Hoof the ball
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Ole has to be playing James for the same reason Matuidi did with Pogba in CM, because Pogba cannot be trusted in CM on defensive transition when he gets forward.
Nobody really knows what is happening until we kick off and even then it can’t be easily represented by a static formation considering it will change depending on if we have the ball or if Wolves have it and how Wolves setup.accorging to BBC its 4231 with Pogba-Fred axis and Sancho left
The lineup police are the worst people on this forumOur CM is more open because Pogba is in there. James is clearly in for his high defensive work rate. Toxic as feck this place. Unreal negativity.
He's CM, not a CAM like Bruno. He's supposed to be playing in midfield.VdB is not a holding midfielder, he's too similar to Fernandez, and Pogba arguably. We'd be much better off getting a proper defensive midfielder or a deep lying playmaker rather than play someone out of position.
Should have bought De Jong instead as a deep laying playmaker next to Fred
Can we bastard about him?The bitching about James is over the top.
Let the game commence first before making these big statements.Neither Donny nor Dan can match Traore's physicality, that's what we have AWB, Varane and Maguire for. Point is - by pulling Pogba back and moving Sancho to the left, Ole has undermined our goal-scoring. We need to score our goals, not obsess about Wolves as if we were the underdogs in this game
Cause it feels nice to be ITK, even if you not.None of Sky or BBC knows what the formation is so no clue why it's being brought up.
If the wall is Adama Traore then yes.Can we bastard about him?
The illegitimate son. Dan the Jon Snow James will defend the wall till death!
Not really. Wolves are a heavily defensive counter attacking team. What exactly will James offer?Wow, the bitch8ng about James on here is mental
He got bossed by VDB and Matic at the Molineux last time we played themJoao Moutinho’s going to have his 5th blinder against us in a row. Swear he always does us in whenever we play Wolves
What on earth are you blathering on about?Neither Donny nor Dan can match Traore's physicality, that's what we have AWB, Varane and Maguire for. Point is - by pulling Pogba back and moving Sancho to the left, Ole has undermined our goal-scoring. We need to score our goals, not obsess about Wolves as if we were the underdogs in this game
Why move Pogba from where he got 5 assists? How badly does Fred have to play to get dropped? Does Ole have neither the courage to play Van de Beek or the conviction to let him go?
Vin: Donny Van De Beek has a little over 24 hours to move on and save his career. Ole's treatment of him is absolutely brutal.
Those craven fools.
It's a 442. Ole heard all the people comparing Bruno to Rooney and decided to try it out today.None of Sky or BBC knows what the formation is so no clue why it's being brought up.
Doesn't have the right mentality and always seems to lose his nerve when faced with few options. Runs his way into losing the ball etc. James would do very well in a team shooting for mid table or be kept as a squad player. It's pretty clearHow is it poor?
DVB has never had a chance to get into this team. Matic, Fred and James have shown that they do not match the quality needed to fight with teams like City, Chelsea and Liverpool. Let's hope our now insane attack can carry us this season, because we will not see many CS.The obsession this place has with DVB is absolutely bizarre. You'd think he'd been turning in 8,9 or 10 out of 10 performances when we've seen him instead of the 5s he's actually turned in.
I get people don't like Matic, Fred, McT, James etc etc but DVB has done no better than any of them.
Google showed James on the right wing and imo it makes senses. James has an incredible pace that would help a lot against Traore.Not really. Wolves are a heavily defensive counter attacking team. What exactly will James offer?
And just to make the point....what could James do better than Dalot and Dalot can't get a start at all.
The line up policeThe lineup police are the worst people on this forum
That is some fecking wall, you savage. I really hope we don't see this today.If the wall is Adama Traore then yes.
Yeah i agree. I keep saying it but imo Ole worries too much about the opposition, especially away from home, as opose to putting out a strong team and letting our opposition worry about us. We are Man Utd ffs.Neither Donny nor Dan can match Traore's physicality, that's what we have AWB, Varane and Maguire for. Point is - by pulling Pogba back and moving Sancho to the left, Ole has undermined our goal-scoring. We need to score our goals, not obsess about Wolves as if we were the underdogs in this game
You wrote that without being able to answer your own question?Not really. Wolves are a heavily defensive counter attacking team. What exactly will James offer?
And just to make the point....what could James do better than Dalot and Dalot can't get a start at all.
Yeah. 2 or 3 - 0 down at half time wondering what the hell went wrong. A 2nd half come back with too little too late or just about scrap a draw out with their centre back giving a MOTM performance.42 shots with no goals for wolves in 2 games.. these are the kind of stats that worry me when teams play against us. Ours are the games where oppositions turn their luck
Most clubs play with one no6. And neither of them have world class back 4.That's asking for trouble
Once upon a time people on here moaned about Nani on our right wing. Now there's fans justifying Ole starting a winger that can barely play football.Well, it is clear why we didn't sell James. Ole just loves having him in squad. Every manager has one odd choice. James is his
Ah right... probably seen some of his "work", but not paid much attention to the name, never do that with journos :PJournalist for Dagbladet. Interviewed Ole quite a few times, likes to pretend he has more access than he actually has. He's a slightly more annoying version of Fjørtoft
Yes please, I’d love thatI'm rooting for a Dan James brace with two assists for Sancho to score also.
There's nothing bizarre about it: we signed him for 40m so we'd rather like to see what he can do. All the others you mention got far more chances than he did.The obsession this place has with DVB is absolutely bizarre. You'd think he'd been turning in 8,9 or 10 out of 10 performances when we've seen him instead of the 5s he's actually turned in.
I get people don't like Matic, Fred, McT, James etc etc but DVB has done no better than any of them.
Mike Dean