LoveCity said:
People seem to have this impression he's a prancing pony. He goes down easily but he has lots of spirit like many Argentinians and keeps running, working hard. Van Gaal will love him.
And how is he inconsistent when he created 92 chances last season and registered more assists than any other player in Europe's top leagues? Every winger in the world is frustrating at some point, but he is behind only Robben IMO.
No point trying to deny it, he's a top signing for them and once again they have been bailed out by a quality player being handed to them when they were in decline (RVP).
Simon Mullock says Nigel de Jong could be next.
It's got to be the end of the 352 though, as there is no position in that formation for Di Maria, except in attacking midfield, where Mata surely has to be. He can't play wingback, he's nowhere near good enough at scoring to play upfront and he's too indisciplined to play as one of the two holders.
The thing about United is, no matter how much they spend, they don't look like they have a coherent plan as to why they are buying the players. It's straight out of the Mark Hughes playbook, buying the best players available, rather than looking at what player they need and getting the most suitable player. That's what's so impressive about our business under the Spanish boys, you can see the grand plan behind each move.