I really like Dan and think he can be a solid PL player for someone, but I don’t see him displacing players getting 15+ goals /assists in the PL - he’s not at that level yet and will do well to ever get there
Absolutely annoys me when fans of their club despise a player, especially a player like James.
Mata isn't going anywhere, he literally signed a new contract this year. DDG has been our number one, pretty sure there would be some negative impact.
This is how i see it. We know Mata is untouchable so we've effectively got five wide players there before you even count Martial and James. I'd even argue that Mata, Pogba and Sancho can double up as backup for Bruno meaning Lingard becomes pretty extraneous as well. We're remarkably all of a sudden in the position of having more forwards than we can use (and goalkeepers) to the extent that it might give us problems bringing new players in and staying under the premier league limit. We've just got to move some players on before the window closes or we'll carry the problem on into the January window when presumably we'll be looking to upgrade midfield and right back.
Yeah, i know Mata wont be sold, ive said as much elsewhere. I mean if those players all did leave then it probably wouldnt effect us on the pitch. We're pretty overstaffed right now.
I dont know, he strikes me as the kind of guy who keeps a whipping boy.Ronaldo would absolutely despise playing with Dan James. Imagine the strops
We are overstaffed. Mata to me has always been more about off the pitch than on it. We haven't got the characters we need to win and I suppose Ole sees Mata as one of them. But that has really changed now with the likes of CR7 and CL Varane.
This is what I was thinking yesterday as I saw Lukaku doing the same thing (obviously not with our James ha).Ronaldo would absolutely despise playing with Dan James. Imagine the strops
Wonder if West Ham would be interested in James and Lingard.
Dan James has given his all for us; it's clear that he has his limitations and is suited to hitting teams on the break. He cannot beat a man with skill, but he's working very hard and, as Ollie said, is tactically disciplined.Ronaldo would despise playing with Dan James. Imagine the strops
Crazy, crazy window. Im 43 and i cant remember a better one.
I'd have to agree with you, unbelievable really. Signing three World-Class players. Just missing a DM and moving on some of the deadwood from been the greatest window.
If they really want to keep that Europa league spot they really should sign Lingard.
I think the summer we signed Nani, Anderson and Hargreaves still tops it for me. Not in terms of quality but excitement - we had quality all over, winning already and then add 2 of the best youngsters in the world and a, at the time, solid Hargreaves. Also, without disrespect to Ole, we had Fergie in charge who always made me feel 'safe' going into a season. So a combination of all that puts that summer top for me
Yeah i can see how Nani, Anderson and Hargreaves would come ahead of Ronaldo, Sancho and Varane. Are you in Arkham Asylum by any chance?
It was exciting as feck though
Does anyone actually hate him? He's a very inoffensive individual. It's that it's painfully clear he is nowhere near the standard required. In a team that sets up to his strengths he'll be decent, but we don't ever see that here. Wanting a player who isn't good enough to leave isn't the same as hating him.
Martial is on 250k wage, it would be very hard to get rid of him
Yeah, that was a crazy summer. Hargreaves was exactly what we needed and Anderson was one of the best up and coming talents in the world.
It seems more like there is 250kg on him the way he moves around a pitch!
In fairness we all thought Anderson was the next big Brazilian. *insert pun here* and Hargreaves injuries were appalling luck.
Our squad was already stacked with world class players and we were winning already. Had the greatest manager of all time in charge. Nani we were linked with, along with Hargreaves but Anderson came out the blue.
Trawl through the match day bile and the James performance thread, you'll find them.
Match day threads are full of in the moment emotion, to over analysis them is daft beyond belief. Don't really go in the performance threads so can't speak for those.
But you think you're on the pulse with how sections of our fans feel about him?
Yeah the match day thread is a not a good barometer. The player performance threads (bar the first half an hour or so after a match is over, as it's just an extension of the match day thread) echo my sentiment.
