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2015-16 Performances

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5.4 Season Average Rating
Appearances
45
Goals
7
Assists
5
Yellow cards
4
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Good performance. Could have done better in the final third on a few occasions but generally very bright and full of goal threat. Happy for him.
 
Ekeke said:
Very poor other than a great finish for the goal. About the best I expect from him at this point
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He was hardly very poor aside from the goal, that's just harsh. He was almost always a threat and went past players, something he's been heavily criticised for.
 
Very good performance overall, especially the first half. The second half wasn't quite as good but he still played some very good passes, just sometimes gave the ball away needlessly. Very encouraging though, and more along the lines of what most were expecting from him.
 
Think we saw a mix of his best and worst today. Some great technique (and a great finish) and some awful decision making in the final third. The latter can be worked on though, which is good.
 
great finish. rather he not have the time to think and dribble. centrally he was better than playing wider.
 
I was also surprised how well he handled himself physically against the central defenders.
 
Wade3 said:
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.
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Created one chance today according to Whoscored. But I was talking in general, not about today specifically. He scored and we won so it doesn't matter.
 
I thought he looked very good. Even the so-called bad decision making in the final third is being overstated in my opinion. His shooting radar was a bit off, but I didn't really have any problem with any of the shots he tried. He also slipped a nice pass into Lingard that would have been a goal if not for a smart save from Gomes. I'd be tempted to keep him in the 11 and try to build off this performance.
 
Kraftwerker said:
Nonsense. He was very good.

Our best player.

Agree with those who are saying it seems a confidence thing.
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He consistently wasted our attacks insisting on coming inside onto his right foot. His crosses were also poor

Clearly none of our attackers were our "best player". Watford's were better than ours
 
A mixed bag from him today, but had more good touches than bad.

Hopefully this will cause his confidence to soar and give us better performances for games to come.
 
Could have punched him when he dallied on the ball at the end when played in whereas if he cut back and passed it two yards to his right someone had a great position.

Other than that much, much better from him.
 
Ekeke said:
He consistently wasted our attacks insisting on coming inside onto his right foot. His crosses were also poor

Clearly none of our attackers were our "best player". Watford's were better than ours
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Why? Because Deeney smacked a few awful shots straight into De Gea? Watford were awful for the majority of the game and their attackers were a major reason as to why.
 
I thought he did well after a difficult few weeks for him, he took his goal well, was constantly involved in our attacks and created 2 or 3 good openings for others.
 
NinjaFletch said:
Could have punched him when he dallied on the ball at the end when played in whereas if he cut back and passed it two yards to his right someone had a great position.

Other than that much, much better from him.
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Yeah, that fecked me right off. I think it was Morgan on the edge of the box.
 
Thought he was very good. I'm glad the lad stepped it up when we needed it the most. Could do wonders for his confidence and should start against PSV as well.
 
Classical Mechanic said:
Created one chance today according to Whoscored. But I was talking in general, not about today specifically. He scored and we won so it doesn't matter.
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Had plenty of more dangerous and great passes though, hence it was odd to criticize that aspect of his game today. It's not like it hasn't been pointed out a ton of times already.
 
Ekeke said:
He consistently wasted our attacks insisting on coming inside onto his right foot. His crosses were also poor

Clearly none of our attackers were our "best player". Watford's were better than ours
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Weren't able to score in open play, any chance they had have smashed straight at DDG but played better?
 
Really encouraging performance.

The finish for the goal was superb and that pass to set up Lingard early in the 2nd half was fantastic. 5 goals this season, not bad considering he's been struggling.

Much more like it!
 
It's not just a confidence thing, it's an adjustment thing. When he played in PSV, especially last season he could bully defenders physically. He was also the number one player in the team, that they tried to get the ball too. He needs to be given time to adjust. It took Evra about 7 months, even Hazard took nearly a season. Once he gets into his rhythm physically then the mentality and confidence will follow and he'll start expressing himself properly on the pitch. All things considered and he's not fully upto speed yet, he's scored 5 goals. Once he starts dictating play then he'll be fully up to speed.
 
Played well I wouldn't be against seeing him play as a forward again.
 
Best performance for us, barring games against shit Belgian teams
 
Damien said:
Yeah that's what I'd probably do.

Schweinsteiger Schneiderlin
Lingard Rooney Memphis
Martial​

Good front six there who can change around.
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Looks good. Mata has been poor and deserves some time on the bench anyway.

Memphis also knows this PSV side inside out and already proved it with his goal against them, so his return to form comes at the right time. Hopefully he keeps it up.
 
ivaldo said:
Weren't able to score in open play, any chance they had have smashed straight at DDG but played better?
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Better than missing the goal or losing the ball because you insisted on coming onto your right foot 90% of the time

8 times Depay lost the ball with poor touches, 4 times he was tackled. Thats a vast amount
 
Kraftwerker said:
Nonsense. He was very good.

Our best player.

Agree with those who are saying it seems a confidence thing.
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Redcafe just seem to have it in for him.

These same fans also complain of our possession football, then when there's a player (Memphis) who tries to do something, they complain. Can't win.
 
Andy_Cole said:
Redcafe just seem to have it in for him.

These same fans also complain of our possession football, then when there's a player (Memphis) who tries to do something, they complain. Can't win.
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Or Nani

You want players who try something and have a decent amount of success. Thats when you accept the balance that a player is going to lose the ball or mess up your attack a bunch of times, but also be that x factor to open a team up a few times and win you the game.

Depay had no success. He just lost the ball and didnt create. One great cross from Ander putting a chance on a plate for him and Depay did very well to direct the ball into the net. But even that wasn't him "trying something", it was a finish from him being where he should be when playing as a striker. Credit to him for being in the box and finishing well but he could have done that without losing the ball 12 times
 
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