Sell as soon as possible. Not united level.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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Sad watching him play for us. Of course it's not his fault he is at the club but honestly he shouldn't be anywhere near team aiming to win trophies, he's just your average lower mid table player with no standing out skill. Ruins every decent move by either making bad choices or simply not having enough talent.
Anyone who thinks he has done alright tonight need a harsh reality check,
Our standards have dropped so much we think someone making the odd decent run with a bit of defensive work is a good nights work, he offered nothing on that right hand side creatively, he also is infuriatingly greedy and that opportunity to put Rash in sums him up, bounces of players like a bouncy ball too,
He's playing for Manchester United vs AC Milan, not bloody Luton against Scunthorpe on a Thursday night, the guy is not touching any elite team, not even there bench, I really like DJ as a person, comes across like a lovely guy, but i am sick of watching dross at my club and then wondering why we aren't winning trophies,
"It's not good enough robbie ! when is it gonna end "
Our standards have dropped so much we think someone making the odd decent run with a bit of defensive work is a good nights work, he offered nothing on that right hand side creatively, he also is infuriatingly greedy and that opportunity to put Rash in sums him up, bounces of players like a bouncy ball too,
He's playing for Manchester United vs AC Milan, not bloody Luton against Scunthorpe on a Thursday night, the guy is not touching any elite team, not even there bench, I really like DJ as a person, comes across like a lovely guy, but i am sick of watching dross at my club and then wondering why we aren't winning trophies,
"It's not good enough robbie ! when is it gonna end "
Fred’s a shining example of if there’s a will, there’s a way.
Woeful, but he worked hard, which can’t be said of Martial, who’s the vastly superior talent but can’t be bothered.
We need to start playing Diallo.
We need to start playing Diallo.
It was good to see him running at his fullback but he's got very little awareness when he gets to the box.
His directness was good in the first half. It felt to me was like he was trying to force the game at times which is fair enough as we were sloppy and slow.Nothing really came off. All effort as usual. I like him a lot but a club of our size shouldn’t be fully reliant on him and we should know that from last year but we never learn! He’s a good option in certain matches but he was marked out of it really. I don’t think any of our forwards or Bruno were that good tonight though.
Couldn’t agree more. The day we accept mediocre players is the day we become mediocre.
I develop unhealthy dislike when he's playing. It's approaching the Lingard's level of dislike.
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United have won titles with worse squad players than James.
he’s exactly that, a squad player, one that seems to have good availability and isint injured. We were missing Cavani, Martial and Rashford came off injured.
nothing wrong with him being in the squad, and it doesn’t take mean “standards have fallen”
Or the club is “accepting mediocrity”.
he has not any confidence in his passing, especially in decisive moments.
I remember he was performing well, making good crosses when we joined. Few bad runs, and sitting on the bench made him lose his confidence.
Fletcher as a technical director needs to give some pep talk or bring someone who can boost players' confidence. The same thing has started to happen with Rash.
I remember he was performing well, making good crosses when we joined. Few bad runs, and sitting on the bench made him lose his confidence.
Fletcher as a technical director needs to give some pep talk or bring someone who can boost players' confidence. The same thing has started to happen with Rash.
Hernandez look pretty rapid tbf. He is a pace merchant on FIFA too.He isn't even that quick? so many times he got passed Hernandez and then just suddenly slowed up and got smashed
He is a good fourth-choice am/fwd to have. Anyone thinking he would have played tonight if Martial, Pogba, Rashford and Cavani were all fully fit is kidding themselves. I want to see more of Diallo from now though.
Sorry guys not having that. James has 1 trick and that's speed, and apparently he can get caught up with a fairly quick fullback?!
I was pretty surprised to be honest, maybe he was just gassed.
I really disagree. Greenwood is inconsistent, but the ability is clearly visible, and he can pass and link up with other players.
In my view, all James really has going is pace and the love of Ole. I would have brought Amad on, myself, for that spark of creativity that young Daniel is entirely lacking.
I feel mean criticising the kid but he really is not good enough for Manchester United, and Ole’s penchant for tussling his boyish hair - and worse, playing him a lot - is so exasperating.
Top speed and dribbling speed.
Please spare us the homoeroticism in future please. Keep your fantasies in your head.
How did he not see Mason on that 2v1 situation. How ?
Some poor moments but honestly I thought Bruno and greenwood did a poor job getting into the box. Greenwood lacks presence which is age and Bruno just looks wrecked. I think James has been very useful the last while, we are lucky to have him as depth as it could be a lot worse. Wish we could have got players in the box a bit better tonight. We need a striker so badly
He needs to realise that he’s not going to outpace every player
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That moment where he could have just put Greenwood straight through but decided to go alone drove me nuts. Still, he was pretty alright after that and even tracked back quite well a couple of times. Sadly this is his level, but I think as a squad option he's definitely worth keeping
He‘s worse than Bebe
Thats hyperbole. Hes been performing well lately.
Well, he has scored more goals than Mason from less minutes.
The experience of playing away in Milan will do him good. He's young and he'll see better days in a Utd shirt.
There is something you can train and be trained, but somehow I don't think its the case with James. From his debut up to now I don't think he's gonna up his games just a bit in terms of decision making and composure. Moments like Rashford and Lindelof's (and many more before) just show that he's not up to this level.
I agree. So lacking any quality. He was supposed to be fast and able to beat his man. He didnt do it once. Couldn't get past anyone. Really dont see the point in playing him. And not giving at least some minutes to Amad on RW. And VDB must think he is the worst player in the world if he cant get at least a few minutes in place of Fred who was again stinking the place up.
Exactly this
Also the reason why I still see Sancho as the number one priority in the summer. With an intelligent RW, we will be able to attack properly down both flanks and not having to overload on the left hand side
Can you give the examples when, our current starters would most probably be squad members in our title winning teams nothing more than that.
So definitely standards aren't what they used to be but we are still in the midst of rebuilding so let's wait how many of them would actually be regulars when we eventually win the title.
Ps I was specifically talking about the attackers.
Tomori and Hernandez are both quick and strong. James is rapid but has struggled with his dribbling and decision making at our level. Yesterday, he should have been granted a couple more free kicks when tackled at speed. The problem is he falls easily also when he is not running fast. Maybe that is why referees decide to disregard all the tackles he's getting. I see improvement when he cuts in with the ball at his feet, and he is putting some crosses in where the other attackers should be. In that regard I think he contributed okayish yesterday. He maintains the press and creates space for others with his movement, which I think has improved somewhat.
Then the frustrating part, where it all could have gone from fair to fantastic. Dan James has huge potential for improvement regarding decisive passes to better placed team mates. If he could lift his head and play that medium range diagonal pass in behind the backing opponent defender just once... It seems weighted passes is not his strongest attribute. Hope it is being worked heavily on, both mentally and technically. He could be a real threat with that in his locker.
Then the frustrating part, where it all could have gone from fair to fantastic. Dan James has huge potential for improvement regarding decisive passes to better placed team mates. If he could lift his head and play that medium range diagonal pass in behind the backing opponent defender just once... It seems weighted passes is not his strongest attribute. Hope it is being worked heavily on, both mentally and technically. He could be a real threat with that in his locker.
Fast and works hard. Not enough skills to warrant being at Man Utd. Final decision making is horrendous. People thought he had a rough ride from the defenders last night, I am not buying that.
He’d be a much better player if he wasn’t brainless.
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Since day one, it was obvious he has his limitations. He carries the ball decently, but doesn't lift his head and spot the passes around him. When we're playing on the counter, we need to be efficient and decisive, and he just isn't that. He will have better games, but i thought he was awful last night.
Pretty sure he did, I just think he just didn't trust his ability to deliver him the ball despite all the space.
Hes not that bad imo. Think hes shown some glimpses going forward the last couple of games and his work rate is top notch
His descisions making keeps letting him down though, but that can be worked on. That + some upper body/core strength and hes going to be useful
Type of player to bring on in the 70th minute to run around and press and potentially be a threat on the counter. No way should he be starting for Manchester United. He's got next to no composure on the ball. He's a speed merchant with no end product, the Welsh Aaron Lennon. Yes he'll occasionally score a goal or get an assist but the amount of chances he just doesn't see when a teammate is clean through far outweigh his output. Watching him trying to link up with AWB last night was painful.
Doing a job now but not good enough long term.
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