What does Antony actually do for Man Utd?

[@GordyB666]

He scores goals and presses and supports his wing back. He's a team player. All attributes that win you games as opposed to exciting fans by beating a man and not scoring.

[@les_crow]

He could also beat a man and score, that wins you games too.

[@aidanmagill6769]

£85m for a defensive winger? Could have gotten Bowen for less and he does all that plus he beats players.

[@GordyB666]

@@aidanmagill6769 3 goals in 8 league matches and 1 in 2 Cup matches is defensive? Lol 😆

[@pratikthapa6218]

@@GordyB666 defensive winger nonetheless you are the same guy who with delusion says Antony is better than Saka

[@l...m9415]

Mctominay does all that so why not stick him on the wing? 80 mil for a winger who is useful tactically, average deliveries, can't beat his man, totally one footed. He's a flop signing end of.

[@um1hito109]

It's sort of the idea with what City did with Grealish. Sure, it's a lot of money for a player that isn't in the spotlight like Haaland is for Grealish or Rashford for Antony, but they offer something that is clearly important for their respective coaches. For Guardiola, Grealish gravitates players to him and creates chances because everyone recognizes his offensive threat from his Villa days and creates space for others like De Bruyne and Haaland to give more options. For Ten Hag, Antony gives him some breathing space in terms of playstyle recognition and understands that Antony allows the defenses to stretch a bit wider because he is played as an inverted winger. Antony's off-ball movement is something like what Grealish is like and is definitely something that isn't recognized as much because everyone focuses on the on-ball stuff.

[@isrln]

Fair bit of sense here but I'm pretty sure no-one sees grealish as any sort of threat anymore. Man's famous for drink shouting about "fokin almiron yeah" and now that guy is a pure beast

[@siphomnisi3842]

I'm sorry Greallish is a dead baller

[@kingmontana4333]

That’s good and all but 100 million for someone that has 3 goals all season doesn’t create big chances and his main role is to have players gravitate towards him ???not saying he’s a bad player but 100 million could’ve been put to better use we’ve been screaming for a consistent striker for years

[@monke3549]

@@isrln yea he’s not a threat right

[@isrln]

@@monke3549 no

[@childofchief2290]

Finally some actual analysis. He is also 22, just arrived and settling in. I think he does have the ability to take people on more frequently and more directly but he needs to learn and adapt.

[@TheOVERMUCH]

Robben was 1 footed.

[@kendrick6740]

Yeah agreed, who cares if someone is one-footed or not if they’re getting the job done. You could probably lament that Antony isn’t as good at beating defenders 1v1 as we’d expect for such a skilled player but criticising someone for being one-footed is just weird.

[@AodhanBeag]

Miggy the magician if absurdly 1 footed and he’s doing alright this season

[@aldobonaso3481]

how did he run with only 1 foot?? 🤯🤯😅😅

[@qasmb1546]

Robben had speed though. Anthony slow as hell.

[@FountainOfYoot]

@@qasmb1546 an overstatement if I ever saw one.

[@Nightsu]

Tifo is a blessing on the football community. Wish football had more analysts on tv broadcasts instead of pundits who have no clue.

[@wwt8027]

He just come though the door and he’s young, he’s trying to playing it safe by making the simple things right, passing the ball not wasting and he’s scoring too, but am quite sure he will come good after run of games and gelling well with the front players.

[@roberthendricks8154]

He’s come good already in my opinion even though there’s lots of room for improvement

[@tryinggaming414]

The dialogue about antony is from arsenal fans who absolutely despise him because he scored against them in his debut🤣🤣🤣. Utd fans know we over payed for him but we still love him

[@haimainjauo242]

IT'S ALSO BECAUSE HE SCORED 5 GOALS, SAME AS JESUS 💀 AS A WINGER 💀 AND JESUS WAS RUNNING THE SHOW SUPPOSEDLY 💀

[@v1kzu]

Arsenal fans on the internet are something else. IDK if it's because it's mostly clueless Americans but, boy, are they different... You can just smell the delusion from the way that they type.

[@nolo_the2nd]

What I love about the fan base is that we know it's all about the incompetence of our negotiations. Could have had him for £50 million delayed on buying him and the price got jacked up to £80 mil + because of the timing of transfer and inconvenience to Ajax. Nothing to do with him

[@Unison23]

Rashford scored the two game winning goals against us and no one seems to care. Maybe, just maybe, it has nothing to do with our fanbase being grumpy cos he scored a measly goal

[@footballhighlightsepl7042]

@@haimainjauo242 but he was running the show but on the other hand, Antony offers nothing

[@matthewnoelfernandez]

"... only when I.. ." 😶😅...classic + spot on on Antony, he's a hard worker for both united and 🇧🇷

[@kkir5004]

His 360 alone is enough contribution to the team, goals are bonus. As united fan I'm happy with Antony.

[@JohnDoe-zd9xq]

That's why your rivals keep winning the league every year. Happy with no success sums up united fans

[@DaNatureBoi]

Most pointless skill. His dribbling is overrated considering he dribbles back, finishing isn’t good, no weak foot, & lacks pace. 100m for that? ETH was playing favorites

[@RyderNitzz]

Robben was one footed, cutting inside and scoring. He did it for years and the opposition almost always struggled against him. So I don't think being one footed is an issue.

[@mariomizukoshi8060]

Dembele is very both footed yet frustrating most of the time

[@dukenukem753]

Anthony is all round team player, he helps Dalot defend. Remb Greenwood who scores golas but stroll around, causing Wan-Bissaka to look like crap. We lost a lot of games when we could have won that time

[@gdmarisco]

Didn't know Maguire had a podcast

[@3bladeninja21]

He does that little spinning move he likes Next question

[@SkullSnax]

I think the reason people are taking hits at Antony is because he’s being overshadowed by Rashford and for a £100m signing people expected more of him on the ball. He’s doing great, he’s the threat on the right wing United haven’t had since Valencia. And he doesn’t shirk responsibility off the ball. And he’s gonna be able to do that for the next 10 years.

[@kirkwood1]

He didn't cost £100m, it was €95m. So that's something like £84m. Don't get me wrong, it's a lot of money and they overpaid, but he's not a £100m player. In fact, I think the only team in the EPL to break that barrier was City signing Grealish, who's hardly set the world alight.

[@Nightsu]

@@kirkwood1 on top of this hes only around £80m because of the time united bought him at the end of the window when Ajax really didnt want to sell. Grealish on the other hand was priced at £100m early and city thought he was worth that which is laughable and deserves much more attention.

[@shabba7829]

Come on man. At least get the price right.

[@siphomnisi3842]

@@shabba7829 the right price is irrelevant. Any way what happened to Sancho

[@shabba7829]

@@siphomnisi3842 Huge difference between £100m and £85m. The price is relevant. All you stupid rival fans always exaggerate the price United pay for players. And yeah Sancho will be back. Watch out for him.

[@qasmb1546]

These three are hilarious . I lost it at Bruno *fernanJ* 😂😂

[@haimainjauo242]

True but that's how it's spelled by the way. He's not Mexican nor Spanish, he's Portuguese.

[@_booth7992]

the pronunciation of his name?

[@qasmb1546]

@@_booth7992 The mutilation of the pronunciation of his name. I mean bruno FernanJ? really? I am Portuguese and it should be pronounced bruno fernandish.

[@hanif-pl5hd]

he doesnt take on fullbacks like garnacho does, anthony always drags fullbacks to the touchline and pass back to dalot/bissaka, i hope he will be more confident to take on players like robben/mahrez

[@karolsielski7641]

Grealish - 1 Goal VS Antony - 5 Goals! Wraps his foot around the ball and puts it in Top Bins! IMAGINE if Antony was ENGLISH!! HE WOULD BE PRAISED EVERY SINGLE DAY!!

[@Max-gk6ot]

english bias is such a myth, Grealish is one of the most criticised players in epl

[@karolsielski7641]

@@Max-gk6ot Criticised by who? The keyboard warriors on Twitter? Definitely not by the English media! Talksport praise him all the time! SkySports too! Never heard any of the pundits say anything bad about him ever! ENGLISH BIAS is REAL!!

[@claywandera2486]

I think the issue could be him not taking on opponents like saka does for arsenal. It is common for wingers to be skillful. The fact that fans have seen him take on players successfully and him being good at dribbling and yet he doesn't do that at man utd is what has caused a clash in their expectations and what they actually see. So that then makes them a bit biased about his performances and yet on the other wing, rashford is just blazing hot on all fronts. Scoring, dribbling creativity beating players. Expectations and knowledge of what Antony has done before plus the fact that rashford is blazing on the other wing has created a bias against antony

[@gambit0913]

Its that same attitude that colors fans view of Martial who is labeled as lazy just because of how he walks lol

[@vishaalsinghchauhan6440]

hes a young lad learning ho to grow into a big team in a new league hes only been in for 6 months. Hes doing well and i like him alt, got the makings of a great player. As for the only left footed nosnense try saying that to the likes of messi and robben (not comparing ant to them legends). He needs time but he has great traits, pace skill, and a wicked left foot.

[@MrLePov]

I honestly think Anthony will get more praise once Weghorst dumps Martial out of the starting spot up front. 😅 When Anthony cuts inside, Martial is nowhere to be found, so Anthony can only make a standard pass, or shoot. But with Weghorst in the team, we'll see Anthony create a lot more chances and get some assists.

[@danielrmz40]

When he starts runing at defenders he will fly believe me

[@MemesOfProduction69]

1:41 "he can't go past people, he doesn't really have that pure speed to do it." Ah yes because he did NONE of that at Ajax (heavy sarcasm) and should be judged based off a handful of games in a new league while having an injury and a world cup break up any sort of match rhythm with the new squad. I swear idk if y'all actually pay attention to games players....

[@petejob9140]

He’s not doing it at utd

[@J040PL7]

@@petejob9140 maybe with wout, he'll start doing it more, right now, even if he gets to thr by line, there's no one to receive it.

[@ArunaUtd]

God I love Jon's analysis of tactics and off the ball movement

[@zigaartnak]

cmon jon tell me where did you get that sweater

[@davidsergeant4488]

Second highest goal scorerer for the club this season. 5 in 10 starts, 17 appearances. He needs to learn to use his right foot to at least offer an option to cross it. I want more assists from him. But overall, he's doing fine. Yes, the price tag is a burden, but that's our transfer teams dault for leaving it until the end of the summer and adding €40m to his price! That's not his fault or a reflection of his value.

[@fozzylozzy1131]

John murtoch bought him for 85 million when at most he should of been 50. This isn't an Antony problem, but people seem to see the price tag as his fault. He's very similar to Arjen Robben, which is awesome. His goal against Charlton was just the typical Robben goal and I loved it. John murtoch needs sacking. He would walk into BnM, get a bag of midget gems and when the till staff said, "That's £1." He would give them £200 and run. Edit: Charlton not crystal Palace ehoops

[@shabba7829]

Palace? Have we even played Palace yet this season?

[@razaabbas6605]

@@shabba7829 yes but this comment is old I think

[@shabba7829]

@@razaabbas6605 At the time United haven’t played Palace yet

[@robmoonlite961]

First saw Antony lacking in match Roma vs Ajax

[@gavinmceneff5612]

Beckham was one footed

[@GreenNgold7]

Wrap it top bins with his left foot maybe?

[@justbenny9067]

Don't agree, he is fast and definitely has the the ability to get past people, but I think he needs the confidence to do that. It is rather hard to keep confidence when he gets slated for his price.

[@mitchellbrough1615]

Hasn't gone past people tonnes but uses that skill to give us time on the ball and draw fouls

[@bluntdude]

that ambidextrous joke had me dying!!!

[@RastaHenkie]

How did Haller get so many goals in CL because is Anthony. He's a half space specialist, who can pass or assist from all kind of angels. Just watch the CL match against Dortmund.

[@rana1561]

That's a big part of his game that we are Missing because he doesn't have a target to pick right now, i am only excited about how he will become even more potent once we get a target upfront.

[@ralf4k]

He does 360s with the ball

[@RandomVideosFirst]

he cuts in from the right on to his left foot and scores that's it really

[@J040PL7]

He's really energetic and gives a lot off the ball and defensively too, but people don't see that.

[@leoh2690]

He scores goals

[@qasmb1546]

not really

[@FountainOfYoot]

@@qasmb1546 5 in 10 starts.

[@haimainjauo242]

@@qasmb1546 5 goals same as Jesus

[@qasmb1546]

@@FountainOfYoot And Zero assists. Simply not good enough.

[@FountainOfYoot]

@@qasmb1546 i guess Gabriel Jesus sucks too then 😂😂 Put the console controller down, watch his off the ball play. Then you'll understand why he has a bright future.

[@hurataimad136]

Definition of not knowing ball. The issue with the one foot is he dribbles with it, controls with it, and drift past people with it. It isn't just shooting. Fact that he is so one footed severely limits him at elite level. Drop a level and you are OK, If teams haven't clocked on, like his debut and 1st few games he did fine..... It all dried up for a reason. If he wasn't so one footed he would be exceptional no doubt. He needed to have been coached out of it when young, he hasn't, it limits him. That is the reality, rest is agenda and bias,

[@pgback3620]

Bro telling tifo they don’t know ball

[@liamclarkson2902]

I agree, he’s a half decent player, he’s very good on/dribbling with the ball, he’s very skilful, has a half decent shot and I do think he brings something too the team. However unless he learns too use that right foot he’s going too be very limited too how much he can grown as a player in the prem

[@lozcontreras]

The most one footed player I have ever ever seen. He beats a player and has an easy low ball across with his right foot to Martial for a tap in… cuts back onto his left

[@Saic-ow4um]

Reminder: Player does not set his price tag selling club does so it doesn't makes sense to put pressure on player.

[@humorme2432]

Utd didn't have any left footed attacking player and left footed CB. ETH bought Martinez and Antony from Ajax to fix that hole.. Both are not world class.. But they fit perfectly in ETH mould in united..

[@SC-CEO]

Why was this guy signed instead of Moussa Diaby???

[@tobiaschurch8848]

As a Anthony doubter, I'm glad this was explained. But he needs to be ambidextrous after 2 more seasons

[@johnbabbitt7562]

show me another winger that is more ambidextrous.

[@TomCamies]

@@johnbabbitt7562 pretty well all of them? If you’re a pro at this level you need to be able to use your weaker foot at least some of the time. This is something Anthony can and should work on.

[@mitchellbrough1615]

Robben?

[@RedDevilDog1207]

4 goals - 0 assists in 15 total matches. It's the lack of assists as a winger due to his inability to go to end line and serve a ball even a small % of the time. He is great left footed, tracking and helping out. His pressure is good. If he can learn to go to end line and cross even 10% of the time on ball, he would be world class. I can envision Ten Hag getting him and front line running more switches. Garnacho and Rashford weak footed ability to go to goal line is great example of the danger it creates to defenses. And with Weghorst it will be critical to get service from wimgs. Antony just needs a small adjustment/improvement.

[@gambit0913]

His goal output at Ajax wasn’t high either...its clear that goals and assists arent really the only criteria for bringing him over to Utd...look at Sancho, so many goals and assists at Dortmund but struggling with us right now

[@RedDevilDog1207]

@Rohan Mammen for sure, I was leery with the transfer for that reason but Ten Hag proving he has a plan. Just hope it includes further development of Antony

[@ewertoncosta825]

He's a inverted winger without a target man inside the box. What are you expecting?

[@RedDevilDog1207]

@Ewerton Costa there were plenty of opportunities in one game let alone last 3 where Antony had loads space to attack right footed and be in on goal and didn't. Similarly you're blind if you missed his ignoring of a simple cross in last match with 3 men within 8 yards of goal. You have to be able to keep defenders guessing. I'm not asking him to go 50/50, but he should be able to send a right footed ball in 10% of time of its there or take advantage of easy balls behind to his right foot. You've also seen the easy misses right footed in first few matches. Awkward shooting. He has top tier potential but I'm not protecting an 85M Brazilian start who starts for Manchester United. Not a child

[@mitchellbrough1615]

I mean main things I've seen from him so far is his dribbling ability just giving us time on the ball/progress up the pitch as well as drawing fouls and then the effort off the ball. I also get the feeling he definitely has the ability to improve from how he's performed so far, so tbh I'm just happy to let him play his game

[@ameennazeer12]

I think Dalot compliments Antony

[@zhuoluochenzhuoluochen]

The tifo football showwwww

[@jamesmcknight7943]

Give him a brake his a quality player just needs to have more confidence in himself his a class player just need to get a right back like frimpong to overlap

[@davidcoulter1058]

As a United fan I’m not jumping up and down about him. It’s easy to say that if he works harder in his right foot and on being able to go past players in the outside he’d be a better player, but even at age 22 I worry that a lot of habits are baked in and hard to change. That said, ETH has been able to get better performances out of a number of players this season compared to previous seasons, so I’m not writing Antony off at all.

[@bobliiswagger574]

Robben was one footed, always cuts in butstill one of the greatest to play the game 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@iBhacaBeats]

...like Giggs ?

[@Shinobi91]

Annoys me but then ends up scoring goals 🤣

[@dominicmurphy6856]

Stupid video, he is our second highest goal scorer, only played half a season in a new job in a new country. Amazing start

[@iam_nick]

Not an Antony fan but I disagree one foot players shite, robben damien duff, even Beckham right foot only players they are all great!

[@RichMitch]

Stepovers

[@mccoughable]

It is Dal-OT, Jon! Don't listen to Joe

[@debest5485]

Scoring goals

[@aungmyanmar6624]

Antony is good but he was never a 50mil above player

[@doctorkhumalo7730]

Plays football. What do you lot actually do for The Athletic?

[@comedychannels]

Answer ... drain their coffers

[@Moretosh]

Good team.player ..give him a break.

[@ponchogc4961]

Only because of nationality doesn’t mean they would be good players.

[@helgijacobsen1497]

What does Antony actually do for Man Utd nothing or 0

[@thealderson5463]

Scores goals

[@sven7465]

They have nothing to walk so 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤭

[@GGMU100]

I won’t watch this video because I have a feeling it’s a negative and if it is your just embarrassing yourselves how long has he been at the club for you to be asking these questions

[@nigel9298]

Well you should before you embarrass yourself with ignorant comments like this

[@GGMU100]

@@nigel9298 the title of the video of ignorant and provocative what does he actually do well he’s scored and has a few assists so anyone with a brain can work it out

[@jomkapete6100]

plays football

[@Krissdafish]

He plays football... duh!

[@tebogomohlala8691]

He does nothing

[@imrantazim2688]

Doesn't do anything special

[@saqib7965]

Scores worldies

[@magicdetergent3606]

Anthony is nani

[@allanfarran364]

Scores in the top corner