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I'm really not sure who Matt Barnes is !
Sorry Harvey.
Was thinking the same thing. They feel very similar, the way they dribble, what they do when they get the ball etc
Thank heavens you're not on the coaching staff
In terms of what? Both are quick, have zero end product and work hard. Both should nowhere near close our starting XI, even the bench is questionable as both have little to none impact on the pitch
He’s useful on the counter, and against the right team can play a part. Lingard is basically a nothing player.
These youngsters have to get into the team on merit not based on an idea that they will, one day, make it. The time to gift those guys minutes is in the cups, preferably when the game is won.
Why is he useful on the counter? He can't really dribble or run with the ball, he does not create anything nor is he a good crosser or passer. If there is ever a nothing player, it's James.
Both Amad and Hannibal have skill, and even without the speed of James, are far better and always will be better footballers than him. No good having speed and at the end of a run, not knowing what to do with the ball.
Harvey Barnes is twice the player of Dan James ffs
people on here really are blinded by the red glasses arent they!Great teams often have players who can stretch teams yes, Barcelona had Pedro. The difference is Pedro scored close to 100 goals for Barca. James has 9 goals for United and mostly tap-ins in dead rubber games. NO OTHER team with top ambitions would have James in their squad. I can guarantee that.
I don't think so; do you think Amad is that far behind James, for example?
It was a counter attack, Pogba with the ball inside the box and both Bruno and Daniel James making runs into the box
He can do all of those things. He’s worth keeping around just for games at the Etihad alone.
No he can't. It's a myth that just because he's fast that he dribbles. Rarely does he dribble past players. He averages about 0.8-1 dribble per game since he's come to United. He's not exactly Traore who also has similar end product, but terrorizes the defense with his dribbling. He doesn't dribble as much as Rashford or Martial. Not even as much as Greenwood who is only 19 years old (usually dribbling improves in you hit your early 20s), and he's quite conservative in that respect.
Why don't any of the other best clubs in the world have these horses for courses?
Whenever he tries to take somebody on, all they have to do is lean into him every so slightly and he falls over. He has no balance.
Funnily enough, the person most people think is too small, Amad averaged 1.4 dribbles for United and he only started 2 out of 7 matches he's played in.
That's because Amad is a strong little bugger, similar to Sterling. Size isn't really an issue as long as you have enough acceleration and strength to burst past somebody.
Yeah, also his per 90 mins stats is even better.
Yes its a bizarre comparison. The only similarity i see is that both are quickHarvey Barnes is twice the player of Dan James ffs
Who remembers the goal Barnes scored against us last season? no way can James do that on his weak foot.
Maybe you're getting him confused with Mark Albrighton?
I disagree entirely with alot of the points you've raised.It was a counter attack, Pogba with the ball inside the box and both Bruno and Daniel James making runs into the box
In terms of his run for Greenwoods goal, not sure what you're looking for, James is making the only run he can make in that situation. What warrants praise?
In the example below, he pretty much makes the only run he shouldn't. There's plenty of examples from the first half that he's making daft runs where he's congesting the area that the player with the ball wants to run into, or simply that he's running somewhere he can't receive the ball and the player with the ball suddenly has no one to pass it to.
I don't mind James, but it is rather frustrating that he's so erratic when he gets the ball. Just a little bit of fine tuning and i reckon he'd be gold as a squad player that you can consistently rely on.
Like his chance in the 20th min, where he does make an excellent run in behind. As soon as you see the pass from Greenwood you want him to take a touch and hammer it at goal...Instead:
It's fairly bizarre to go from being in such a great position for a shot, to completely fecking everything up to the point that you're narrowing the angle towards goal and have to cross it.
If he starts at Etihad, then we must have a serious injury crisis. James is extremely limited, yesterday was another example of that. Nothing positive came out from him.
I wonder where that comes from. He literally never gets past a player, not even outsprinting them with the ball. And if he does, he just runs it out of play
Remember when we signed him? At the start of a squad rebalancing when we'd spent £130m on defense so limited budget for an attacking player, while also being unattractive to the most promising talents.
I respect your opinion, but I disagree with that. I think Elanga, for example, can do the job as good now and better in the future. We can sell James and make money, thus finance a new CM buy.
Agree, and a few more should go with him. Only 2 weeks left in transfer window, so we need to get a move on and bring in a top defensive playmaker.
He's just that bad to watch unfortunately.
Possibly. I'm sure the coaching staff are carefully appraising the role Elanga will play this season and if it would be better to loan him out like it sounds like with Amad.
