Manchester United harus membubarkan asa merengkuh poin penuh dari kandang Chelsea saat keduanya bertemu pada Minggu (7/2/2016). Memphis Depay banyak dilihat sebagai tumbal kekalahan tim.
Jesse Lingard memberi tim tamu keunggulan di Stamford Bridge. Akan tetapi, pada menit ke-86 ia digantikan oleh Memphis dalam suatu pergantian yang banyak membuat fans Man United terbelah.
Opini itu menjadi hampir bulat mencerca sang pemain dan Louis van Gaal setelah Depay, yang memimpin serangan balik cepat Setan Merah, gagal memberi umpan mudah ke dua pemain United dan justru mengoper ke area kosong.
Memphis earns £90,000 a week, Memphis can't make a 5 yard pass, don't be like Memphis... pic.twitter.com/wICVLh9lGk
— Manchester Utd Stats (@UtdNumbers) February 7, 2016
Chelsea pun mencetak gol pada menit ke-91 dari serangan yang mereka bangun setelah itu.
Berikut adalah beberapa kicauan netizen terhadap performa pemain yang dibeli United seharga 25 juta pounds dari PSV Eindhoven tersebut.
Should've done better, Memphis.
— United Indonesia (@UtdIndonesia) February 7, 2016
Can we sell Memphis Depay to the Chinese clubs? #MUFC
— Winning In Life (@manutdboy93) February 7, 2016
An LvG sub that kills us once again. Very questionable time after time.
— James (@writtenoff_mufc) February 7, 2016
Bring Depay on if chasing the game but never when defending a lead. Liability
— James (@writtenoff_mufc) February 7, 2016
Man United fans were livid with Memphis Depay for costing them a win at Chelsea... https://t.co/fzExjrHckv pic.twitter.com/WzrRDfMzPp
— JOE.co.uk (@JOE_co_uk) February 8, 2016
Memphis will get over this by buying himself a new £300,000 car.
— Philip Gatt (@philgatt) February 7, 2016
Think I'd rather have Nani than Depay
— Wayne Barton (@yolkie_) February 7, 2016
Memphis Depay went from being the next Cristiano Ronaldo to the next Bebe real quick."
— I follow back #AFC (@jerrydike) February 8, 2016
Tapi, ada juga yang masih membela sang bintang
Yes Memphis made a sloppy pass but the team sat back since the goal inviting them to score.Ppl forget that.The whole team should be blamed.
— All For United (@allforunited) February 7, 2016