attacking.
 
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