Dinghy
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He shouldn't get another game. There really is no point in playing him in our "system". Just get rid in the summer.
I don't see any intelligence tbh, seems like a complete myth just because he was an ex Ajax player.I feel sorry for him in a way. You can see he has excellent football intelligence but he's not quick enough to impose it in the PL, he doesn't match up to it.
the cynic in me says that dummy was more him not being in a better position to strike the ball himselfYeah (f I look at him overall rather than in just this game), he can at times such as the dummy for the Greenwood goal but 90% of the time it's not coming off because he isn't at the pace requrired for the PL.
They play possession footballThey don't do counter there?
Don't see any of that. Yet another overhyped Ajax product who has no business being in the PL. He is currently outflopping Klaassen which is a remarkable feat.I feel sorry for him in a way. You can see he has excellent football intelligence but he's not quick enough to impose it in the PL, he doesn't match up to it.
I assume in this possession based system they occasionally might pass the ball forward though. Something VDB has yet to be shown capable of.They play possesion football
Yes he was doing these things at Ajax, now hes come here now he looks out of sorts..I assume in this possession based system they occasionally might pass the ball forward though. Something VDB has yet to be shown capable of.
Agree with this. He just isn't going to function as a #10 in our team, so unless we plan on playing him in the midfield two more often going forward....Totally pointless player. If he can't become a CM rather than a #10 then we may as well get rid. He isn't an upgrade on Andreas and I'd certainly prefer Lingard in the #10.
And that means no counter?They play possession football
Totally agree.Don't see any of that. Yet another overhyped Ajax product who has no business being in the PL. He is currently outflopping Klaassen which is a remarkable feat.
Give me a break. He has played in strong lineups several times and been a complete nonentity in all of those. Guy is a non-existing coward.A player who hardly gets a game finally gets one, but without any movement around him, without Bruno, Cavani and Rashford in the starting lineup to help with that movement and quality, and with Fred + Matic + Maguire having a nightmare behind him and barely getting the ball to him at all. Was Martial even awake in this game?
Nobody had a great or even good game today.
Keep it tidy, safety first, boring boring. It's how he was trained.Why does he want to play backwards so much?
Wow that's very strong from you.One of the few players in the team I consider an embarrassment. Lots of players not good enough to challenge for the title, but none as cowardly.
That would only be a good defense of him if he was continually making himself available to receive the ball and looking to play in others. Instead, he's way too comfortable in just laying the ball off about 5 yards to the person behind him.A player who hardly gets a game finally gets one, but without any movement around him, without Bruno, Cavani and Rashford in the starting lineup to help with that movement and quality, and with Fred + Matic + Maguire having a nightmare behind him and barely getting the ball to him at all. Was Martial even awake in this game?
Nobody had a great or even good game today.
In your opinion, who performed well today?Give me a break. He has played in strong lineups several times and been a complete nonentity in all of those. Guy is a non-existing coward.
He can only play in the direction of Holland.Why does he want to play backwards so much?
It’s just how he plays. He plays in areas of the field that occupy the number 10 position but he totally shirks every single responsibility that role requires. Safe passing and off the ball movements into the box is what he wants. The post by @Pascal above on his passing exemplifies it.The turning backwards with the ball, during a counter attack was bizarre, but it shows how low on confidence he is.