Jazz
Just in case anyone missed it. I don't like Mount.
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2014
- Messages
- 31,143
YES PELLESTRI
That was a good head on.Put Maguire upfront!
That was bloody qualityWe can’t score. It’s so frustrating. A quality finish here and there and we get a goal.
It's like watching F1 on a Sunday. Great background noise for a napAt least I appreciate the lads for making it easier to take that nap I planned
And were still the better team. Goal was a defensive cock up and any attack we started was often ended by a cynical foul. It's been attack against defence since the red card.I mean this is a mix of our 2nd and 3rd stringers...
I think when you’re given a 4 year sample size you have to believe it. You can’t write off 3 of those years with “ah yeah he’s just not right mentally”. Every successful Maguire period has largely been the same setup: sat deep, defend his box mainly against aerial threats, look to counter. He’s decent technically for his size but far too slow of a decision maker and thus it makes him much worse than he should be at playing out of the back from pressure and causes a significant amount of errors (seriously people thought Bailly/Smalling were error prone?). Also there’s the obvious that he’s incredibly immobile especially over a short distance, meaning he’s quite prone to getting roasted by quicker players and can get caught out if asked to play a more aggressive style of pressing defense.So you don't believe that the mental pressure of playing for United can affect a player e.g. causing him to make more errors? And that the fact that he's become a walking meme could be affecting his play?
And you don't think that he plays better for England and played better for Burnley and Leicester? It's not as if he lost all his physical attributes once he joined United.
It’s good practice. When teams get scrappy and they sit back our team is so stagnant. We get into a position around the 18 yard box, and we just stop moving. We need a break like how we just scored!I could have went to the game but didn’t bother for this exact reason.
Why anybody thought playing a non top 2 Spanish side in a friendly was a good idea is beyond me.
Composure is there but lack of movement is the problem. We just sit still and expect a goal to come out of nowhere.When we get to the opp 18-yard box we just lose all composure.