Ο Ντιέγκο Φορλάν αναφέρει πως η Μάντσεστερ Γιουνάιτεντ θα μετανιώσει αν πουλήσει τον Άνχελ Ντι Μαρία αυτό το καλοκαίρι, καθώς αξίζει μια δεύτερη ευκαιρία για να αποδείξει την κλάση του την ερχόμενη σεζόν! (Στα Αγγλικά)
The Uruguayan forward - who now plays in Asia for Japanese outfit Cerezo Osaka - reckons the 27-year-old will be a much improved player during his second campaign in the Premier League and justify the club-record fee paid to bring him to Old Trafford.
Di Maria has impressed for Argentina at the Copa America in Chile this summer and appears unrecognisable to the man that struggled so badly at the Theatre of Dreams last term, and Forlan feels that Red Devils boss Louis van Gaal has to take some of the blame for not getting the best out of the South American.
"I thought he was a superb signing for United because he is one of the best players in the world, but I was slightly surprised, too," he wrote in his National column as quoted by the Daily Mirror.
"Louis van Gaal has never been a fan of South American players, as my good friend Juan Roman Riquelme will tell you from his time under the Dutchman at Barcelona.
Van Gaal also had a habit of letting his South Americans leave when he was at Bayern Munich, yet United signed both Di Maria and Radamel Falcao, the Colombia striker, on huge money last summer.
"Players are not robots and if there's something wrong then their coaches need to find out what the problem is. Di Maria is worth the effort. He offers something different from almost every other player."
With two goals and an assist in this week's emphatic 6-1 victory over Paraguay to help Tata Martino's side book their place in the Copa America final against the tournament hosts on Saturday, it's easy to see why Forlan speaks so highly of Di Maria and also the reason for his warning to Manchester United.
"Real Madrid really missed his driving runs last season," he added. "He is quick, he makes assists and he can also do the hardest thing in football — beat a player one-on-one.
The Uruguayan forward - who now plays in Asia for Japanese outfit Cerezo Osaka - reckons the 27-year-old will be a much improved player during his second campaign in the Premier League and justify the club-record fee paid to bring him to Old Trafford.
Di Maria has impressed for Argentina at the Copa America in Chile this summer and appears unrecognisable to the man that struggled so badly at the Theatre of Dreams last term, and Forlan feels that Red Devils boss Louis van Gaal has to take some of the blame for not getting the best out of the South American.
"I thought he was a superb signing for United because he is one of the best players in the world, but I was slightly surprised, too," he wrote in his National column as quoted by the Daily Mirror.
"Louis van Gaal has never been a fan of South American players, as my good friend Juan Roman Riquelme will tell you from his time under the Dutchman at Barcelona.
Van Gaal also had a habit of letting his South Americans leave when he was at Bayern Munich, yet United signed both Di Maria and Radamel Falcao, the Colombia striker, on huge money last summer.
"Players are not robots and if there's something wrong then their coaches need to find out what the problem is. Di Maria is worth the effort. He offers something different from almost every other player."
With two goals and an assist in this week's emphatic 6-1 victory over Paraguay to help Tata Martino's side book their place in the Copa America final against the tournament hosts on Saturday, it's easy to see why Forlan speaks so highly of Di Maria and also the reason for his warning to Manchester United.
"Real Madrid really missed his driving runs last season," he added. "He is quick, he makes assists and he can also do the hardest thing in football — beat a player one-on-one.