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2016-17 Performances

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6.2 Season Average Rating
Appearances
41
Goals
11
Assists
5
Yellow cards
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He's got a bit of Mata about him. Seems very likeable and someone that we are willing to do well but is racked with terrible inconsistency. Like Mata though he knows where the goal is and when you have a non striker who comfortably gets into double figures there is always going to be a massive reluctance to think about moving him on.
 
marjen said:
Underwhelming in our big matches except for Spurs at home.

Need more from him. Hopefully he can be decisive in the EL.
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To be fair, what big matches? He was injured in the first Derby, did not play both games against Chelsea and he was subbed early on for Herrera's red in the cup game. He did not play against Arsenal yet, nor first Liverpool game. The 2nd Liverpool and City games were on the defensive side of things.
 
Dave46 said:
To be fair, what big matches? He was injured in the first Derby, did not play both games against Chelsea and he was subbed early on for Herrera's red in the cup game. He did not play against Arsenal yet, nor first Liverpool game. The 2nd Liverpool and City games were on the defensive side of things.
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He was horrible in the first derby. It was his first start and he didn't play again for months after that performance.

Every big game he's played for us so far has been very underwhelming. I love Mkhitaryan as a player and think he's potentially immense, but that doesn't change his performances for us in the biggest matches - so far. It's only fair to comment on that.
 
Man Utd 1:1 Swansea
and Mickey is supposed to play at that level? better stay on the bench just not to be accused.
 
Came on and offered nothing. People moan about Fellaini, but if he was on the bench, my opinion is that he'd have been a lot more useful than Mkhi today.
 
Walters_19_MuFc said:
Came on and offered nothing. People moan about Fellaini, but if he was on the bench, my opinion is that he'd have been a lot more useful than Mkhi today.
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Totally agree. I can't remember the last game in the PL that he played well.
 
Walters_19_MuFc said:
Came on and offered nothing. People moan about Fellaini, but if he was on the bench, my opinion is that he'd have been a lot more useful than Mkhi today.
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Agreed.

I was excited about Mkhi when we bought him, given his impressive Bundesliga numbers, he's done relatively little to justify that excitement though. Some memorable performances but mostly nothing that much better than the junior players in the side. Considering he's in his late 20s you'd have expected more consistency and maturity.
 
He's been useless for months now. It's pissing me off how we keep buying players who are supposed to be good but instead look like they've forgotten how to play football. What's all that about
 
He has had a very disappointing 1st season

A bizarre first few months were he was effectively ignored and then in and out of the team for the rest of the season with decent outings a couple of outstanding games but mostly poor

I think it's fair to say leaving him out for the 1st half of the season did him no good at all
 
Mata should have come on for him instead.

The amount of times Mkhi dribbles into dead ends for no reason infuriates me.
 
Couple of Bundesliga watchers on here called it during the summer - looks great when the team is in form, but not someone to depend on the lift the team when the chips are down.
 
Mkhitaryan only seems to be productive for us when he's involved in a counter attack, seems that way anyway..
 
2cents said:
Couple of Bundesliga watchers on here called it during the summer - looks great when the team is in form, but not someone to depend on the lift the team when the chips are down.
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This. I dont think he has the heart.
 
He's quite spineless. I had no hopes he'd come on and turn things around and sadly he didn't disappoint.
 
2cents said:
Couple of Bundesliga watchers on here called it during the summer - looks great when the team is in form, but not someone to depend on the lift the team when the chips are down.
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I'd say that's been pretty obvious for us. Even within games I don't think I can ever remember him being the spark responsible for changing the game round when we were under the cosh.
 
He's all about quick passing and moving. No wonder he looks shit with the way we're set up to play at the moment. He's not being played to his strengths at all.
 
AndyJ1985 said:
He's been useless for months now. It's pissing me off how we keep buying players who are supposed to be good but instead look like they've forgotten how to play football. What's all that about
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They get over hyped by people on here (not you). People cream themselves at the thought of this player signing for us. Then because the league is so tough relative to other leagues they struggle. But mainly they are over hyped and cannot meet the expectations.

To be honest you could probably count on two hands the amount of players available who would make a huge difference.

For example people are not hyping up Bernardo Silva. I can guarantee if we sign him, he wont meet expectations.
 
AndyJ1985 said:
He's been useless for months now. It's pissing me off how we keep buying players who are supposed to be good but instead look like they've forgotten how to play football. What's all that about
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I think a lot of it is about buying players who can't deal with the expectation and pressure of trying to drag a club this big out of the swamp it's found itself in.
 
First bloody season, really don't understand why people think it's sooo easy to adjust to playing in a different league. Shown his qualities already at times, just give him some time for feck sake....
 
marjen said:
He was horrible in the first derby. It was his first start and he didn't play again for months after that performance.

Every big game he's played for us so far has been very underwhelming. I love Mkhitaryan as a player and think he's potentially immense, but that doesn't change his performances for us in the biggest matches - so far. It's only fair to comment on that.
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Read my post again...slowly.
 
Dennis Viollet said:
He's a kind of player as Kagawa. Not good enough for this league
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That assessment of one season, had periods out injured and in a team still finding its identity? I'd have more respect if people would write this when we've won than when we have a difficult result....
 
Randall Flagg said:
It is also important not to write him off after one season
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That's the problem of this place: Player plays some excellent matches: He's the new Messi. Same play plays some bad matches: He's the new Cleverely. Both are too reactionary it's unreal.

He got his problems, but writing him off as the new Kagawa now is not a good decision by any means.
 
He's flattered to deceive, but 15 contributions to goals in 35 apps is good for someone who hasn't got going. I know they've almost all been in the Europa league but there's a chance he could build on it next year. I'd have a lot more patience with him if he was 23 than 28 though, another season of this and I can see him being moved on.
 
I said this before, but I think he is decent in European games, but in the EPL, he is pretty average....dare I say, below average.
For me, an average EPL player is Lingard and Lingard has had more good games in the EPL this season, than Miki.
 
He's been very good in Europa League, but in the Premier League his performances leave a lot to be desired. He needs to be much more consistent next year.
 
He's another victim of our transfer policy these last years, which is signing a random attacking-player from a completely different and functional attacking system, then expect him to go in and dominate straight away in our not so functional one. Then when we start struggling, he'll be the one taking most of the blame for it, while the much less talented get's praised for their effort and get new contract-extensions. Rinse and fecking repeat.
 
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