By Plasma Go To PostHope Ten Hag keeps his job at least for a few more seasons.Waiting for the season leaving decision tweet in a few days
By Flutter Go To PostI was playing Relink and what the hell happened.Reverse reverse jinx
By Cleff Go To PostAntony needs to come off.no strength, no pace no skill to beat his man.
Absolute hologram of a player.
I think Antony could be top 10 PL flop material.
And I’m perfectly aware City have at least one player on that list
And I’m perfectly aware City have at least one player on that list
By Batong Go To PostReverse reverse jinxMaybe this is what United has been missing.
Took us 75 minutes to get Mainoo on the ball in central areas. As soon as we drop him deeper we start creating some excellent chances centrally.
It's 100% a tactical issue as well. Casemiro is back so we play him deeper which is fine. It's his best position. But rather than playing a double pivot, we push Mainoo into that high 8 position where he can't affect the game where we need it.
It's 100% a tactical issue as well. Casemiro is back so we play him deeper which is fine. It's his best position. But rather than playing a double pivot, we push Mainoo into that high 8 position where he can't affect the game where we need it.
By Cleff Go To PostTook us 75 minutes to get Mainoo on the ball in central areas. As soon as we drop him deeper we start creating some excellent chances centrally.Whats most impotent imo is keep those 3 midfielders fit for a while so they can actually play together, rest (positional) will follow
It's 100% a tactical issue as well. Casemiro is back so we play him deeper which is fine. It's his best position. But rather than playing a double pivot, we push Mainoo into that high 8 position where he can't affect the game where we need it.
By inky Go To Post4-3 FT
By Scum Go To PostCan still be a goal for Newport to make the scoreline correct
Glad for Højlund. Doesn't get the service needed a lot of the time.
Glad we actually converted a chance again. So wasteful today.
Glad we actually converted a chance again. So wasteful today.
Game that should have been done after 30 minutes, made stresfull because of poor decision making and finishing up front.
Watched a little of that Utd game. I gotta say, the standard of football is so much higher these days throughout the pyramid. Newport are 16th in League Two and honestly I thought they looked decent enough. It’s no longer just total clank the lower you go.
By Cleff Go To PostGlad for Højlund. Doesn't get the service needed a lot of the time.He really doesn't.
Glad we actually converted a chance again. So wasteful today.
The fucking Muppets Garna and Antony just shoot on-site.
Left feeling roughly the same as with the Wigan game: pretty fucking rubbish to be perfectly honest.
Poor finishing isn't ETH's fault but I'm finding that regardless of personnel or opposition, the same issues are arising repeatedly. I cannot believe he's scrapped last season's progress for this fucking shit new strategy / tactical setup which he is fully persisting with into February, and I think it is fair grounds for sacking him.
In fact how bad we still are with set pieces, without seemingly any competent attempt to improve, is probably grounds for sacking on its own.
tl;dr: I do not trust the process.
Poor finishing isn't ETH's fault but I'm finding that regardless of personnel or opposition, the same issues are arising repeatedly. I cannot believe he's scrapped last season's progress for this fucking shit new strategy / tactical setup which he is fully persisting with into February, and I think it is fair grounds for sacking him.
In fact how bad we still are with set pieces, without seemingly any competent attempt to improve, is probably grounds for sacking on its own.
tl;dr: I do not trust the process.
Decision making in the final third by our so called attacking forwards. Even the likes of Bruno has regressed.
It's scary how much better Mainoo is on the ball than majority of our first team players.
It's scary how much better Mainoo is on the ball than majority of our first team players.
By Dazenheimer Go To PostHe really doesn't.They're a bunch of glory seeking bums. More interested in being a part of Team of the Week/Team of the Month/Goal of the Month shenanigans instead of being productive to the cause. I had hopes for Garnacho, but yeah, I'll send them to the highest bidder if I was managing them.
The fucking Muppets Garna and Antony just shoot on-site.
By Killer7 Go To Post#ETHOut#XavIn
#KloppIN
They just look so uninspired and listless.
The only really energetic one is a feather-weight who makes bad choices 80% of the time.
Casemiro is rusty af.
The only really energetic one is a feather-weight who makes bad choices 80% of the time.
Casemiro is rusty af.
Who isn't sick of it at this point.
Barely won against a mid table League 2 team, where they still look like they forgot how to defend or attack.
It's like they forgot how to play professional football.
Barely won against a mid table League 2 team, where they still look like they forgot how to defend or attack.
It's like they forgot how to play professional football.
Think there's a lot of overreaction here and online in general tbh. We missed a lot of chances to go 3,4,5 nil up. Newport scored a deflected goal and even after we missed a few changes before half time.
We may need to freshen things up in the summer and that could include the manager. But right now we're a fanbase that catastrophises too often. We haven't played well this season, but I'm not convinced we've been as bad as results suggest either. We really need a streak of even finishing up up our XG.
We may need to freshen things up in the summer and that could include the manager. But right now we're a fanbase that catastrophises too often. We haven't played well this season, but I'm not convinced we've been as bad as results suggest either. We really need a streak of even finishing up up our XG.
yeah i thought we played alright but at this point we'd have to look like 2011 Barca for our fanbase to be calm about a game
Midfield is still our biggest issue and has been for about 10 years. We haven't had someone that can capably build from deeper areas since Carrick was at his best.
Ten Hag's insistence on playing two high central midfielders and having another hold, just isn't working. We can't press high up the pitch quickly enough and our defensive midfielder, if it's Casemiro, doesn't have the legs to screen the entire midfield. It could work if we had a hyper athletic DM or 8. We have neither though.
There isn't a DM around that can do everything we need so it might be better to mould Mainoo into that and go into the market for someone that can cover the ground we need in the press. I wasn't high on the Amadou Onana links last summer. He's limited on the ball. But if you gave him a restricted role of pressing and winning tackles you can maybe knit together a good midfield with Mainoo, Bruno and he.
Ten Hag's insistence on playing two high central midfielders and having another hold, just isn't working. We can't press high up the pitch quickly enough and our defensive midfielder, if it's Casemiro, doesn't have the legs to screen the entire midfield. It could work if we had a hyper athletic DM or 8. We have neither though.
There isn't a DM around that can do everything we need so it might be better to mould Mainoo into that and go into the market for someone that can cover the ground we need in the press. I wasn't high on the Amadou Onana links last summer. He's limited on the ball. But if you gave him a restricted role of pressing and winning tackles you can maybe knit together a good midfield with Mainoo, Bruno and he.