His recent game. Ball control is phenomenal.
Hopefully has a good enough iq in general game play.
He's quite talented although we've paid established player fees for him.
£84m including addons.
Re: Antony
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2022 10:38 pm
by Fuck the Glazers
Yeah fucking hell his ball control is brilliant. He's just quick at everything he does; movement, thought, moving the ball. He also has a bit of attitude about him.
I just worry he could be another Depay aka not transitioning to the Prem well, struggling with the expectation at United, and the massive price tag.
Re: Antony
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2022 11:02 pm
by fat maradona
Look at Felix at Atletico. They paid a monstrous fee for him when he was 18/19. He’s playing really well for them.
Re: Antony
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:23 am
by Felwin
Watching his goals and assists from last year and I can't help thinking the defending in Holland is really, really bad. He won't get as much time and space in the Prem.
That said, his move where he makes space for a left footed cross then drops it right onto the strikers' head could be an outlet for us. Definitely something no-one else at the club can reliably do. Maybe it's been that long since we had a good crosser but dare I say it some of those assists look Beckhamesque.
Re: Antony
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 9:47 am
by JoelfuckingGlazer
Looks like exactly the type we need. Always sceptical with players coming from weaker leagues and his numbers aren't great , but I trust Hag's judgement. This was his number 1 target, so we have to assume its for a reason and that having had a few weeks with Rashford, Sancho, Elanga etc, that he feels that getting him in for that price is still a good deal.
Re: Antony
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 9:12 pm
by OliverB
Pretty much every non one club player out there emerged from a club taking a risk.
A club in a strong league takes a risk on a player from a weaker league and that club in the weaker league took a risk to sign him from a club in an even weaker league.
For me, whether he is a success or flop it's a risk I'm happy that we are taking.
We spent a huge fee on Pogba despite knowing about his bad attitude when he was previously at the club - that was pure stupidity... as long as we don't ever, ever, ever venture back towards insane decisions like that ever again, I will be happy.