People criticising him for not putting in that challenge when he was nowhere near the ball whilst ignoring the penalty he should be been given. What a joke this forum is becoming.
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For someone who is supposed to be tricky, agile and quick winger, he always looks sluggish/heavy-footed to me. Valencia in his thirty looks far more explosive than him, Nani after long term injuries looked more explosive and agile than him.
Literally his first impact in the game was winning a freekick after shuffling the ball between two players.
To be honest I also hate it these days when Rooney does it.
With Memphis it leaves a bad taste because of how it clashes with the kind of player/personality he likes to portray himself as for marketing purposes. I don't think he justifies it in the slightest. I hope one day he will.
Did the best he could when he got on, won a penalty that the ref bottled and a dangerous free-kick.
I remember that, weird as it may sound but that situation actually made me write that. He didn't look explosive there either, I thought Leicester players were defending very poorly there. I just think he should show more explosivness than he is showing.
Not criticising him for today btw, I don't think he was that bad as some do.
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I don't thinkhe necessarily has the speed of Martial when dribble but he's still a good technical dribbler, he just needs to show it when the pressure is on, if he can.
He's played reasonably well when he's been afforded time recently, it's a pity we are so late in the season and so LVG won't give him another chance to establish himself in the starting 11, though it's understandable.
Need to see him under another united manager to make a final judgement, but there is still something about him that makes me think he can succeed here.
I still don't think he's that talented. His best games have come against minnows.
I'd be happy to be proven wrong though.
I'd be happy to be proven wrong though.
Funny place. Someone like Fellaini has been here for 3 bloody season and some still he should be here next season but a young player that ripped apart the Dutch league, with all respect a lesser league, now playing for a crazy manager like LvG in his first season does not deserve a chance? This place, this life!
The only games he's played well in have been against poor teams in Europe. In the Premier League he's been awful.
I can sense it too. One more full season and if it doesn't happen it doesn't happen. But I suspect it will.
Arsenal?
I think the reason why people said he had a good game against Arsenal, was because it was right after the Midtjylland game where he was fantastic.
He was average in that game imo bar a few tricks.
The one game he was doing well in was against Watford where he played as a striker.
Don't expect anything when he plays. And that isn't a good place to be.
Comfortable with whatever Mourinho decides on him.
Just hope he can get some more magic into the side.
I can't take a season of watching Rooney bob around doing stuff any decent player can do on such insane wages, and hoping martial can beat everyone, every time he gets it.
Comfortable with whatever Mourinho decides on him.
Just hope he can get some more magic into the side.
I can't take a season of watching Rooney bob around doing stuff any decent player can do on such insane wages, and hoping martial can beat everyone, every time he gets it.
Think he's been grossly mismanaged, he isn't half as talented as Nani but it's all coming back to me - particularly in terms of fan reaction.
I'd be quite annoyed if he was sold too. Under a manager who wants us to play a fast-paced game with more risk Memphis would definitely benefit, the entire cohort of attackers would.
I'd be quite annoyed if he was sold too. Under a manager who wants us to play a fast-paced game with more risk Memphis would definitely benefit, the entire cohort of attackers would.
He did, double-marked yet was through if he hadn't been fouled. Then won a near penalty and sending off, thus creating more in ten minutes than anyone else in the whole match, barring Martial. Strange time to slag him off really.
Considering Rashford was completely invisible (the person I was with forgot he was playing) I would start Memphis next match, with Martial in the middle.
Fairly average performance.
Sure.
Should probably watch it again bruv, although I am proud of you, spelling GCSE all on your own like that.
Agreed, but he's had the habit of pulling something special everytime I think he could do with a rest.
Behave yourself Ivaldo go back and read what I have said. Depay never fancied it (tick) and it was not a 70-30 (tick). So I'm not needing to go back and sit my GCSEs anyhow I never sat them in the first place.
Awesome comeback, regurgitating what I said to you. Still, if you think Depay had an equal chance to win that as Schmeichel did, then there's no hope.
So whats your point exactly? You arguing over s negligible portion of the fraction, he didn't fancy it because he had a wrong chance of winning it. You can freeze it when Schmeichel makes contact with the ball and he's a good foot away from it still.
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Yeah I don't think that this '50/50' for the ball was '50/50', sure, he pulled out in the last moment but he wouldn't have gotten the ball I think, was too far away. Should've had a penalty so it's fair fecks from me. I don't know where are his famous free kicks though, he's fecking embarrassing with them for somebody who had the most goals scored in Europe last season iirc.
I think he has bulked up too much.
Needs to lose some muscle and focus on doing what made him a gun in the Netherlands
Should have won a penalty and the game for us. Nice little cameo.
I think so too. He looked much quicker at the WC although my memory is hazy.
Drinkwater could have let him go though, he'd have fell over during the Rabona showboat attempt.
That free kick was shite an' all. Still a NO from me.
More seriously, precious little to take a view about from yesterday.
Overall we have the rather more prosaic talents of Jesse Lingard continuing to keep the Boy Wonder out of the starting XI.
That free kick was shite an' all. Still a NO from me.
More seriously, precious little to take a view about from yesterday.
Overall we have the rather more prosaic talents of Jesse Lingard continuing to keep the Boy Wonder out of the starting XI.
He has pulled out of it by then so obviously he will be a "good foot away from it still"
Surely the point at which to freeze it would be when the ball breaks loose.Well do that that if you like, Depay is even further away, Schmeichel is already outside his six yard box and he collects the ball a yard away from the penalty spot? Strikers are never going to win them, Rooney does the exact same thing seconds later on the rebound.He has pulled out of it by then so obviously he will be a "good foot away from it still"
I have. No point beating a dead horse here, we aren't going to agree on this
Right you are.I have. No point beating a dead horse here, we aren't going to agree on this
I remember when he first came in this summer Van Gaal said he didn't want to get him until next year because he wasn't ready. He hasn't really looked ready all this season but to me he looked pretty decent yesterday. He tried something a bit different in a match that everyone else on the field looked more than happy enough to let it run down to a draw. He should've gotten a penalty and had he not been pulled back in the box he'd have been through on goal. His free kicks have gone a bit shite but we can only hope it's a confidence thing.
Let's see what he's like next season before readying the Simpsons movie esque angry mob.
Let's see what he's like next season before readying the Simpsons movie esque angry mob.
I agree with all this. There was a huge learning curve for him this year, hopefully next season he'll be ready to step up.
Lmao, so true.
I remember Lamela was pretty bust when he first play in the EPL. Probably due to the fact he didn't want to go in the first place. He is doing pretty well at the moment, I think. For me, some players would need some time to adjust his game to the speed and physicality of the league. Leicester players all work so hard covering up the pitch during defending. They may not play the prettiest of games, but they all work hard for each other. Hopefully, with Shaw coming back, and another pre-season with or without new manager, Memphis will play much better.
Was he at the awards?
Yup.
It absolutely was a 50/50, they were roughly the same distance away from the ball and it's a winger up against a keeper. He just didn't have the courage.
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