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I am being nice, he's an United player after all.He's not better than Doucoure or Allan
I am being nice, he's an United player after all.He's not better than Doucoure or Allan
Does McTominay have a performance thread?When will McTominay?
He does, and he escapes criticism on it a lot more than he should.Does McTominay have a performance thread?
Probably to do with the fact he's much younger and didnt cost £50 millionHe does, and he escapes criticism on it a lot more than he should.
Which I can understand to a degree. But a mediocre player, is still a mediocre player, regardless.Probably to do with the fact he's much younger and didnt cost £50 million
The point being that a younger player has more time and less experience, so is more likely to go beyond being mediocre than someone in their prime and still sub parWhich I can understand to a degree. But a mediocre player, is still a mediocre player, regardless.
Nothing to do with hate parade, least not with me. I just don't think he offers much to our squad. Apart from the good engine that is. He does get stuck in gear. Mind you Ole doesn't help. He just doesn't know how to adapt when the opposition had the measure of us.I'm not going to be persuaded by the ongoing hate parade, he had a good game today, shame that other idiot he was playing alongside could do feck all.
Yeah so ask in there then mate this is the Fred performance threadHe does, and he escapes criticism on it a lot more than he should.
Midfield completely dysfunctional but praisedOne of the few that could hold his head up today.
The problem isn’t just what they do. The problem is often what is ahead of them. Any good football team gives anyone on the ball plenty of passing options. Bruno, Pogba, Greenwood whoever is playing rarely make any good and easy passing options. Instead we expect them to be able to beat two players to get a pass away.He is part of a hugely dysfunctional midfield and in that sense I don’t understand how anybody can say his performance is acceptable.
For large parts of the game we simply could not find a way to play out the back and kept losing the ball to the press. We were dominated in midfield by Aston Villa ffs
I honestly don’t understand the McFred pairing. It is supposedly supposed to provide more defensive stability but we were all over the place. I don’t see what damage a more creative player like VDB would do in this midfield since on current form it is simply shocking
McTominay is only three and a half years younger. He turns 25 in a couple of months. It's not like he's a kid just breaking into the side.Probably to do with the fact he's much younger and didnt cost £50 million
Agreed. Fred was one of our better players today. Did his job well. Once again a one man defensive midfield and the only one willing to sit and set a tempo playing simple progressive passes and always showing for it. The attack was getting in each other’s way. No press. Mct was poor. Pogba was awful. Did Ronaldo have a shot on target? In a rational conversation there should be quite a few players ahead of Fred getting stick this evening.The problem isn’t just what they do. The problem is often what is ahead of them. Any good football team gives anyone on the ball plenty of passing options. Bruno, Pogba, Greenwood whoever is playing rarely make any good and easy passing options. Instead we expect them to be able to beat two players to get a pass away.
Its ridiculous and just poor football.
Yeah, it was the midfield that was dysfunctional, no one else. Mental.Midfield completely dysfunctional but praised
The midfield and defense never managed to get the game under control and get the ball forward quick enough for our attackers to be in positions to be threateningYeah, it was the midfield that was dysfunctional, no one else. Mental.
It's all about currency. Fred has very little and that's clear that even when good, people still look at his previous performances. I want him benched and Matic and Donny come in, we will see the issues are much more entrenched than Fred. Fred can be upgraded no doubt but we see if CR, Varane or Sancho upgrades makes feck all difference under this manager?Agreed. Fred was one of our better players today. Did his job well. Once again a one man midfield. The attack was getting in each other’s way. No press. Mct was poor. Pogba was awful. Did Ronaldo have a shot on target? In a rational conversation there should be quite a few players ahead of Fred getting stick this evening.
3 and a half years ago you probably hadnt heard of FredMcTominay is only three and a half years younger. He turns 25 in a couple of months. It's not like he's a kid just breaking into the side.
Our fans hate Fred, so even if he does fine, he will still get criticised. Shaw, Maguire, McT, Pogba were all very bad and deserve criticism before Fred.Agreed. Fred was one of our better players today. Did his job well. Once again a one man defensive midfield and the only one willing to sit and set a tempo playing simple progressive passes and always showing for it. The attack was getting in each other’s way. No press. Mct was poor. Pogba was awful. Did Ronaldo have a shot on target? In a rational conversation there should be quite a few players ahead of Fred getting stick this evening.
Fred gets shit on way more than any of our players and it isn't close. Especially over the wider internet. I think Fred was bad against Southampton and Wolves. I don't think his parters or the way the team set up in those games helped, but he was still bad. I think he was fine against Leeds, Young Boys, and today, but he still got shit from our fans against Young Boys and he will today as well.Yeah so ask in there then mate this is the Fred performance thread
I don't even think Fred was that bad today certainly not the worst but its getting old that every other player gets shit on in here the minute someone criticizes Fred's performance, in this his performance thread. The sheer fecking audacity of those people.
This season so far Matic, Pogba and now McTominay it seems have been at fault for Fred's poor performances.
Yup. Good post. The constant need for a whipping boy on redcafe is so fecking tiresome. This is John O’Shea all over again. Crazy how often people need to pile on the usual suspect even when he hasn’t played particularly badly (in a match where a number of players really did play badly)Our fans hate Fred, so even if he does fine, he will still get criticised. Shaw, Maguire, McT, Pogba were all very bad and deserve criticism before Fred.
Fred gets shit on way more than any of our players and it isn't close. Especially over the wider internet. I think Fred was bad against Southampton and Wolves. I don't think his parters or the way the team set up in those games helped, but he was still bad. I think he was fine against Leeds, Young Boys, and today, but he still got shit from our fans against Young Boys and he will today as well.
I get tired of seeing 1/2 players get a lot of hate when they're not the main issue for poor performances.
His individual performance was ok, the tactics of the team were appalling. Where is the system? This is Ole’s team now and it’s looking very much like it’s all a bit gravy on exactly how he’s getting the best out of anyone bar maybe De Gea. But then again Dave does have a very specific role in the team whilst others are just running a lot.Midfield completely dysfunctional but praised
Agreed that he can't shoot, but he passes better than McTominay. And makes himself available for people to pass to, unlike Scott who pretty much hides. Plus Fred wins the ball back a lot more. So why is it Fred that you want dropped?“Fred was one of our better players today”
Give me a damn break, he’s a complete liability. He can annoy opposition players when they’re on the ball and that’s literally it. He offers nothing else, he can’t pass, can’t shoot, can’t cross, can’t do anything. Play him against City when they have 70% possession and don’t play him in any other game. Stick VdB in there and let him distribute the ball, so what if we lose some pressing ability against Villa. I’m just so tired of seeing this guy play every week.
Dumb take.“Fred was one of our better players today”
Give me a damn break, he’s a complete liability. He can annoy opposition players when they’re on the ball and that’s literally it. He offers nothing else, he can’t pass, can’t shoot, can’t cross, can’t do anything. Play him against City when they have 70% possession and don’t play him in any other game. Stick VdB in there and let him distribute the ball, so what if we lose some pressing ability against Villa. I’m just so tired of seeing this guy play every week.
I don’t have much good to say about McTominay either, but I do think he can improve still, whereas I don’t think Fred can.Agreed that he can't shoot, but he passes better than McTominay. And makes himself available for people to pass to, unlike Scott who pretty much hides. Plus Fred wins the ball back a lot more. So why is it Fred that you want dropped?