Januzaj's future in doubt after LVG freezes out winger over “bad attitude”
- Thread starter PlayerOne
- Start date
Surely he's not on 60k a week? That's preposterous.
Again? 
I'm not going to condone going players showing a bad attitude but we can't really mess up the development of two of our brightest young players. Hopefully the next manager gets more out of them before LVG sells them or does something equally daft
I always feel that lvg doesn't quite like Januzaj. I mean look at some of memphis' lack of work rate and rubbish form, which somehow hasn't had him being completely frozen out. He's been given so much patience despite talk of poor attitude.
I always feel that lvg doesn't quite like Januzaj. I mean look at some of memphis' lack of work rate and rubbish form, which somehow hasn't had him being completely frozen out. He's been given so much patience despite talk of poor attitude.
If this shocks anyone, I will be shocked.
Well with Mourinho coming this kid isn't going to be nurtured, so he best fix up or he'll be playing for Shalke.
Who plays better Memphis or Januzaj? I can't remember one decent performance from him in 12 months.
I hope to god LVG is thrown out before he tries to sell Januzaj, and if he has a bad attitude i wonder what he thinks about Memphis, who doesn't even bother tracking back. Januzaj just has it, you can clearly see it, with a bit of patience and confidence he will be a class player.
it's obvious him and pereira aren't rated by the manager.
I think Adnan is a victim of LvG's safety first, no thrills philosophy more than anything else, I doubt this is true, and LvG isn't staying here come this summer anyway.
Tuchel at Dortmund said the same thing.
I think he's in the squad for today's game, isn't he?
Hard to say. Memphis always plays but has only shown true quality in few games over the whole season. Januzaj showed his class under Moyes, but has struggled under lvg.
At the same time, I didn't think Januzaj did badly in those 4 league games at the start of the season whereas LVG has invested a lot of trust in Memphis despite so many poor showings. Different standards it seems.
Januzaj seems like another one of those young players who think they've already made it.
Januzaj in the squad tonight. Not saying it means anything but still.
Tuchel said Januzaj's head was always back in manchester.
Isn't Januzaj in the squad today?
I just hope all the kids that have been thrown in this season don't think they have made it either. Rashford seems a sensible lad and hopefully Warren Joyce will drum it into them that they need to work hard.
He said he didn't have the right desire or attitude to succeed at this stage in his development. He said he felt that his head was in Manchester.
That's the difference.
Since when had bad attitude meant not tracking back? 
I do agree though. He needs to knuckle down now and kick on again. The other issue is that Van Gaal doesn't know how to use him and he's facing the prospect of Mourinho being our manager next season.
There is some truth in this but I think the timing is slightly inaccurate. Before the Boro u21 game Warren Joyce alluded to a couple of players needing to show a good attitude and treat the match with respect. My reading into the situation was that he was referring to Pereira and Januzaj who would both obviously have been hoping to instead be involved in the first team game against Watford a couple of days later.
It was around the time when the likes of Riley, Love, JFM, Weir were all being involved with the first team but Janzuaj and Pereira hadn't got in. Going by Joyce's comments it seems they may have reacted badly to having been named for the Boro u21 game when so many of the other U21s were held back for the first team game at Watford.
If memory serves they both actually worked hard and played well in the Boro game though.
It was around the time when the likes of Riley, Love, JFM, Weir were all being involved with the first team but Janzuaj and Pereira hadn't got in. Going by Joyce's comments it seems they may have reacted badly to having been named for the Boro u21 game when so many of the other U21s were held back for the first team game at Watford.
If memory serves they both actually worked hard and played well in the Boro game though.
agreed.
So annoying. They lose intrinsic motivation and their performances turn to shit. He was upcoming in 13/14, therefore hungry and eager to perform.
Reliable?Wrong timing.He has been called up again after the U21s match against Liverpool.
Well he did say that he believes in them both. And Januzaj is in the squad today.
Pereira should have been given a run in the FA Cup though.
Like someone already said, this shouldn't surprise anyone. He failed at Dortmund for the same reason.
Mourinho would nurture him but he better be receptive to that nurturing otherwise like you said, he will end up at Werder.
No player should be judged based LVG's reign. He's a destroyer of players confidence and careers. Decisions should not be based on his recommendations.
I am more worried about Pereira.
Reading the reports again you may have a point, which isn't all that encouraging.
Tuchel said Januzaj, who was accused of having a "bad mentality" by Belgium under-21 coach Enzo Scifo in November, did not make an impression due to his lack of commitment to BVB.
"I never had the feeling Adnan was here with his whole heart, but rather that a part of him stayed in Manchester and compared everything with Man United," the Dortmund coach told Sport Bild."We were not able to help him let go of it. Sadly, he wasn't in it with the motivation and attitude you need to further yourself at this age."
Was Januzaj not cup tied for the Liverpool game?
Nani
Kagawa
Cleverly
Hernandez
Welbeck
Should still have them all. LVG is an idiot. Januzaj does seem to be a big time charlie though.
I thought 'bad attitude' in this instance might just mean 'persistently finding the wrong option' but there we are.
Ability good, average 1st XI performance is really quite poor.
Ability good, average 1st XI performance is really quite poor.
I agree .
He seems unnecesarily ruthless with players, almost to prove a point.
Yet we have let him ger away with murder in this terrible reign.
We have failed to get rid of the biggest deadwood of them all. Van Gaal.
Sick of players being sidelined because:
*'Bad attitude' (translation: they think they should be selected ahead of underperforming others).
*They're not LVG sycophants/don't owe their United careers to LVG/aren't loyal to LVG.
*They're in Rooney's way, or potentially so.
*Being young, LVG can treat them as shabbily as he likes, as people will believe they aren't mature.
*Can't be controlled like personality-free drones.
Moyes had the excuse of needing certain players on his side - at the expense of others - as his credentials for the job were poor; LVG doesn't even have that (shabby) excuse.
*'Bad attitude' (translation: they think they should be selected ahead of underperforming others).
*They're not LVG sycophants/don't owe their United careers to LVG/aren't loyal to LVG.
*They're in Rooney's way, or potentially so.
*Being young, LVG can treat them as shabbily as he likes, as people will believe they aren't mature.
*Can't be controlled like personality-free drones.
Moyes had the excuse of needing certain players on his side - at the expense of others - as his credentials for the job were poor; LVG doesn't even have that (shabby) excuse.
Anyone who's fit is in it
Can anyone really blame him if he has given up under LVG? He's been treated like shit under him since day 1.
I think what we're seeing here is Januzaj being given his last chance. On the same day he's called back up, this story comes out. Think it's a warning to Januzaj.
On a side note, he was quiet for the U21's the other day but seemed to be trying hard and just kept his head down. Obviously there have been words had with him.
On a side note, he was quiet for the U21's the other day but seemed to be trying hard and just kept his head down. Obviously there have been words had with him.
Well, except Pereira. He must have really pissed on the managers chips.