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Adnan Januzaj | 2013/14 Performances
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Fellaini #8...
About to play his first minutes for Belgium. Comes on at half time.
Debut for Belgium, 45 minutes for him starting just now.
Energetic from Adnan so far in, looking a lot better than Shitrallas in the first half who put some kind of curse on himself with his twaddle it seems.
Lukaku's hattrick.
Lukaku's hattrick.
Just left his marker on the ground, put a chance on a plate for Fellaini who...put it over the bar.
Just go away if you're going to make bullshit up.
I'd describe a free header from 10 yards as 'on a plate' for the average footballer.
Been good so far. BTW he's never fazed is he ? Aced the pre-season, took to first team football straightaway and now no nerves on his international debut. Good bet to go really far with this attitude.
Apart from the bit at the beginning he hasn't been that great... Lost the ball a few times he had a chance to run at his man and get past him.
That rabona 
Rabona. 
Failed rabona there Not afraid of trying things though.
Not afraid of trying things though.Not sure if he should do these kind of things too often. Not exactly stuff Wilmots wants to see.
The crowd already seems to love him though. Nice to see because there was a lot of criticism earlier this year because of his hesitation to commit to Belgium.
The crowd start cheering when he's marginally close to the ball.
I would love to see an Adnan goal. Would give him a bit of confidence for the World cup.
Also De Bruyne is very talented. He would fit well in a team like Arsenal, Milan, Dortmund. I don't even know where does he play now. Hamburg maybe? He deserves to be in a bigger club.
Also De Bruyne is very talented. He would fit well in a team like Arsenal, Milan, Dortmund. I don't even know where does he play now. Hamburg maybe? He deserves to be in a bigger club.
Wolfsburg. Mental that Jose let him go TBF.
Wolfsburg at the moment.
Anyone else think Mirallas was being unnecessarily petty when he criticised the decision to include Januzaj in the squad? Fair enough, in you don't agree with the decision (on the basis Januzaj didn't feature in the qualifying campaign) but airing your grievances publicly only serves one purpose, and it isn't a good one.
Absolutely.
Mirallas is a knob. Clearly threatened by Adnan's emergence. No way to behave for a senior national team player.
Great vision to find De Bruyne.
If we had some more movement up front this year.
If we had some more movement up front this year.
Yep. As invictus said, I think he's afraid to lose his spot and just looked even more like a knob by questioning the decision to include such a promising youngster in the team.
He's looked very assertive. Not phased at all.
He'll be a starter for them come their final games at the World Cup.
FT. Good debut from Januzaj I think.
Encouraging debut. Onwards and upwards now.
@MoneyMay will you make a Januzaj compilation for this match ?
@MoneyMay will you make a Januzaj compilation for this match ?
NO wonder Mirallas was against Januzaj being picked for Belgium's WC squad
Quality. Imagine we didn't have this lad. He's like a ray of hope in what is currently a bleak situation.
He is indeed but he's not the only one.
As an aside, outside of his obvious talent, his mentality is what sets him apart. Phil Neville said that when he was called to train with the first team before preseason last year he was like "I should have been in here yesterday not today..." Totally unfazed. Total belief in himself. If we had a CL final tomorrow you could bank on him putting in a confident performance. It's more than just the effervescence of youth though, he really is something special. Hope he features quite a bit in the WC. He's been an exciting player to watch at every level.
Brilliant. Thanks.
He will end Mirallas's international career
Adnan Januzaj became the 100th international to have come through the Manchester United youth team.
That's a record!
That's a record!
Thanks mate.
Looks confident, brilliant attribute to have going into a new squad and world cup. I can't help but get excited when watching our Januzaj
Actually having watched that clip, I'd say 100's summed that up pretty accurately. Utterly free header, had ages to see it coming, and couldn't even put it on target. Lovely bit of skill from Januzaj to leave his man on the ground and set that chance up.
Cannae wait for Van Gaal to mould him, it's going to be so beautiful.
I keep hearing this, and find the wording a bit odd. You'd want van Gaal to mould a player who's not quite getting it yet, who needs reshaping and redirecting to achieve his potential.
Januzaj just needs to be allowed to keep on doing what he's doing. Don't limit him, just unleash him.
Every player needs to be moulded and coached, even Ronaldo needed it. Natural ability will only ever get you so far. A case in point could be Nani. Januzaj can't just be allowed to 'be himself', he's a footballer not someone on a self-help edition of Rikki Lake, as there are elements of the game he'll have to learn, disciplines he'll have to master in order to succeed. I've no clue what specifically they'll be but there'll be some; might be tracking back, tackling, being coached in new techniques to improve his stamina or how to take on players.
Any player if left to their own devices won't really ever amount to much no matter who they are. Even Messi and Ronaldo are as they are at least partially through being coached to feck by very capable people.
Any player if left to their own devices won't really ever amount to much no matter who they are. Even Messi and Ronaldo are as they are at least partially through being coached to feck by very capable people.
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