He was shockingly bad y'day, was great off the bench previously. Can only assume injured or ill.
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He was shockingly bad y'day, was great off the bench previously. Can only assume injured or ill.
He looked physically less lively than I've seen him. I am almost certain it's to do with the knock during internationals.
He doesn't seem like a Mourinho kind of player to me, but having said that Mourinho did get the best out of Ozil who is a similar quiet bashful kind of character.
Sad part is Mkhitaryan will now be benched because of poor performance when he was set up to fail in the first place.
Set up to fail by Mourinho? Why would he do this?
All it takes is 1 game to panic and judge a player.
Exactly, there were even some who were at it after the Wigan game in pre-season.
Seems I was right to have doubts about this guy. He's going to be a 50/50 signing and with the Pogba situation.. he won't be able to play his best position and will struggle to adapt to the wing for EPL purposes.
He might eventually get there but Jose lacks patience.
He might eventually get there but Jose lacks patience.
What?
I don't think there's any reason to panic. He's had a knock, maybe an ill judged decision by Mourinho to start him.
The word I used was unnecessary. He does not offer us anything we did not already have. As far as I'm concerned, he's no better than the option we currently have. Although maybe he'll prove me wrong on that count.
We needed a right winger with pace and dribbling ability. Mkhi ticks neither of the two boxes.
We did not need a #10 at all and if we were to sign one it should have been in the mold of someone like Silva. Mkhi offers good productivity from that role but we already have Mata and Rooney who will get you a good amount of goals and assists if you play them there consistently.
The one summer signing that did not make any sense.
The gigs up, it's all over for Henrikh, after 1 start we can throw him in the shite pile, he had that 1 start, so it's enough to judge him.
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When you give someone that is not fit their first premier league start and it's a Derby and then proceed to say they won't play the next game and you have to re-think about the next big game on who can handle the pressure, What will you call that?
He said that? So if he wont play the next game that doesnt mean he wont play some next derby...
Its not as if he wants to ruin a player he wanted to buy in the first place....
Mickhi doesn't have pace or dribbling ability?
He offers more than Rooney and Mata or should offer more in nr. 10 position imo if given chance.
Especially more than Rooney.
Not to anywhere near the required levels, no.
He ticks both those boxes.
How much of him did you see before he signed for United?
Wow man, at least watch the player properly first.
He is both quick and possesses tons of dribbling ability.
Poor guy,has a tough 45 mins and gets so much abuse. Rooney has a terrible 5 years but is still playing.
He really doesn't which is why you already have people moaning about how he should be playing #10.
Look at Mane to see what a quick winger with dribbling ability looks like. This is not a slight on Mkhi. he's just not that kind of player who's going to take on his man and inject directness into our play down the flanks.
Typical really.
Wasn't he supposed to have been injured anyway? Plus he hasn't started a single game or played more than 30 mins before that game.
Not entirely surprised he was off the pace, although I didn't expect him to be as bad as he was.
Not entirely surprised he was off the pace, although I didn't expect him to be as bad as he was.
Woah, he is a far better dribbler than Mane, Mane is a lot quicker though
Did Mane beat his fullback even once on Sunday?
I don't think many of us have argued he should be a number 10 (even though he can play there if called upon).
Mkhitaryan is a terrific player and its very odd for you to claim he's not the wide player we're looking for after 45 mins. He's a better player than Mane too.
Spot on! We also need a player with an afro and sharp elbows. Fellaini ticks neither of those boxes.
Mane is the better dribbler, more direct and much quicker.
Can we stop with putting words into people's mouths? I've see him play before so please stop with this 45 minutes bollocks.
Disagree, but I do agree he is more direct and quicker. More in the style of a winger.
Mkhitaryan is actually the better dribbler, he has already shown glimpses of this at United (he is better at dribbling in tight spaces) but isn't as direct as Mane, he looks for interplay a lot more, Mane will just knock the ball past you and go
You can put the Mhikitaryan can't dribble none sense to bed. It was one of his best attributes at Dortmund and probably why we bought him. Mane is more direct and probably a bit quicker but he's certainly not a better dribbler.
If he is fit, he should start against feyenoord. Give him the the chance to redeem himself, perfect opportunity for him really.
Mane has very good close control when dribbling even if he looks awkward (ala Rashford) so the idea that he's just a knock the ball past you winger is utterly incorrect. Two, there's absolutely nothing wrong just knocking the ball past you and going. It's an incredibly useful attribute to have and closer to what we needed.
Agree.
OK, apologies for assuming you've based this from 45 mins. It was presumed from my side because you claim he's not a wide player. Have you seen a lot of him for Dortmund? Because he was terrific for them last year and played more on the right.
And Mane really isn't a better dribbler. He's just as direct and both are fast. Mkhitaryan is the smarter of the two though.
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I agree as well, he is just too good to be left on the bench. It's his first start of the season ffs. Some players can perform poorly for a prolonged period yet get regular game time. Some People on here seem to try everything in their power to disparage players because they see them as a threat to their favourite players positions (you know who you are).
He will be absolutely fine once he gets in the groove with some game time then we will all be rejoicing!
Never said there was anything wrong with it, I was comparing their styles, also yes he does have good close control. I'm just saying Mkhitaryan is better at it.
From a style point of view I was kind of saying I see why you would prefer Mane on the wing
Playing on the right does not make you a winger at least not of the traditional variety. Mata has spent the bulk of his career playing on the flanks and he's not a winger either.
Not even sure what smarter means. It's hard to debate when people start going into intangibles.
I don't see it. Mkhi has good close control in general but good close control while running at pace and dribbling past defenders? I'm not sure he does.
Yes I believe he does and he has even shown this in brief glimpses at United when dribbling out from defense and starting a few counters once or twice. At Dortmund he did it plenty
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