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A player can't automatically adapt quicker to a new team, culture and league because Ajax demanded a specific fee for him. Look at our win rate with him in the team.
That's more because Utd currently have no other options for the right-wing when he's not available, as opposed to him actually being any better than merely adequate.
Some of you guys are genuinely odd. Best form the club's been in since I can remember, just won a cup, just scored winner vs Barca and very evident Antony is an important cog in the ETH machine and you're writing drivel such as the above.
Well I think what you have written is what I consider drivel. This is a thread to discuss his performances and so I can’t just ignore that just because the team is winning. He was signed for 80 million and as much as we want to say that it’s not his fault but from a club point of view you expect a certain level of output from him. Amongst the starters today he was the costliest attacker we have but yet he was the one taken off with us needing a goal. A winger playing 20 plus games and managing 1 assist is abysmal irrespective of how you want to look into it
Should just try Sabitzer there. It's been a couple years, but his last half season of playing winger before being converted was better than any of Antony's full seasons.
I really don't know how he gets from here to being an effective winger, but the bolder part looks like the big quick win. He gets into good position but almost never does anything with it. The way he cuts inside creates a lot of openings, if he can see them he can be much more dangerous. But I don't think he had good awareness at all.
His shots are really good crosses if executed the same way from longer distance. There's potential. I don't think he sees it though (the passing option).
It’s a player performance thread if you didn’t notice. Developing a cross is the lowest priority for him now, he has so many other fundamental flaws in his game to work on… to me he is a genuine YouTube highlights player, must look amazing in compilations.
He's on 7 goal contributions (6G,1A) in 25 games - if that was all he was in the team for I'd agree but it's very clear he offers a huge amount off the ball and defensively. If ETH wants to have someone like Rashford on the LW, he needs more of a grafter on the RW to balance it out and, unless we can sign someone who is genuinely world class, I don't think there's many better options. This isn;t me saying he had a great game, it's saying you're weird for making such a sweeping statement as he's a 'shocking signing'.
Yes exactly, he needs to work on that - you can see he's got a great left foot and he loves the Robben-esque cut in to shoot but that's probably why he's got so few assists, he's a bit greedy. Like Rashford or Greenwood in previous seasons where they'd just try to force everything.
What are the 'fundamental flaws'
Yeh it's been a real nightmare having him as a first choice starter in this disaster season.
Scored the winner v Barca last week
That’s exactly why we look better with him in the team. He’s the only naturaly inverted right winger we have in the the squad.
Well no, you've highlighted exactly why it's worth sticking with him.
One of them would be that he quite literally has 1 foot and even that one is not great. He also cannot beat a defender to save his life and he only looks quick because of his funny running style. Cannot cross a ball. Passing is very hit and miss. Some of those can be improved but let’s not try to hide the fact that he is undoubtedly a contender for the worst transfer of the season.
I think that is true. Seems like a difference in opinion amongst people about expectations honestly. Maybe I expected a lot more than this but I will be honest I hadn’t seen him play before
You really think that’s enough? Honestly?
I don’t think that anyone has suggested that United shouldn’t stick with him. ETH clearly likes him and so he will get a lot of time but he is offering nowhere near what you would want from a starting attacker for United
There's no need to make things up, he's got a great left foot. Obviously he is one footed but that's hardly uncommon. Crossing I agree on, passing I think is fine, beating a man is where he kind of falls into the Sancho category as I don't think it's in his game. He creates a lot of space for players and his ball retention is very good + defensively he's excellent.
