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2015-16 Performances

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5.8 Season Average Rating
Appearances
39
Clean sheets
20
Goals
1
Assists
1
Yellow cards
10
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He's owned his area so far, which has allowed Mata to roam about to wherever he wants to
 
Ole's_toe_poke said:
Reminds me of Gary Neville. Very solid defensively, but no mug when it comes to going forward. Also works his socks off.
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He's more technically gifted than Gaz. In reality he's a mix between Gaz and the Da Silva boy. He's better defensively than Rafa but not as good as Gaz is. He's more technically gifted than Gaz but not as technically gifted as Rafa.
 
Who made the mistake with the Spurs' chance in the 5th min? Commentator here said Darmian should have been higher up so Eriksen would be offside.
 
I love the guy it's like he's been playing for us for ages! He is everywhere on the pitch defending and attacking. What a fantastic signing he is!
 
He is cheating, I thought if you were RB you were only allowed to use your right foot? Needs to be careful or the ref may start picking up on it.
 
No wonder Ancelotti wanted to keep him at Milan. Really talented lad.
 
My only gripe is that he doesn't wear the number 2.
 
Excellent PL debut. Very impressed by his defending.
 
The whole defence looked dodgy once he is replaced by Valencia. Shows how much better of a RB Darmian is, Valencia is not even anywhere close to his standard.
 
It's Darmian you knowwww..hard to believe it's not Neville



Well, you get the point
 
Man of the match along with Smalling today. Diiffence falling apart after his subsitution
 
Impressed with his defensive awareness, kept Chadli out of the game till he went off. Last 10 minutes showed the difference between him and Tony V defensively, great buy from LvG
 
Really liked his performance, solid defensively and a couple a decent crosses. Cringed when Valencia got caught under the ball and Smalling to bail him out.
 
Some miscommunication now and then that's understandable but his defensive qualities cannot be doubted.
 
Good debut from him today. Looked solid defensively. Doesn't look like he is going to be a driving force overlapping going forward. Instead being a more solid option that plays it simple and smart when going forward.
 
dasty said:
The whole defence looked dodgy once he is replaced by Valencia. Shows how much better of a RB Darmian is, Valencia is not even anywhere close to his standard.
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Yes, Valencia was caught out of position no less than two times within minutes of coming on. Didn't amount to anything, thankfully, but both situations could've become dangerous. That's the difference between a defensively good right back, and a half decent one. The former will open up space for potentially dangerous situations far less than the latter. Sometimes it can be hard to spot, too, as people tend to look at what happens where the ball is, which is only natural too. That's why it's so refreshing to see so many recognize Darmian's terrific debut.
 
Pleased with his defensive effort, expect more from going forward but overall looks decent prospect with a room for improvement.
 
Just class. Solid as a rock. You saw how good he was when Valencia replaced him.
 
Great performance. Based on an enormous sample size of 1 game he is clearly the best of all the signings.
 
We bent over as soon as he came off. I think it was coincidence, but his positioning was perfect.

You can tell he's been brought up in Italy.
 
Played like he's been here for years, great to see. MOM for me because of this although I understand why Smalling is leading the vote. Great to see him play well too.
 
Brilliant performance from the lad, a really intelligent player, who has great positioning.
 
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