Di Maria in the RB-role?

Just a tought I had. Obviously if we're gonna go with 4-3-3 he is most likely gonna be benched, but we're looking for a attacking RB and I think Di Maria suits it perfectly. He is good at defending and good at attacking. He is fast and can dribble, which is good becouse its alot 1v1 in the wings.

Marcelo was also a winger before and as soon as he went down to LB he was really good. I think Di Maria can do it too. It would be sad to see such good quality on the bench.

What do you think?

A simple NO.

I think Di Maria works fine in RB. Good crosses, fast etc.

Marcelo was way worse defensively than Di Maria when he was moved to LB and he did a fine job.

Di maria is not a defender.... at least marcelo was a volante, BIG difference

VibeTribe wrote:And how is he gonna cross without a right foot?

The same way Coentrao does it. We're buying Coentrao for RB so why cant Di Maria fill that role? Also didn't Di Maria play RB against Barca (considiring he came 1v1 alot against Alves who is RB?)

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:Di maria is not a defender.... at least marcelo was a volante, BIG difference

Di Maria can defend just fine, he was solid against Barca and he defended against Dani Alves who is one of the worls best RBs at the moment.

omarish wrote:

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:Di maria is not a defender.... at least marcelo was a volante, BIG difference

Di Maria can defend just fine, he was solid against Barca and he defended against Dani Alves who is one of the worls best RBs at the moment.

I dont think you are quite getting the full meaning of "defending".

tracking back is strength of will, not the science of defending.

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:

omarish wrote:

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:Di maria is not a defender.... at least marcelo was a volante, BIG difference

Di Maria can defend just fine, he was solid against Barca and he defended against Dani Alves who is one of the worls best RBs at the moment.

I dont think you are quite getting the full meaning of "defending".

tracking back is strength of will, not the science of defending.

I don't think it's an issue. Never seen Di Maria as the lazy type. He actually works very hard, he should be able to do it

it doesnt matter how fast you are, how enthusiastic you are, how much work rate you have, but if you have no tactical awareness in defense, you will never be good.

and i'm pretty sure he as none. are we really discussing this?

Common man. He'll get skinned in 1v1 situations all the time.

Yes he can pressure opponents but i doubt that he can mark and tackle effectively.

lol, ramos is not so far over the edge that we have to think about di maria taking over the rb role.. there are some people who just arent 'defenders'..defending is not an easy skill that any fast, hard working attacker can excel at ..

How about his Marking, Tackling and Positioning ?

Speed is not the only factor that a defender needs.

shows how many options we have to buy a real rb thats head and shoulders better than having ramos at rb.

please coentrao come to madrid so that these retarded threads stop from happening.

no offense..

In the Barca games, Di Maria was solid in the defense. Tactical awareness is something Mou is very good on teaching.

Marcelo was never solid in the defense once he was put there but now I would say he is one of the best LBs in the world.

And he handled Dani Alves pretty fine and Alves is known as the worlds best RB at the moment. Like I said before Di Maria is solid in the defense, I see no huge gap there. Maybe his diving will bring issues idk

And this has nothing with Ramos being bad, just that we need a CB to replace Carvalho. Although Carvalho has 1 year left I don't wanna see Di Maria on the bench, the kid has skills.

Maybe some issues when it comes to defence, but Marcelo was worse and he did it. I believe Di Maria can do it with enough help from Mou.

It aint gonna happen man give up. Di maria at left back makes a tiny bit more sense but no way at RB.

Alright, I think I shared what I think. I still think Di Maria is a better option than paying 25m on Coentrao that is still a gamble and the same thing (since they both are left-footed).

i think the wingers that managed to be converted into FB make it look so easy that people think everyone with good will can do it.

But Di Maria has no defensive qualities. Really, he has none. He can't tackle, can't mark, can't position to anticipate a through ball or to put in a proper tackle. I don't wanna rain on your thread but the thought of Di Maria as a right back (not even as back up for a back up) is really awful. One, we'll be wasting every ounce of his talent defending and we'll be exposed over and over again.

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:i think the wingers that managed to be converted into FB make it look so easy that people think everyone with good will can do it.

indeed.

Some people needs to be reminded wut u need to know to be a great defender as well as the skills. Paolo Maldini is imho the best example of a perfect defender. Might as well throw in Michel Salgado since he was an excellent rb for us. u need much more than will to be decent in rb and these two players i mentioned wud agree with me.

VibeTribe wrote:Am I the only one who thinks Coentrao at RB is nothing short of idiotic?And it will never happen?

Wut is an interista doing in the madrid section? no matter, none of my concern...

to answer ur question, the same can be said for arbeloa at lb since arbeloa is a rb. we put arbeloa at lb and it works believe it or not defending wise. however he cant attack like he wud in rb when in lb...

Considering Arbeloa's mixed success in lb, I think Coentrao has as good a chance in rb as does arbeloa in lb. though i have my doubts...

though if the point for signing coentrao is his attacking qualities and for those qualities be put at rb, then it is madness. look at arbeloa case.