[LawCharltonBest]

Do we think he starts against Wolves?

Really need him to start performing if we’re to get top 4 and win anything

I watched Ajax in the Champions League a few times and he was frightening. Their best player. Talent is 100% there and as with Rashford opinions can quickly change

 

[lost7]

His pace is a real weapon, just his decision making needs to get better

 

[VP89]

Being our only natural right winger makes him a big asset before we look at how he's performing. The fact he hugs the touchline and offers that outlet makes us way more balanced going forward and less predictable to defend against.

As for his performances, theyl be a mix of good and bad and its normal. Let him find his feet, he's also a maverick type going forward so 4 things may fail, 2 might create great chances. It's fine.

Also his work rate is high, he always gets stuck in so from a psychological perspective he's more than up for it.

 

[Waynne]

I have faith in him getting it right as he gets accustomed to the league.

 

[croadyman]

Being our only natural right winger makes him a big asset before we look at how he's performing. The fact he hugs the touchline and offers that outlet makes us way more balanced going forward and less predictable to defend against.

As for his performances, theyl be a mix of good and bad and its normal. Let him find his feet, he's also a maverick type going forward so 4 things may fail, 2 might create great chances. It's fine.

Also his work rate is high, he always gets stuck in so from a psychological perspective he's more than up for it.

Yeah I am confident he will show that player seen at Ajax more regularly given time

 

[sglowrider]

Vastly overrated. Compare to Saka, or Mahrez for example.

Antony needs to show some humility and maturity in his game. The £100m was a joke and I'm quite perplexed as to why ETH actually swallowed that.

I expect our players to work hard. That should be a given.

After 7 games? You must be some scouting genius or a wum.

 

[sglowrider]

Yeah I am confident he will show that player seen at Ajax more regularly given time

Of course. Its only been 7 feckin games and folks are binning him? Tards here are bi-polar. A player is feckin god one day and then as useless as Donnie the next. Its like dealing with overgrown hormonal teenagers.

 

[ColvaleGoa]

Believe!

 

[UNITED ACADEMY]

He has the work rate on the pitch willing to track back and run to chase his man. I always appreciate players who do that these days since most of our players don't do that before.

 

[Rocksy]

He’s probably not worth 90 million, but he’s hardly had games to judge him on yet. ETH must know him better than anyone and was adamant on buying him. Odegaard was average to good for Arsenal for a good while, but is now one of the best players in the league. I think Antony will improve without Ronaldo, if Martial is fit and in form.

 

[Bondi77]

It's not like any of our posts here in the Caf would make him a worse player. Otherwise, we all could just "abuse" Haaland in his thread and make him play like Heskey.

Anyway, this is his performance thread where people commenting his last game performance (mostly). Otherwise, might as well just open Player's performance thread at the end of season.

You are spot on mate.
If or should I say when he has a good game there will be certain posters on here that will be calling out the likes of me and a few others for criticism of his performances when this is exactly what this thread is.
If we change the title to 'Only Positive Reviews Allowed' then that is a different subject entirely.
I, and I am sure Manchester United supporters want ALL the Utd players to perform to their best ability as that is the only way we are going to be successful but it is a simple fact there is greater expectation on big money imports and if they do not hit the ground running they attract more scrutiny.
It is as simple as that.

 

[flappyjay]

How many times have we said this over the last decade?

You are spot on mate.
If or should I say when he has a good game there will be certain posters on here that will be calling out the likes of me and a few others for criticism of his performances when this is exactly what this thread is.
If we change the title to 'Only Positive Reviews Allowed' then that is a different subject entirely.
I, and I am sure Manchester United supporters want ALL the Utd players to perform to their best ability as that is the only way we are going to be successful but it is a simple fact there is greater expectation on big money imports and if they do not hit the ground running they attract more scrutiny.
It is as simple as that.

Couldn't have said it better. It's like we are supposed to bury our heads in the sand and pretend everything is dandy whilst waiting for a decent performance.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Its laughable the club & Hag dropped 80 million on this guy.

 

[Escobar]

Do we think he starts against Wolves?

Really need him to start performing if we’re to get top 4 and win anything

I watched Ajax in the Champions League a few times and he was frightening. Their best player. Talent is 100% there and as with Rashford opinions can quickly change

He will come good. He is a bit off form (after being injured too), so all he needs is time. Same with Rashford. I even believe under ETH Sancho will become a proper player. Patience, but once he hirs form and is in sync with the team, he will fly

 

[Glorio]

I have no qualms with folks rightly saying his last few games for us have been tepid, however, he's not been here anywhere near long enough to properly analyse how limited his talents may be.

Has he looked limited in games so far, of course he has! Even I have raised that concern.

However, as with many players, it could easily be that he's playing within himself as he gets accustomed to the league and to new team mates. It was silly to judge Casemiro's tackling, anticipation, or passing in those first few games where he seemed late to everything and kept giving the ball away in dangerous areas; just as it's silly to make concrete assertions about Antony's talents now. It's a myth that a player always shows their strengths from the off even if they're not fully acclimatised.

ETH had a pre-season with the team, experienced the pace of the first 2 games in the league, and decided Antony would be a worthwhile addition. Has to count for something.

 

[Son]

I really like him. He is decent off the ball and on it drives us forward taking risks. Not too many players on the planet are as exciting on the ball as Antony.

He gets in great positions for a winger. If he would have scored that chance last game he’d have 4 goals in 6 games in the league I believe. 1 goal in 2 for a winger is top tier.

 

[Nou_Camp99]

He's played 14 games for us in all comps chaps. Hasn't got a goal or assist in his last 11 games now.

It's too early to write him of course it is but I'm expecting massive improvement from him going forwards as he's simply not doing anywhere near enough. I don't even think it's a sure thing he stays in the team unless he picks up his form soon either.

Let's hope he finds some confidence.

 

[GueRed]

Talented player who works hard for the team what's not to like about that?

He's still young and has only been at the club for a few months so he gets the benefit of the doubt for me...I have faith the manager will eventually get the best out of him..

Shit look at Martial he has been at the club for almost eight years and there's still a huge section of the United fanbase still cutting him some slack. EIGHT feckING YEARS!

 

[Stacks]

Quite a few actually, like with Antony

Like with Antony

Fans voted Ronaldo player of the season after year one so must not have been them

"He has got the tricks and party pieces, we know that, but they're not much good unless there is something at the end of it all. We still have to remember, of course, that the lad is only 19 years of age. Considering that, you have to say he has got massive talent. His feet are mesmerising at times, and if he can couple that with some consistently good crossing, the future looks frightening."

—Former BBC pundit Alan Hansen commenting on Ronaldo after his first season

But Neville insisted: "He's not a show pony, he's the real thing.

"If he gets tackled nine times, he'll still want the ball the 10th time and believe he can get past you."

Neville added: "He's a special talent. I won't get a second's rest.

"He has surprised me since Christmas. I thought there were glimpses of brilliance before Christmas but after that, he has shown everyone that he's going to be a world-class player

--Gary Neville ahead of the Euro 2004 quarter final vs Portugal.

This narrative that nobody rated Ronaldo or could not instantly see his talent needs to stop

 

[Stacks]

I have no qualms with folks rightly saying his last few games for us have been tepid, however, he's not been here anywhere near long enough to properly analyse how limited his talents may be.

Has he looked limited in games so far, of course he has! Even I have raised that concern.

However, as with many players, it could easily be that he's playing within himself as he gets accustomed to the league and to new team mates. It was silly to judge Casemiro's tackling, anticipation, or passing in those first few games where he seemed late to everything and kept giving the ball away in dangerous areas; just as it's silly to make concrete assertions about Antony's talents now. It's a myth that a player always shows their strengths from the off even if they're not fully acclimatised.

ETH had a pre-season with the team, experienced the pace of the first 2 games in the league, and decided Antony would be a worthwhile addition. Has to count for something.

could be the case same as Sancho

I really like him. He is decent off the ball and on it drives us forward taking risks. Not too many players on the planet are as exciting on the ball as Antony.

He gets in great positions for a winger. If he would have scored that chance last game he’d have 4 goals in 6 games in the league I believe. 1 goal in 2 for a winger is top tier.

standing still for 15 seconds then passing backwards really gets me off my feet. Surely no one in world football can do more exciting things on the ball (we have many in our squad already)

 

[Remember the geese]

This narrative that nobody rated Ronaldo or could not instantly see his talent needs to stop

This is true. As a geeky teenager, I was a regular subscriber to World Soccer magazine. They used to rave about him and I became rather curious to check him out myself. I remember reading on Ceefax that Charlton were eyeing up a joint bid for him and Quaresma, so I thought to myself he can't be that good then! Anyway, I finally got to see him in that pre-season game against us when he embarrassed half of our team. I was jumping for joy when we signed him.

As for Alan Hansen, he obviously recognised his talent but I remember him sitting in the BBC studio at Euro 2004 and stating something along the lines of 'Right now, I'd rather be playing against him, than with him'. That was the general consensus from those in the media at the time. A talented player, but will he put it all together consistently?

 

[Escobar]

Fans voted Ronaldo player of the season after year one so must not have been them

"He has got the tricks and party pieces, we know that, but they're not much good unless there is something at the end of it all. We still have to remember, of course, that the lad is only 19 years of age. Considering that, you have to say he has got massive talent. His feet are mesmerising at times, and if he can couple that with some consistently good crossing, the future looks frightening."

—Former BBC pundit Alan Hansen commenting on Ronaldo after his first season

But Neville insisted: "He's not a show pony, he's the real thing.

"If he gets tackled nine times, he'll still want the ball the 10th time and believe he can get past you."

Neville added: "He's a special talent. I won't get a second's rest.

"He has surprised me since Christmas. I thought there were glimpses of brilliance before Christmas but after that, he has shown everyone that he's going to be a world-class player

--Gary Neville ahead of the Euro 2004 quarter final vs Portugal.

This narrative that nobody rated Ronaldo or could not instantly see his talent needs to stop

In year 2, many fans got upset and said similar things we hear now about certain players. Obviously, the Rooney incidence maybe also played a role but many got upset with him or even wrote him off

 

[mu4c_20le]

This is true. As a geeky teenager, I was a regular subscriber to World Soccer magazine. They used to rave about him and I became rather curious to check him out myself. I remember reading on Ceefax that Charlton were eyeing up a joint bid for him and Quaresma, so I thought to myself he can't be that good then! Anyway, I finally got to see him in that pre-season game against us when he embarrassed half of our team. I was jumping for joy when we signed him.

As for Alan Hansen, he obviously recognised his talent but I remember him sitting in the BBC studio at Euro 2004 and stating something along the lines of 'Right now, I'd rather be playing against him, than with him'. That was the general consensus from those in the media at the time. A talented player, but will he put it all together consistently?

I remember Quaresma was the more developed player, which made sense being slightly older. Modern era United (eg Woodward) would have gone for him instead.

 

[Stacks]

This is true. As a geeky teenager, I was a regular subscriber to World Soccer magazine. They used to rave about him and I became rather curious to check him out myself. I remember reading on Ceefax that Charlton were eyeing up a joint bid for him and Quaresma, so I thought to myself he can't be that good then! Anyway, I finally got to see him in that pre-season game against us when he embarrassed half of our team. I was jumping for joy when we signed him.

As for Alan Hansen, he obviously recognised his talent but I remember him sitting in the BBC studio at Euro 2004 and stating something along the lines of 'Right now, I'd rather be playing against him, than with him'. That was the general consensus from those in the media at the time. A talented player, but will he put it all together consistently?

Which makes zero sense as he had played just ONE SEASON, was 19 and Hansen admitted was the star of the FA cup win. Hansen was a top defender and may have believed he could deal with him on the pitch but also Ronaldo at the time may have been seen as somewhat selfish and a ball hog. Nobody doubted his talent as this was CLEAR from day one. He subsequently made the Euro 2004 team of the tournament which Alan was speaking on..

He could do things other players in the league could not.

In year 2, many fans got upset and said similar things we hear now about certain players. Obviously, the Rooney incidence maybe also played a role but many got upset with him or even wrote him off

Really? He scored in cup final wins in both of his first 2 seasons contributing to trophies. shows how little those minority of United fans knew.

What many fans aren't aware of is Ronaldo finished 12th in the 2004 Balon D'or rankings, 20th in 2005 and 14th in 2006. In world player of the year rankings he finished 13th in 2004, 20th in 2005, 10th in 2006 so I guess a minority of United fans would have swapped a future star for Nicky Barmby or something?

 

[Escobar]

Which makes zero sense as he had played just ONE SEASON, was 19 and Hansen admitted was the star of the FA cup win. Hansen was a top defender and may have believed he could deal with him on the pitch but also Ronaldo at the time may have been seen as somewhat selfish and a ball hog. Nobody doubted his talent as this was CLEAR from day one. He subsequently made the Euro 2004 team of the tournament which Alan was speaking on..

He could do things other players in the league could not.


Really? He scored in cup final wins in both of his first 2 seasons contributing to trophies. shows how little those minority of United fans knew.

What many fans aren't aware of is Ronaldo finished 12th in the 2004 Balon D'or rankings, 20th in 2005 and 14th in 2006. In world player of the year rankings he finished 13th in 2004, 20th in 2005, 10th in 2006 so I guess a minority of United fans would have swapped a future star for Nicky Barmby or something?

I‘m pretty sure the thread would exist, would just take so much time to dig it out and go through. But quite a few never believed he‘d make it, and as other pointed out, said we should have gone for Quaresma

 

[Remember the geese]

Which makes zero sense as he had played just ONE SEASON, was 19 and Hansen admitted was the star of the FA cup win. Hansen was a top defender and may have believed he could deal with him on the pitch but also Ronaldo at the time may have been seen as somewhat selfish and a ball hog. Nobody doubted his talent as this was CLEAR from day one. He subsequently made the Euro 2004 team of the tournament which Alan was speaking on..

He could do things other players in the league could not.

Agreed. I believe it may have even been Portugal's opening game of the tournament. I'm fairly sure that Ronaldo had played well and had either scored or assisted a goal. Perhaps even both. I remember his comment annoying me a bit at the time because it came across as a bit like an old-timer putting down the exciting, new generation.

 

[Stacks]

I‘m pretty sure the thread would exist, would just take so much time to dig it out and go through. But quite a few never believed he‘d make it, and as other pointed out, said we should have gone for Quaresma

I'm sure you are correct. I was one who preffered Quaresma when we were linked to both before Barca signed Quaresma as he seemed more polished. Thought Quaresma would be the next ONE.

 

[Skills]

could be the case same as Sancho

standing still for 15 seconds then passing backwards really gets me off my feet. Surely no one in world football can do more exciting things on the ball (we have many in our squad already)

It's the same people who think Grealish was the second coming of Ronaldinho.

 

[Son]

It's the same people who think Grealish was the second coming of Ronaldinho.

I saw enough against Croatia to show he has buckets of talent and extra levels he could go to. He was a legit star in that match.

The guy has just joined our club and already he’s a write off apparently…

How do you know Ten Hag hasn’t dialled his attacking down because AWB was behind him?

When Dalot is back him and Antony are an exciting combo down our right.

 

[bosniamanutd]

100 mil for a player that has no influence on the pitch is too much. for now looks like "Meguire" wasted money..even Garnacho already plays better than he is..

 

[Red Royal]

Looking forward to him having a good game and see so many opinions change drastically.

 

[Stacks]

I saw enough against Croatia to show he has buckets of talent and extra levels he could go to. He was a legit star in that match.

The guy has just joined our club and already he’s a write off apparently…

How do you know Ten Hag hasn’t dialled his attacking down because AWB was behind him?

When Dalot is back him and Antony are an exciting combo down our right.

Literally NOBODY has written him off. 30 minute international cameos to not replicate the premier league expection. Should focus more on Ajax performances as a benchmark

Looking forward to him having a good game and see so many opinions change drastically.

He has had good games and been praised for them adequately. Thought he was nice vs Spurs for example. Looked aggressive

 

[Erics_Collar]

He's clocking up rubbish performances, isn't he? Bit concerning. No end product whatsoever.

 

[Skills]

Had a good second half imo. Absolute dogshit in the first

 

[Giant Midget]

So easy to defend against him if he’s going to absolutely refuse to ever go on the outside.

 

[Reditus]

His final ball was pretty awful but his work rate and discipline in helping his fullback was impressive.

People writing him off after a few games in a new league are tools

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

Worked his bollocks off. If he was hiding from the ball and from defensive responsibilities I'd be worried, but I think he'll be ok.

 

[PoTMS]

He's like the Wan-Bissaka of wingers. Today was torture having the both of them on the same side.

 

[V.O.]

Erratic game again, but it's good to see that even when he's out of nick, the workrate is there.

There was one situation where the whole fecking defence had gone to sleep and Antony was last man and covering fullback. Probably saved a goal with that.

 

[lost7]

Bring back Sancho plz