It is not uncommon to see a player, who has until been an eye candy for his aspirant sides, fails to impress once he signs a luring contract for a big side and 27-year-old Argentinean midfielder Ángel Di María is one such player who used to be on the radar of some of the biggies last season including few high net worth European sides, but somehow, Manchester United could manage to sign or rather snatch him from Real Madrid at 59.7 million pounds. But all the calculations about him went wrong when he could not match up his class on English soil. It is common for any player who makes such a big switch hence it is the captain who should stand behind him in this phase of career. Manchester United’s captain Wayne Rooney seems to be doing just that when he said “form is temporary, class is permanent,” about the former Real player. Actually, the lowest point of his career came when United had to replace him in the half time during 2-0 win over Sunderland and then many criticized Gaal for signing a White Elephant who can’t even job for him.
Rooney, however, is confident that Maria will prove his critics wrong very soon and amount they paid for him is well worth for his class. He said, “It was one of those days that every footballer has. He’s a great player. You don’t lose your talent overnight. Hopefully he’ll get back to his best and start giving some great performances. I think he will figure it out, we all have to do that sometimes. You have to come to it in your own way and I am sure he will be a big player for us between now and the end of the season.”
Talking about himself and his new midfield position, English captain added, “No, not at all. Everyone knows I’ve played midfield for the majority of the season but my record shows that I score goals so I’m not worried about that at all. I was obviously pleased that the manager played me up front and delighted to get the two goals. I respect his decision wherever he wants to play me. Hopefully I can kick on from here.”
Anyways, it is still a good news for the Red Devils as they are doing good in the field and close to the leaderboard toppers. No one knows if they replace even Chelsea at the top – you just wait and watch!