mancan92
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Lukaku can score But his touch is ridiculous
Meh.Not exactly brimming with confidence for this one. Hope I’m wrong. Expecting a performance we regularly got under previous managers when we made a lot of changes. Players rusty, unfamiliar with one another, players trying too hard to impress... we’ll see.
Oh I see what you did there.No, his first touch is listed as a pass, it's his second touch that's listed as a tackle.
He's already got the gum chewing bit downAnd get SAF's brain in Ole's while we're at it.
This forumI’d love to know who scouted Fred and said he’s the man we need.
Nope, we have been unhappy even after 4-0 under Mourinho.guess we have been spoilt by OGS after 4 games. 2-0 up and we are all unhappy.
Oh christ yes, he was better than any of this lot in midfield at the moment.Cleverley was a far better player.
AyeAbout 60 mins I'd like Garner for McTominay and Chong for Mata. Then Rashford for Lukaku about 10 mins from the end. All in favour say Aye
If he starts Valencia we'll get murdered down the rightNope, we have been unhappy even after 4-0 under Mourinho.
But ok, I'd expect better stuff against Spurs. I'm just afraid Ole might have decided to start Valencia for Spurs considering Young is starting this game. Could be a massive mistake.
That might be a bit too simplistic.... but we definitely need more nous in midfield. It's good to see Matic actually playing defence splitting forward passes now that Mourinho has gone. And Herrera's levels have risen now he has the manager's confidence. And Pogba obviously is transformed. But even so, our first choice midfield lacks quality against the best sides. Outside those three, I am afraid we are seeing today, we just lack quality in midfield.If you get the midfield right, the rest falls into place.
We should be murdering these guys.
If I was able to high five Ole, I'd never stop doing it. He'd get sick of meIt's a well known fact Ole likes to high five. After a while people get tired of it.
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We could use Fellaini's experience in that midfield, he'd at least be a half-decent shield for the defence.He actually has very little of the benefit of Fellaini though.
Can you ever imagine McTominay racking up 25-30 goals for us?
Perreira is the latest example of the Rooney principle - some people are so desperate to like him that they'll insist he's being used in the wrong way every time he plays.He isn't a no.6 at all, it's the equivalent of playing a young Mata at no.6 and then saying he's shit because he's not doing a good job there.
Ah okayPlaying on the counter, when they start to tire towards the middle of the 2nd we'll start to dominate
InjuredTime to bring Chong and Greenwood on.
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That doesn't matter. Who scores doesn't matter, how the attack functions matters and with Rashford ahead of Lukaku Utd can play a more fluid and technical game which allows more from everyone.A Lukaku at Everton or West Brom was a different animal. Last season José had him playing like how he wants center forwards to play which was with their back to goal and dropping deep to hold the ball up. That’s not his game. With a manager who plays the ball forward and get good service to him he would outscore anyone in this team.
Rashford is arguably better atm but Lukaku isn’t just a squad player
This. And we get the advantage of seeing players we never got a chance to see under the Sacked One.It's a cup game, with a second-string squad, against game-raising opposition and we're winning 2-0. I'm not entirely sure how people can be so negative about 45 minutes of football.
Agree with you, of course we deserve to be winning. We've played a low energy counter attacking performance and are nailing it.I don't get people saying we don't deserve our lead.
Didn't Mata deserve his penalty? VAR confirmed it.
Didn't Lukaku deserve his goal?
We deserve our lead, people just like being miserable.
What is he then?He isn't a no.6 at all, it's the equivalent of playing a young Mata at no.6 and then saying he's shit because he's not doing a good job there.
22. 3 1/2 average per season?He actually has very little of the benefit of Fellaini though.
Can you ever imagine McTominay racking up 25-30 goals for us?
Greenwood isn't on the bench.Time to bring Chong and Greenwood on.
We need to shop for a midfielder again.Neither is Fred or Mctominay for that matter.
Our squad is worringly weak.
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