[Trizy]

He's best suited to counter attacking football and we play the complete opposite.

Scored his first league goal today which was a plus, fecked up a 1 on 1 chance and lost the ball a few times running at the entire team. He's been slow off the mark but I've faith he'll come good.

 

[JackXX]

He will improve as he gets older and more experienced in the league. He's nailed down a starting role and he's making things happen despite not getting much space in a lot of our games. Unrealistic to expect a lot more at this stage really.

 

[Kag]

You should have started with that. You don't rate Young and nothing will change your mind, not even actual performances on the pitch which so far in the league have been better than Depay.

For all your bigging up of Depay, all he has to show for it is 1 tap in.

He will change my mind when he scores goals or even looks like he's capable of scoring goals every week.

Young hasn't performed better than Depay in the league either. The latter hasn't been great, but the signs are there, much of which I've already attempted to explain above. Seems we simply disagree.

I wouldn't even say I'm "bigging him up" too heavily either. I just think a lot of the talk in here the past couple of games has been markedly harsh and, at times, very short sighted.

 

[m1y2]

Januzaj received a chance early in the season where he started about 4 or 5 games in a row. I'm a huge Adnan fan, but he didn't do better than Memphis in that time according to the caf. The same attributes, "wasteful" "poor decision making", "has the talent but needs to be polished", were given to him.

he wasn't given far as much of chance as Depay, he started three games in a row as CAM, what are you actually talking about?

Not that he's done anything special, was average tbh but Depay's been starter since the day one, didn't have to fight for his place at all whereas adnan played out of position every game.. he's long term CAM, but right now he would have benefited form playing out wide where he could gain more confidence.. he couldn't be possibly worse than Depay in last four games or so..

 

[Tosicsleftpeg]

Didn't see the game but glad he got himself a goal in the league, he has made good progress so far and has scored 4 goals which is fantastic, the fact that he's found himself in so many situations where he could score is a testament to his work rate and positional game.

When he finds true form as martial has managed to do then he will be frightening to play against. Going to be a very good player.

 

[Yorkeontop]

He's going to have one of those seasons isn't he, now for the CL.

 

[NK86]

Reminds me of Ronaldo in his first couple of years with us. Bags of talent but a bit selfish and wanting to do all on his own which leads to inconsistency. Hope he is able to reach the same heights.

 

[Wade3]

he wasn't given far as much of chance as Depay, he started three games in a row as CAM, what are you actually talking about?

Not that he's done anything special, was average tbh but Depay's been starter since the day one, didn't have to fight for his place at all whereas adnan played out of position every game.. he's long term CAM, but right now he would have benefited form playing out wide where he could gain more confidence.. he couldn't be possibly worse than Depay in last four games or so..

You're exaggerating things in a very negative way regarding Depay. I don't know if you're pissed that Adnan got loaned out or what your problem with Depay is, but he wasn't nearly as bad as you make him to be.

And Adnan hasn't been anything special in a wing role under LVG so far either when he was given the chance there. They both still need plenty of development.

 

[DWelbz19]

The thing that annoys me most is in his style of play - he very rarely wants to isolate his fullback down the wing. He almost always look to cut inside, or link with his fullback. With his speed and physicality I'd like to see him bulldoze fullbacks a little more; a little like how Valencia did at his best.

 

[Sam]

He's so much slower then I expected, and almost never beats a man. He also never seems in complete control of the ball when he's running. I'm incredibly underwhelmed so far tbh.

There's been flashes of greatness, but for the most part he doesn't look that special. I think Young should be starting for now.

 

[acnumber9]

Reminds me of Ronaldo in his first couple of years with us. Bags of talent but a bit selfish and wanting to do all on his own which leads to inconsistency. Hope he is able to reach the same heights.

They're nothing alike. Ronaldo could beat a man an was well on his way to being one of the best in the world. He's been remarkably underwhelming. His movement is good for getting chances but his all round game is sorely lacking.

 

[acnumber9]

He's best suited to counter attacking football and we play the complete opposite.

Scored his first league goal today which was a plus, fecked up a 1 on 1 chance and lost the ball a few times running at the entire team. He's been slow off the mark but I've faith he'll come good.

Is he? He looks incapable of beating a full back and hasn't showed much pace. His movement has been the standout.

 

[Ballache]

Patience people, he'll come good. He needs to relax a bit and not try too hard. I am not worried about him at all, I do think he needs to be rotated with Young a bit more often though.

 

[Maradona10]

Biggest problem is that he has his head down most of the time, he isnt super quick just quick. I think he needs to play on the right as his crossing might be biggest asset, but you cannot drop mata. Young is better right now on the left.
He reminds me of Nani more and more as he plays. The decision making, the losing the ball, i hope it changes, right now though looks very very poor.

 

[FromTheBench]

He's not as quick as i thought he was.

Still not worried. Has showed plenty of moments of class.

 

[marlowe78]

It was another mixed game from him but I'm glad that he scored. We should definitely split his playing time with Young to avoid burning him out. I think he would be very useful in the later part of games when fatigue starts setting in.

 

[Adam-Utd]

Is he? He looks incapable of beating a full back and hasn't showed much pace. His movement has been the standout.

Eh? He skinned the right back on the outside about 4 times the first half. People see what they want to see I guess.

 

[Man of Leisure]

When Memphis finally starts clicking on all cylinders is when we'll be able to challenge for all titles. He's the final, missing piece to the puzzle. He's got all the physical tools to succeed, just needs to sort out some of his decision-making. Bit like Nani for me so far. Funnily enough, thought that he'd be one of our transfers most ready to contribute straight away. Mind you, still believe he'll come good.

 

[K2K]

I'd start Young over the October month especially in those tough away games..Memphis would start in Europe though..

 

[NK86]

They're nothing alike. Ronaldo could beat a man an was well on his way to being one of the best in the world. He's been remarkably underwhelming. His movement is good for getting chances but his all round game is sorely lacking.

His first couple of years Ronaldo was called out as a one trick pony. He could beat a man at times but would run into a cul-de-sac on many other occasions. He was very inconsistent as a result. It was only after the 2006 WC that he kicked on. There are a lot of similarities between Depay and Ronaldo in that regard.

 

[Sigma]

I thought he played well today.

 

[Adam-Utd]

People on here are crazy. You all expect him to play like a 26 year old ronaldo in his first English season

Yes his passing can be a little loose but he is always dangerous and keeps the defence on their toes. Him and martial are the future of our attack, the fact they keep the defence so busy is the reason Mata gets so much more room.

 

[Sultan]

The talent and promise is undoubted. Consistency will come with maturity.

 

[itso 7]

Biggest problem is that he has his head down most of the time, he isnt super quick just quick. I think he needs to play on the right as his crossing might be biggest asset, but you cannot drop mata. Young is better right now on the left.
He reminds me of Nani more and more as he plays. The decision making, the losing the ball, i hope it changes, right now though looks very very poor.

I think you might be onto something here because on the right he doesn't need to take the extra touch to turn inside and he is a good crosser like you said. Besides Mata is equally adept at doing his thing on the left too just as long as we don't use him like a winger. With Martial's tendency to drift left the balance of the attack will be maintained when Mata drifts into central areas. I think, for now, Young should be starting games and Memphis taken out of the firing line until he earns his spot back.

 

[Wade3]

People on here are crazy. You all expect him to play like a 26 year old ronaldo in his first English season

Yes his passing can be a little loose but he is always dangerous and keeps the defence on their toes. Him and martial are the future of our attack, the fact they keep the defence so busy is the reason Mata gets so much more room.

I've been saying, if Memphis had Mata's room, things would look completely different. Didn't we pair Memphis with Young in the PSV game? While the result was poor, Depay was brilliant and it's not that surprising given that the defense had two attacking wingers plus Martial to worry about.

 

[VorZakone]

To be honest, I think it's a bit weird that Depay is a first XI player already for Man United. Can you imagine him starting for Bayern, Real or Barca? In 2 years time, yes, but right now I don't feel he is good enough to be a regular starter.

 

[shabadu84]

Eh? He skinned the right back on the outside about 4 times the first half. People see what they want to see I guess.

Agreed, thought that was the best he's done in terms of beating his defender consistently. Lacked decisiveness with his end product - took too long to decide between shooting not passing and ended up wasting opportunities that he himself was mostly responsible for creating. Good instincts on his goal though

 

[Bojan11]

I don't think he's anything like a young Ronaldo. Ronaldo would beat his man for fun. The problem Ronaldo has was he'd rather do a stepover than a cross.

Depay will get better though. He's young and needs time to adjust. Just look at Sterling at City. City fans are basically saying the same stuff. Very little end product or his shooting is poor.

 

[Unlikely lad]

To be honest, I think it's a bit weird that Depay is a first XI player already for Man United. Can you imagine him starting for Bayern, Real or Barca? In 2 years time, yes, but right now I don't feel he is good enough to be a regular starter.

And who else in our squad would start for these?

 

[VorZakone]

And who else in our squad would start for these?

De Gea but I think that one speaks for itself. The rest won't either although I could have imagined Darmian being Dani Alves' replacement for Barca.

 

[C'est Moi Cantona]

To be honest, I think it's a bit weird that Depay is a first XI player already for Man United. Can you imagine him starting for Bayern, Real or Barca? In 2 years time, yes, but right now I don't feel he is good enough to be a regular starter.

Lack of options would be the driving force there, Young is ok and a good back up option but he has his limitations, and to be fair Memphis has four goals already.

I do hope we don't over play him though if we can help it, but hard to see how we can avoid it.

 

[Van Piorsing]

You can't buy maturity, it will come in time but so far he's scoring in almost every competition. If Mata's crossing in the first half was just a bit more precise he would be closing on hat-trick today.

 

[Carl]

To be honest, I think it's a bit weird that Depay is a first XI player already for Man United. Can you imagine him starting for Bayern, Real or Barca? In 2 years time, yes, but right now I don't feel he is good enough to be a regular starter.

Right now we're not as good as Bayern, Real or Barca though.

 

[VorZakone]

Right now we're not as good as Bayern, Real or Barca though.

Yes but that should be the standard for a club of United's size, do you agree?

 

[pacifictheme]

Against Brugge he was the best thing since sliced bread and now he's rubbish...give him time, he's still adjusting to the league. Against Brugge he had a lot more time and space to attack into, in the PL you don't get that and he will need to adjust his game, he's knows that and he will improve that aspect of his game. Look where he's come from, how hard he's worked, got himself a life/personal coach, the lad is driven within himself to be a success, give him time....

Whilst i agree with what you're saying, he is starting for United, so he should be judged by the same standards as Rooney, Mata and Young. I'm not saying its fair, but time is one thing he doesn't really have.

 

[Carl]

Yes but that should be the standard for a club of United's size, do you agree?

Of course it is but you can't just get there overnight, it takes time.

Besides, as we've seen, signing ready made world class players doesn't provide any guarantees.

 

[Amir]

Yes but that should be the standard for a club of United's size, do you agree?

Letting Young play instead of Memphis won't get us there, though. Giving Memphis all this playing time, though, gives him a better chance of improving to that sort of level.

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

My theory is that he is still not used to the pace of this league. He looks far better in Europe where the game is a bit more tactical and slower.

 

[settembrini]

Not playing that great but still providing a solid goal threat, which is exactly why we bought him.

Four by september means he should get well into double figures for the season. Young has managed five goals in his last three and a bit seasons.

 

[prath92]

He has played 7 games in the league. He has to get experienced in the league where defence is much better than the Dutch league. We all saw his quality vs brugge when he created chances out of nothing and even scored 2 beauties in the first leg. He has already scored 4 and assisted 3 in all competitions. Cut him some slack.