I think a loan with a team in the PL would have done him good , not getting Sancho was probably the reason it didn’t happen .
What is Dan James good at?
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He's 23 in two weeks, he's not good enough. Can't read them game and only has pace, that's it. That's not enough for the premier league.
When does he make opponents look slow? I haven't once, in a United shirt, seen James leave someone in his trail.
That's actually not really true, as the three players he goes on about the most are Mata, Martial, and Matic (maybe he likes 'M' players...) That being said, I haven't heard him say too much about McTominay. I think the problem with fans like Ricky is that they have their favourites and they have problems they don't rate, and they just can't view them in a properly objective way (he once said during the summer that Rashford was Championship standard FFS!) It's the same with Saeed and his Harry Beckenbauer nonsense.
Take away his pace, Ole would never have him in the squad. Haven’t seen anything special, yet, from him besides the first couple of games with the team
Definitely his fault we lost to Arsenal.
Oh wait.
Oh wait.
Have you seen any games with James playing?
The one thing no-one with any reason can deny is that he has sensational pace.
Take away Messi's dribbling ability and he's not all that. It's not really a valid argument to just dismiss a player's biggest asset as if it didn't exist.
I think the haters are running out of things to say.
It amazes me how we paid 50mil for Fred who could not score in a brothel and struggles to complete a simple pass but is a good tackler and runs a lot and it still took him nearly two seasons to show that and yet James whom has come from the Championship and cost a third of the price gets this endless criticism.
Give the young man a break FFS!
You missed the point, didn’t you? Running around with no tangible contribution (crossing, dribbling, shooting, passing...) is kind of pointless mate
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Yep. In a list of issues we have, he's not in the top ten.
Dan James must be really good at bag and shaft work, given the amount of time he gets in the first team.
Offers nothing - doesn’t even track back effectively, which is the only plausible reason as to why he keeps getting selected.
Offers nothing - doesn’t even track back effectively, which is the only plausible reason as to why he keeps getting selected.
The question that needs to be asked is what are the coaches doing with Dan James? He has played for Wales too and is not such a bad player. What he does on the ptich is creating all these issues. If the coaches train and coach him and if he then refuses to do it on the pitch I do not think he is going to be still in the squad. So whatever happens on the training ground is what is happening on the pitch on match day. He needs individfual training and coaching to get him better. From what I see on the pitch I do not think that is happening. He is not a striker but he is trying to play like one.
He's good at being Welsh. That's about it.
If you pay attention of him in Wales is that he tends to get assists from crossing because his crossing isn’t bad. Giggs build his team around him to make the others players better because the players around him suit his style.
In here, we have different type of players than the ones we had in Wales. Martial & Rashford prefers to play link up play, more in tight space, more intelligent play and the wide attackers tend to cut inside to connect with other attackers. This is something doesn’t suit Daniel James but expose his weakness not playing his strength.
If we play to his strength like how Giggs used him then it will not play to Rashford & Martial strength. Lukaku would have been better option than Martial & Rashford to compliment together with James.
So use him when Cavani comes on. We complain about not having the ability to cross the ball yet we have James who can cross the ball. No all he does is when he gets the ball, put his head down and try to sprint.
Not all that? Then he would play as a poaching striker with his intelligent positioning and magnificent finishing or as an attacking midfielder with his ability to drop deep and spot a pass. Take Ronaldo’s heading away and he’d also play as a poacher or an efficient inside forward. What else does James have? For me, someone with only one remotely good assest should not be playing for Manchester United. The guy’s point is valid.
Being a not bad crosser doesn’t mean he’s a fantastic crosser. Telles would have been better to bring on than James.
James would be a useful coaching material. Take any one of his 1 on many clip, and show it to the Academy kids. This is EXACTLY what you should not do . You should have passed instead of dribble on, or shoot, because XYZ is in a much better position. You should have pass back instead of rushing in, when there are 3 opponents in front of you, as you are not Messi. You should have .... All our kids would be much improved in a few season time.
This wank logic again. A player being a problem doesn't mean they are the only one. Surely, everyone can understand this.
Yep, you solved it. This is why!The purple patch at the start of last season is a pleasant welcoming surprise.
"Kids, uncle James is in the first team squad, this is your chance to replace him. Easy! Greenwood is already doing it."
Would be a great 2nd team for cups game, in theory.
Cavani
James -- VDB -- Mata
James -- VDB -- Mata
We need to rest our best players eventually.
Cavani with James crossing and Mata+VDB playmaking should be more than enough to bully the shit teams.
James may not be the greatest player to wear a United shirt, but he is the perfect illustration of the poor coaching at United. Time and time again, he runs into defenders. He doesn't even try anything different. It's that lack of trying and not his general sh*teness that should worry us.
Someone like Bielsa wanted him and would undoubtedly improve him to a PL-mid-table standard from his current League 2 levels.
Someone like Bielsa wanted him and would undoubtedly improve him to a PL-mid-table standard from his current League 2 levels.
If you think Dan James is any sort of issue to worry about, you must spend hours on threads about the main ones.
Not going off with his brothers wife
Good point. We should worry about good players not the terrible ones. Hope everyone takes note.
He probably would make him a decent player. He is not such a bad player. He had got a decent shot on him and has pace too. It's more mental with him.
A top coach is going to give him personal training and get him to be a better player. James on his own should have gone to Leeds on loan.
His crossing is good though, not great but he can put some lovely balls in between defence and goalkeepers. Would have a lot more assists last season if our strikers poached more and gambled in the box more.
For me when he crosses he doesnt look where he is crossing. He is always looking at his feet and the football more than looking at where people are placed.
Yes i believe so. Started getting frustrated with himself snd others as opposed to a little wince but a smile and jog on. Think his fathers death at first was lightened by joining us but that may have also sunk in
Eh, I wouldn’t say it was poor coaching. It’s too big of a club for him. Some players struggled the same under Fergie as well, some just can’t hack it. He’s looked out of his depth since day one.
can’t see that really. The lad is still young, still time to develop. Hope he fulfills his potential, would love to see us with different options to go With
Scoring against us?
12 appearances in the premier league this season.
1 goal. 0 assists.
Dont be fooled
He made some good runs against us tonight, scored a goal and his pace was a threat
He did the same for us many times but most of times hes crap
He made some good runs against us tonight, scored a goal and his pace was a threat
He did the same for us many times but most of times hes crap
Kind of player who looks dangerous while accomplishing little on the pitch. Not gonna lie I still like his game but I don't miss the frustration.
Nobody chased him, so had less chance loosing possession.