Delighted for him, good goal. I hope nobody expects that to be a huge turning point though. Confidence doesn't appear to be the problem, so I think its still going to take time for him to adapt, but it's encouraging to see signs.
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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Going to make life tough for LvG if he keeps this rhythm up.
Probably our best player in the first half, IMO, I like what I am seeing so far.
Really like the looks of him and Lingard up front, their movement is great.
Btw, he should have tried to chip the Gomes, no need for passing there.
Really like the looks of him and Lingard up front, their movement is great.
Btw, he should have tried to chip the Gomes, no need for passing there.
Stepped up when we needed him. Like he did to fire us into the Champions league.
Just needs to carry on what he's doing.
Just needs to carry on what he's doing.
Took an unnatural amount of stick which is expected from the Caf in the past month or so. Good for him to score.
Maybe he shouldn't be considered as a wide player, he looks better suited to a striker role.
Im a fan of his, but he was genuinely terrible. The writing off of him was a bit ott tho.
Shouldn't be considered in the position he's played for his whole career so far? Aye, that makes sense.
Well taken goal. His through ball should have been better.
I don't think it's an issue when people criticize a player playing badly, it's when people come out with a "I can't see what he's good at?" stuff that is genuinely confusing. He's a 21 year old who has moved to a vastly higher level, but has also shown that he can score bucketloads of goals.
Should have sent him on loan...
His movement in the box is always a threat. He'll always provide an option, often our problem has been to few players filling the box. He's hungry for goals and we need that, hopefully this first half goal and performance will give him another run in the side.
Hes very inconsistent throughout matches, but the one constant is the quality of his movement. I've argued this all season and I genuinely believe he has some of the best attacking movement anywhere in Europe.
He was positioned exactly where a top centre forward should be for his goal. Right between the centre halves.
He was positioned exactly where a top centre forward should be for his goal. Right between the centre halves.
Memphis is having a stormer. He's definitely better through the middle, as opposed to out wide.
I do not particular care about his performance today as he will not be our striker in the long run. The goal should boost his morale, but he needs to remember that playing as a winger/attacking midfield rather than a striker requires different efficacy. I rather have seen Wilson up top and Depay scoring in the attacking midfield role.
Today's performance means a lot, doesn't matter where he plays as long as he gets his confidence back.
He's that cnut in the playground who never passes and everyone hates but you grudgingly still pick first 'cos he's quite good, isn't he?
He's not good enough to be this selfish.
He looked dangerous all game long, that's the least we expect of a United number 7,good times.
I seriously don’t think he played out wide for them. He doesn’t look like winger at all, but as a striker he can be quite good.
True.
I seriously doubt confidence is the problem.
It really is.
This thread would be a lot different if we didnt get the late winner.
Should have picked out Blind who you would fancy to score to make it 2-0.
Still a good performance.
Should have picked out Blind who you would fancy to score to make it 2-0.
Still a good performance.
He is a difference maker. Someone who can get a goal/assist out of nothing.
Clear he isn't a striker though.
Clear he isn't a striker though.
Pretty much.He still makes a lot of silly mistakes but his attitude was far, far better today. When he isn't sulking he's a constant threat in behind. Lingaard is similar but there's an obvious gap in quality between the two.
His ability is greatly increased by the fact that lingard isnt so static on the other side. Whenever mata plays in the right; defending against memphis is so much more easier.
Too much you mean? Personally I think he is a selfish player. Wants to hold on to the ball far too much and loses it too often, generally this season I mean. Especially when he gets in the penalty area, head down trying to take everyone on so he can score himself. Needs to look up more in the those areas IMO.
Great goal today though, rest of his game was OK.
His interview is pretty funny
When absolved of defensive duties he indeed looks a lot better, fair play to him, took his chance today. Very good taken goal and set up Lingard about 10 minutes later.
I dont think he was good today, but that was expected. He was smarter in his choices, less selfish. Scored a nice goal. 6/10
Selfishness and confidence are two different things though. He is a selfish player and will try difficult things regardless of how he is playing. when he's confident those risks pay off.
He and Lingard linked up very well, add Martial to mix... and you have pace, pace and pace!
The guy created several chances and you call him selfish? I want him to take his chances in one-on-one situations, that sometimes means being selfish. And him holding on to the ball was often him just trying to pick a good pass, which he more often than not did. He had a great game, finally, there's nothing else to add to it.
The selfish criticism is a bit weird after that game, he laid Lingard in a number of times.
5 goals this season with some worldies in there. Not bad.
I agree, I pointed this out a while ago that he should be relieved of defensive duties and be given a shot upfront, he did play a few games for PSV there and when he played outwide he normally stayed forward and doubled up as the second striker.
In the future, I'd love to see
Depay
Martiall...................................Wilson
Januzaj
Goss........ ...Pereira
Martial/Wilson getting forward to support the striker, Januzaj covering the void left behind and Pereira joining the attack.Martiall...................................Wilson
Januzaj
Goss........ ...Pereira
Great take for the goal. Good first half performance.
He hangs onto the ball too much for the pace of this league though.
He hangs onto the ball too much for the pace of this league though.
His best PL performance for us. His decision making is still pretty bad at times, but hopefully that will improve over time
Very poor other than a great finish for the goal. About the best I expect from him at this point
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