Very good from what I have seen of him.
He is a lot stronger than he was as a 20 year old but still very good at quickly shifting his momentum away from a defender on his back.
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He is a lot stronger than he was as a 20 year old but still very good at quickly shifting his momentum away from a defender on his back.
He plays the exact same role as Martial. So perfect rotation. Depay's very good at holding it up for The Netherlands.
We were briefly looking at proper 9's in the past (Sesko), but he's gone now. No one of that type is available anymore.
Some decent hold up play here, looks like he'd be a shrewd signing
Not only hold up but some lovely link up play, passing an movement.
People turning there noses up at him for basically a free is so weird.
He didn't cut it with us the first time but LVG and Jose never once claimed an issue regarding his attitude, the latter actually praised him for still working hard in training even when he was in the periphery of the starting XI.
Only thing I can think of as why that poster said it was that he must've not liked him being flashy off the pitch as he was like many other 21 year old multimillionaire footballers in his choice of outfits and cars...
That's been one of his strengths at Lyon and Barca which would bode well with the current profile of our forwards and for ETH's system.
He's got a much better feel for the game now too to go with great vision so he can playmake and create chances quite well when he's not scoring.
We'd be getting a much more refined and intelligent version at 28 than we did when he was still a kid coming from PSV.
Also a huge amount of misplaced passes and a lot of extra touches not needed leading to a break up of a promising attack.
Its just because he flopped here
But just because he didn't make it as a young player doesn't mean he wouldn't be a good signing now.
He was only 21 when he first joined. He's got 42 goals in 80 caps for The Netherlands, 63 goals in 139 apps for Lyon, 12 goals in 28 apps for Barcelona. He's now 28 years old with many years of experience. He's a solid option imo.
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Juve couldn't afford him without shifting Rabiot because Depay's salary is 200k/w.
No way has it been 9 years. Holy feck.
He was 21 in 2015. 7 years sorry.
I’d be okay with him if he wasn’t hard to sell after a years time if we needed to.
Please don't be this stupid to resign this charlatan 
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Depay failed here in the past because our lack of creativity in midfield meant our strikers never got good service. He's not Kane level but is at a very good level especially his contribution to the overall play. It's a striker like him we needed at the end of Monday's game to retain possession better. Rashford is good at running through but decision making is abysmal and easily concedes possession.
That’s good to hear!
But are they false 9s? Super confused now. I thought I had the concept of a false 9 clear. Care to help out and clarify the role of a false 9 and is that what ETH is trying to do?
Like it's any different now?
He's a massive dumbo and one of the most overrated footballers of the last 5 years. I still remember the Chelsea match which we were leading 1-0 and this guy in the 90th min instead of going down the corner to time waste, went for glory lost the ball and Chelsea equalized. Absolute moron who thinks of himself like he's some sort of a football messiah.
Had no idea people despised him , must not be fans of his music
, must not be fans of his musicHe's definitely matured as a player and hopefully as a person. Would be a good addition to the squad I think.
The insults in this thread are quite pathetic, to be honest. It's okay not to like him as a player, I don't either, but the personal hate feels totally over the top and rather uncomfortable to read.
Nothing against the bloke personally but why are we signing a 28 year old whose career never really took off (and who won’t be on small wages)? I’d like to think we sign one of the following: (1) players coming into their peak years (expensive, I know), ((2) young prospects or (3) the occasional veteran as a stop gap. He is not in the first two categories and not really in the third. It sounds like the move of a club with a threadbare squad.
Because we're one injury to an already injury prone player and a near 38 year old from being completely fecked up top
Plus these young propsects/players aren't cheaper than the 10m it would take here these days
He thinks and acts like he is Romario, which is perfectly legit yet a difficult proposition, money wise, outside of the PL.
It's a no from me.
It seems amazing he got to Barcelona, but then they did sign that Wolves sprinter the other season, so who knows these days.
It seems amazing he got to Barcelona, but then they did sign that Wolves sprinter the other season, so who knows these days.
“That Wolves sprinter”
Or sorry, did it need quotations?
Agree with this. I think ten hag is looking for a more fluid front line and Depay would suit this well.
Do not want!!
And aged what, 21 at the time? Naieve, yes certainly but I'm sure he has learnt over the years.Like it's any different now?
He's a massive dumbo and one of the most overrated footballers of the last 5 years. I still remember the Chelsea match which we were leading 1-0 and this guy in the 90th min instead of going down the corner to time waste, went for glory lost the ball and Chelsea equalized. Absolute moron who thinks of himself like he's some sort of a football messiah.
With a more progressive manager than the ones he had here previously, and a better, different brand of football, I personally think he would thrive this time round.
Bring in Antony above all else. If Ronaldo escapes what he regards as the hellhole of Old Trafford we could do a lot worse than Depay while we assess the development of Sesko this season for a massive acquisition next summer.
Sesko is already moving to Leipzig next summer. Done deal.
Never going to come back. All the BS reports from spain. None from UK.
Not sure about him. He’s quite slow. Also he’s more of a false 9 than an actual centre forward so might not make sense unless ETH wants that type of forward.
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Tier 1 too - would be a good signing and hope it comes off
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