It was an unimportant game, and he didn't want to risk an injury before the Copa.
Ángel Di María | Transferred to PSG
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West Brom was an important game - it also was not our final game - that was vs Hull.
Had we won that game against West Brom we'd had a better chance at finishing 3rd, instead of now having to play in the CL qualifiers.
I have to laugh at some of the reports claiming a £28M bid has been submitted for Di Maria. I bet Ed replied, "you can piss off until you've doubled that."
Didn't PSG pay £50M for David Luiz last year?
If he's worth £50M to PSG, Di Maria would be worth at least £80M to them.
Didn't PSG pay £50M for David Luiz last year?
If he's worth £50M to PSG, Di Maria would be worth at least £80M to them.
I meant the Hull game in my original post. Don't think di Maria started against West Brom.
He didn't start but came on around 60 or 70 mins into the game - one of his worst performances and he didn't look bothered at the end with the shite result. Made my blood boil that day.
i actually like valencia and young more than di maria. at least they're proud to be united players.
never in my life did i expect to say that.
never in my life did i expect to say that.
To be fair, Scolari's selection of players wasn't good.
That miss against Arsenal was the beginning of the end, the red card (also against Arsenal) was the final nail in the coffin.
Was that the same game he caught the ball in bounds? Not realizing where he was on the field. Funniest moment of the season
Nah that was the Liverpool game.
Do we have anyone in Argentina to try to find him?
He pussied out of the copa final too in similar circumstances
Should get a weeks fine for everyday he misses
@Marcosdeto is there I believe. Get your coat on Marco.
Seems like PSG want ADM as much as RM wanted DDG. We will have you on the cheap but we won't pay a lot for you. Must make the player feel really wanted.
Anyone know whether he is in the US yet.
Anyone know whether he is in the US yet.
He's going to stay, as is Dave IMO.
£28m? 
That's a joke of an offer.
That's a joke of an offer.This could drag on a while if they're gonna play silly games with bids like that.
I've never been fully convinced by Di Maria. It's a shame it hasn't worked out for him here because for a moment I thought he was going to be a special, special player for us; but he showed himself to be mentally weak. I'm not surprised he wants to move on. I think this all stems from the attempted burglary, and I suppose if I had a physique like a patch work of wet noodles I'd be scared shitless too. But if he thinks they don't have burglars in Paris, he's obviously never seen The Pink Panther.
How long can he remain in hiding?
We just keep fining him until he's back. He's in long term contract anyway. There's no way he could hide forever.
It is unfair how incredibly talented players get a pass behaving like mercineries. When hard working players who have sacrificed a lot, barely get the praise they deserve. People are happy to forget about Cleverley or Welbeck and rate them as avg or shit. When they have contributed lot more to our team than players like Falcao, Di Maria who are just being used as pawns by agents.
So how many flights to the states has he missed by now if he's still not with the team?
Hopefully he's suspended without pay at the very least.
Hopefully he's suspended without pay at the very least.
Very true.
Cleverley's best potential is average or below average
Welbeck's best potential (based on what he has shown here) is also average or maybe just above average. His finishing is completely unreliable which is a key talent that any striker should possess.
Both of the above played multiple seasons and apart from some moments of brilliance, have not been able to produce things consistently. ADM has just played 1 season and though dreadful one, his past exploits fuel a hope that he could do better in the next season. And hence some people at least tend to believe in him.
I am not endorsing ADM missing a flight or how his agent is working, but just giving a reason now that you are comparing ADM with the likes of Clev and Danny.
However if ADM played another season and was dreadful again, you wont see any support even in this forum.
Yep, if today's reports are true and we've actually been offered less than £30M for him, then we should tell PSG to feck off.£28m?
I'd rather see him train and play with the reserves if there is no way back for him under LVG than sell him for less than £50M.
If they're actually bidding under £30m it's because they think they have us in a corner with him refusing to board the plane and join up with us in America.
They clearly haven't met Woodward yet.
They clearly haven't met Woodward yet.
I pray to god we won't let him leave for that kind of money. Rather let him rot in the reserves than let him go to those french cnuts for peanuts.
What does it say about last year's transfer policy if we're getting rid of the same players in a clearance sale?
Falcao was an experiment which unfortunately did not succeed. So we left him.
ADM has not been thrown out and the wish to get out is from him and not from the club.
As far as I can see, Blind, Herrera have been good signings. Rojo more than a decent one. Shaw has been average, but has been injured and there is so much hope.
I dont see how the last year's transfer policy was so bad.
Herrera's the only good buy.
So you are inclined to sell Blind, Rojo and Shaw if someone offers us the amounts we paid for them last year?
That's not really true.
I have a problem with what is before and after the 'if', what was last year's transfer policy'? And who are the players signed last year that we are getting rid of?
That's silly. Blind was good last season and Shaw will obviously be a good buy.
Rojo has potential too, if only as a good backup option for Shaw (or at CB). It's ironic that our 'star' buys of last summer ended up being our worst pieces of business. Also, it might be time for a 'Where's Wally' mockup of Di Maria....
He's right though.
I'm not advocating that we sell Blind, Rojo and Shaw. I hope Shaw will come good but the other two won't be more than decent squad players. Even if we specifically talk about Di Maria, a player we bought for £60m, why on earth would be sell him a year later for less than £30m? I hope we tell PSG to go play with themselves. That is unless we're desperate for one reason or another.
I'm sure Blind and Rojo were signed to be exactly that - decent squad players, and so far they've done a good job of it.
We're not going to sell Di Maria for £30million.
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