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Good comparison, couple of my Derby mates reckoned they were close to nabbing him on loan 18months ago, then he just clicked and the rest is history. (though good be argued Sterling hasn't got the competition that Adnan is facing).
I think the problem was mainly how those 20 games were spaced out. Not very ideal if you look at it. That's without considering the positions he's played.
He's also been poor again this season.
They want him on loan.
Joe Rothwell
Yeah, I don't like how he stays so wide at times. I think playing the role more like Mata will benefit him a lot more and he can always mix it up and stay wider a bit too.
Completely agree, he's one of those players that thrives on having a free role. Then again, lacking discipline is a common trait among young players.
This season was one with a lower margin for error. During normal service, we've always placed great emphasis on developing young players.
Well I'd say yes and no. We shouldn't be shoehorning him in or anything but we don't really have to. Mata already plays a free role so when Adnan does come in he can play that same role without having to change around the side to accommodate him.
Agree. Not only Januzaj but Pereira as well, they both need to play in midfield, Pereira as the B2B midfielder and Januzaj as the #10, that is where they will unlock their full potential. I understand why they are playing out wide in U21 now due to the lack of options but the sooner they move infield the better. With the addition of 2 or 3 young players we could potentially be sorted for the future in midfield + Attack. Adding players like Tielemans, Depay and Dybala/Carrasco to likes of Pearson, Goss, Rothwell?, Pereira, Januzaj, Wilson and Henriquez (if we keep him) we would build a solid future for the club.
i agree, LVG couldn't really have played him much more than he did this season. Maybe at the beginning of the year, a couple of occasions come to mind, namely against MK Dons when he should have been given a start but whatever.
We needed results during a difficult period, we found a temporary solution (i hope) due to teams not understanding how to deal with Fellaini, a limited player doing his job very well on the pitch but now he's been found out and so has our style of beating the pressure. 2 ways to deal it, man mark Fellaini out of the game and the other is for teams to sit deep and hit us on the counter. Now IMO we shouldnt continue playing the same way we have, its time to switch thing around again and that could bring Mata or Januzaj to a more central position where they would become far more effective. That's my opinion anyway.
Yewh, I don't mind him playing on the wing if he's allowed to drift inside as well. He's capable of beating a full back and putting good crosses in so I don't think he need to play as a 10. Some of his best performwnces for us have been from the left rather than the right in fact
Agreed. I don't understand why some people think talent is 'wasted on the wings. Giggs,, Hazard, Robben etc caused/ cause devastating damage on a regular basis.....
Had the same question and I now see who it is. Excellent finishes tbf!
Those players are better dribblers. Januzaj's main weapon is his passing and vision. Just look at 48 seconds into the video. He had a brilliant touch, but wasn't able to capitalize on it. He could definitely play on the wing, but I think picking and choosing his moment to dribble will benefit him. He's not a natural winger that should stay out wide, dribble past players, and put in crosses. That's a waste of his talent.
I don't disagree with you.
Hazard and Robben are not wingers - they play on the outside of a narrow 3. They may drift outside to find space to get touches but no one would ever call them true wingers. I'll give you Giggs but his game was about pace and that pace was best utilized out wide in that squad. Giggs couldn't have done what Keane and Scholes did through the middle - he wasn't that kind of player.
Actually I think the best role for him is the role Messi is playing or Barcelona right now. A playmaker coming in from the right hand side and drifting in. He seemed to play that role in the game above as well. He obviously won't give you those goals, but his style of play for me, suits that role best. Mata has been playing somewhat similar role for us of late.
Me neither. He has the talent and ability to make a difference right now to us provided he's not playing 1 game in every 5 or 6.
It's all about confidence. I wouldn't be worried one bit about putting a confident Januzaj in our first team. He'd do great. Just needs one decent run in a first team, ours or whoevers, where he plays like he really can.
At last !
Not a good idea.
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