I was at the Man United v Watford game on Sunday and I was interested to see how Daniel James was getting on. I'd seen him play for Swansea against Leeds last season and although he had bags of pace, he didn't really create anything.
On Sunday, it was exactly the same. He sprinted down the wing a bunch of times, but there was no end product and I found myself wondering how Boyler would do in that league.
James must have something that made United want to reportedly pay him £67k a week, but I really don't know what he's got that Boyler doesn't.
He played 33 times for Swansea and only scored 4 times. He's had 26 games for Man U and scored 3.
I have to accept that he's probably a better player, but I don't really know why.
Edit: He's also got 6 assists this season.
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Thread: Martin Boyle v Daniel James
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24-02-2020 01:48 PM #1
Martin Boyle v Daniel James
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24-02-2020 02:47 PM #2
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Boyle is a class act for Hibs and would never put him down, but I think there will be plenty more to come from James in years to come, with United and Wales.
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24-02-2020 02:52 PM #3
I think Doidge will be a better judge after the 2020 Euros
Will he get better service from James or think
Nah Boyler every day
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24-02-2020 03:00 PM #4
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24-02-2020 03:08 PM #5
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Just had to Google Daniel James as had never heard of him. 67k per week? Wow
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24-02-2020 03:31 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
They were great for 80 minutes, but when the Swans unexpectedly scored, their bottle completely crashed albeit they held on.
I'll keep an eye on James given what you've said, but right now, my personal jury's out.
The Leeds fans were singing James' name to taunt the Swansea fans in the same way Rangers fans did to us about Scott Brown.
And with the same outcome!Last edited by Hibbyradge; 24-02-2020 at 03:35 PM.
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Rashford being injured has forced their hand a bit but Man Utd are in danger of seriously mismanaging James if they don’t give him a spell out soon
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24-02-2020 03:43 PM #9
Just look at how easily a very average premier League side in Newcastle beat us pre season.
I definitely like Boyle but he's at the right level currently.
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24-02-2020 04:00 PM #10
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I think opinions will differ depending on the level to which people Thomas Tank themselves over the English Premiership.
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My point is that game highlighted the big difference between the SPL and the premier league.
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But that's sort of my point. They're both similar.
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he was all set to sign for Leeds just 10 days before, but Swansea moved the goal posts with 15mins of the transfer window left. he had done medical, agreed terms, does the photo shoots the lot.
as it was he got a bigger move a couple of months later, so it worked out for him in the end.
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Boyle just looked knackered for the whole game, made me think he wasn't feeling well, looked tired like he had a cold or something, but then again it may just of been a bad game
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24-02-2020 05:06 PM #20
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Ryan Kent now £7m is beyond overrated.
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I hear a lot that he’s overrated but have never seen him that way.
“Head’s gone again” Morelos on the other hand...
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24-02-2020 05:17 PM #22
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24-02-2020 05:20 PM #23
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I’m not bigging-up the EPL but James is certainly up against some stronger and faster defenders than squirrel and therefore making and taking chances will be more difficult. Whether that makes one better than the other it is impossible to judge imho. For what’s he contributed to Hibs boyler is priceless
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24-02-2020 05:28 PM #24
I’m not overly keen on English football but there’s no comparison really
As good as Boyle’s been for us since he’s came back he still isn’t as consistent as he should be or would probably want to be imo
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24-02-2020 05:39 PM #26
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Could see a team taking a chance on him ....
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Not really.
I watch little EPL these days but the quality gap between it and the SP-whatever our league is called is now massive.
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