The real question is whether we actually have a position available for him in LvG's system. He won't be playing as a #10 with Rooney and Mata about and we're not exactly using wingers anymore.
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I edited my last post but I definitely think there is a place for him. If LvG wants two wingers it's Adnan and Di Maria. He might not get as much time with the diamond but LvG has shown that felxibility so far and I think there will be games that Adnan is suited to. Might not be a starter week in week out but he can definitely get minutes. Mata isn't really first choice either.
If indeed he wants wingers then Januzaj is definitely an option, but if he's going diamond with Di Maria in a more central role, it would probably lessen the options of including Adnan, as the other midfielders would need to actually be proper midfielder and not converted wingers.
http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/footbal...januzaj-heading-for-sociedad-loan_192676.html
Not a reputable source by any means, but makes a lot of sense with Sociedad lacking goals and for all of Moyes' failings last season, you have to admit he handled Januzaj well. Would like to see him get some game time there.
Not a reputable source by any means, but makes a lot of sense with Sociedad lacking goals and for all of Moyes' failings last season, you have to admit he handled Januzaj well. Would like to see him get some game time there.
As if Januzaj would bring goals
not sure I want him going to spain as I think he would benefit more by further exposure to the premier league - but a loan to a PL club could be an option and he would walk into most first teams bar our cl place competition (and we wouldnt loan him there anyway I presume)
Yeah, maybe, but I think any games atm would help. He'll find it hard to fit in the system currently and I see him being restricted to cup games, unless he absolutely runs the show when he gets his chance.
What was the pay-out for Moyes? I'd loan him Januzaj for the rest of the season for the exact same amount, plus Sociedad cover Januzaj's wages and promise to play him every game he's fit for
He is fine here and is learning from one of the best coaches in the game. A season with a few first team games where he is learning to be a consistent first team player will do him good.
He will start against Liverpool. Against Southampton we had nobody that could skip past a defender and create.
A 6 month loan where he would get starts is not a bad idea. Doesn't look like he is going to get many chances here with everyone fit. The diamond or 352 are likely to be the predominant formations.
Our formation isn't suited to him at the moment, but he will still be developing and learning from Van Gal. Keep hold of him for now i say.
Yep, we're a much better team without him. Which is a problem because we'll be a much better team with him in a few years.
That's the difficulty of bringing through youngsters in the situation we are in.
When you've got 9 or 10 top players like we used to have all playing in a settled team and system, it's a lot easier to bring your youngsters through.
I'd love to see him get a January loan at a midtable club. It would be great for his development.
Great coach or not you still need regular games at a top level to progress.
If say a loan would do him good but we still need him as he's one of the only players offering us the tactical flexibility of width.
I don't see the point in loaning him. As far as I can see the reason he's not getting many games is because he's quite naive tactically and plays his game instinctively which helped him impress last year because his style was different to the monotonous style the rest of the team were playing whereas in van gaals style of play players have to have set roles and stick to these roles in order for the system to work. I think working under van gaal this season will give him a better understanding of the game and only benefit him in the long run far more than playing games in a different team with different systems and ideas.
That's a bit harsh. He's started about 4 games this season and two of them was against the two best teams in the league. And he was probably our best attacking player against Chelsea.
I can't shake off the feeling that he'd thrive if LVG played him through the middle.
You mean in a 4-1-2-1-2 as the AM? Possible. Can't see him playing in a midfield-three though. Even though it works excellent for me at PES 2015.
I mean playing behind RVP and Rooney as the AM. He's clearly got excellent vision and his dynamism will add something extra to our attacks. Also, his relative lack of pace (i'm not saying he's slow before anyone takes offence) will not be an issue through the middle.
I think he can play as the most attacking one in a midfield three like Di Maria. Adnan can work just as hard and is more than willing to put himself about in a challenge. He has said in the past his favourite position is in midfield and he can play a number 8 role.
He is a number 10. I can understand playing him out wide while he is so young but you can tell by his instincts he is a 10.
His vision and eye for a through ball is wasted out wide. And as a winger in England you need strength and an explosive first couple of yards. Andnan is fast but takes him a while to get going.
But I still want him here. Too bad we got knocked out of the league cup. He should be playing more.
His vision and eye for a through ball is wasted out wide. And as a winger in England you need strength and an explosive first couple of yards. Andnan is fast but takes him a while to get going.
But I still want him here. Too bad we got knocked out of the league cup. He should be playing more.
This. He really impressed as a 10 when Moyes played him there last season. I guess with Mata and Rooney at the club he will have to wait for a proper run in the team as a 10. I see Mata gone by next season so it could be an option to play Rooney up top with RVP/Falcao and have Januzaj in behind them in a diamond formation. In the meantime I don't see how loaning him out would make any sense. With the injuries we are getting he will get chances and the time spent with our world class attackers will be invaluable in the long run.
This is it, basically. He needs to play.
He's no winger that's for sure. He's going nowhere until people realise that's the case.
Bang on
He's a fine young winger having a difficult second season and making a few poor decisions. That's all there is to it. He will still go on to be a very good player.
Any time a young player who can play in multiple positions has a bad run it's because they're "not in their natural position". Or is it, you know, because they're yong and lernin?
Any time a young player who can play in multiple positions has a bad run it's because they're "not in their natural position". Or is it, you know, because they're yong and lernin?
Injured?
His loan is probably all but done so it's not a surprise he's not involved.
This is such a fecking waste. Doesn't even make the bench?
We would benefit from giving him Wilson's minutes, who is nothing special and I don't think we need him in those games.
Was there any reason saying why he was dropped altogether? Is he injured?
We have 3 matches in 6 days mate...The lad will get games if he's fit.
Should have moved Rooney up top and put Januzaj in attacking midfield
He hasn't been included for some time now. That's what I don't like.
He wasn't even on the bench so I'm not sure what it's all about.
He wasn't even on the bench so I'm not sure what it's all about.
I don't get it. We have one of Europes best young players but we continue with the Fletcher & Wilson subs. Can't believe he wasn't on the bench even. I want to see Wilson do well but he's not anywhere near Adnans level.
Maybe he is injured, we don't know anything. He is the only player in our squad who was injury-free this season, so probably about time to injure himself in training 
There was a qoute in one of the other threads, cant remember which, from Van Gaal saying that he was definitely not going out on loan.
It is a bit concerning that Januzaj cant even get minutes off the bench at the moment. Games like today would have been ideal to bring him on after 60 minutes or so.
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