Wolves has notoriously been the worst fixture of the season for us since they came up.
You’re right.. Seems like they have a extra gear when they meet us, and they’re a hard nut to break down when they’re in the mood they showed today.
We struggled today, but it was a close and interesting match even if our performance was average at best. This wouldn’t be the last tight match this season, and I’m happy we show the ability to close them in our favour. That’s positive
Today was another example our midfield isn’t on pair with the level we require and what’s needed to win PL. Sancho is excused. Wasn’t a easy first game for him, especially when Wolves decided to block our left side. That wouldn’t have happened if they had to prioritise defending the right side too, but they knew they didn’t have to care much about James and AWB offensively.
James is far far away from being good enough for United. Sorry for that. I also think Ole starts to understand that James hasn’t a future at the club. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was the last time he started in PL this season. Soon we’ll see Sancho on the right and Ronaldo on the left.
My second concern is Fred. He’s sooo slooow and represents a serious problem in certain parts of our defensive play. Today have to be the last time we see Pogba and Fred together in double pivot. We can’t have one slow/weak player and one undisciplined player together in DP. If we want to continue play Pogba in that position, we definitely need to pair him up with a more physical player who cover space quickly. Maybe McT will solve the problem, but I fear we’ll loose the title because we didn’t buy a DM this window.
Finally I have to say Greenwood’s developing has been amazing. He starts looking like a world class player - not only a great talent. He has become faster, stronger and also his technique has improved