Haha yes the days of Romario and Ronaldo at PSV are long gone sadly.
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Just watched all his goals for Ajax. Generally furthest forward than a striker. He'll be ideally suited at ghosting into the penalty area when opposition teams are stubborn with organised defences. Very difficult to mark.
Yeah, from what I’ve seen of him he reminds me of a Thomas Muller type of player.
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He's very good on the ball isn't he?
There were never really any doubts about him being a great technician, he's a superb rotation player who can fill in for both Pogba and Bruno. I just really hope we don't try to shoehorn him into a DM role just so the 3 can play together because that would be crazy.
I don't think we will. His one touch link-up play is great. He's perfect for the hole in and around the box. Also very quick to turn as well.
Looks very good, moves the ball fast in transition.
Do we think he’ll start against palace?
Probably. I can see Pogba on the bench with he and Matic being the starting 2 behind Fernandes.
Quite possible he does if Pogba isn't match fit after his self isolation.
His movement and the timing of his runs seem to be top notch.
Exactly this
I really dont think that is the plan, but if Matic is out and Ole trusts him there in a match where we expect to have the ball I wouldn't be shocked.
We don’t really need a pure DM in 80% or the matches, especially when we play with 2 behind the 10. Against teams that are happy to sit back he and pogba could easily run the midfield.
today I thought he was excellent playing as an 8 that was getting up into the box regularly, but also did his defensive work when needed.
we had less of the ball in the 2nd half with the subs but when he moved to the 10 he showed a few moments of class also. I’m sure he’s going to be a great player for us.
Will be interesting to see where ole prefers to play him but I wouldn’t be surprised if eventually he’s next to pogba in CM.
He was excellent and even showed his vision and execution from deeper with some fantastic long passes. Very impressed from his first outing and long may it continue.
You really cant doubt buying from Ajax most of the time.
Dortmund on the other hand...
Dortmund on the other hand...
You can just see he’s going to fit in perfectly for us. Technically brilliant and set to be a fan favourite.
The fact that he’s likely to start against Palace instead of Pogba hopefully puts to bed the question of “why did we buy him?”
We are in need of him from the very first match!
The fact that he’s likely to start against Palace instead of Pogba hopefully puts to bed the question of “why did we buy him?”
We are in need of him from the very first match!
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Didn't realize his immaculate ball control. He's crisp and sharp with the ball on a string. This is exactly what Mourhino means when he says don't invite pressure. Because Donny's ballcontrol is so tight they dont press him
From all the descriptions and videos of him, I thought he is Herrera/Lingard type of player with short pass and move style. Genuinely surprised at the range and quality of passing in the video above. Especially a few long range passes to James are just
the creator of the video confused Galbraith for VDB a few times there.
It's why I want him to be deployed in the double pivot because I've seen him perform well in that role. He's a far superior player to Lingard and even more versatile both positionally and tactically.From all the descriptions and videos of him, I thought he is Herrera/Lingard type of player with short pass and move style. Genuinely surprised at the range and quality of passing in the video above. Especially a few long range passes to James are just
No doubts this guy will be a starter for us. Maybe not right off the bat, but I am sure he will become a starter. It's just about finding the system/set up to accommodate him Pogba and Bruno
Fooled into buying a MUTV subscription because of tweets saying it's going to be 3-1. Rashford seems to be picking off from where he ended the season, no wonder we need 1 addition in the front 3. He needs to be benched with the performances he's been consistently putting in.
Though Donny van da Beek was a delight to watch. Simple and intelligent player, takes up good positions and best of all has good decision making, unlike anyone in our whole first team squad except Bruno, Martial and Greenwood.
Though Donny van da Beek was a delight to watch. Simple and intelligent player, takes up good positions and best of all has good decision making, unlike anyone in our whole first team squad except Bruno, Martial and Greenwood.
Was surprised to see how great his first touch is as well.
I was expecting him to be a Herrera type as well based on his YouTube compilations. His long passes seem good enough (100% completion in the video), so he has a good range on him.From all the descriptions and videos of him, I thought he is Herrera/Lingard type of player with short pass and move style. Genuinely surprised at the range and quality of passing in the video above. Especially a few long range passes to James are just
I’m unsure about his creativity though. Seems he’s more of a player who creates space for others and also 2v1 situations with his off-the-ball movement. Hard to tell when Villa (from highlights) seemed to play with 10 men behind the ball. But creativity shouldn’t be a problem when playing with Bruno and Pogba.
I completely forgot about Pogba not being match fit, although Ole spoke about how he picks up fitness really quickly.
What a debut.. Feel for Ole trying to create a tactical system which utilises him Pogba and Bruno. The diamond is the best way to sort this, or even a 3-5-2 but if he signs Sancho and we still have no top class attacking wing backs, we are going to be a tactical mess.
We don’t have to shoehorn them all in. It’s called depth. This season is going to be intense. We need it. And we are one injury away from having to play Lingard, Pereira or Mata. An elite club should have a bench filled with high quality players.
His movement and technical ability is exceptional. Additional to depth, his availability provides us with much needed variety for other tactical systems when needed.
His movement and technical ability is exceptional. Additional to depth, his availability provides us with much needed variety for other tactical systems when needed.
He was excellent no doubt and I agree with the poster above he’s not the player I thought we were getting. He’s not anything like a Herrera or Lingard, he’s technically superior and has a quick footballing brain. Looks like he will perform well alongside better technical players who can also up the tempo of the game. That suits Martial, Pogba and Bruno particularly well.
Knee jerk much? Rashford was our best player pre injury. Often the only hope going forwards. He had a pretty serious injury and a long lay off. He’s such a massive talent, he needs games to play his way back into form and fitness. We need to add another forward because outside of him, martial and Greenwood we have nothing. You need genuine competition for places and the ability to rotate. Rashford came back into the team after a long time out and had to play virtually every minute of every game due to the paucity of our options.
It’s amazing how quickly elements of our fanbase can turn on a player. Complete inability to contextualise performances.
So he's right, we do need additions, because regardless of what happened months ago, his form at the end of the season was poor. Yet we had no replacement for him.
So asking for a player who is putting in shit performance after another to be benched(not even sold) is now 'turning on a player'?
Vdb's body language reminds me of Eriksen but he moves a lot more. His movement and quick release of the ball highlihts lack of movement and stalling from our other players.
I think he will show even more when Martial, Bruno and Pogba return
I think he will show even more when Martial, Bruno and Pogba return
We are clipping and posting a turn?
He can definitely play in the double pivot but he would be wasted if played with Pogba as he will end up doing too much chasing off the ball and defensive work.
Perhaps against teams at home where we expect to dominate possession.
I would love to see him paired with Fred as I reckon this partnership has huge potential especially against top teams.
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No he really just needs to stay out of that double pivot role. He needs to be paired with Marital no one else. If you need someone to pivot when VDB is playing drop Bruno there. Not the other way round.
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