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Agreed. Such a shame Mourinho and Ole played him deep for such large periods of his time here.He's being deployed as a 'Mezzala' and it's working well for him. Playing him in midfield in a deeper role would require him to be more disciplined which takes a lot away from his game. He likes to take risks and play with flair, which means he will lose the ball from time to time but having him high up the pitch as a half winger suits him well as we saw today.
Best player on the pitch.
Yep because no one passed the ball to him. We were too happy giving the ball to SouthamptonBest player on the field. Grew frustrated in the last 15.
Of course he is deployed as such.He's being deployed as a 'Mezzala' and it's working well for him. Playing him in midfield in a deeper role would require him to be more disciplined which takes a lot away from his game. He likes to take risks and play with flair, which means he will lose the ball from time to time but having him high up the pitch as a half winger suits him well as we saw today.
Best player on the pitch.
They can't and most of them never will, if we are being honest. The ability he has can't be teachedBest player on the pitch by a mile. His teammates need to get on his level fast.
It's the job of the fullback to get in behind tbf. It's the fullback that should provide the width.Of course he is deployed as such.
But, would it be ok to do it against every team. That means our left wing is non-functional in terms of having a runner behind the defense etc. If we are playing him in that position, we should be playing with a front two who can and will stay out wide more often. Normal 4 3 3 or 4 2 3 1 with him like that would not work.
The team being toothless in term of movement ahead of the midfield today was expected due to that and Martial being played up front.
TBF, as good as Shaw, he can't do that the whole game or even every game as he has shown this match.It's the job of the fullback to get in behind tbf. It's the fullback that should provide the width.
There's plenty of possibilities to get in behind. The LCM could run in behind via a overload, the fullback could do it or even one of the other forwards could create space for Pogba to run into the vacated space.TBF, as good as Shaw, he can't do that the whole game or even every game as he has shown this match.
And, I am talking about quick runners behind to use Pogba's quick passing. No FB will be quick enough for that.
LCM has to cover behind him btw same as the LB. Structure wise, it is not doable the whole game. We will have a hole that other team will target it.There's plenty of possibilities to get in behind. The LCM could run in behind via a overload, the fullback could do it or even one of the other forwards could create space for Pogba to run into the vacated space.
We can't do what you're saying the whole game, no matter how we setup. To attempt do that the whole game, we need to throw players forward and cause overloads which would then potentially open up space.LCM has to cover behind him btw same as the LB. Structure wise, it is not doable the whole game. We will have a hole that other team will target it.
And, it is why I said we should play with a 2 forward system to take advantage of his quick passing on the left side. Right now, we have no left forward to do that making our left wing ineffective as it should.
A 2 forward system will do. Stay wide to run into the space when we do counter and Pogba gets the ball. Bruno is good at that too.We can't do what you're saying the whole game, no matter how we setup. To attempt do that the whole game, we need to throw players forward and cause overloads which would then potentially open up space.
It’s pretty normal to have a lopsided team. Our team c. 2008 was a pretty similar shape with Evra providing the width on the left as Giggs, Park and Rooney all drifted in.LCM has to cover behind him btw same as the LB. Structure wise, it is not doable the whole game. We will have a hole that other team will target it.
And, it is why I said we should play with a 2 forward system to take advantage of his quick passing on the left side. Right now, we have no left forward to do that making our left wing ineffective as it should.
I know we played like that at times back in the days and now. But, I am not sure if it gives us much of visible advantage with this squad. And, I thought we were trying to fix it.It’s pretty normal to have a lopsided team. Our team c. 2008 was a pretty similar shape with Evra providing the width on the left as Giggs, Park and Rooney all drifted in.
Oh yeah there were plenty of relatively toothless games with that setup around the time we were qualifying for consecutive CL finals. Our first game of the season we won the CL was a 0-0 against Reading. Nobody on the end of crosses, limited creativity, narrow attack, all the jazz. These sorts of games happen. After scoring 5 goals in the last game and scoring more goals last year than any time since we’ve won the league, I don’t think you can point to a lack of goals as a big problem. Even free scoring teams struggle to score in games.I know we played like that at times back in the days and now. But, I am not sure if it gives us much of visible advantage with this squad. And, I thought we were trying to fix it.
And, the likes of Park, Rooney etc were a lot more mobile, speedy and set themselves up for a counter all the time. Not to mentioned that team work rate. We don't have any player like them in today's line up. At least not as good as them. We looked very toothless and didn't have enough players in the box or not quickly enough.
For one instance, Tommy crossed a ball across the goal in 2nd half and we had NO one in the box and left side was completely empty. You should not expect your LB to be up there trying to tap in at that point. You probably would not see like that in old Fergie team when his team is pressing for a winner in late 2nd half. Ole tried to fix it but it was too late at that point.
I am talking about fundamental structure of the team in long term. We know that we have issue breaking team down when they pack in their box. Pogba's (and Bruno's) passing and thru balls can be devastating on counters (see Greenwood's goal in Leed's game on that side). It is just no one is there to take advantage of it often on that side. This had nothing to do with Leeds game. Every team will have some games they score a lot or more than their capability.Oh yeah there were plenty of relatively toothless games with that setup around the time we were qualifying for consecutive CL finals. Our first game of the season we won the CL was a 0-0 against Reading. Nobody on the end of crosses, limited creativity, narrow attack, all the jazz. These sorts of games happen. After scoring 5 goals in the last game and scoring more goals last year than any time since we’ve won the league, I don’t think you can point to a lack of goals as a big problem. Even free scoring teams struggle to score in games.
Bingo.The problem with putting Pogba out on the left is that he is our only Midfielder who can actually pass the ball.
The midfield pairings we have are simply not good enough.
And putting Pogba in the middle means we don't have enough press, discipline and defensive cover there. It's the Pogba conundrum since 2016.The problem with putting Pogba out on the left is that he is our only Midfielder who can actually pass the ball.
That's true but we have better pairings than the ones we used today. McFred is far from ideal, none of them is a good passer of the ball, but it's miles better than Matic + anyone on god's green earth.The midfield pairings we have are simply not good enough.
Bit much to ask forBest player on the pitch by a mile. His teammates need to get on his level fast.
