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LouisDanGaal said:
100% confident he doesn't have an attitude problem, but is just a frustrated kid trying to get his chance. Hate that he has got this label that will obviously stick despite it being based on an ex manager saying that he missed this club too much. That is about it. Oh and he didn't want to play with the Belgium under 21's because he wanted to stay with Dortmund to train to try to impress the coaches to get in to the team.

Its fine, we'll stick with that obviously nonsense view of him. He might not be good enough right now, that's fine and I agree with that but attitude has nothing to do with it.
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100% is pretty confident given that every bit of evidence suggests otherwise.

The reason his development has stagnated is because of his refusal to accept the advice of the professionals who want him to suceed.

He didn't impress Van Gaal, even when right wing was a problem area, and it was decided he'd go on loan to get playing time. He didn't listen to the manager who advised against going to Dortmund, then gets sent back to United with scathing reviews and a handful of appearances off the bench and in meaningless cup matches.

When he gets back he's told to be patient and work hard for the U21s and he'll get a chance. Instead he and Andreas Pereira spend an U21 game taking the piss trying to score from corners. Meanwhile, Rashford and Martial, both younger than him, cement themselves in the first team.

Now Mourinho comes in and very quickly excludes him from the first team.

Evidence points to Januzaj being a cancerous presence in the locker room and unless he can grow up quickly he'll have no place here or at any other top club.
 

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100% is pretty confident given that every bit of evidence suggests otherwise.

The reason his development has stagnated is because of his refusal to accept the advice of the professionals who want him to suceed.

He didn't impress Van Gaal, even when right wing was a problem area, and it was decided he'd go on loan to get playing time. He didn't listen to the manager who advised against going to Dortmund, then gets sent back to United with scathing reviews and a handful of appearances off the bench and in meaningless cup matches.

When he gets back he's told to be patient and work hard for the U21s and he'll get a chance. Instead he and Andreas Pereira spend an U21 game taking the piss trying to score from corners. Meanwhile, Rashford and Martial, both younger than him, cement themselves in the first team.

Now Mourinho comes in and very quickly excludes him from the first team.

Evidence points to Januzaj being a cancerous presence in the locker room and unless he can grow up quickly he'll have no place here or at any other top club.
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Being a player who takes a lot of risks generally worked out under LVG didn't it? see ADM or any of our players for that matter. The scathing reviews were that he compared everything to us, as we are his first proper club.

He had a lot of good games for the U21s last season too, those games essentially become training sessions for players who have had a good run in the first team, its a minor misdemeanour many players such as henry have done in the past.

In that Mourinho interview he talked about how many number 10s we had, januzaj would never get a chance at RW under Mou so that is his only option and our captain, Mata, Mkhy and others all play there, a lot of good players with exemplary attitudes aren't in the 23.

Cancerous prescence? that is literally mental, everything you point to except trying to score from a corner suggest a lack of ability rather than a poor attitude.
 

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Talksport say Januzaj has been loaned to Sunderland.

http://talksport.com/football/confi...etes-third-swoop-manchester-united-deal-adnan

Sunderland have landed Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj on a season-long loan deal.

Black Cats boss David Moyes has returned to his former club to land the 21-year-old Belgium international.

Januzaj is the third United player to sign for Moyes' side ahead of the new season.

He follows defenders Paddy McNair and Donald Love to the Stadium of Light after the duo completed permanent moves to Wearside on Thursday for a combined fee of £5.5million.

Januzaj made his breakthrough at Old Trafford under Moyes in 2013 and was widely hailed as one of the most promising players in world football.

But he has struggled to make an impact in recent years and spent an unsuccessful spell on loan at Borussia Dortmund last term.

He was stripped of the No.11 shirt by new United boss Jose Mourinho this summer and has been left out in the cold in pre-season.

Now he will look to kickstart his career under Moyes at Sunderland and could make his debut against Manchester City on Saturday.
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i was surprised mourinho was as emphatic as he was that adnan is still in his plans. this is a perfect opportunity for all sides involved, and now everything is on januzaj's shoulders as he will be given the opportunity to play. i'm convinced he'll come good, and come back to us as a far better player.
 

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It's a good move for us as we'll really get to see what he's made of. Sunderland this season isn't exactly going to be a pressure-free environment. He'll have to work hard to stay in that team, even if he'd be one of the most talented players at the club. He has to take this chance.
 

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Looked a bit rusty. Still a good cameo though. The corners were embarrassing but he was directly involved in Defoe's goal and it seemed like he remembered how to dribble again. Moyes will give him a lot of opportunities and if he doesn't take it then it's just time for us to move on.
 

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Such a lazy languid player, I can't warm to him at all.
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Aye I feel the same way. I know he did well for Sunderland's goal. Credit to him for that.

However, he had 2 corners and he took them lazily not even getting past the 1st man. Also recall an instance when he could have applied pressure on a City defender in possession, but he just kind of walked about despite having fresh legs.

He's got talent, but does he have the work-ethic to match? Doesn't seem he does from the evidence so far.
 

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He isn't going to get a better loan than Sunderland under Moyes - hopefully Moyes was actually doing something to get the best out of Januzaj in his first season and it wasn't just a coincidence. If nothing else Moyes will have more confidence in him than any other loanee manager would.
 

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It's funny because despite what Jose says, a year a player is away from the club at mo, the harder it is when he comes back irrespective of what happens in the league. We do well, harder to get back in; we do poor, the managers gets the cheque book out again (which he'll do anyway). After all, it's not like he's 18....and that said, there's 18 year olds that haven't.....

Call me cynical, but currently he's worth very little, but a good season he could bring in 15m+....
 

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It's funny because despite what Jose says, a year a player is away from the club at mo, the harder it is when he comes back irrespective of what happens in the league. We do well, harder to get back in; we do poor, the managers gets the cheque book out again (which he'll do anyway). After all, it's not like he's 18....and that said, there's 18 year olds that haven't.....

Call me cynical, but currently he's worth very little, but a good season he could bring in 15m+....
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Well a season is a long time and a lot of things can happen. Just some scenarios if Adnan does well in his loan:

1. Rooney finally gets found out at no. 10 and mikhi or mata make that their spot. So we are looking for a RW and why take the cheque book out then.
2. Memphis or lingard do not perform and need to be replaced with an upgrade in adnan.

Many other scenarios can take place in a season so its too soon to tell. Just wish the lad luck and hope he does well
 

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Well a season is a long time and a lot of things can happen. Just some scenarios if Adnan does well in his loan:

1. Rooney finally gets found out at no. 10 and mikhi or mata make that their spot. So we are looking for a RW and why take the cheque book out then.
2. Memphis or lingard do not perform and need to be replaced with an upgrade in adnan.

Many other scenarios can take place in a season so its too soon to tell. Just wish the lad luck and hope he does well
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Agree with the luck comment, still a Utd player after all. I just think history tells me that whilst there are exceptions to the rule, and most recently Lingard is a example of coming back after a number of loans, you keep your best players at the club irrespective of their age. More chance of making it coming off our bench than even starting somewhere else....
 
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