Is it just me that's actually more excited seeing this lad start for us than I am with Schweinsteiger? I'm sure that'll change and I'm not sure why exactly but then again watching Valencia play at right back for an entire season can do that to a man.
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Can't wait to see Valencia used further forward again. I really think this could be his season.
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Agreed. He may recapture some of his 2011/12 form which would be good to see. Hope LVG gives him game time.
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Same, think he's the next Ashley Young. feck juventus.
Again this world-class argument which i hate. What do you mean by that? Maldini and Roberto Carlos level? Yes he will probably fail to reach this level (but you never know) but there are not many full-backs who are on this level in the game at the moment. The only two who i would rate this high are on there last legs (Lahm and Alves).
I watched him twice. And i mean by that that i noticed him in the match and remembered his display. Probably watched him more times but didn't noticed him. But yeah in those two games, in the WC against England and in the game against Juve, he was really good. Before our interest, i would say he is one of the best RB who is available at the moment, but i didn't think we would go for him. Clyne or Coleman were the best bet for me. And i am really happy we went for him.
But what gives me special hope he is really that good as some say is that my brother who is Juve fan mentioned him a couple of times, pissed because he thought he would be perfect player for Juve but Torino would never sell him to them. I can't wait to see my brother again to rub this transfer in his face.
And when you consider that some top clubs like Bayern were very interested in him you would think he is probably good.
I think he can be one of the best RB in the game. But you never know, it is a possibility that he fails miserably but i don't think he will. Ofcourse this is just speculation based on two games, based on the number of people who rate him and based on my brother observation.
There are not a lot top quality full backs in the game and just two seasons ago this was one of the biggest gaps in our team. Both LB and RB. Now we have Shaw who is 20 and who can be one of the best LB combined with Rojo and Blind as a backup for the LB spot and Darmian, Valencia and Rafael for the RB spot. Hopefully we will not sell Rafael and he will stay injury free and compete for the place in the first team with Darmian. In this case we are very well sorted in that department.
And great interview from Darmiano. You could see how he is wanting to learn the language and want to prove himself as soon as possible.
Only seen a few clips, looks like he has a good burst of pace and seems to have the desire to get forward.
Good experience through his career and generally Italian's are tactically excellent.
I'd say we've signed a solid player for good value, think he'll give us good balance because he's similar to shaw, good physically, good natural defender, can surge forward
Good experience through his career and generally Italian's are tactically excellent.
I'd say we've signed a solid player for good value, think he'll give us good balance because he's similar to shaw, good physically, good natural defender, can surge forward
The label world-class was used to describe his potential impact on our team in the future. I consider him to be a regular, somebody who can play as a left back and a right back and do his job in both positions. Those players are very important to a team's success.
Just watched his interview. That was like hearing Herrera from his first interview! Hope he does well here, seems like a nice bloke
was searching for his interview(btw its fantastic!) on youtube and i found this, if someone wants to watch it.....i probably will but it will take me few days to finish it 
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Feck me, went to work giddy about Schweini, got back to this. What a day to be alive.
Amidst all the other transfer news I had forgotten about Darmian. Just watched the interview though and he comes across really well. His English isn't too bad either, should improve as he is around it more. Do we have any other Italian speaking players in the squad? The write-up done by the person in the newbies was a good read too.
Herrera's brother from another mother, comes over over well in that interview, humble and quiet spoken, I think he'll be a good asset to the club.
I already like this guy,Humble,ready to adopt.
Haven't seen much of him, but i'm hearing really positive stuff. At six foot, he'll certainly add much needed height to our team too. Can't wait to see him get started.
Never heard of him before, doubt he's better than Rafael but we needed a RB as Valencia isn't good enough. Just Schneiderlin, Otamendi and a striker left and we're all set.
Yeah both him and Schweiny will add height and physicality to our team. Won't need to shoe horn Fellaini in the team just so we aren't a tiny group of weak players basically.
I feel like he should at least get married first before thinking about adoptions.
They certainly will, although I wouldn't say Fellaini was shoe horned into our team. He added a lot more than just physicality and height to our team, in my opinion.
my poor spelling,adapt..
Well yeah I'm not saying he didn't do well, he had a really good season, but I mean he was a key player mainly because of the physical qualities that he added and it helped balance out the team. He wasn't in there because he was a more creative or talented player then some of the others, because that's just not his game.
Don't hold your breath mate
Feck Juve.
was searching for his interview(btw its fantastic!) on youtube and i found this, if someone wants to watch it.....i probably will but it will take me few days to finish it
Oh good, a fullback who can play on both sides. We needed one of those.
Just watched his interview. Very impressed. Nice bloke, humble, intelligent, and genuinely excited to play for us. I have no doubt he will do his job well.
This guy is going to be a fan favourite you can already tell.
Seems really down to earth and level headed, also his English is much better than I thought it won't take him long to be fluent. Looking forward to seeing him in a United shirt
Seems really down to earth and level headed, also his English is much better than I thought it won't take him long to be fluent. Looking forward to seeing him in a United shirt
Mata, Herrera and now Darmian. People are gonna tip over to the other side if this continues.
RW is already well stocked with ADM, Januzaj and Mata. I think Valencia will be used as cover/competition for Darmian
I am surprised Gardner hasn't asked his trademark question "Do you look forward to play with Wayne Rooney?"... He will probably ask Bastian twice, just to make up for it.
He will probably ask Bastian twice, just to make up for it.Can't you stop this please? Darmian is from Legnano which is located in the province of Milan. He also came from AC Milan ranks and he was there for a decade. So probably he's childhood team was AC Milan and not Turin
The Torino supporters blessed us with the phrase, it'd be an insult to them to not carry it on for them.
feck juve
Its stupid as he had highlighted his allegiance even when he was with Turin.
http://www.toronews.net/index.php/c...il-barca-grande-occasione-ma-dipende-dal-toro
''Ho passato dieci anni bellissimi al Milan, devo molto se non tutto anche a loro. Ringrazio il Torino per avermi fatto maturare e i rossoneri per avermi svezzato'' - See more at: http://www.toronews.net/index.php/c...ione-ma-dipende-dal-toro#sthash.M3WFLx2M.dpuf
"I have spent 10 great years at AC Milan and I owe them a lot if not everything. I thank Torino for allowing me to mature and AC Milan for making me the player I am now. "
Beckham didnt suddenly became a Real Madrid fan the day he wore the white shirt. Same as Darmian with Turin
The beauty of saying "feck Juventus" is that you can be from Turin, Milan or even Manchester and it still sounds so good rolling off your tongue...
He looks like he's absolutely buzzing inside. Happy for him.
Welcome Matteo!
I think he looks shocked. Football youths in Italy tend to have a hard life when compared to the EPL talent were a youth talent is considered the new Duncan Edwards because he passed the ball straight. They work extremely hard to get into the first team and are the first to be shown the door when things get wrong as inexperience is not tolerated. Darmian like most of the Italian youth talent had to move from one club to another and wait for someone to give him regular football. Eventually some of them do return back but its extremely hard. For example Berardi had been scoring goals for fun with Sassuolo but Juventus has yet to recall him back
I bet he would have never dreamt he would end up at a top club like Manchester United
Not really. Milan fans don't hate Juventus. Inter, Fiorentina (because of the Baggio's deal) and Torino do
You're such an insufferable bore
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