Fast becoming one of my favourite players and he's only played three games for us. You can see his class though, a top top player.
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Solid player. Proper full back who can defend and attack.
For the record, I think Van Gaal has instructed him not to attack in this period of time. Maybe he wants him to get used to the team and the league before going gung ho up and down the pitch.
For the record, I think Van Gaal has instructed him not to attack in this period of time. Maybe he wants him to get used to the team and the league before going gung ho up and down the pitch.
Thought he was brilliant. Quietly my favorite signing of the summer so far.
Got in behind a few times in the second half which was good to see. Someone should have gotten to that ball when he pulled it back to around the penalty spot. The ball seemed to be laid on a plate for an eternity waiting for someone to bury it.
Yeah, I think only one at a time out of him and Shaw are meant to be going forward as a holding mid usually drops back and blind out wide (well, when it was Shaw going forward I noticed this, I imagine Smalling went wide when Darmian went forward but don't know).
He's just a really solid right back. Such a good signing from us.
Finally a proper right back! Mr consistent
Thought he was top notch again.
Really liked it when he fizzed a few passes into the box early too.
Didn't always come off but he tries to mix up his delivery a bit.
Really liked it when he fizzed a few passes into the box early too.
Didn't always come off but he tries to mix up his delivery a bit.
Consistent. The most important thing for a fullback and he looks it. Solid performance again.
He's brilliant. Forza Darmian!
We're clearly going to draw Juve in the CL and he will destroy them.
Already becoming Mr. Reliable.
Two foul throw-ins yesterday. Learning fast he is young padawan.
Forza Darmian! That should be his chant right there. Bloody brilliant and he showed some of his attacking prowess last night. I think with a proper winger in front of him we'll see him improve in attack. Still hes a RB who can actually defend which is fecking great in itself.
Because Valencia is so bad defensively that we expect him to at least be doing something useful offensively, seeing that he used to be a winger. The problem is he doesn't.
Great game from Darmian again. Glad to see that he is quickly establishing himself as one of our starting XI as well as becoming a fan-favourite.
Very consistent player, I like it.
Third consecutive 7/10 performance. And he's the kind who will keep giving that level of consistency.
I get your point but I'd say his Spurs match was at least an 8/10
Yup, my underlying point was about consistency. I voted 8/10 for the Spurs performance as well!I get your point but I'd say his Spurs match was at least an 8/10
Third consecutive 8/10 for me.
He is so 7/10 to 8/10 type of player for me too. Looks so reliable that even reminds me of Irwin
I'm a massive fan of the way he opens his body up to play an accurate and quick first time ball forward.
It doesn't matter. I have witnessed days when Valencia has had good days defensively and his crossing was bad and people would still do the same thing. Nevertheless Darmian was solid today. I've seen him do much better going forward and crossing wise and I thought he let down a bit in that aspect.
25 years old, Italian international right-back, defensively very solid and already first XI material, for 13m pounds. Now that's what I call value in the market.
Feckin brilliant, signing of the summer.
Now stay fit you loveable bastard.
Now stay fit you loveable bastard.
New Manchester United right-back Matteo Darmian says the Premier League is more physical but less tactical than Serie A.
Darmian has impressed in his first three appearances for United following his summer transfer from Torino, but the 25-year-old, who says it was an easy decision to join the club, has already noticed some differences between English and Italian football.
"When they called, I didn't have to think for a second," he told Tuttosport. "It's impossible to turn down a club as important as this. I'm delighted to have decided to make this move abroad."
"The rhythm's a lot higher in games here. You get shoved around a lot more and physical contact gets punished far less than in Italy, with the game interrupted far less.
"It's less tactical here too. Each team just play their own game, and play to win."
Asked about living in Manchester, Darmian added: "I'm still living in a hotel right now, but I'm looking for my own place.
"I'm improving my English too bit by bit. Certainly it's been positive, with both my debuts [in the Premier League and Champions League]. It was a great emotion each time."
Darmian has impressed in his first three appearances for United following his summer transfer from Torino, but the 25-year-old, who says it was an easy decision to join the club, has already noticed some differences between English and Italian football.
"When they called, I didn't have to think for a second," he told Tuttosport. "It's impossible to turn down a club as important as this. I'm delighted to have decided to make this move abroad."
"The rhythm's a lot higher in games here. You get shoved around a lot more and physical contact gets punished far less than in Italy, with the game interrupted far less.
"It's less tactical here too. Each team just play their own game, and play to win."
Asked about living in Manchester, Darmian added: "I'm still living in a hotel right now, but I'm looking for my own place.
"I'm improving my English too bit by bit. Certainly it's been positive, with both my debuts [in the Premier League and Champions League]. It was a great emotion each time."
Sounds like he's enjoying the extra physicality, and again he's a player who actually wants to be here.
Yeah. It's very refreshing to hear a new player admitting that. He's only 25 y.o. and he's already this good. Is he the first Italian that could remotely be a success at United? There was Rossi who couldn't make the step up to the first team (such a shame, though).Sounds like he's enjoying the extra physicality, and again he's a player who actually wants to be here.
Still living in a hotel? Couldn't United fix him an apartment or house somewhere?
Yep, he really owns that RB position, him and Shaw on the other side and we finally have two proper fullbacks!
Tearing up just at the thought that we finally have a proper right back after G. Neville. That right side of the pitch does not wide open when the opposition are attacking down that flank, that too without much help from Mata.
Yeh we don't look vulnerable down that right side anymore. With Darmian and Shaw as fullbacks it's gunna be pretty hard for opposition teams to have much joy down the wings, two of the best 1 vs 1 fullbacks there are. Which leaves them having to attack centrally where we'll be shielded by Schneiderlin and one of Carrick/BFS. With Smalling between them all its not hard to see why we haven't conceded in the league yet.
He's a proper Italian bastard, I love him. Christ I've never fawned over a set of summer signings like this before. Love them all.
Except Romero, something about his face puts me on edge.
Except Romero, something about his face puts me on edge.
He hasn't found a place? Its not hard to find a flat or something near carrington.
Man Utd 0:0 Newcastle
Decent but wasteful when Mata played him into positions.
Definitely no Dani Alves in offense (not yet anyway) but seriously, I am very impressed by his defensive skills.
Yeah, seemed to fall asleep on a couple of occasions where great balls were played to him. Thought he was good apart from those moments, and I imagine that he'll improve on that fairly rapidly.
I thought he looked average today. His crossing was bad, and unlike against Club Brugge, he wasn't that great defensively and could have gotten two yellows.
Wasted most of his attacking opportunities, but I prefer a full back who is solid in defence. We're definitely missing the link up we had with Herrera, Mata and Valencia on the right hand side though.
It was his lack of awareness for some of Mata's clever balls that got him the hook I think, not that Valencia was any better.
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