He was poor on their second goal and if he's not doing his job defensively he's not offering anything else.
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He's been awful since he came to the club with the odd exception. They need to get rid of him.
Very poor effort for their 2nd goal.
Look at page 35. Almost everyone wants him to stay! How much one month can do, so weird things you read on forums.
I went back and took a look.
I thought he did an okay job filling in as a sub at CB but that was just one game. In my opinion, he shows no desire. He's a guy who hasn't played many games and one would think when he gets his chance that we would see some fight in him. But that wasn't the case, once again.It's fun to look back, but shocking how so many wanted him because he did a good job the last few weeks. A full season having Darmian here next season? No fecking way. He should be one of the first to get sold.I went back and took a look.
How the hell was the second goal his fault? Was it not Welbeck who was completely unmarked in between Smalling and Tuanzebe? He has done a solid job as a back up left back, I don't know what anyone could possibly want
He was very slow getting out to Ox
True, there is culpability there, but that was piss poor awareness from Smalling
I'm sorry, but he showed a complete lack of desire to closing Ox down. He was so casual.
And who is to say even with added pressure that ball dosen't find Welbeck? He was still open
He has more time to set his cross. Under pressure, it's harder to pick out a player. Having said that, Darmian shouldn't be on a tea break just because you think Welbeck is unmarked. His job is to close him down ASAP. There was no ASAP in Darmian's movement.
He's not terrible, but he's nothing special either. Another one for the mediocre squad player list as far as I'm concerned.
Yes and I have already conceded that he was culpable, but not on the same level as the defenders and the GK who let Welbeck have a free header.
Defenders play zonal coverage and that ball in between two of them. So you think DDG should have sprinted out to grab the cross but Darmian can casually jog towards OC.
I don't think you understand what I am saying, so let me reiterate:
All four players in the second goal were culpable
All four players in the second goal were culpable
All four players in the second goal were culpable
Thats Smalling, Darmian, De Gea and Tuanzabe. I am saying that Smalling shares more culpability than anyone else regardless of whether they were playing a zone or man marking.
Tuanzebe is marking Sanchez tightly.Smalling is marking Welbeck, could've handled it better.
Darmian on OxC, could've block the cross better.
De Gea could've try punching it out, but his decision-making for crosses is one of his limitation.
Basically, everyone could've done better, even the other players involved before we lost the ball leading to the cross.
Darmien has been very, very average.
Occassionally solid defending but offers zero going forward.
Occassionally solid defending but offers zero going forward.
Welbeck was right in front of him. Good defenders should be able to anticipate that but given the circumstances he shared the least culpability.
He's not bad for a back up full back, he's puts in a good shift defensively but attacking wise he's pretty shite.
Fair enough. That would mean doing Smalling's job though, like what Darmian did defending Fellaini's mark in the Europa game way before this. Defending against two is tough. Oh well.
He could've have a bit better for the second goal, should've blocked that cross. But I don't want to blame him too much, he has been excellent for last few games. And he really did well against Chelsea and Manchester City.
For the left back position, I'd rather have Shaw, Blind, Rojo and even Young.
Please read what I am saying. Darmian dogged it to OC. That means he lacked effort. That is unacceptable.
He's just an added body who excels in nothing he does. In my opinion we should sell him and add somebody whose younger and can learn something from shadowing Valencia.
I don't care that he didn't block the cross per say - its that he made no attempt at all to do so.
It's one thing to try and get it wrong, it's another thing to not look bothered about it at all.
Yeah, he's really turned things round in recent weeks. I thought he generally played well against Arsenal too. Should have done better blocking that cross but no performance should ever be judged on one moment.
He deserves your criticism for that negligence, but not you focus on that moment out of a whole generally okay performance.
If you want a defensive (right footed) left back, might as well just stick Tuanzebe there all of next year, he'd do the same job, better and add much more on the ball too.
First rule of defending as a fullback is show the man outside, and then BLOCK the cross. If he sprints to him like he should do, he would either block the ball coming into the box or at least make it difficult enough that he can't cross it exactly where/how he wants it. The fact Darmian just slowly jogged out to him put him under no pressure. It's his fault mainly.
Yes once the ball came into the box Smalling is awful too, but that wouldn't of happened if Darmian did his 1 and only job. It's not the first time either, he's so casual when it comes to rushing out wide and blocking. He's happy as long as they aren't running at him!
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Barely noticed him tonight, very quiet game.
Apart from a 5 minute spell (think it was the first 5 mins of the game where he was beaten on the inside), he did defensively.
Going forward however we defo need somebody better to progress. Hes a decent squad player if Jose wants him as that. But not a starter imo.
Going forward however we defo need somebody better to progress. Hes a decent squad player if Jose wants him as that. But not a starter imo.
Yeah he started the game really in a terrible way and him and Blind got the left side completely open at the beginning of the game. He grew in the game later on but I think he was average, no mistakes but not significant performance either.
He seems to be good as a man marker but not very good if you're playing zonal defense.
Correct. but the first rule of assigning primary culpability is assessing who was marking or had the duty of keeping out the guy who scored, and that was Smalling.
Similar situation to Rojo - who was a dire full back. Would be interested to see him centrally as to me he offers nothing going forward and to think we gave Rafael away for peanuts. Stupid LVG. Our width from full back is so bad right now.
Yeah that part of it really is annoying. We basically paid £10m to downgrade to an older fullback.
Van Gaal's transfer business really was abysmal.
Yes, because having the fairly average Rafael playing out of position as left-back would clearly be a massive improvement. If only we could have Danny Welbeck back too.
Darmian have to play more-mainly defensively in recent games to help support Blind.
Blessing~
Blessing~Rafael isn't average thats nonsense. Darmian isn't a left back, and he wasn't signed to play there.
But that is clearly where he played last night and has been recently. Why would you feel that having Rafael who also isn't a left back would improve that or was it just a chance to have a dig at Van Gaal?
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