Recent content by SirMattBugsby

What do you think are the reasons for it being poorly implemented (to the point that, at least for me, it's non-existent)? Do you think it's possible to implement with Bruno and Rashford in the starting eleven?

Normally I'd agree but having a style of play, even if it's counter-attacking, is better than not having one. The profile of midfield signing would've been different from Mount if we had gone for the counter-attack approach.. and I daresay, it would've suited Bruno and Casemiro to a T. It seems...

In my mind, it's pretty straightforward: Mainoo/Casemiro holding, Eriksen/Mount as the playmaker 8, Bruno/McTominay as the attacking 8. Hope to see this atleast for some weeks on a regular basis. What's up with all these injuries.. Mount was fit for multiple seasons at Chelsea, now he's...

Genuine question: would a manager with counter-attacking approach do better with this group of players? I know Bruno, Rashford etc. aren't world-beaters but they have specific strengths: even average players like Maguire and McTominay do. I'm starting to think, apart from his in-game...

I seem to have accepted us as a spent force now, because I didn't find this (admittedly) average performance as frustrating as others on here did. Rashford was marginally better than what he was earlier in the season. Hojlund is low on confidence. The midfield problem remains: at times Mainoo...

Agreed. Ridiculous substitution, bringing on a defender would've been better. Iirc, he did something similar at HT against Man City.

I'm not saying he didn't suggest Antony. I'm saying that the club scouting network should be better than just asking the first-team coach for suggestions. DoF recruits, first-team coach trains. We're not in the 90s anymore: sadly, our club infrastructure is.

Yes, I would like to see the midfield and attack he started against Palace in the cup. Probably our best performance this season: it's not saying much, but atleast we had patterns of play.

Recruitment shouldn't be the responsibility of a first-team coach. Yes, he can have a say in it but that's not his job. He can suggest Antony but any half-competent scouting department would have multiple choices for that profile of player. Our club doesn't. Our recruitment is based on the...

It's quite similar to Moyes playing Paqueta on the left. I'm guessing he considers Bruno a defensive liability, hence plays him on the right from where, theoretically, Bruno can play his Hollywood passes. (Yes, I compared him to Moyes.) The disconnect between EtH's philosophy and Bruno's style...

You gave the answer yourself. The Saudis.. new owners. It's less about the spending, more about ambition. When owners show they mean business (not the financial kind), the players get the message. There's no such 'quality' control at United. We can blame ten Hag for not implementing his...

Absolutely. The manager needs to take charge in this situation and start dropping him. At this point, I wouldn't mind Garnacho and Pellistri on the wing, just to get the bare minimum required of a professional player.

He doesn't have the mentality to be a world-class player like Salah- whose bare minimum workrate is more than Rashford's good days- yet he acts like one and is treated like one. Represents everything that is wrong with the club. Bruno works his socks off playing in different positions and then...

Aussies have been playing Catenaccio cricket this series. It's very interesting to watch because I've always associated them with an aggressive, dominating game mixed with sledging. In this series though, they've always given the impression of a team on the backfoot (especially noticeable in...

Tbh I haven't seen the Srikkanth one, just remembered him talking about it once. The common factor in both would be the batsman assuming the ball is dead, and wrongly so?