[Devil may care]

Pretty much invisible and we didn't create anything in the box where he comes alive.

 

[A-man]

A lot of our fans are in for a rude awakening thinking Haaland will come here and score 30 goals. Cavani has some of the best movement and anticipation of all forwards in Europe and he's feeding off of scraps.

There is no correlation. Haaland is not the same style at all. He is built for PL.

 

[sewey89]

Created absolutely nothing until we put the perfect ball into the box for him.. a minute after he’d gone off

 

[Dan_F]

Said it previously, but the problem with our strikers isn’t player quality. It’s funny watching the fawning over Cavani’s movement. We’ve generally looked no better than we did with Martial.

I’m not saying Cavani is bad, I just don’t think it matters who plays there right now.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

A lot of our fans are in for a rude awakening thinking Haaland will come here and score 30 goals. Cavani has some of the best movement and anticipation of all forwards in Europe and he's feeding off of scraps.

That was my thoughts too, he didn’t even get scraps, worked his arse off and we can’t manage to get the bloke one decent ball. Same every week really, the number 9 shift at United is the worst of the graveyard shifts.

 

[rooney2009]

Rooney,Zlatan,Lukaku,Martial and now Cavani can’t all be bad
We just have no plan b and create nothing when teams sit deep
No plan b,no change of system
We just keep doing the same thing
Poor poor coaching and management

 

[Jeppers7]

I said a few weeks ago...the media narrative around Cavani is ridiculous. He’s not scored goals for us. His inclusion in the team hasnt improved us. Our other forwards have to play as wingers when he plays....and on top of that he hasn’t played well himself. Good movement though.

 

[Lewnited]

There is no correlation. Haaland is not the same style at all. He is built for PL.

Yes, there is - being built for the PL doesn't mean anything in isolation. Haaland is a very good and physicslly gifted player and is brilliant at converting the half chances that other strikers don't... but that is where the problem lies. How many half chances do our strikers get? It doesn't matter if it's Cavani, Martial or Greenwood, whoever's up top is feeding off of scraps.

 

[Superunknown]

He was brought in to improve us in these types of games where we needed someone to nick a goal. But, he didn't do much tonight. Unfortunately, nobody (bar Shaw) really did anything. We can't seem to create chances and get him on the end of them.

 

[GledTheRed]

He looks like a 34 year old striker in decline.

I wouldn't bother renewing his contract.

 

[Leftback99]

Is our attack better with him in it

It’s really that simple.
The answer is yes

I don’t think anyone is saying he’s going to put up aguero figures, or control games like Henry
He’s come in and wants to win every game he plays
His link up play is good, his work rate is class, his movement is class, his commitment is class. But yer let’s play down one of the only bright sparks of our attack

Another disappointing performance.

 

[el3mel]

He's not linking well with Rashford and Greenwood at all. I have said this some time ago. Where's coaching for this ? The three don't look like strikers training together.

 

[Idxomer]

Rooney,Zlatan,Lukaku,Martial and now Cavani can’t all be bad
We just have no plan b and create nothing when teams sit deep
No plan b,no change of system
We just keep doing the same thing
Poor poor coaching and management

Of course, they aren't.

The witchhunt against Martial this season has been disturbing, to say the least.

 

[A-man]

Yes, there is - being built for the PL doesn't mean anything in isolation. Haaland is a very good and physicslly gifted player and is brilliant at converting the half chances that other strikers don't... but that is where the problem lies. How many half chances do our strikers get? It doesn't matter if it's Cavani, Martial or Greenwood, whoever's up top is feeding off of scraps.

Ok, understand what you mean and can agree to some part. But one major difference is that Haaland also creates his own chances and not just great runs like Cavani. Plus we have had difficulties in converting chances. However PL defences are probably the best in the world and I think the forward get that extra third of a second in Bundesliga compared to the PL.

 

[kundalini]

The team don't appear to understand what Cavani is good at. And at times he doesn't help himself by drifting out of the box to get involved in the build-up play.

Hopefully by next season, if he is still around, the team will be in harmony with Cavani.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

Yes, there is - being built for the PL doesn't mean anything in isolation. Haaland is a very good and physicslly gifted player and is brilliant at converting the half chances that other strikers don't... but that is where the problem lies. How many half chances do our strikers get? It doesn't matter if it's Cavani, Martial or Greenwood, whoever's up top is feeding off of scraps.

Haaland right now would look like Lukaku in his second season with us, utterly pointless being a number 9 at United currently.

 

[Lewnited]

Ok, understand what you mean and can agree to some part. But one major difference is that Haaland also creates his own chances and not just great runs like Cavani. Plus we have had difficulties in converting chances. However PL defences are probably the best in the world and I think the forward get that extra third of a second in Bundesliga compared to the PL.

Yeah I don't don't he'd do better than Cavani currently is. I just think he'd be coming here with the expectation of 30+ goals a season, I don't see that as viable looking at our team for 3/4 of this current season.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Flat, hopeless performance. Sounds familiar.

 

[Mainoldo]

It’s not a Martial problem people.

 

[Superden]

The team don't appear to understand what Cavani is good at. And at times he doesn't help himself by drifting out of the box to get involved in the build-up play.

Hopefully by next season, if he is still around, the team will be in harmony with Cavani.

Hes doing this more and more, simply because he's tired of making runs in the box and being ignored whilst the others pass it amongst themselves...

 

[TMDaines]

Giving him a new contract would be a monumental lack of ambition on United’s part.

 

[SirScholes]

Another disappointing performance.

Don’t become one of those guys Christ, count on one hand the disappointing games. Exactly what did you want him to do with the service he got

he’s still had a positive impact on our starting line up since joining and should be in our starting 11 each week

 

[SirScholes]

It’s not a Martial problem people.

He’s part of the problem

 

[Mainoldo]

He’s part of the problem

Yep like Cavani and everyone else who’s played upfront under this manager.

 

[GledTheRed]

Giving him a new contract would be a monumental lack of ambition on United’s part.

Expect it to happen.

 

[berbatrick]

He's not linking well with Rashford and Greenwood at all. I have said this some time ago. Where's coaching for this ? The three don't look like strikers training together.

nor do the front 3 from last season look like a unit, which they clearly were before. there's some deeper issues here than personnel and even form.

 

[MadDogg]

He was pretty much invisible which obviously wasn't good enough, but I'd put more of that blame on just how bad Rashford and Greenwood were at creating anything. One of them is giving the ball away every time and the other is just passing it back and sideways every time. It slows us down far too much and makes it far too difficult for the striker to find space.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Having two wide players who dont go down the byline doesn't help.

 

[Raven]

That's 3 strikers now that have all looked adrift with almost every performance. Honestly, if nobody's going to score a goal, we may as well play Martial.

 

[A-man]

Yeah I don't don't he'd do better than Cavani currently is. I just think he'd be coming here with the expectation of 30+ goals a season, I don't see that as viable looking at our team for 3/4 of this current season.

30 goals in all competitions is not unrealistic if fit, but it is of course not guaranteed. It is always a chance to move to a new league and a new team, and the performance of the other attacking players has been poor lately, but he surely has got all the tools to be successful. I would definitely expect him to do better than Cavani.

 

[Pexbo]

That's 3 strikers now that have all looked adrift with almost every performance. Honestly, if nobody's going to score a goal, we may as well play Martial.

We may as well play someone who does feck all in the build up and feck all off the ball and feck all defensively over a player that covers every blade of grass, makes runs off the ball, presses the opposition and has often popped up outside his own box to chip in defensively if neither of them are going to score a goal? Right on.

 

[SirScholes]

Yep like Cavani and everyone else who’s played upfront under this manager.

Cavani has been good
Just wasn’t today

 

[SirScholes]

Having two wide players who dont go down the byline doesn't help.

Agreed
Greenwood looks scared to take on his man
Rashford only crosses if he’s 40 yards out or if there is no other option

 

[Berbasbullet]

Having two wide players who dont go down the byline doesn't help.

Spot on. Don’t think it’s a coincidence the one time we looked dangerous was when Awb took on his fullback and got in behind.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Spot on. Don’t think it’s a coincidence the one time we looked dangerous was when Awb took on his fullback and got in behind.

Exactly and he didn't do that enough.
If you have two wide-forwards constantly cutting in then the fullbacks need to provide that width and outlet. Shaw does that reasonably well but its a flip of the coin regarding AWB on the right.

Another issue is with Rashford and Greenwood not making up the numbers or supporting Cavani in the box. They loiter outside the area too much.
Cavani is our focal point and only option when the ball comes into the opposition area.
The CP defence cruised it last night.

 

[Eddy_JukeZ]

He can't be a starter.

We really need last season's Martial.

Or ideally, a completely new striker.

 

[Mainoldo]

Cavani has been good
Just wasn’t today

Zlatan good? Or Henrik Larson good?

 

[Devil81]

I said a few weeks ago...the media narrative around Cavani is ridiculous. He’s not scored goals for us. His inclusion in the team hasnt improved us. Our other forwards have to play as wingers when he plays....and on top of that he hasn’t played well himself. Good movement though.

To put it simply, the problem isn't Cavani, it's the players who are supposed to supply him.

He'd be in double figures by now if players weren't as selfish or could at least find his runs. I think he's been brilliant but nobody seems to be able to find him with a pass.

Wouldn't surprise me if he didn't take the option of the extra year, let alone United.

 

[Bwuk]

Zlatan good? Or Henrik Larson good?

I would say Cavani falls into the Larsson category. Zlatan was a monster for us.

 

[simplyared]

We're deluding ourselves if we believe Cavani can be our Harry Kane. Looking already like the fairy tale coming to an end.