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The Footie Thread

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I can't believe Ole paid top money for the best right winger in the world (bar Salah) and then plays him on the left. Utd have had inverted wingers for years and it hasn't worked. You've now got a world class right winger who can hug the touch line, beat players, pass, cross and score yet he's played out of position. When Rashford is back through no other reason than player and fan power, I think Ole will go for broke. It'll be 4231 with McTom and Pogba then Rashford, Bruno and Sancho as the 3 with Ronaldo up top.

Hasn't Ronaldos arrival forced this? Greenwood was through middle with sancho wide right

Shoe horning Sancho into left to make sure greenwood still gets game time
 
Hasn't Ronaldos arrival forced this? Greenwood was through middle with sancho wide right

Shoe horning Sancho into left to make sure greenwood still gets game time

If Ronaldo hadn't been signed, Cavani would be up top. Greenwood is a long term #9 but he's not ready to lead the line yet. He should be playing more centrally in cup games or off the bench, not on the right. Ole plays him as he's bailed him out of the mire and kept him in his job.

Utd's biggest issue though is having Ronaldo and Pogba who don't press, you then have Bruno running around like a headless chicken trying to make up and gaps all over the middle.
 
Only 25 minutes in and still 0-0 but a very clear and positive difference for Everton this year compared to last is the numbers going forward on the break. Last year DCL and Richarlison were frequently left on their own with minimal midfield support. This year when a break occurs the blue shirts are flooding forward in numbers. It's great to see.

Is McTominay always a yellow card waiting to happen? Don't see him much but it's surely a matter of time in this game.
 
Only 25 minutes in and still 0-0 but a very clear and positive difference for Everton this year compared to last is the numbers going forward on the break. Last year DCL and Richarlison were frequently left on their own with minimal midfield support. This year when a break occurs the blue shirts are flooding forward in numbers. It's great to see.

Is McTominay always a yellow card waiting to happen? Don't see him much but it's surely a matter of time in this game.


McTominay one of those who gets a fraction of the yellow cards he deserves compared to the number of fouls he commits! Also known as Mason Mount syndrome ;)
 
Why the heck didn’t Davies just shoot ?‍♂️ Pretty much a one on one

Nice wrestling move by Pogba on Mina ???

And what has happened to Sancho - 6 months ago he was superb in the Bundasliga
 
Why the heck didn’t Davies just shoot ?‍♂️ Pretty much a one on one

Nice wrestling move by Pogba on Mina ???

And what has happened to Sancho - 6 months ago he was superb in the Bundasliga

1. I have no idea, I'm just glad he took the wrong option.

2. Pogba was deliberately obstructed by the defender.

3. The Bundesliga is a walk in the park compared to The Premier League. It'll take a while to adjust.
 
Why the heck didn’t Davies just shoot ?‍♂️ Pretty much a one on one

Nice wrestling move by Pogba on Mina ???

And what has happened to Sancho - 6 months ago he was superb in the Bundasliga
Davis is terrified of the goal, it's missing in his game. Any other midfielder in blue takes the shot but sadly it went to him.

Overall, a good display from us. Solid in defence and midfield, a threat going forward. How good do Allen and Doucoure look?
 
Well, that was a load of old crap!
The commentator was so anti United, I actually laughed!
“anti United” commentator ????

Welcome to how everyone else feels whenever Tyler is on duty for United

1. I have no idea, I'm just glad he took the wrong option.

2. Pogba was deliberately obstructed by the defender.

3. The Bundesliga is a walk in the park compared to The Premier League. It'll take a while to adjust.

Mina was just shielding the ball - the wrestling move was embarrassing

And Sancho is having a shocker at the moment and it’s down to imo a manager not knowing how to get the best out of him and being played in a way that doesn’t suit him

and is Fred the worst Brazilian in history- when he got out of Doucore pocket Gray just swiped him away
 
Davis is terrified of the goal, it's missing in his game. Any other midfielder in blue takes the shot but sadly it went to him.

Overall, a good display from us. Solid in defence and midfield, a threat going forward. How good do Allen and Doucoure look?

Allen and Doucoure were very good - certainly a step above their counter parts , Doucoure can be a beast going forward with the ball and his run for the goal was excellent - Allen is the exact type of player that UTD need , just does all that ugly needed stuff protecting the CB’s. UTD just don’t have that and it left Lindelof and Varane exposed , Varane looking like at the moment he is struggling with the pace.
 
“anti United” commentator ????

Welcome to how everyone else feels whenever Tyler is on duty for United



Mina was just shielding the ball - the wrestling move was embarrassing

And Sancho is having a shocker at the moment and it’s down to imo a manager not knowing how to get the best out of him and being played in a way that doesn’t suit him

and is Fred the worst Brazilian in history- when he got out of Doucore pocket Gray just swiped him away

1. I don't know who the commentator was. It was an English guy on a CBS stream.

2. Mina didn't have the ball, he was just making sure Pogba couldn't!

3. He is having a shocker, I fully expect him to turn his form around, given a bit of time.

4. Oh, by a distance, but Kleberson does spring to mind!
 
Utd 2nd in the league but how
Some of the things read on here.

Ole won’t win anything
Ole is inexperienced
Ole doesn’t know what he’s doing
De gea should be sold he’s not the keeper he was
Pogba should be sold
Fred the worst Brazilian ever in PL
Lingard “just don’t rate him
Lingard “don’t know what he adds to the team “
“The manager doesn’t know how to get the best out of Sancho (5 games)
Ronaldo “too old”
Rashford “just runs down blind alleys”
Rashford “don’t rate him at all”
Rashford “so overrated”
Pep and Klopp would do brilliant with this team - how? they are all crap apparently.
Whilst some of these are true to some extent Ole must be doing the best job of all the managers considering what he’s working with.

Lol chucking in some lovely ground bait.

An example back
Remind me of what Klopp got out of AOC for 40 million .
 
Utd 2nd in the league but how
Some of the things read on here.

Ole won’t win anything
Ole is inexperienced
Ole doesn’t know what he’s doing
De gea should be sold he’s not the keeper he was
Pogba should be sold
Fred the worst Brazilian ever in PL
Lingard “just don’t rate him
Lingard “don’t know what he adds to the team “
“The manager doesn’t know how to get the best out of Sancho (5 games)
Ronaldo “too old”
Rashford “just runs down blind alleys”
Rashford “don’t rate him at all”
Rashford “so overrated”
Pep and Klopp would do brilliant with this team - how? they are all crap apparently.
Whilst some of these are true to some extent Ole must be doing the best job of all the managers considering what he’s working with.

Lol chucking in some lovely ground bait.

An example back
Remind me of what Klopp got out of AOC for 40 million .

??????

A European cup win and a league title?‍♂?
 
Allen and Doucoure were very good - certainly a step above their counter parts , Doucoure can be a beast going forward with the ball and his run for the goal was excellent - Allen is the exact type of player that UTD need , just does all that ugly needed stuff protecting the CB’s. UTD just don’t have that and it left Lindelof and Varane exposed , Varane looking like at the moment he is struggling with the pace.
Personally, I feel Varane has looked good. One little shaky moment midweek when he missed an interception, but much more confidence in him than other centre backs at the club. The problem seems clear. Week after week after week we push up high to try and attack. Yet, we often rush many passes, and lose the ball a lot. Then, opposition sprint forward and Utd players are all over the place. All the defenders can do is try and delay the guy in possession, and hope the midfield get back. Exactly how Everyon scored today, and Everyon should have won at the end.

Ole tried to make some changes today, but decided not to play one of our highly confident, in form players at all. Lingard deserved the chance.

The first time I saw Ole on touchline was 3 minutes into injury time. He was pointed to one of our players, shouted something and then started laughing. Can you imagine Alex Ferguson laughing at the end of a game he wasnt winning and performance was pathetic? Can you imagine any top manager wanting to win things laughing? Ole is scared stiff of the big players in the squad. He'll certainly never rest Bruno, even if he has 10 poor games in a row.
 

Unfortunately it’s apparently fake ?? but it’s the sort of thing he would say

Personally, I feel Varane has looked good. One little shaky moment midweek when he missed an interception, but much more confidence in him than other centre backs at the club. The problem seems clear. Week after week after week we push up high to try and attack. Yet, we often rush many passes, and lose the ball a lot. Then, opposition sprint forward and Utd players are all over the place. All the defenders can do is try and delay the guy in possession, and hope the midfield get back. Exactly how Everyon scored today, and Everyon should have won at the end.

Ole tried to make some changes today, but decided not to play one of our highly confident, in form players at all. Lingard deserved the chance.

The first time I saw Ole on touchline was 3 minutes into injury time. He was pointed to one of our players, shouted something and then started laughing. Can you imagine Alex Ferguson laughing at the end of a game he wasnt winning and performance was pathetic? Can you imagine any top manager wanting to win things laughing? Ole is scared stiff of the big players in the squad. He'll certainly never rest Bruno, even if he has 10 poor games in a row.

Maybe he is being exposed but he appears to be a bit slower than what he appeared to be when watching him at Madrid or France - maybe he is just being exposed too much with so little protection in front of him. Maybe Ole sits in the dugout all the time because he doesn’t know what to do to change it - it’s almost as if he thinks the quality players will just sort it out for themselves. Ronaldo is clearly fit enough to play constantly so no idea why he didn’t start - and I only watched the second half but Fernandes just looked out of it.
 
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