Chong's always been a better talent than James, he was one of the best of his age group in the academy, he's just very green.
What is Dan James good at?
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
He’s garbage, Ole will see he hasn’t been taking his chances. His days are numbered I feel.
And top teams don’t use headless chickens.
For all the similar criticisms levied against them in parts of their career with us, O’Shea, Fletcher and Park never looked so out of place, nor did they lack the required tactical and technical quality to be functional in a good team, which isn’t the case with James. He’s been absolutely atrocious ever since the initial excitement wore off.
Ole needs to not listen to Giggs, or Carrick's recommendations. Clear they see their identity in other players and then make decisions on that. How else do we explain James and Longstaff?
A headless chicken doesn’t need that. I believe he shouldn’t be starting unless in games of little significance
Right. He's awful. David Bellion esque in his shiteness.
I really don't want to join the pile on him.
But he's just so obviously not good enough. He was so below the required standard today it was sad to watch
But he's just so obviously not good enough. He was so below the required standard today it was sad to watch
Man Utd doesn't need headless chickens.
Running without the ball
In brief - he's good at threatening to run either side of a guy. Thats basically it.
He's useful to stretch and tire teams late in a game. He should never start, and certainly not against a team of Chelsea's calibre.
Ole and our transfers committee will disagree with you
I find him very unlikeable, probably because he is pretending to be likeable little boy and he is not, it's probably time to grow up a little.
Looking shexshy
This has turned kind of masochistic
He’s a squad option, to bring in in last 15 minutes when legs are tiring. Against certain opposition. Not a starter against Chelsea.
Hes a kick and run merchant who will wind up plying his trade in a bottom to middle championship side.
Stealing a living. I’m better than him.
He's the kind of player Fergie used to play against tired legs when we're already ahead, just like academy players that weren't highly rated, a little appearance here and there then probably get sold. Honestly I don't expect him to be a super talent or anything, in fact he made a huge leap when he signed that contract, we didn't even know if he was good enough for PL. Ole's persistence with him is a bit weird, you could make a case when he had nothing better to work with but with Cavani, vDB, Pogba, Greenwood on the bench... it's weird.
He's a squad option for the Carabao Cup. Should have sold him to Leeds and used it to get the Sancho deal done.
He won’t start the next league game.
Should not have started him.
He's good at running?
Has eh touched the ball in the first half?
feck all. The new Lingard
This kid can't walk and chew gum at the same time, never mind play football
Lingard provides a lot more....
A lot, but probably not at this level.
He’s that bad he even managed to stop us scoring for the 40 minutes or so he was off the pitch! 
Well, hope they enjoyed him today then.
Just pointless.
Not really. A different shade of shite
5 a side player.
Players that might offer more in that role that don't start regularly.
Mata, van de beek, Greenwood, lingard, (cavani in 9 with any of forward players moved left) Telles, even pillestri will offer the Unknown.
He simply can't start these games
Mata, van de beek, Greenwood, lingard, (cavani in 9 with any of forward players moved left) Telles, even pillestri will offer the Unknown.
He simply can't start these games
He’s excellent at wrecking my lineup predictions.
Can you believe we not only refused to sell him this summer to a club that were willing to buy, we’ve started him back to back in two PL games where he’s done nothing but get hooked after 60 odd minutes in both?
He is not talented enough to be the starting choice for Manchester United. He also doesn't possess any qualities which make him instantly playable. I don't see how that's even remotely debatable. It's laughable that a player like VDB is on the bench yet James gets a game. I don't know what Ole is trying to prove with this one, that he can take an average player and make them world class? It's not going to happen.
To answer the OP’s question: to waste a substitution whenever he starts.
I thought I was the only one who felt that. Last season I observed how he kept shooting instead of passing to Bruno in particular but that wasn't waht got to me, it was how he never seemed remorseful and would do it again minutes after
He will do well to have a career as good as Lingard's.