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I will give the lad more time but i just have to get this off my chest..

Oh my, my. He is (currently) so fecking shit. He doesn't work for the team, he can't go past anyone, his shooting is dreadful and he is lacking a creative edge. I get he's low on confidence but for fecks sakes, the very least he could do is to focus on the basics. Simple passing and solid tracking back. That's all i'm asking for right now but he insists on doing everything the hard way. I've said something like this post very early in the season too. Come on Memphis, lad, it's not too late to turn things around. Or is it?
 
The Stain said:
I will give the lad more time but i just have to get this off my chest..

Oh my, my. He is (currently) so fecking shit. He doesn't work for the team, he can't go past anyone, his shooting is dreadful and he is lacking a creative edge. I get he's low on confidence but for fecks sakes, the very least he could do is to focus on the basics. Simple passing and solid tracking back. That's all i'm asking for right now but he insists on doing everything the hard way. I've said something like this post very early in the season too. Come on Memphis, lad, it's not too late to turn things around. Or is it?
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Agreed. The rule of young players (particularly those finding their feet in a new league) dictates that he should get more time, but my god is he awful as it stands now. He is just utterly inept.
 
This dude must take awesme freekicks in training because he seems to get all the ones in a match which is amazing considering he's a sub!
 
K2K said:
As a club,should we wait and see if he comes good or go out and show proper intent and sign a top winger to battle it out with Martial?

I am not sure if he is worth the wait.
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I would give him more time under a different manager (hopefully Mou). It's been his first season, and it's way too premature to deem him a failure.
 
I think he's worth another season at the very least.

Hell, despite how bad he's been, he did start well enough... and put in the best individual performance by any one of our players this season.
 
Annihilate Now! said:
I think he's worth another season at the very least.

Hell, despite how bad he's been, he did start well enough... and put in the best individual performance by any one of our players this season.
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He was pretty rubbish from the get go imo. Only played well against seriously poor teams.

I genuinely think Bebe has added more value.
 
The suggestion that he isn't tracking back is increasingly unfair. He's been extremely poor, but he's been putting in more of a shift in recent weeks.

When it comes to wingers there is usually the narrative that flair = lazy. Nani suffered from it in spite of working back just as much as either Valencia and Young. Being predictable and a little bit shite doesn't necessarily mean that you're some sort of reliable workhorse.

Memphis is worth another season, I think. Although I can't help but worry that he seems to lack so many of the basics.
 
Someone said he needs a new manager, preferably Mourinho. Lol
Mourinho doesn't suffer fools. I would understand if they said someone like Ancelotti or Hiddink or Klopp who doesn't mind being soft on players.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
There's got to be scientific explanation for his "burst" of pace being so bad. I reckon Chris Smalling could have a better sudden change in pace.
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Why compare him with Smalling who can run? Smalling is rapid. The problem is, Blind has a better change of pace from a standstill than what Memphis displays, and that is worrysome.
 
I would give another season, he's still young and it's a hard league to get used to, but he has been very bad.

I was wondering, has a player turned it around with us after a really bad season?
 
I have a sneaky feeling that Depay will be the best player on the pitch for the rest of the league season. He has been rested and has had a taste of playing again.
 
PlayerOne said:
I would give another season, he's still young and it's a hard league to get used to, but he has been very bad.

I was wondering, has a player turned it around with us after a really bad season?
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Andy Cole is the main one that springs to mind.
 
Marcus said:
I have a sneaky feeling that Depay will be the best player on the pitch for the rest of the league season. He has been rested and has had a taste of playing again.
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A) By "rest" you mean two games? and B) He just played the last game and was terrible.

You might be right but you sound like we've got 10 games left and he's all set to return after chilling for the past month or two.
 
Depay is like Nani. He has the X-factor. The bit of guile and threat. He has been kicked out of his best position and rightly so by Martial. Now he has the chance to prove his doubters wrong. Why not now?
 
Marcus said:
Depay is like Nani. He has the X-factor. The bit of guile and threat. He has been kicked out of his best position and rightly so by Martial. Now he has the chance to prove his doubters wrong. Why not now?
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Nani was good though. Depays x factor only comes when playing shit teams like Brugge and Midgyland
 
Marcus said:
Depay is like Nani. He has the X-factor. The bit of guile and threat. He has been kicked out of his best position and rightly so by Martial. Now he has the chance to prove his doubters wrong. Why not now?
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Have you been watching the same player as all of us this season?

He was the worst player on the pitch on Saturday. One of the worst performance by a United player I can remember. He lost the ball or gave it away pretty much everytime he received it.
 
unitedbhoy said:
Have you been watching the same player as all of us this season?

He was the worst player on the pitch on Saturday. One of the worst performance by a United player I can remember. He lost the ball or gave it away pretty much everytime he received it.
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Yes I watched it and I agree. But this is really his chance now. Let's see him play another game and see how it goes. Just make sure he is not the last man defending down the left.
 
Marcus said:
Yes I watched it and I agree. But this is really his chance now. Let's see him play another game and see how it goes. Just make sure he is not the last man defending down the left.
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I really don't think he has the mentality to be a good player in this league.

Strikes me as the stroppy child type when things aren't going his way.

Not writing him off just yet, but it's not looking promising.
 
Marcus said:
Depay is like Nani. He has the X-factor. The bit of guile and threat. He has been kicked out of his best position and rightly so by Martial. Now he has the chance to prove his doubters wrong. Why not now?
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He isn't, he hasn't, because he's mentally fragile/shite at the moment and shown nothing to suggest that he'll magically become remotely useful in next 3 games and funnily enough those 3 games are pretty much season defining - from absolute failure to somewhat acceptable.
 
Marcus said:
Depay is like Nani. He has the X-factor. The bit of guile and threat. He has been kicked out of his best position and rightly so by Martial. Now he has the chance to prove his doubters wrong. Why not now?
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I hope that happens but with Nani his natural ability was very very obvious. He always stood out. We need to at least see that with Memphis even if he doesn't get goals or assists.
 
He's in very poor form but overall, I think he's not that good, and reminds me of Lucas Moura. Even at his best, he'll not be anything special, because he simply doesn't stand out.
 
Marcus said:
Depay is like Nani. He has the X-factor. The bit of guile and threat. He has been kicked out of his best position and rightly so by Martial. Now he has the chance to prove his doubters wrong. Why not now?
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Depay isn't anywhere close to Nani.
 
PSV really took us to the cleaners with Depay. £27m! He doesn't even look like he's worth £15m

His contract was leaked and I think it said that his wage was £5.2m a year and will rise by over a million each year we are in the CL (for two seasons). Going to be hard moving him on when he's on such a big wage
 
Marcus said:
Depay is like Nani. He has the X-factor. The bit of guile and threat. He has been kicked out of his best position and rightly so by Martial. Now he has the chance to prove his doubters wrong. Why not now?
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We aren't watching the same player.
 
He'll probably be on the pitch against West Ham since Martial is injured. I'm dreading
 
I hope not. Can't carry passengers now, looks like his confidence is gone and he repeatedly moped on the floor when tackled against Norwich.

He really needs to toughen up if he wants to make it here.
 
Attila said:
PSV really took us to the cleaners with Depay. £27m! He doesn't even look like he's worth £15m

His contract was leaked and I think it said that his wage was £5.2m a year and will rise by over a million each year we are in the CL (for two seasons). Going to be hard moving him on when he's on such a big wage
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The leaked contract said £5m + bonuses during seasons in which we are in the CL, £4m+ bonuses during seasons in which we aren't in the CL. If United take up the 1 year option at the end of his contract, then his salary goes up by £1m I think though can't quite remember the figure.

I agree that it is hard to imagine any other club wanting to pay him a similar amount, given his performances this year and the lack of evidence that he can deliver against reasonable defences. A year ago he had PSG, Liverpool and Man United interested in buying him, which probably explains his current salary.
 
Poor guy. Feel like I am one of the few who still has faith in him - ridiculous if you think he is a young guy in his first season who has shown remarkable inconsistency, had some bad games but some moments of genuine class.

We will see this summer how he gets on, if he angles to leave or if he gets his head down on the pre season. Who knows if Mourinho/whoever is in charge will see a place for him in the squad.

I really want him to make it and am happy to support him through a rough season. If, however, this form continues through a second season and he shows no signs of becoming more consistent and realising the potential he clearly has then I will have no problem seeing him leave.

I was watching videos of Ronaldo when he joined and realised something. Ronaldo (in his first couple of seasons) played in a team that would usually win regardless of whether he played or not, therefore his mistakes (and I was shocked at how many there were, skills that broke down moves when they failed, bad decisions, pulling out of tackles etc) did not have consequences. Compare that to Depay who is in a struggling United team who really need everyone to play well in order to win and any mistake is criminal.
 
tomaldinho1 said:
Poor guy. Feel like I am one of the few who still has faith in him - ridiculous if you think he is a young guy in his first season who has shown remarkable inconsistency, had some bad games but some moments of genuine class.

We will see this summer how he gets on, if he angles to leave or if he gets his head down on the pre season. Who knows if Mourinho/whoever is in charge will see a place for him in the squad.

I really want him to make it and am happy to support him through a rough season. If, however, this form continues through a second season and he shows no signs of becoming more consistent and realising the potential he clearly has then I will have no problem seeing him leave.

I was watching videos of Ronaldo when he joined and realised something. Ronaldo (in his first couple of seasons) played in a team that would usually win regardless of whether he played or not, therefore his mistakes (and I was shocked at how many there were, skills that broke down moves when they failed, bad decisions, pulling out of tackles etc) did not have consequences. Compare that to Depay who is in a struggling United team who really need everyone to play well in order to win and any mistake is criminal.
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This

It's so easy to give up on players these days. When I remember how well Darmian, Schneiderlin, Memphis and Herrera were performing before joining United, I still hold hope for them. I do not regret us signing anyone of them but I regret them signing for LvG. Not only have they moved from a different league and that takes some time to adapt but they have moved to a club in depression and under the dictatorship of LvG. Almost like Kagawa in the Moyes era, some called him names like the worst player they had ever seen, similar to what many United fans refer to many of our players, he has gone back to Dortmund and he is performing much better in a happier environment. I will not be critical of them in their first year, and under LvG
 
tomaldinho1 said:
I was watching videos of Ronaldo when he joined and realised something. Ronaldo (in his first couple of seasons) played in a team that would usually win regardless of whether he played or not, therefore his mistakes (and I was shocked at how many there were, skills that broke down moves when they failed, bad decisions, pulling out of tackles etc) did not have consequences. Compare that to Depay who is in a struggling United team who really need everyone to play well in order to win and any mistake is criminal.
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Except Ronaldo had lots of moments where his talent was unquestionable. Same with Nani. And speaking for myself defensive weakness, lack of tracking back etc.. rank very low on the list of negatives. His impotency going forward and the fact that he looks plain shite is rather more worrying.
 
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