23 Jul 2024 12:46:05
I understand the Anthony and Sancho criticism but at least Anthony tried and worked hard unlike Sancho. Buy Sancho has the skills not the attitude, Anthony has the attitude but not the skills, a combination of both would be good ??.
1.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 13:02:56
Due diligence on players is a must.
2.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 13:19:03
I mean, Antony has plenty of skills, and in the first few games, it looked as though we had a player on our hands. But its just gotten worse. I can't put my finger on what it is with him.
3.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 13:20:46
I’m still convinced there is a player in there with Antony. But he needs to respond to coaching and listen to what he’s being told to do.
4.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 13:36:36
He might get better coaching now that we have brought in some better coaches.
5.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 15:08:34
Stop making excuses for him. He’s useless.
6.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 17:14:47
Wasnt Antony the guy who openly had a strop in middle of a game because he was asked to play in a different position?
7.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 17:44:10
Yeah DSG like imagine if sancho had done that.
8.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 18:16:48
DSG yes he did and reportedly got an absolute tearing down by ETH afterwards, and then hardly featured for a period after that.
Angel, based purely on guess work I think Antony’s problem is in his own head. He thinks he’s Ronaldinho, and he’s over emotional. When things don’t work out - because he’s not as good as he thinks he is - he strops and declines. I do think there’s a player in there, but he appears to be too far gone in terms of his poor mentality. I’d be surprised if we see anything like what he could be capable of.
9.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 18:24:50
Could probably end up on the Brazil Prison team with him.
10.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 18:51:25
Yeah wazza that's it. Because I remember him in the first few games and even being in Old Trafford, every one in the crowd would stand up when he got the ball. He has all the skill but something is seriously missing. It must be in his head. I don't even mind the emotional/ stroppiness. A lot of players from that culture are similar.
I just think he is a waste.
11.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 19:58:15
Because he’s a cock. If he was a Juan Mata personality people would cut him some slack.
12.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 20:04:28
Some people excel at 'smaller' clubs but struggle with the expevtaty9ns of a really big club.
Antony isn't the first to seem to lose his mojo, I've found him to be incredibly one dimensional and timid.
13.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 20:09:09
Angel, I remember his debut well. Old Trafford thinking we’d landed another quality winger that gets you off your seat. Even his defensive work and pressing was top class in that game. He can do it, but his ego is stood in his way.
14.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 20:39:56
I woke with an ajax fan after we signed him and he told me we were getting a really good player that would get you off your seat 5 times a game.
I was with the same guy a few weeks ago and he just can't believe tj he did not do well.
The epl is just a different animal.
15.) 23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 21:40:33
Eh spoke???.
16.) 24 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024 23:51:57
I have seen Anthony really put in a shift including tracking back one game then doing nothing the next. That's frustrating. What is more frustrating is that such an experienced and expensive player is not properly two footed or unable to consistently cross a ball well.
He definitely is talented and we have seen glimpses of it but it's not enough to do it once in a while. I kind of feel he would thrive in France or Spain rather than in England and ultimately if he cannot perform consistently for us we should look to move him on.
17.) 24 Jul 2024
24 Jul 2024 05:26:46
Reminds me a bit of Depay. Lots of expectations, some glimpses, but did better when moved on.
18.) 24 Jul 2024
24 Jul 2024 10:34:01
Antony is red raw useless. So one footed its frightening. So easy to play against. Never goes down the line always comes inside. Doesn't have explosive pace. Sooner he's moved on the better.
19.) 24 Jul 2024
24 Jul 2024 15:05:42
No harm though, if he played like Ronaldinho you'd just let him do whatever he wanted - jeez he was some player though - as it is, he is nowhere near that level and would need that discipline and work ethic to play the game for the team he needs to.
20.) 24 Jul 2024
24 Jul 2024 15:16:54
Lol tumble, tumble in the sheets with an Ajax fan was it!
Let's see how he is doing by the end of season 2, wouldn't be the first player to take a long time to settle, and with the stuff going on in his personal life, plus sancho clearly making it public he doesn't rate him, he had a few things going on. I admit he looks at times like a league 2 player, but stranger things have happened.
21.) 24 Jul 2024
24 Jul 2024 18:06:59
Agree, Dodgy. I'd always give foreign players the benefit of the doubt for the first season. Even Antony ? Big culture change, never mind the football side of things.
22.) 24 Jul 2024
24 Jul 2024 21:57:28
I think there’s a player in Antony.
Nani vibes.
{Ed025's Note - more nanny than Nani imo UR..
23.) 24 Jul 2024
24 Jul 2024 22:47:21
Has he not had season 2?
24.) 25 Jul 2024
25 Jul 2024 07:40:27
This is definitely already the end of season 2.
25.) 25 Jul 2024
25 Jul 2024 13:23:21
I thought that even as I was hitting the reply button! OK then, no benefit of the doubt given, he's just poor!