He must be delighted to have ever represented a club like Utd and that will always stay with him but it’s time to move on.
I have no doubts he’ll have a career in the PL somewhere
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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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I have no doubts he’ll have a career in the PL somewhere
Give him a loan season with Bielsa at Leeds (assuming they still want him), if he's rubbish then we know where we are with him, if he does well sell him for a higher fee than he's worth now, if he's fantastic give him another chance.
No hate to wee James but i think we should be looking to offload him while we can still fetch good money. 25-30M is reasonable fee for a mid table PL club starter which is his level.
He can be great if he can improve his finishing. watched his game against France where he left Varane dead on his feet and got 1v1 with the keeper only to squander it. The fact that happened multiple times made him frustating to watch.
Am I the only one who feels Daniel James plays better for Wales than he does for us?
Currently Vs the Swiss, his first touch and drives with the ball are really good.
Currently Vs the Swiss, his first touch and drives with the ball are really good.
He looks miles better for wales than he does for us. Makes me think it might be a mental thing, cause there’s times he looks pub level for us.
its the fact he plays in a team that use him as the outlet in a team that doesn’t have the ball. Totally opposite to the way United play. Nothing to do with his ‘mentality’.
Don’t know why people are surprised. He has played well for us as well when he gets space, for example against City.
Same with Lingard, no one parks the bus against Wales or West Ham.
But overall James is a decent young squad player for us who would be a starter for at least 8-10 other Premier League clubs.
Same with Lingard, no one parks the bus against Wales or West Ham.
But overall James is a decent young squad player for us who would be a starter for at least 8-10 other Premier League clubs.
His performance today is nothing special.
He's been the best Welsh player on the pitch and one of the best in the game.
Which kind of makes his substitution weird, who is the player that replaced him?
Some of the Cafe's wet dream. David Brooks
Remember when we were linked with him for £50m, good job that didn't materialise.
Brooks. James told the bench to feck off though so they know he was angry about it.
agreed. Wales playing much better since he got subbed off.
Didn't know of him, a right sided forward/attacking player going by whoscored. Explains Bale on the left now.
Thanks
The money paid and wages aren’t a lot I’m indifferent to him staying, for now.
We weren’t. We were linked to him as a cheap option but Bournemouth didn’t want to sell so they put that price on him.
The only thing he did was head the ball for a corner when there was no need to. Looks proper average
Thank God
Horrible decision to sub him off especially at 1-1. Considering Swiss were going to go more attacking after the equalizer, James would have been the perfect asset to exploit the spaces left behind.
Easily their best player today even when Swiss had gone to a more defensive approach at 0-1
Easily their best player today even when Swiss had gone to a more defensive approach at 0-1
Nice cross in the first half and looked lively overall. Nothing special but decentish outing
Much better showing than Bale!
I thought he played pretty well but neither do I think it was a particularly insightful or telling performance for United fans.
When he’s on the left and used as the main outlet it plays to all his strengths. It gives him space to run into and he has a lot of relative freedom to either cut inside or attack down the flank. When he’s at United he’ll never be the main outlet, nor will he have the same freedom with the ball as he’s surrounded by superior players. I like him a lot and think he’d be a useful asset for a fair few top flight teams, I just don’t think at this moment in time he’s well rounded enough to be a regular for United.
When he’s on the left and used as the main outlet it plays to all his strengths. It gives him space to run into and he has a lot of relative freedom to either cut inside or attack down the flank. When he’s at United he’ll never be the main outlet, nor will he have the same freedom with the ball as he’s surrounded by superior players. I like him a lot and think he’d be a useful asset for a fair few top flight teams, I just don’t think at this moment in time he’s well rounded enough to be a regular for United.
Wales best player today apart from the keeper
Can’t believe they took him off at 75mins when Bale and Ramsey were pretty anonymous
I really don’t understand managers
Can’t believe they took him off at 75mins when Bale and Ramsey were pretty anonymous
I really don’t understand managers
Best left winger at Wales since Ryan Giggs.
Solid first half
Always rated him. Yep. Never once called him a pissweak waste of space.
I’ve always stood up for him
Give me work rate and guts over a brand any day. He might not be as classy as some players but he’s all heart and that’s something this team needs more of
Give me work rate and guts over a brand any day. He might not be as classy as some players but he’s all heart and that’s something this team needs more of
James has been very good today and is having a great Euros on the whole so far. I’ve been far too harsh on him over the last 12 months but he’ll make an excellent winger for another Premier League team further down the league. The pressure and nature of performing for United just doesn’t suit his skillset.
I think it would be the right time for him to make a move with Amad taking over his minutes. The money we could then reinvest elsewhere in the squad and the opportunity for him to get consistent playing time would be a mutually beneficial arrangement for both parties.
I think it would be the right time for him to make a move with Amad taking over his minutes. The money we could then reinvest elsewhere in the squad and the opportunity for him to get consistent playing time would be a mutually beneficial arrangement for both parties.
It’s funny the way you so often hear excuses for other United players about being played out of position yet you almost never hear the same about James. He looks absolutely miles more comfortable on the left wing.
Good half that. His transfer fee just went up
takes a decent corner as well. Need to get him and Lindelof on set pieces/ long throws next season.
Which seems a bit weird. He's right footed, isn't he? Barely cuts inside and often crosses with his outside foot, you'd expect him to be at home on the right
Which is weird because you’d think he’d be more than comfortable running in behind and whipping crosses in from the right.
Edit. Sorry @hellhunter that wasn’t on purpose
It’s weird, you’d expect him to be more comfortable on the right to run and whip in a cross…
James crossing in is always better when he cuts in on to his right, and curls the ball towards goal.
He is right footed but loads of right footed players are more comfortable on the left.
I suspect we'll be saying the same thing about Sancho next season.
It was pretty clear that he was a LW, we signed him off the back of his performances there Swansea and Wales.
All heart minus real quality doesn't win you anything I'm afraid. I feel our squad has a lot of heart overall. We need more quality
Doesn’t he prefer playing on the right?
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