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Another thread where the truth of the situation is probably somewhere in the middle of the extremes expressed here. That being that he is an incredibly talented lad, especially with the ball at his feet, and will have plenty to offer for years...

That felt like those couple of games G Nev played right at the end of his career when he realised his legs had gone…. But I don’t buy into that he is so much less physically capable this season than he was last season. And I’m not speaking about...

We bought him for tactical reason… because he is “calm” on the ball… But failed to notice that so many of his goalkeeping fundamentals are hilariously bad.

Bang on

Completely agree with your analysis on the tactics. The dying on the hill though is the biggest worry. He has decided this years tactics "suit" the squad he has. And the reason he hasn't done short term changes to a defensive shape is because...

The scariest thing about that interview is his answer to the questions about why there are so many gaps in midfield, and why is Casemiro so isolated. His response is that it is because we have had an unsettled back 4.... and then quoted that...

One point you miss here though, is 4231 suits the strengths of most of our squad, not just Bruno. Especially our most talented footballers. Bruno - as described All of our wide players are better suited as inside forwards, rather than being...

How anyone can still be defending ETH after his approach this season blows my mind. He has been the biggest issue this season. Not the injuries. Not underperforming players. Him, and specifically his suicidal setup. It's as simple as that...

The manager. Specifically the setup. It's as simple as that. Even with Pep or Klopp, it would take a miracle for this squad to be genuinely challenging. But the collective quality in the squad is far better than what we are seeing...

OP's question is the wrong one. For me it should be "Is Gareth Southgate the most overrated manager on the planet?". To which the answer could very well be yes. He has a reputation built solely on England's supposed improvement in tournaments...

Very good in forward areas in the first 30 mins. But how anyone can watch our setup and not think that the manager’s tactics are suicidal is beyond me. One pass beats our entire midfield.

He was poor on the ball… probably still is. But he has some elite defending qualities we have massively lacked since he left, mainly the combination of pace and complete aerial domination. And had we have been spoiled with elite, ball playing...

Selling him and Smalling in quick succession was up there with some of the worst decision making the club has made in the post Ferguson years. God knows how much we have spent on CBs since, but aside from a perma-injured Martinez, they could and...

He was awful… His effort was awful… No excuse for that. But… How many times do managers have to see him be absolutely useless at Number 9 before stopping trying it. Has he had a single good game there in 7 years? Then try something else ffs!

Even with the injuries… Please, someone… make any of the decisions today make sense. The starting 11. Rashford at 9 The changes… Just awful