Lucas Digne - Signed

[Drummond]

And he fell out with Benitez, the same way Digne did. You're making stuff up.

And fell out with him 15 years ago. I don't think he'll have taken much notice of the Benitez/Digne dynamic to be honest.

Exactly.

[Toronto Villa]

We have two excellent international full backs who were exposed and not used to their potential by a shit manager and his know nothing tactics. So I’m curious to see how Emery and team best uses them. They need to compliment the attack as opposed to being the only thing we use.

[Footy-Vill]

If Digne is for enough to start I would have him from the beginning today.

[Bad English]

He should be in contention.

[Footy-Vill]

Wonderful free kick !
That's what he can do.
Emery has form in helping players on free kicks and set plays.

[Bad English]

He has only been here for a few days but the results are there.

[Footy-Vill]

Make no mistake, Emery and his coaching staff would have planned his free kick.
Emery has prior experience with this, as Xaka scored a free kick against Palace that was credited to Emery.

Unai is a detail-oriented, and has an understanding of everything including how the Manchester United wall lines up, and because we have the quality in Digne's left foot he was encouraged to shoot and he scored.

Legend has it there was a super free kick  goal scored by Negredo for Almería  in which Emery had them practicing in training they never scored it but did so in an actual match after Emery said I want you to try the free kick in the game

It was flicked up and then Negredo volleyed it in.
This was all down to Emery encouragement.
What a manager he is!

[N'ZMAV]

We have a set piece specialist coach, remember.

[Footy-Vill]

We have a set piece specialist coach, remember.

Yes McPhee is part of that and he's a specialist
And we have a special manager, one of the best managers in the game in all aspects, including set pieces.
He has demonstrated his ability to go into great detail.
That goal was down in great detail to Emery today, in fact I would say as were the other goals because Unai asked them to get into the spaces Man United leave.  Bailey and Ramsey did that and scored.

The players merely carried it out, but it was Emery's brilliance that made it possible though ultimately it's the quality of the players who were able to finish especially the free kick by Digne

[Footy-Vill]

'Upgrade on Targett.'

And the free kick would not be scored by Targett, adding to the argument that Digne is an upgrade due to his ability in delivery and the fact that, unlike Targett, he can score a free kick like one today.

Also, Targett is now on the bench at Newcastle, having been replaced by a 6'6 centre back who plays out of position but preferred.

[PeterWithesShin]

We have a set piece specialist coach, remember.

Every club does. Although to be fair, it's rare for it to be your starting goalkeeper.

[Risso]

It was a great goal by Digne, although I'm not sure how much coaching had to do with it. I mean, even I'd tell him to try to bend it round the wall and into the goal.

[PeterWithesShin]

It was a great goal by Digne, although I'm not sure how much coaching had to do with it. I mean, even I'd tell him to try to bend it round the wall and into the goal.

I doubt Martinez just decided on the spur of the moment to do what he did.

[SoccerHQ]

Thought he was solid defensively which is more important. He's miles better in a 4-2-3-1 than the chaotic nonsense Gerrard was inflicting on him and Cash to run London Marathon every game.

[Risso]

It was a great goal by Digne, although I'm not sure how much coaching had to do with it. I mean, even I'd tell him to try to bend it round the wall and into the goal.

I doubt Martinez just decided on the spur of the moment to do what he did.

What did he do?