Di Maria is definitely a winger, what he played last season wasn't CM but a position that pretty much isn't played anywhere else. He starts centrally and drifts to the flank as soon as he gets to the ball, opposition players couldn't live with him because he's an excellent high speed dribbler and because the respective teams are never set up to counter a player that moves wide from a central position.
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jones wrote:Di Maria is definitely a winger, what he played last season wasn't CM but a position that pretty much isn't played anywhere else. He starts centrally and drifts to the flank as soon as he gets to the ball, opposition players couldn't live with him because he's an excellent high speed dribbler and because the respective teams are never set up to counter a player that moves wide from a central position.
This. He (and Ramires) also played the same role at Benfica which brought him to people's attention. As for ManU's style, they have always played a muscular style down the wings, from Giggs to Ronaldo and now Depay. Let's see how good he will be, but I think he'll do well, more likely than not.
Ronaldo wasn't all that muscular at United and Giggs wasn't either. Giggs was always getting knocked over but he played for United so he got loads and loads of protection.
Ronaldo was quite powerful during his productive years at United and Giggs was also an explosive runner, not a classical dribbler. It's a style that has pervaded United through the years - Depay fits that quite well, in my opinion. Time alone will tell though.
BWoolley wrote:Ronaldo was quite powerful during his productive years at United and Giggs was also an explosive runner, not a classical dribbler. It's a style that has pervaded United through the years - Depay fits that quite well, in my opinion. Time alone will tell though.
Seems like he even has Ronaldo's technique for free kicks...
Depay is a bit shorter than Ronaldo, which was one of Ronaldo's biggest strengths, he reminds me more of Nani.
Well, if Nani scored goals he would be a world class player...
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Wolfsburg sign German international Max Kruse from Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Good player.
Rex wrote:Well, if Nani scored goals he would be a world class player...
Point is we still don't know whether Depay can translate that goal scoring ability to the top level. Nani would score a ridiculous amount of goals in Holland even now, let alone when he was a proper player.
Gunner89 wrote:Wolfsburg sign German international Max Kruse from Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Good player.
There was someone here raving about him just weeks ago. Think it was Jones.
Underrated talent.
Must have been somebody else. Decent player but not good enough for a top side, would look good for a team like Spurs or Southampton.
Patrick Herman is the real talent in that team.
It's Granit Xhaka for me, just a matter of time before he moves to a bigger European club. Reminds me of Gündogan couple years ago in the way he seems to have a second more than everyone else on the ball, much better defensively though and a bigger physical presence.
Yes, Xhaka is really good. Only issue I have with him is his overzealous tackling.
Chelsea are about to continue with their current strategy of signing up as many promising youngsters they can.
They are close to signing promising striker Robert Kenedy from Fluminense and attacking midfielder Nathan from Atletico Paranaense.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/11/robin-van-persie-manchester-united-louis-van-gaal
Van Persie likely to be offloaded.
Nathan confirms his move to Chelsea.
mentalvortex wrote:Yes, Xhaka is really good. Only issue I have with him is his overzealous tackling.
Agree, he's in general quite immature and easily wound up. Reminds me of Wilshere in that aspect, he even looks like him.
And btw fuck Chelsea and the prick in charge of their 'asset management'. This is probably the worst aspect of modern football, buying youngsters for the odd chance that they make it but mostly for purely financial reasons.
Gunner89 wrote:http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/11/robin-van-persie-manchester-united-louis-van-gaal
Van Persie likely to be offloaded.
Good luck to them trying to find someone that will pay his wages.
Also, wasn't there something about him having a loyalty bonus built into his contract; if he stayed till the end he received a huge sum of money?