Brilliant for us so far defensively. You can see attacking isn't his strength though but I have no problem with that as long as he keeps defending as well as he as so far.
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Still can't believe we have a solid RB.
Fantastic to see him continuing with his 6-8 performances. Excellent the way he slotted into the team.
Did he play vs Malta?
Yup.
Yup, played very well apparently. Was WhoScored's Man Of The Match if that means anything.
Best signing so far for me, no doubt. What an excellent acquisition, reminds me of Herrera a bit off the field. Just happy to have him, thought we would never go for him.
Wonder how long we've got before the "he doesn't contribute anything to the attack" posts cropping up 
Love him already, such a solid performer. Can only remember one time an attacker got past him - can't remember who it was now - but he recovered well enough to put the ball out for a corner.
Love him already, such a solid performer. Can only remember one time an attacker got past him - can't remember who it was now - but he recovered well enough to put the ball out for a corner.
He's my new favorite player.
http://www.espnfc.com/manchester-un...n-manchester-united-just-the-beginning-for-me
sounds weird, hopefully a loss in translation
Have you not read the last few pages? Some people are already saying that, that we're not strong enough going forward on the right.Wonder how long we've got before the "he doesn't contribute anything to the attack" posts cropping up
Love him already, such a solid performer. Can only remember one time an attacker got past him - can't remember who it was now - but he recovered well enough to put the ball out for a corner.
I'm guessing he means signing for united is not the apex, i.e. he wants to win loads of trophies too.
Defensively he is so fecking solid.
I'm a big fan of Darmian already and defending is much more important than attacking for a fullback, IMO, but I don't think criticisms about his attacking game are unfair. He was a lot more impressive going forward for Italy vs. England from what I remember and given he played as a wingback last season I suspect there's a lot more he can offer in that regard.
As with Shaw last season it's natural to go back to basics and focus on making sure you're solid at the back first and foremost - at least for natural defenders like these two - and then once settled in and full of confidence they can start to be more expressive and daring going forward. That's exactly what we've seen with Shaw this season and I expect much of the same from Damian.
As with Shaw last season it's natural to go back to basics and focus on making sure you're solid at the back first and foremost - at least for natural defenders like these two - and then once settled in and full of confidence they can start to be more expressive and daring going forward. That's exactly what we've seen with Shaw this season and I expect much of the same from Damian.
Have you not read the last few pages? Some people are already saying that, that we're not strong enough going forward on the right.
Guess I missed that
Ah the Caf.It just means he isn't resting on his laurels.
Kinda like saying "this is only the beginning".
Admittedly I didn't know much about Darmian but looking back on it now the meltdown by some when we opted to go for him over Clyne was glorious
To be fair to Clyne, he has had a similar effect at Liverpool - huge upgrade at RB and been one of their better perfomers. I prefer Darmian but the want for Clyne was definitely justified because he is a good player.Admittedly I didn't know much about Darmian but looking back on it now the meltdown by some when we opted to go for him over Clyne was glorious
he looks on similar level to Clyne but he's ours and good to have one Italian in the team too. I also hope he will get better going forward as I think we need creativity everywhere on the pitch and in this system we struggle a bit to create chances sometimes. Being solid defensively these days shouldn't be considered as sufficient for a top team who wants to fight for champions league trophy every year and especially for which the wing play was considered essential for a long time, it will be long after Van Gaal too..
But he's still young and doesn't look injury prone which is a bit of relieve and a nice change, for this reason I feel he has a good chance to improve himself too, if him and Juander make a good understanding after sometime, it will be joy to watch
But he's still young and doesn't look injury prone which is a bit of relieve and a nice change, for this reason I feel he has a good chance to improve himself too, if him and Juander make a good understanding after sometime, it will be joy to watch
Lets just prepare for when Real Madrid come
More like a purposeful distortion to get c licks. Clicks.
I'm not sure I'd agree with that. Unless you're an Alves AND you have a Messi in front of you, I think at the top level (against Champions League elite), it'd be a 'better' option to have a very good defensive full back, who knows how and when to come in and play a narrow line/cover his centre back rather than have an attacking full back with 'decent' defensive ability.
Why do I say that? Because realistically speaking I don't think we're ever gonna reach the pressing/possession game of teams like Barca, Dortmund, Bayern or even PSG for the near future. I.e I see us defending more than attacking against the top teams. Obviously Darmian's attacking ability will need to be there against teams below that before we even get to that stage but I think we'll do alright with him and whoever is in front of him (hopefully not Mata..unless it's compensated by an all firing cyclinder Aguero-like striker and a flying winger/playmaker Ribbery type i.e it's not happening soon).
He's performing much better than Clyne get real, Liverpool haven't looked defensively solid and if it wasn't got some horrible referee decisions they'd have 3/4 points less.
As for his contributions going forward he played as a wingback in the past and was excellent going forward so no reason why he can't do it here. Full backs rely on the attackers to create space and our front 4-6 just aren't doing it.
Odd quote from him.
I get the feeling he means that being good enough to join United is not his limit. That he can improve more. I'd be surprised if he means he sees us as a stepping stone although obviously that comment will be skewed as such.
Clyne is decent but I think our Italian is quite an upgrade imo
What he meant is that he isn't going to stop working hard just because he signed for United, which a lot of people will see as the ultimate goal. I don't think he means that he is going to work hard to go to another club.
I think maybe he means he fell out with van gaal and now wants to go away
This is exactly what he means. Not enough to get to play for United, have to make an impression here. I have faith in him, he's not fussy, just gets on with it. You feel if he sees he needs to improve on something, he will just do it without any fuss or ego. Have a feeling he's one of LVG's favourites i.e. he's not high maintenance like most football players nowadays.
oh yeah, sure. They're defensive record is pretty much the same as ours and they had certainly tougher opening fixtures than us and played Milner as defensive mid, while we have double pivot and Smalling. Clyne is on the same level/potential as Darmian like it or not but yeah there will always be fans biased towards team liek liverpool, they are our biggest historical rival after all and once one of our players has a decent run of games for someone he's world beater. Keep the distance and judge them again. And I'm not even Clyne's fan.
I can agree with the part that Mata's contribution to the wingplay attacking moves is doubtful as he tends to come deep and certainly centrally than Depay but we have also seen that someone as dumb as Valencia (meaning football brain ) could make a beautiful triangle with Mata and Herrera.. So we will see if this can work with Darmian too or maybe Pereira/Martial..
They should have conceded a goal vs Bournemouth which the FA later stated should have been allowed, Benteke's goal shortly afterwards should have been ruled offside. Vs Arsenal Ramsey had a perfectly legitimate goal ruled offside as well which would put their goals conceded at 5 and drastically changed the context of both those games. Why does Milner's position matter? They've had Lucas and Can available but choose to use him there, that's up to them.
The reason he cant get forward is because mata plays with no pace. If thr latter loses the ball; darmian is normally completely isolated as the only defensive pressure on the right hand side.
Mean while on the left; depay can atleast add pressure to guide the attacker as closest to shaw as possible.
Mean while on the left; depay can atleast add pressure to guide the attacker as closest to shaw as possible.
It's not just because he's a Liverpool player. I've always thought he was overhyped, and when we were rumoured to be in for him I was really disappointed. Darmian, on the other hand, really does look the real deal to me.
Nonsense. Valencia was/is always able to go forward with Mata on the wing and had a good understanding with him. I can´t believe such massive praise for a Man United fullback with zero offensive output. Obviously he´s solid defensively, but solid defensive fullbacks with good positioning are a dime a dozen. When Darmian is anywhere near Luke Shaw ability I will understand the praise. As of now, our attack on the right side is as dire as I´ve ever seen it.
That's nonsense. You may criticize his offensive capabilities, but he does provide a couple of runs every game and does give us some width going forward. He is also better than Valencia at beating his man.
He is conservative in his playing style yes, but you will also see more chances being created down Luke Shaw's corner than Darmian's - as the game against Swansea attested to.
The difference is that Valencia is an absolute physical beast and speed demon; he's able to maraud up and down that line himself because he has the energy to do so and because it's his natural game. Obviously you've lost a bit of defensive shape with his tendency.
As for the bit I've highlighted there I think you've underestimated the level of Darmian's positioning and defending. He's not been up against the very best but I don't think he's going to be shown up by the likes of Sterling, Hazard, De Bruyne etc. Brave prediction but I think his concentration is an elite level above Clyne on the defensive end (and by default, another level above 90% of the full backs in the league). We don't know whether that's be due to his natural game and footballing upbringing or the 'sacrifice' of his offensive game but I think it's better for us that way. I quote you my post above.
Before that though, I absolutely agree that he can improve massively on the offensive end (and Mata certainly isn't helping).
Must admit, after Rafael and Valencia I'm happy to have a right back who does his job first and hopefully allows players further forward to do what they are best at knowing they don't have a complete weapon playing behind them at right back.
Yes, with all those goals we´re scoring and chances from the right side, I´m ecstatic.
I'm ecstatic about the lack of chances the opposition is able to create on our right side. At Swansey, both goals came from the left side and Luke Shaw left huge gaps there, something Darmian just doesn't do. That's the trade-off for having an attacking minded fullback such as Rafael/Valencia/Shaw. Hopefully Shaw can improve his defensive positioning and Darmian can improve his attacking capabilities.
Last game the type of fullback you are talking about cost us a defeat.
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