He wasn't as bad as other times although that's not saying much. Like the way he swiveled and hit that Mata pass on his left.
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- Appearances
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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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Erratic again. But still not concerned, will take a season for it to all click.
Hit and miss but he was a threat and I would have kept him on, Rooney was much worse and we lost our ability to counter once depay was taken off.
rooney should have gone off not Memphis.
I thought Rooney was marginally the better of them, but that's not saying much. They were both pretty poor. Rooney at least gives a bit more of a defensive work rate, he was dropping into midfield quite a bit towards the end, which was important.
Surprised so many were impressed with him. Thought he didn't look good tonight, our worst attacker.
Feel like we've replaced Nani with a Dutch Nani. Memphis needs to get his shit together and stop trying to do everything by himself
Bit hit and miss today. Could do with a game or two on the bench, coming on as a sub.
Patchy again, he has good moments in most games but lots of frustrating ones as well.
Were still much better when he was on the pitch. Taking off BFS was most of the reason but we lacked an outlet on the left hand side, makes a mockery of the calls to bring in Pereira for him, he is not a winger.
He did alright but he and Rooney should be rested for Herrera and Young for a couple of games.
This. We lost alot of focus and experience when Bastian went off. I think Memphis looked more promising tonight though and offered more than Rooney did.
If his name was Wayne Rooney or Valencia, he'd be criticized a lot more. All 3 of them were absolutely rubbish tonight.
Whoever starts on the left will be up against Bellerin - one of the quickest around.
Depay has surprised me in that he doesn't try to beat his man. He prefers to run in the space but overdoes it which comes with his youth. He has quality but needs to steady himself. It's not all about you. Maybe Martial's start is putting more pressure on himself since he sets really high standards and drops his head after a miss or tough tackle. He also has no interest tracking back so Bellerin gets a free run.
Young has to start on Sunday.
Depay has surprised me in that he doesn't try to beat his man. He prefers to run in the space but overdoes it which comes with his youth. He has quality but needs to steady himself. It's not all about you. Maybe Martial's start is putting more pressure on himself since he sets really high standards and drops his head after a miss or tough tackle. He also has no interest tracking back so Bellerin gets a free run.
Young has to start on Sunday.
I wish somebody at the club made a powerpoint presentation about how useful a fullback can be.
Trying too hard at the moment but his positioning is very good. Will come good
Think he needs to be subbed for a few games, bring him off the bench for a few games.
Burn out (mentally). He should not be starting every single match imo. This is something SAF was really good at with Ronaldo and Giggs earlier in their career. We have Young who is really unlucky not to be starting at the moment. Memphis would really benefit from not starting every single match
Ridiculous criticism after a solid performance.
If he was called Memphis Depay, their age, had been playing for us as long as them them, and had played as badly as either of them, then he'd be criticised a lot more.
I thought he was solid today, I do however think he could do with a rest and that goes for a lot of players.
He's a bit sloppy sometimes but he's also a big goal threat so it's not like we're getting nothing for starting him. I'm sure he'll improve his decision making. I don't think it would hurt to rest him now and then, though.
meh
He is the least 'philosophy' player in the team. I can only reason that his nationality is why he continues to get picked.
He has potential but Ashley Young is a much better team player currently.
He has potential but Ashley Young is a much better team player currently.
Where are the people that said it's a "common sense" to stick him on the line-up every match?I have high expectation for him long-term but at the moment him being undroppable won't do him or us any good.
I expected him to start well and Martial to struggle. Been the complete opposite
He looks shit ... Ralph Milne was better
Thought he was good today. I think people are expecting 2 goals and an assist every other game.
You've got a weird definition of shit. He's still hit and miss, and I'm certainly not averse to him getting rotated / rested, but he's carried a huge amount of threat in nearly every game he's played. Once again today he was always keen to run at people and got 3 or 4 decent crosses in. Does make wrong decisions / give it a way a bit too often though.
The end product isn't great. Needs to get his head up more when he's beaten his man. That will come in time.
Like Ralph Milne (you're probably too young)
He'd look far better in a 433 than a 4231. There's a #10 in the spaces he likes to drift infield and play in.
Had a good game. A constant threat that drags defenders all over the place and makes space for Rooney and Martial.
If we are to be a good side, we need Memphis to score a fair number of goals. The way our attack is constructed, I don't see Ashley Young offering us more, even if he was performing much better than Memphis. We simply don't have the aerial threat that would benefit from lots of crosses. If Fellaini was in the team then it would make sense to select Young ahead of Memphis.
Memphis is ridiculously greedy, makes some poor choices, but ultimately I think he will get goals due to the sheer number of shots he takes from decent positions; the question for me is whether they will prove to be important goals that win us games or the 4th goal in a 4-0 win.
Memphis is ridiculously greedy, makes some poor choices, but ultimately I think he will get goals due to the sheer number of shots he takes from decent positions; the question for me is whether they will prove to be important goals that win us games or the 4th goal in a 4-0 win.
He's the type of direct risk taking player everyone was begging for last season but was also incredibly obvious as soon as that type of player arrived he'd be butchered for taking risks and trying things.
I'd stick him on the right for a bit to round up his game. He's way too predictable at the moment, will need to learn a few more tricks if he's on the right.
Hilariously predicable wasn't it?
Its the complete opposite for me, I'd like to see him take a few more risks. His play is very predictable atm.
Confidence is down and you can see that by his head not being up when in attacking positions. Hell come good it'll just take time.
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