In Rainbows
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You bring up the Moyes season, but I think that's the only year I have seen him beat players with consistency, which is amazing considering he wasn't much of a dribbler prior to that. His dribbling hasn't impressed me since then though and I don't think he should be trying to dribble as often as he tries to at times. I don't think it's anything to do with his technique either as his ball control is really good, it's just that he slows the game down too much and can often get outmuscled or outpaced.Januzaj can go past players fine. In his season under Moyes his successful dribbles per 90 minutes was 2.79 and his successful take on rate was 53%. Compare that to Martial this season whose successful dribbles per 90 is slightly better (3.01) but achieved at a worse rate (44%).
His problem, as Cassidy says, is poor decision making once he has beaten his man. That's a legitimate concern but given how nobody else has been able to do anything with the right wing position I think he should be given a chance there.