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Memphis Depay of Manchester United warms up
Manchester United Training, Great Britain - 20 Oct 2015
The Dutchman has found it difficult to reproduce his best form since
his summer move to Old Trafford, with his loss of possession against
Chelsea the latest in a string of mishaps
Louis van Gaal said when he signed him that he had attributes akin to Lionel Messi, and upon arrival at Old Trafford for his official presentation the player himself said that he was ready to thrill the Manchester United fans in a way similar to Cristiano Ronaldo’s feats of years gone by.
But only six months into his United career, Memphis Depay is struggling to force himself ahead of Jesse Lingard in Van Gaal’s pecking order, let alone justify comparisons with Messi and Ronaldo.
The Dutch winger was expected to blaze a trail in the Premier League. He showed flashes of quality on the summer tour of the USA, was handed the number seven shirt once worn by the likes of Best, Robson, Cantona and Ronaldo.
“He’s a goalscoring winger and there aren’t so many of them in the world. Messi is one of those,” boasted Van Gaal of his new signing in the summer. And while many onlookers likened him to Ronaldo because of his direct bursts of pace, Depay said he was keen to dazzle the fans in his own way.
“I don’t want to say I can be like somebody as that, but I think I can excite the fans,” said the 21-year-old at his unveiling.
But his clumsy loss of possession at Chelsea on Sunday in the build-up to the home side’s injury-time equaliser prompted the latest wave of anti-Depay sentiment on social media and among United fan groups as a difficult first season in England reached its lowest ebb.
-GOAL.COM
Louis van Gaal said when he signed him that he had attributes akin to Lionel Messi, and upon arrival at Old Trafford for his official presentation the player himself said that he was ready to thrill the Manchester United fans in a way similar to Cristiano Ronaldo’s feats of years gone by.
But only six months into his United career, Memphis Depay is struggling to force himself ahead of Jesse Lingard in Van Gaal’s pecking order, let alone justify comparisons with Messi and Ronaldo.
The Dutch winger was expected to blaze a trail in the Premier League. He showed flashes of quality on the summer tour of the USA, was handed the number seven shirt once worn by the likes of Best, Robson, Cantona and Ronaldo.
“He’s a goalscoring winger and there aren’t so many of them in the world. Messi is one of those,” boasted Van Gaal of his new signing in the summer. And while many onlookers likened him to Ronaldo because of his direct bursts of pace, Depay said he was keen to dazzle the fans in his own way.
“I don’t want to say I can be like somebody as that, but I think I can excite the fans,” said the 21-year-old at his unveiling.
But his clumsy loss of possession at Chelsea on Sunday in the build-up to the home side’s injury-time equaliser prompted the latest wave of anti-Depay sentiment on social media and among United fan groups as a difficult first season in England reached its lowest ebb.
-GOAL.COM
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