Daniel James | Officially Signs

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I don’t think I watched the match, did he really out sprint walker? If so that means there’s nobody else he would struggle with.

What’s his stamina like, is he 1 run and done or can he keep doing it?
No one of his biggest attributes is his stamina he seems to be capable of going full pelt repeatedly through 90min. He is rapid with great stamina and really strong work ethic. Its potentially a great signing, he causes havoc with his running behind the lines.
 
If that was a Valencia kit he was wearing and he was called Dani Hamez we would all be hailing the bargain off the century.
If his name was Daniel James and he was playing for Valencia opinions would obviously be different because you know Valencia is far better than Swansea and plays in a far better league. This rhetoric is so stupid. If his name was Dani James playing for Elche people would also have reservations.
 
Go to the Swansea forums. Most are calling him a kick and run merchant that is very average outside of his pace. Excellent at championship level but not good enough for the PL.

I don’t need to chill out mate, I’m cool with this signing as long as he’s seen as a project to develop and not as a first teamer.

For the price quoted, he’s worth taking a punt on. I just think it’s ridiculous to assume he’s Martial’s replacement.

Of course he's gonna be a project, you're off your rocker if you think he's going straight in to the first 11. The signing is a no brainer, we could sell him for the same amount if he absolutely bombs.
 
Happy for us to sign young players. Whether he works out or not isn't the biggest problem but I hope this is a sign of us moving away from that crapfest throwing shit on the wall system with established players.
 
If his name was Daniel James and he was playing for Valencia opinions would obviously be different because you know Valencia is far better than Swansea and plays in a far better league. This rhetoric is so stupid. If his name was Dani James playing for Elche people would also have reservations.

Championship isn't far off the sunny SPL tbf.
 
Championship isn't far off the sunny SPL tbf.
The Scottish Premier League? Ok? What does that have to do with anything? Go to Tierney threads and it's filled with reservations, and it isn't because he's Scottish. It is pretty simple, the Championship isn't as good as the PL or La Liga. It hasn't nothing to do with being British or foreign.
 
For those throwing a fit over this signing: what are the signings that will satisfy you then?
 
The Scottish Premier League? Ok? What does that have to do with anything? Go to Tierney threads and it's filled with reservations, and it isn't because he's Scottish. It is pretty simple, the Championship isn't as good as the PL or La Liga. It hasn't nothing to do with being British or foreign.

Never mind mate, probably best to see him actually play a game before labelling him shite and taking some bitter Swansea comments as gospel.
 
Never mind mate, probably best to see him actually play a game before labelling him shite and taking some bitter Swansea comments as gospel.
But those idiots would be labelling him shite if his name was Dani James at Elche as well. One again your rhetoric is as stupid as anyone calling him shit. It has nothing to do with his nationality.
 
Correct. We've seen no evidence yet of James standing still for long periods, not taking on the man and just passing it backwards, not running off the ball to make space/options for other players. Clearly James has a lot to do to make the first 11.
Maybe, but can James dribble brilliantly down a blind alley with his head down before ultimately losing the ball?
 
But those idiots would be labelling him shite if his name was Dani James at Elche as well. One again your rhetoric is as stupid as anyone calling him shit. It has nothing to do with his nationality.

You still banging on about this? Thought we'd moved on? Fcuk sake go enjoy your day man.
 
I want him signed up. He looks lively not the finished article by any stretch but I doubt he’s going to be a regular starter. Give him some minutes in the League cup and we’ll have plenty of Europa League games he can play and let him develop. I’d much rather see this young Welsh player develop than looking at Sanchez getting minutes and waiting for him to actually do something.

Some people on here are calling him Martial’s replacement he’s nowhere near that and I don’t think Tony is going anywhere to be honest, not many clubs are going to pay his wages and none are going to pay the fee Utd will want for him.

I’m hoping Martial figures out this summer he needs to start playing and change his attitude unless he wants to end up playing for mid table teams in Italy or France.
 
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For those throwing a fit over this signing: what are the signings that will satisfy you then?
I don't think there is a single signing we can make which will make every one of our fans happy. Even if we sign Messi, they're still be some moaning about him being 30+,being on 600k a week and what not
 
At least we're no longer trying to build a team of 6ft 4 giants like Mourinho wanted and maybe looking more at technique now.
 
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I approve of this signing. Area to improve will surely be end product but his blistering pace will create chances for sure immediately. Would love to see him play RW for us.

Do it.
 
Correct. We've seen no evidence yet of James standing still for long periods, not taking on the man and just passing it backwards, not running off the ball to make space/options for other players. Clearly James has a lot to do to make the first 11.

I don’t know where to start with this one!
 
Finally someone who can CROSS the ball. You know where we stand if Lukaku is our best player in that regard
 
I don't think there is a single signing we can make which will make every one of our fans happy. Even if we sign Messi, they're still be some moaning about him being 30+,being on 600k a week and what not

I’m all for making a punt, but our team is so shite at the moment, every new signing has got to be on point, we can’t afford to feck any of them up.
 


Video has a lot more clips. Some nice dribbling and crossing in there.


This is a really promising video. Clearly prefers his right foot, but I like that he's capable of putting in a good cross with his left. Makes him way more unpredictable than our other wingers, who all just cut inside every time. Combine that with his lightning speed and he looks a real talent.
 
He is worth a shot. From what I have seen, he plays predominantly from the left so im not sure what the plan is as we have 3 players who like playing from the left already. We desperately need some one on the right wing!
 


Video has a lot more clips. Some nice dribbling and crossing in there.

Not sure how anybody can watch that and say be looks raw or has a poor first touch. He always looks in control there even when running at top Speed. Only martial can run with the ball that quick but he doesn’t have a left foot like James seems too.
 
Martial is a fantastic player. He’s just a lazy bastard with a terrible attitude.

If he’s being replaced then it needs to be with a top player that is going to improve us.

I’m all for signing James, but the idea of him replacing Martial is ludicrous. Possibly 2-3 years down the line after he’s worked with our coaching staff and improved his overall game, but right now he’s not good enough to start in the PL.

I don't really agree. He was a promising enough player who never lived up to the hype at the level we expected. He could have been good but he's not good and that's the crucial point. He's lazy and doesn't seem to have any idea what he's doing most of the time.
 
Nothing wrong with kick and run if you can run faster than anyone.

His touch looks excellent too.

Not for me. Players like that are predictable/easy to nullify and have a very limited shelf life.

but I don’t want to be too negative on a potential buy and young player, especially when I know so little of him, like I said, if he comes here, I wish him all the best and hope he turns out a success.
 
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