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2018-19 Performances

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5.4 Season Average Rating
Appearances
23
Clean sheets
4
Goals
0
Assists
3
Yellow cards
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Red00012 said:
2 Small problems
5 of those don’t play for the club , 2nd of all putting AWB as a centre back:lol::lol::nono:
You might want to do some research on his height perhaps and the fact he hasn’t ever played there.
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Martial - Lingard - Rashford
Dalot - Fred - McTominay - AWB
Shaw - Smalling - Lindelof

Happy?
 
If he’s talented and determined enough he will push ahead and become our first team RB. If he isn’t then he will rightly be sold.

The idea we needed an older RB just because Dalot is young is stupid to me. He didn’t prove anything last year in my opinion. He had a decent cross but defensively he was a shambles all season. There is no guarantee he will develop into a great player.
 
Based Adnan said:
Will be very useful next season. Can cover both fullback positions as well as right wing. Also probably the better option at fullback if we play 3 at the back.
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Almost agree - so far, he's looked a better RW than anyone else we have.

And seeing as we've not been linked to any out-and-out RWs ( are there any, these days ?? ) he might just be a better answer than we've had for the past three or four years since Tony V became our RB.
 
Full bodied red said:
Almost agree - so far, he's looked a better RW than anyone else we have.

And seeing as we've not been linked to any out-and-out RWs ( are there any, these days ?? ) he might just be a better answer than we've had for the past three or four years since Tony V became our RB.
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Pretty sure James will play RW
 
19 year old. New club, new league, new country. No pre-season. Unstable team. People would be wise to give him a bit more time. Robertson at the same age played for Dundee United. He was not even a regular for Hull (who was relegated) the next year.
 
Allas8 said:
Martial - Lingard - Rashford
Dalot - Fred - McTominay - AWB
Shaw - Smalling - Lindelof

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Shaw as a CB is interesting :wenger:. AWB main strength is defencely so as a WB he wasted, has Dalot ever played on the left? Fred and McTominay aren't creative.... I'd say it would be a fail.
 
He will get plenty of game time next season, can play RB/RW/LB. Hopefully he works on improving his game as I think he can turn into a really good player.
 
RW is not long term solution just emergency back up. I don't see any problem to compete against AWB just like any competition in top club. So covering 3 positions including LB what's the big deal?
 
abdo99 said:
RW is not long term solution just emergency back up. I don't see any problem to compete against AWB just like any competition in top club. So covering 3 positions including LB what's the big deal?
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He was our best performer at right wing last season, and I would say he showed something beyond just being less of a problem than our other options for that role. Generally, in fact, I was pleased with how he looked in possession (regardless of position) - highly technical and a very graceful mover. I think he showed that he can provide effective dribbling and an accurate delivery, and I expect him to develop into an effective attacking player.

Him covering three positions is great for the club but not for him. Or perhaps good for him in a very short term sense, but at some point sooner rather than later he’s going to be looking to establish himself in a specific position. I would imagine the role he imagined for himself is right back, and that won’t be looking like a viable option right now.
 
sherrinford said:
He was our best performer at right wing last season, and I would say he showed something beyond just being less of a problem than our other options for that role. Generally, in fact, I was pleased with how he looked in possession (regardless of position) - highly technical and a very graceful mover. I think he showed that he can provide effective dribbling and an accurate delivery, and I expect him to develop into an effective attacking player.

Him covering three positions is great for the club but not for him. Or perhaps good for him in a very short term sense, but at some point sooner rather than later he’s going to be looking to establish himself in a specific position. I would imagine the role he imagined for himself is right back, and that won’t be looking like a viable option right now.
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He'd be a great RWB with attacking and crossing duties, with AWB at RCB at times.
 
Patrick08 said:
He'd be a great RWB with attacking and crossing duties, with AWB at RCB at times.
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Wan-Bissaka doesn’t look suitable for that - he is very much a full back and it wouldn’t be smart to expect anything other than him playing there. That is Dalot’s problem.

Solskjaer clearly doesn’t fancy him and if he manages to force himself into a consistent starting spot he’ll have done very well. If there is no other signing at right wing and that is not Daniel James’ position then Dalot is who I would like to see there.
 
Josep Dowling said:
If he’s talented and determined enough he will push ahead and become our first team RB. If he isn’t then he will rightly be sold.

The idea we needed an older RB just because Dalot is young is stupid to me. He didn’t prove anything last year in my opinion. He had a decent cross but defensively he was a shambles all season. There is no guarantee he will develop into a great player.
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Are you sure about that ? We seem to love keeping players with no use for a long long time.
 
People complain that Ashley Young wasn't good enough yet Dalot couldn't force a pensioner out the first team ? When Dalot played RB he was worse than Young, how is that even comprehensively possible.

If Dalot is not going to be utilised in a right wing position it makes sense showing him the door or giving him a loan to develop weekly.
 
Full bodied red said:
Surprised by this -

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...-following-50m-arrival-Aaron-Wan-Bissaka.html
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Can't really be too surprised if true - he signed for a manager we sacked and we've just signed a player in his stated position who isn't too much older than him- so can't be too happy at the situation.

Presumably we're expecting James and Lingard to be capable of being the 'defensive wide men', so he's in an awkward spot in the squad while being saleable.

If we're being optimistic- He's potentially going to have a decent price tag and can use that money to improve areas of the team that we don't think we have been addressed yet. We need a CB, DM, CM & attacking option on the right, as well as potentially a FW and AM depending on the Pogba and Lukaku situations.

If we're being pessimistic - he's a saleable asset and we have a young right back in Laird that we want to promote into his position in the squad and we're a club that loves money.
 
Difficult next season for him, he'll be third choice right back. Young will be first choice and Wan Bissaka will be a sub getting the odd run out and play in the cups.
 
He'll get plenty of minutes covering RB, LB and RW. Not to mention he's probably our best RWB if we choose to go with 3 at the back.
 
I wouldn't be surprised if he is moved on to be perfectly honest. I imagine we'd be able to recoup most of our outlay and he hasn't impressed when he has played at all. With a young player in his preferred starting position and his style not suiting that of a winger, it wouldn't exactly be a shock.
 
Utility guy, he should stay. This team is a walking injury, see no sense of lwtting a guy go who can play throughout the outside go.
 
Drainy said:
Can't really be too surprised if true - he signed for a manager we sacked and we've just signed a player in his stated position who isn't too much older than him- so can't be too happy at the situation.

Presumably we're expecting James and Lingard to be capable of being the 'defensive wide men', so he's in an awkward spot in the squad while being saleable.

If we're being optimistic- He's potentially going to have a decent price tag and can use that money to improve areas of the team that we don't think we have been addressed yet. We need a CB, DM, CM & attacking option on the right, as well as potentially a FW and AM depending on the Pogba and Lukaku situations.

If we're being pessimistic - he's a saleable asset and we have a young right back in Laird that we want to promote into his position in the squad and we're a club that loves money.
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As just every other player?!

Our squad would be DDG, Smalling, Jones, Young, Lingard, Rashford, James and Wan Bissaka if we followed that logic.
 
ReallyUSA said:
Utility guy, he should stay. This team is a walking injury, see no sense of lwtting a guy go who can play throughout the outside go.
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Exactly. He should not be a starter for us next season but that doesn't mean we should bin him. A very useful backup squad option that can also play LB and RW if needed. Added to that, he's still developing and will only be into his second season in a foreign, and significantly tougher, league. Alot more upside to keeping him at this point in my view.
 
Gopher Brown said:
As just every other player?!

Our squad would be DDG, Smalling, Jones, Young, Lingard, Rashford, James and Wan Bissaka if we followed that logic.
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Specifically for the manager and not for the club.

“Jose was a big influence on me coming here,” Dalot explains. “He was very important. His history speaks for itself, the way he is coaching and the way that he has made football change.

“It is the fact that is he is Portuguese too. The relationship that he has with the players is very good, and it was quite impressive to me. He pushed me to come here and the way that he believed in me was very good. That is why I am here. He is a big reason why I came.”
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https://www.manutd.com/en/news/deta...as-an-influence-behind-his-transfer-to-united

He had offers from all over Europe but chose us to work with Jose- I doubt there are more than a handful at the club who were as influenced to come because of a manager as Dalot was.

He now has a new manager who has bought a player of a similar age in the same position.
 
Defensively he never looked assured and comfortable, whereas offensively, we now have James who is a specialist in the position.

If we can recover for the amount paid for him then we should move him on.

We're in need for a natural left footed player for the left flank so I'd use the money and get a young LB to cover for Shaw.
 
Hope the rumours of us saying he can leave aren't true. Obviously won't be first choice at right back now that we've signed Wan-Bissaka, but he will still be someone good to have on the bench. We saw a few times last season the sort of impact he can make.

I know we need a specialist right midfielder, but Dalot really impressed me there last season and it's somewhere I can see him playing more often next season.

Right back, left back and right wing will allow him to have plenty of games for us next season.
 
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Defensively he never looked assured and comfortable, whereas offensively, we now have James who is a specialist in the position.

If we can recover for the amount paid for him then we should move him on.

We're in need for a natural left footed player for the left flank so I'd use the money and get a young LB to cover for Shaw.
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Unless he's desperate to leave, then we should keep him. For now, he's a good utility player to have.
 
Feel he has been a bit hard done by. He's got a lot of potential in my eyes.
 
State of some of the posts in here, people have been fawning over the signing of young random potential and yet want a 19 year old out after one mixed season. Hopefully more patient with James.
 
passing-wind said:
People complain that Ashley Young wasn't good enough yet Dalot couldn't force a pensioner out the first team ? When Dalot played RB he was worse than Young, how is that even comprehensively possible.

If Dalot is not going to be utilised in a right wing position it makes sense showing him the door or giving him a loan to develop weekly.
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He was fecking 19, in a new country and one of the hardest leagues to adapt to. Give it a rest :lol:

Has plenty of potential and should be nowhere near the door. Attacking game a lot better than his defensive game but can be coached up and will naturally progress given his age. Dribbling and crossing being his current strengths. On top of that seems to have the right attitude and work ethic.

Currently an option at RB (RWB), LB and RM. Needs time to settle in and find his role but definitely has a future here.

Deserves time. A lot more than a season at United battling injuries and a shit season for the team - on top of everything else mentioned against him.
 
Too lightweight for RB or R of MF even, imo.

Whether that could change I don't know, but how long do you give it?

Nice footballer, but I can't say I'm amazed or appalled by this news.
 
After it became clear that he was talking complete bollocks the article has now been changed to say Darmian instead of Dalot
 
jb8521 said:
After it became clear that he was talking complete bollocks the article has now been changed to say Darmian instead of Dalot
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James Robson is dire as a journalist. It mentioned Dalot there for what? At least five hours, other places picked it up spreading like wildfire, then he changed it on the quiet with seemingly no apology.
 
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