Looks like a talented player but he doesn't really seem ready for PL level football.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
22 in a few weeks. Only 8 senior games in professional football.
Far too many players his age who have played so little in English football.
I liked what I saw from him. Good ball control under pressure and despite a shit turf. Never seen him play before.
We'd be in a lot better position if LVG hadn't lost his rag after the MK Dons debacle hadn't ended the United careers of players who, while having had a terrible game, had potential to do a good job in the squad down the line
Like who? How many first team fullbacks do you want?
He booted Michael Keane, Vermijl and Saidy Janko out after that match.
Vermijl was probaby right for both him and the club, but the other two should have been kept on
Keane wanted to leave and Janko is shite anyway, has absolutely no idea how to defend.
Keane could have been convinced to stay. He'd been at the club forever and given our defensive situation he would be pretty bloody useful about now.
Janko needs coaching and patience but there's more talent there than Love, in my opinion.
He couldn't, he wanted first team football, he wasn't getting that here. Janko is shit and always will be, he is a shit version of Valencia. There is minimal difference between him and Love imo. It is a absolutely ridiculous thing to complain about anyway. Valencia, Darmian, Varela, Young, McNair, and Jones are all out who would play, that makes Love our 7th choice RB. You're really going to complain that our 7th choice RB isn't good enough? Sure, wtf was van Gaal thinking going into the season with such a poor 7th choice RB.
I thought he was quite composed on the ball but his defensive positioning was pretty poor. Don't see him having a long term future here but he's a decent little player. Championship I suspect.
I thought he did well enough for a young player making his debut in a difficult game.
Darmian, Valencia, Young, Jones, Varela. We have our FIVE first choice right backs out. It's utterly insanse.
You can even add in McNair, that is 6. Somehow van Gaal's fault of course.
Seems weird when you're shouting Go on Love
'ave 'im … Love!He did well, wasnt the greatest defensively.. seemed too eager to get forward and make a mark which is great to see but left him out of position very often.
Didn't think he was great if I'm being honest.
Then on the other side, Shaw and Rojo are out long term, and Blind can't fill in there because there's no other centre backs either. How does any manager prepare for that?
Darmian, Shaw, Valencia, Young, Jones, Varela, Rojo, Blind, Borthwick-Jackson and Love have all played at full back this season. 10 different full backs. It is madness.
Exactly, McNair too I'm pretty sure so 11. Doesn't stop van Gaal being blamed for not buying more cover as if every club has 12 fullbacks.
I'd missed off McNair, even though he was in the post I quoted! 11 full backs. Wow.
At the start of the season, Darmian and Valencia for the right, and Shaw and Rojo for the left was reasonable depth, plus the option of Blind to fill in (as many weren't expecting him to be ever-present at centre back all season long!), as well as Young who can play either side at a push. It fits in with LvG's original 'two players for every position', plus a couple of utility players. Any more than that would be excessive.
I was the same , at time he looked like a rabbit caught in the headlights, which is understandable.
He did a few good thing, he is very raw and I can see potental there, just not sure if I see enough for him to be long term United first team.