12-11-2015, 07:19 AM
It doesn't look like things are going to plan for Adnan in Germany so far. He has only started 2 Europa cup matches and only finished the full 90 minutes once. He was on the bench again at the weekend.
The MEN looks at his progress in Dortmund so far:
Read more at http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/s...e-10416762
The MEN looks at his progress in Dortmund so far:
Quote:Man Utd sent the 20-year-old to Germany at the start of the season but it hasn't worked out as planned.
Two Manchester United youngsters had differing fortunes at the weekend.
On Saturday, Jesse Lingard, making his first Premier League start of the season, scored his first United goal.
A day later, Adnan Januzaj was an unused substitute during Borussia Dortmund’s 3-2 win over Schalke.
The two games took place 24 hours and more than 600 miles apart but the two incidents are linked. While Lingard is enjoying the transformation from youth team graduate to first-team regular, Januzaj’s stock is falling.
A loan move that was billed as a way of aiding Januzaj’s development is having the opposite effect. In three months in Germany the 20-year-old has started two games, both in the Europa League, completing 90 minutes once.
If Lingard’s breakthrough moment was his goal against West Brom on Saturday, then Januzaj’s came at the Stadium of Light in October 2013.
A second-half substitute against Wigan, Crystal Palace, Liverpool and West Brom, he started for the first time against Sunderland, scoring twice in a 2-1 win.
His form during the 2013/14 season was the one highlight of a disastrous campaign and kept David Moyes in a job until April when he might have been sacked months earlier.
Januzaj made 35 appearances in his debut season.
It was down to 18 under Louis van Gaal the following year. And despite starting four of United’s first five games this season, and scoring the winner against Aston Villa, he was loaned to Borussia Dortmund on deadline day.
“Our first impression of Adnan is good,” said Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel soon afterwards.
“He’s a very exciting, creative player but it will still take time for him to get used to us, to the defensive work and the training intensity too.”
But judging by how little Januzaj has played since it seems Tuchel is still waiting.
He’s lost his place in the Belgium squad for friendlies against Italy and Spain.
And if his situation doesn’t improve it’s likely he’ll miss out on a place in the squad for the European Championship next summer.
It seems a long time since Belgium coach Marc Wilmotts suggested Januzaj’s move to the Bundesliga could be as significant as Kevin de Bruyne’s move from Chelsea to Wolfsburg.
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