I try and see the positives in every player and I know he’s only just back from injury, but invisible tonight. Didn’t even realise he was on the pitch at one point. We have “kids” better imo.
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Maybe he's low on confidence or not fully fit but if he can't perform under Ten Hag he is done here.
Why on earth was he playing? Should be nowhere near a starting XI. Useless.
It's obviously tricky to find your form playing one game every month or two, but he rarely looks even close to justifying his selection, much less holding on to the shirt for the next match. We should move him on. Eventually, you just have to accept that even if there are reasons why he's done nothing in two and a half years here, it's better to move on from each other.
I think it’s very plain to see in his face and in his movement that he is shot on confidence. I’d imagine Ten Hag will try to help him out of it slowly to get a very useful bit part player, but if he can’t excavate his self efficacy, he’s going to be sold next summer or so.
And that’s fair and true but it’s more the stealing a living part in recent years thing that annoys me most
It’s the lack of fight and desire for me that shows he’s absolutely given up on playing for United. Today he turned up and played some minutes because he was asked to, he never looked like he wanted to be there and when he got subbed off it was like he was ready and waiting for it to happen.
Absolutely nothing player. Hope we never have to see him in a united shirt again.
Playing his way back to fitness after a prolonged absence. Didn’t expect big things so wasn’t disappointed. No need for a pile on.
That’s some excuse for the last 3 seasons with us and Everton.
The last 3 seasons have been his prolonged absence to be fair.
Last good game he's had for us was against Istanbul Basaksehir in the UCL under Ole. We lost 2-1.
At least try to get on the ball and make things happen even if they don’t work out. He’s hiding. For all Bruno’s faults when he is at his worst he never stops trying to influence the game. Van de Beek is the wettest of blankets.
Hopefully get some funds for him in Jan.
Jonathan Greening won a champions league. I don't really get your point.
Exactly. Even the 4th official is more visible than him. He does nothing to influence a game, and he isn't even good at pressing, so then there is no reason for him to be out on the field.
Not good enough at this level sadly. I already count him an ex-player. He's hardly even deserved that tag to be honest.
Didn't watch the game but judging by comments it seems like it was standard Donny performance. If he can't perform under ten Hag, he won't be able to perform ever. Will probably be sold in January on in summer. Hopefully we can get decent fee. I even forgot at some point this season about him.
He doesn’t get many chances, so when he does he needs to make an impact. I don’t have the stats, but surely he saw the least amount of the ball than any other player?
I predicted he'd start because it seemed time and I thought, naively, he'd do well. Another completely vapid performance. He doesn't help himself with his absolute lack of effort when he's been unfancied by the two previous managers.
It'd rather be Donald Brook.
Abysmal footballer.
Leave him in Spain honestly.
Leave him in Spain honestly.
I kinda want to see what Ten Hag does with him before ruling him off
I'd like to know what he could fetch in the market if he was made available.
Yeah, that's what grates. A few times when he was either getting a poor pass he wouldn't chase it or fight for it, and dodges 50/50s. There is no fight in him.
We signed him 2 and a half years ago and I still don't think i've ever seen him do anything.
If it turned out he's been sneaking off the pitch and back to the dressing room during matches and nobody has noticed it wouldn't shock me.
If it turned out he's been sneaking off the pitch and back to the dressing room during matches and nobody has noticed it wouldn't shock me.
Subbed off on 58 minutes. Stats from up to that point. Lowest number of touches of any player on the pitch. He needs to be way more involved if he's going to start.
He might be the most passive player I've ever seen.
Either scared to get involved or doesn't know how to get involved.
A low bar perhaps, but Donny does not shit his pants the way Fred and McTominay do. Anyone who argues all three should go have a reasonable argument, but anyone who argues that Fred and McTominay should remain on the squad but Donny should not — for footballing, not resale value, reasons — needs a new pair of specs.
I think Specsavers are going to be busy then because I believe the majority of fans see far more footballing use for McTominay and Fred than Donny. He is spectacularly useless.
He’s not even terrible or anything. He’s literally a ghost. Which might be worse, because at least someone who is a shit footballer still might try to make things happen.
I haven't ever watched him and seen a single quality that lends him to being a good player for a good side. He's so mediocre, in every department. Not like he's a ji Sung park with his work rate to make up for him doing complete feck all on the ball, time after time either. He's just an irrelevant footballer. Went to Everton and looked irrelevant there. Get rid as soon as possible, I said it in the summer that he'd be pointless and I'll say it every time I see him. Provides nothing, better off leaving.
Both McTominay and Fred provide a feck ton more off the ball and defensively. Fred also provides more on the ball. Donny is just fecking useless at everything on the pitch. He looks lost and he's looked lost since he joined the club. So far out of his depth.
All he needed was a manager with a system. I guess we need to fire Ten Hag
He is being modest by allowing others to shine at his expense.
He’s been here, what, nearly two and a half years now? And I genuinely couldn’t tell you what he’s actually good at.
He has to be one of the most anonymous, wet blanket players that I’ve ever seen. No drive, no personality, no passion. He’s just kind of there, on the pitch, doing absolutely nothing. He also constantly looks like he’s about to cry, which probably isn’t his fault, but it just adds to the fact that he looks absolutely lost. Like a child in a shop who’s lost his mum. He really needs to be put out his misery and moved on.
He has to be one of the most anonymous, wet blanket players that I’ve ever seen. No drive, no personality, no passion. He’s just kind of there, on the pitch, doing absolutely nothing. He also constantly looks like he’s about to cry, which probably isn’t his fault, but it just adds to the fact that he looks absolutely lost. Like a child in a shop who’s lost his mum. He really needs to be put out his misery and moved on.
I'm not even a big fan of Fred or McTominay but they've both offered fecking tons more for Utd than Van de Beek ever has. He's been here 2 and a half years and contributed absolutely fecking nothing.
He will have the shortest Youtube United highlight video ever. Absolutely the definition of stealing a wage.
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