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Agreed. The only thing I'm interested in really is how the players are communicating with one another.I wouldn't read too much onto a pre-season game.Loads of other senior players (and new signings) look average.
Senior players can afford to slack off a little (although I usually hate slacking in any discipline), but a youngster like Januzaj cannot afford that because he is supposed to fight for a spot with the main squad. That's how it's supposed to be in training camp: youngsters playing all out to steal a spot.I wouldn't read too much onto a pre-season game.Loads of other senior players (and new signings) look average.
They didn't slack off, they played shit because their fitness level and mutual understanding aren't there yet.Senior players can afford to slack off a little (although I usually hate slacking in any discipline), but a youngster like Januzaj cannot afford that because he is supposed to fight for a spot with the main squad. That's how it's supposed to be in training camp: youngsters playing all out to steal a spot.
He is not overrated at all. What he did in his first season at his age was pure quality; it was world class potential.I've said from the start he's massively overrated on here.
Him and sterling broke through at roughly the same time and look how for sterling has gone whereas Januzaj has gone nowhere in his development. He really needs a loan for regular games.
Very sensible post.It's pre-season so even I'll cut Adnan slack here. It's meaningless. We won everything last year then lost to Swansea.
Finding it highly amusing that people want LVG to adapt the team setup to suit Januzaj already though. Until he proves himself, that's never happening and should never happen.
I get LVG's style may not suit but it's also offering enough for Januzaj to fit into too. Safe ball playing and positional movement. It's basic fundamental stuff and last season his decision making was shown to be very poor because he couldn't cope with that at the level.
He has it in him to do very well if his application improves. Big year ahead. I'd back a loan in Jan if he gets nowhere before then. 18 months under Louis' training is enough of a chance and enough of a window to judge him by for van Gaal.
His natural instinct isn't to dribble. I believe what he did at youth level is what tips you off on his natural instincts. He only dribbled on occasion and it was never his focus. What was his natural instinct was to come to the ball with the freedom to go wherever he pleased and build the attacks. You can see that in his first preseason with United and a lot of his matches in his first season. Although under Moyes he did start to dribble a lot more and it did become his natural instinct under Moyes. I believe he was coached to make things happen and because his dribbling had a lot of success he started to rely on it.I love LvG but it's fairly clear Adnan's natural instincts have been coached out of him to a certain degree. He used to try to take players on all of the time - sometimes it came off sometimes it didn't. I get the impression LvG didn't like the element of risk because it's clear Adnan is reluctant to try at times now, so he ends up playing it safe a lot which is the opposite of what made him so exciting in his breakthrough season.
An Everton loan wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. He's still an exciting talent.
Agree with this, he needs to play in behind the striker with the freedom to move laterally and find space. I don't think Van Gaal rates him highly enough to give him games there though, and his lack of energy and work rate won't help. I sometimes feel he needs a kick up the arse to get himself into games and try harder, but maybe that's not what Van Gaal wants him to do.His natural instinct isn't to dribble. I believe what he did at youth level is what tips you off on his natural instincts. He only dribbled on occasion and it was never his focus. What was his natural instinct was to come to the ball with the freedom to go wherever he pleased and build the attacks. You can see that in his first preseason with United and a lot of his matches in his first season.
Towards the 2nd half of Moyes' season he started to just stay on the wing and dribble. With LVG he does the same thing, but after his dribbling wasn't as successful as under Moyes, he started to be more conservative.
He needs to be allowed to come to the ball and get in the game.
What exactly has he done though to show you he can be world class, after a break through start he's done absolutely nothing since and I mean zilch. I'm fairly confident in saying He will never reach sterlings level. As I said he needs a loan to get regular minutes, We will see how good he is then. For me though the jury is still out on him.He is not overrated at all. What he did in his first season at his age was pure quality; it was world class potential.
It's clear to see something is wrong in the position he's playing in or maybe following Van Gaals philosophy. I believe he'll be bigger than sterling eventually. Seems like a player that thrives on confidence.
Absolutely zilch? He's had two seasons here. In one, he has basically carrying the whole Man United team at times looking like our only threat. In the second season, he was struggling because of his position.What exactly has he done though to show you he can be world class, after a break through start he's done absolutely nothing since and I mean zilch. I'm fairly confident in saying He will never reach sterlings level. As I said he needs a loan to get regular minutes, We will see how good he is then. For me though the jury is still out on him.
He's scored 4 goals in 2 seasons and 2 of those came in one game. It's Not the quality of a potential world class player. He's no different now to the player he was when he made his debut and If anything he's worse.theres always people coming up with excuses but he's had plenty of matches to,improve and the simple fact is he hasn't.Absolutely zilch? He's had two seasons here. In one, he has basically carrying the whole Man United team at times looking like our only threat. In the second season, he was struggling because of his position.
"absolutely nothing and I mean zilch". Give me a break.. you clearly haven't seen the boy enough.
Regardless of your opinion on him its silly to use his goal tally as any sort of barometer of his potential.He's scored 4 goals in 2 seasons and 2 of those came in one game. It's Not the quality of a potential world class player.
He's scored 4 goals in 2 seasons and 2 of those came in one game. It's Not the quality of a potential world class player. He's no different now to the player he was when he made his debut and If anything he's worse.theres always people coming up with excuses but he's had plenty of matches to,improve and the simple fact is he hasn't.
As an attacking player then yes goals are a good judge of a player. 4 goals in 50 odd appearances isn't good enough at all, Regardless of age.Yes because you need goals to judge a players potential. To suggest Januzaj has done "zilch" is ridiculous no matter how much you rate him or not.
Januzaj played a little over 1000 minutes last season which is the equivalent of about ten and a half full games, and those minutes were spread across an entire season. There is no way a player can find any sort of form when he's playing so infrequently, especially when he found himself playing in a different position in a different formation almost every time he got into the team.He's scored 4 goals in 2 seasons and 2 of those came in one game. It's Not the quality of a potential world class player. He's no different now to the player he was when he made his debut and If anything he's worse.theres always people coming up with excuses but he's had plenty of matches to,improve and the simple fact is he hasn't.
