He speaks very intelligently. He’ll be a future manager.
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- Appearances
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- Clean sheets
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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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In the latest edition of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood), Imran (@Annihilate Now!) & Jamie (@Vault Dweller) celebrate a fantastic victory as Manchester United won 2-0 in the Derby. They celebrate the changes Carrick has made, discuss our new coaching team and find time to play a Stupid Game. Enjoy!
He is a smart guy pity he doesn’t show it on the pitch.
In slough.
Meh. A lot of the greatest managers were average or shite players.
Had completely forgotten about this howler of a miss.
I've never seen a bigger disconnect between a footballer who is clearly very intelligent off the pitch but makes such poor decisions on it. Everything about the way Dalot speaks, trains and his attitude point to an absolutely elite athlete, and yet...mid-twenties and consistently makes the wrong decisions in matches. Maybe he's too intelligent and overthinks?
He is currently the weakest link in the team. Can't be too critical of him in case he rebounds like Maguire and I have to issue another apology. 
Actually would love for him to improve and prove everyone wrong.
He has a decent game and then everyone praises him before he gets back to his usual level.
Never understood Jose's praise for him either. Can't see much of an improvement since he joined.
He's a good character to have in the squad and is looked at as a senior with a great work ethic.
But feel that Diego Leon probably will end up playing this season if we need to win games closer to the end of the season to get in to top 4.
Actually would love for him to improve and prove everyone wrong.
He has a decent game and then everyone praises him before he gets back to his usual level.
Never understood Jose's praise for him either. Can't see much of an improvement since he joined.
He's a good character to have in the squad and is looked at as a senior with a great work ethic.
But feel that Diego Leon probably will end up playing this season if we need to win games closer to the end of the season to get in to top 4.
Does everything right until the finish. Times the run, good touch around the goalkeeper, then shits the bed.
Although he's been poor for a while, is Amorim making it worse switching him about?
He is currently the weakest link in the team. Can't be too critical of him in case he rebounds like Maguire and I have to issue another apology.
Actually would love for him to improve and prove everyone wrong.
He has a decent game and then everyone praises him before he gets back to his usual level.
Never understood Jose's praise for him either. Can't see much of an improvement since he joined.
He's a good character to have in the squad and is looked at as a senior with a great work ethic.
But feel that Diego Leon probably will end up playing this season if we need to win games closer to the end of the season to get in to top 4.
He was United POTY just a few years ago.
So was DDG and he's not here anymore.
Also as mentioned at least twice, by me and others, that season is an anomaly. He was bad before that and been bad, almost getting worse and worse after that.
This Dalot we see now is the "normal" Dalot.
As bad as he is, I think he's the best LWB option we have when starting Amad on the other side.
That award doesn't mean that much, when your competition is weak and rubbish. It's not like he won it a vintage Utd side. It's not like when Heinze won it and his competition was Keane, Giggs, Scholes, Rooney, Ronaldo, Neville etc.
He's still rubbish.
Sadly, Dalot has hit his ceiling and is rapidly cratering. I really like his work ethic, but his ability to make anything happen is nonexistent.
I think he is "ok" on the right side - serviceable if not anything praise-worthy. But he is a disaster on the left.
It should be his last season with us. He will not be getting any better at 27 either.
He's probably our best LWB option ( Competition is just Dorgu, I don't consider shaw a LWB because Shaw breaks down as a LB, I don't think he can ride that many challenges as a LWB, or he just will avoid challenges so he wouldn't be a good LWB anyway ). Even if we signed someone better or Dorgu makes suprising improvement ( Or if Leon/Amass improves ) I think he would still be a good backup option on both LWB/RWB or LB/RB options for 3-4 more years.
Really don't get him starting on the left.
Dorgu was doing ok, at least getting some delivery into the box.
Dalot is just a nothing on the left. He doesn't need to be, he's got the physical tools to do more. I sometimes think he's a better crosser with his left as well because after a lifetime of playing football he still overhits everything with his right.
Dorgu was doing ok, at least getting some delivery into the box.
Dalot is just a nothing on the left. He doesn't need to be, he's got the physical tools to do more. I sometimes think he's a better crosser with his left as well because after a lifetime of playing football he still overhits everything with his right.
Over the last 3 games Amad at RWB and Dalot at LWB has given us a lot better balance. It really just boils down to if we play Dalot at RWB we can't play Amad there.
Tbf you're right about team balance when it comes to Amad and Dalot. So overall, we might be better(well we are atm seeing how we're winning and playing good). But Dalot is still a problem as LWB, when isolated.
How does Dalot give us more balance than Dorgu?
Think he's just a better and more reliable player at this stage, which says a lot given dalot is not that reliable on the ball...
If people think he's a better player fair enough but I don't see how he creates more balance.
In terms of their attacking/defensive balance i'd say they are similar, the only balance plus Dorgu brings is being left footed but it's the quality that is putting dalot ahead of him (or lack of quality from Dorgu). Really I think whatever option we put at LWB is a weak point at the moment. If Shaw could be trusted to not get injured, he'd be a no brainer there once Martinez is fit, but not sure he can.
That's a bit harsh. Dalot finished 21/22 quite well, he was downright good for the first half of 22/23 before picking up a knock in the middle of the season which dropped his level a bit but was still decent, and then was our POTY in 23/24. That's fairly normal progression for someone who was 22, 23 and 24 at the start of each of those seasons. It just all went wrong last season, and even then he was actually starting to improve quite a lot in the latter part of the season when he was playing constantly on the right (instead of moving from side to side like he had been previously). That improvement gave me a lot of hope that he'd continue it this season and be at least a strong squad option, but unfortunately he's dropped right off again. He is once again being moved from side to side so I do wonder if he'd improve if he was able to settle on his stronger right side, but that's obviously not going to happen as Amad is going to provide much more what the team needs as a wingback than Dalot even in top form.
I think Dalot is a very poor football player.
His best attributes are athleticism and robustness. Great qualities. He's very rarely injured, reasonably strong and quick. But he's just not good enough at football. He doesn't offer anywhere near enough offensively and gets caught out far too often defensively. It feels like he should be a good wingback, but he simply isn't.
I hope we can improve on him next season.
His best attributes are athleticism and robustness. Great qualities. He's very rarely injured, reasonably strong and quick. But he's just not good enough at football. He doesn't offer anywhere near enough offensively and gets caught out far too often defensively. It feels like he should be a good wingback, but he simply isn't.
I hope we can improve on him next season.
I think Dalot has struggled getting to grips with the demands of Amorim's system.
He understands a lot is expected of him when he plays as wing back -- he has to contribute offensively and work like a dog defensively. That increased pressure to deliver is weighing on Dalot. Crushing him. And that manifests into these poor performances.
When I watch him speak, I get the sense he loves the club and is quite an intelligent human being. There is self-awareness and talk of repaying the fans that comes across as genuine. He's not some Jadon Sancho party boy - here just to make a buck.
He's already proven he can play the game at a high level -- so why is he so inconsistent now? Why has his technique abandoned him so often?
One reason might be injuries - the other might be form - the third might be mental. If I'm to guess -- I'd say it's a mental problem. He's overthinking at critical moments -- making simple things way more difficult than they need to be. That's why he's fluffing chances, mis controlling balls, losing his markers, etc.
He's in his head too much instead of relying on the pure footballing instinct that got him to Manchester United. I think at some point he's got to work through this with a sports psychologist or performance coach because these are things that can be fixed.
I refuse to accept there isn't a good footballer in there somewhere who is capable of being a top-class wingback again.
The only question is -- does he achieve that level in a United shirt again?
I certainly hope he does.
He understands a lot is expected of him when he plays as wing back -- he has to contribute offensively and work like a dog defensively. That increased pressure to deliver is weighing on Dalot. Crushing him. And that manifests into these poor performances.
When I watch him speak, I get the sense he loves the club and is quite an intelligent human being. There is self-awareness and talk of repaying the fans that comes across as genuine. He's not some Jadon Sancho party boy - here just to make a buck.
He's already proven he can play the game at a high level -- so why is he so inconsistent now? Why has his technique abandoned him so often?
One reason might be injuries - the other might be form - the third might be mental. If I'm to guess -- I'd say it's a mental problem. He's overthinking at critical moments -- making simple things way more difficult than they need to be. That's why he's fluffing chances, mis controlling balls, losing his markers, etc.
He's in his head too much instead of relying on the pure footballing instinct that got him to Manchester United. I think at some point he's got to work through this with a sports psychologist or performance coach because these are things that can be fixed.
I refuse to accept there isn't a good footballer in there somewhere who is capable of being a top-class wingback again.
The only question is -- does he achieve that level in a United shirt again?
I certainly hope he does.
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I think you're reading too much into tactics, pressure and psychology. The fact is, his performances this year are not out of the ordinary for him. He's had some great performances and one season where he was arguably our most consistent player, but most of his time here he's been inconsistent.
He's just a limited player whose best is typically steady, not spectacular.
The hones truth is he isn't a wingback, season before last he was joint best performer and clearly has a great attitude, a strong mentality and is always available but as wingback he isn't anything special, good squad player who is happy to be on the bench for me and plays multiple positions.
You may be right. Do you think there is any way back for him to the form he showed in 2023/24? I just can't explain why 2 years on there has been little to no improvement -- and actually regression when it comes to positioning sense and technique. The guy is 26 -- he should be entering his prime, not falling off slowly.
I suspect that is the case as well. The offensive responsibilities are too much for him. It results in these embarrassing situations where he mis controls a relatively easy ball -- or fluffs a goal scoring opportunity and I think that really dents his confidence.
The amount of people cutting this guy slack is incredible. He’s just not a good footballer, end of.
Plain and simple, this. Even at his best, his nothing more than a squad player. And even then... he should be replaced asap.
Next summer we need 2 CMs, LWB, a backup CF and maybe even a backup RWB.
The greater body of evidence across his time here suggests that the 23/24 form was the exception. That's not too say he can't replicate that season again - he's entering his peak age and any player can be capable of having a strong season. But even at his strongest he's not exactly elite.
He should have the number 25 shirt and be the backup-to-the-backup in about 6 positions. Captain the Carabao side.
That he seemingly starts every game is testament to our decline.
That he seemingly starts every game is testament to our decline.
I just don't think that he's good enough for Man Utd. From what I've heard he's a top professional with the right attitude but strictly speaking as a football player, he looks like a Burnley player.
The fact that Mazraoui is not getting minutes because of him is crazy.
Maz doesn't get minutes because he's constantly picking up knocks and muscle injuries. Look at his injury record...it's basically a phone book. Plus he had that heart thing a while back as well.
I love the guy and when he's fit he's a great addition. But I can't see him playing 10 game continuous stretch for us anytime soon.
Lwb should be upgraded but he is a decent backup option: rarely injured, can play both sides, doesn't complain, wages are normal. If an offer north of 35 million doesn't come, I don't see the point selling him.
would people be interested in buying this player?
50th percentile for tackles and interceptions is honestly not even back up level. 44th percentile progressive passive in a role that demands same. He’s honestly so detrimental to us every time he plays. 9 goals and not many more assists in 218 games.
50th percentile for tackles and interceptions is honestly not even back up level. 44th percentile progressive passive in a role that demands same. He’s honestly so detrimental to us every time he plays. 9 goals and not many more assists in 218 games.
| Statistic | Per 90 | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Penalty Goals | 0.08 | 77 |
| npxG: Non-Penalty xG | 0.07 | 77 |
| Shots Total | 0.90 | 72 |
| Assists | 0.08 | 47 |
| xAG: Exp. Assisted Goals | 0.08 | 43 |
| npxG + xAG | 0.16 | 57 |
| Shot-Creating Actions | 2.68 | 79 |
| Passes Attempted | 51.95 | 51 |
| Pass Completion % | 79.3% | 52 |
| Progressive Passes | 3.62 | 44 |
| Progressive Carries | 2.36 | 69 |
| Successful Take-Ons | 0.93 | 79 |
| Touches (Att Pen) | 2.52 | 87 |
| Progressive Passes Rec | 6.22 | 83 |
| Tackles | 1.95 | 50 |
| Interceptions | 0.90 | 50 |
| Blocks | 0.60 | 5 |
| Clearances | 2.55 | 37 |
| Aerials Won | 1.18 | 74 |
Now he's fit and Dalot is still ahead of him. Last season Maz was one of our best players and played over 50 matches.