Twitter: Six stages of Januzaj

There have been ructions on Twitter in the past few days about a certain 18-year-old Man United player - Adnan Januzaj.  You would think that the future of all mankind were tied to this fellow's life choices and - bless them - some fans have got a little emotional about it all.

Here's a highlights reel of that storm of waffle, and the six stages of Januzaj that everyone went through.

1) Panic:

With Adnan Januzaj's regular appearances and hot streak of form, some asked why it had taken until now for Man U to get him signed up for life.

just sign the contract alr januzaj!
— Zhongjie (@zhongjiezj) October 8, 2013

2) Gloating:

 Now, we all know that everybody loves Man U - still, some found it in their hearts to sneer at the prospect of the Reds losing such a gem as Januzaj on the cheap.

i can already see januzaj in his real madrid kit now
— 47 goonz. (@jonolukeslater) October 8, 2013

3) Poor humour:

A valiant stab at witticising the melodrama, unfortunately from someone who was picking their nose in school during that lesson on Proper Nouns.
 

The only reason for England to want Januzaj is Scrabble™.
— FöurAllStar (@fourallstar) October">https://twitter.com/fourallstar/statuses/388408934333419520">October 10, 2013

4) Doomsaying:

 

It wasn't long before Sergeant Buzz-Kill rallied his troops.  With key international qualifiers coming up, the doom-merchants couldn't afford to miss such a golden opportunity to run morale into the ground.

The fact that people are practically drooling at the prospect of Januzaj playing for England really shows the state of our national team.
— Cam. (@DiscipleOfPirlo) October 8, 2013

5) Jealousy:

The odd Liverpool fan still hadn't come to terms with the fact that it is no longer the 1980s.

This hype about this Adnan Januzaj is doing my head in. He scores a couple past the team bottom of league and suddenly he is brilliant.
— LFCTillIDie  (@jamie_maginness) October 8, 2013

6) Perspective:

 

Finally, someone of sound mind brought their thoughts on young Januzaj to the table.

Don't see all the hype on this Januzaj lad, might have the skills and flair but put me back into centre mid and i'd fucking snap him in two.
— Roy Keane (@RoyFuckingKeane) October 8, 2013

 

Unfortunately, this tweet won't embed because the account appears to have vanished.  Search that Twitter handle, however, and you'll find a couple of quality reTweets that people managed to fire off before the account shut down.

The Januzaj soap opera looks set to power on until either Januzaj picks a country to represent or international diplomacy breaks down and acts of war are declared.