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Yeah, his agent this week said that United wanted to keep him for life and that he wants to stay and prove himself. This is an absolute nonsense story.
Would not say no to that.
There were similar reports on my career mode in FIFA but Januzaj assured me that he had no idea where those rumors started and that he was happy where he was. Don't think the reality is anything different.
Yes because he will have more playing time competing with Ronaldo, Bale, Isco and Jese then competing whatever wingers we'll have next season....
I thought he was away with the Belgium national team where he's being wasted on the bench? Didn't LVG say something about him not getting to play at all?
Oh you might be right, I just assumed he was in Manchester all along.
He may as well have stayed at Carrington, as being on his national team does nowt for his development.
Don't think so. It will Fletcher or Fellaini though I'd take Januzaj over Fellaini any day of the week.
Doubt it as I wouldn't think he would be trusted to perform his defensive duties.
Herrera is back, isnt he? I can only see him start at the expense of Mata or RvP
Why drop Mata?
Because he's not really done all that much when he's played. He had a good game against QPR in the 4-0 win, however he's been fairly anonymous in some games, such as our last one, despite the fact that people were expecting him to seize his chance now that Rooney was suspended. I wouldn't be against us starting Januzaj, who's not gotten a lot of game time this season despite his obvious potential.Why drop Mata?
I completely disagree. His defensive game is non-existent and he has to contribute much more as a midfielder than a striker. It's not like the role at the tip of the diamond is the same as no10 in 4-2-3-1, where you get the best of him really.
It depends how you look at it, I agree he is more used to playing in a 4-2-3-1, however the current 4-1-2-1-2 diamond we are playing offers more defensive support behind him (3 midfielders instead of 2) and more strikers ahead of him (2 instead of 1) for him to pick out going forward. In reality we are playing a system that seems made for a player like Mata.
I think our system doesn't suit Mata at all.
Yeah, he'd be better suited to playing behind one striker, but with two up top he's got a lot more defensive responsibility and has to be relied upon to track back a bit more.
Both Herrera and especially Di Maria like to go forward, and it’s not like Rafael stays all time at the back either. In theory 2 strikers ahead of him should be better than one, but to be honest we are yet to see his creativity in our team. So far his stats are more about goals.
I don’t think so. The system we are playing is made for a play-maker also able to contribute defensively. While the latter is Mata’s weak point, I don’t see him as a playmaker at all. Like I said, just another striker.
Yeah, playing him behind two strikers is overkill, considering he plays like a second-striker.
Bleacher Report and the Mirror. Not even worth posting.
