He's a regular first choice midfielder because 1) he's warranted a spot like Mainoo has, who very few people would have thought he'd have been this season 2) we've been plagued with injuries.
When all of our players are fit, I can't imagine...
People already know how big a fan I am of McTominay, and I believe giving him a new contract is a no brainer.
He's not a big ego
Won't expect to start every game
Won't demand much in wages
Can come into the team to provide a goal threat, but...
Exactly. I just think the controlling midfielder is such a specialist role in the team, and its very rare you see young players doing so, especially in the Premier League.
I look at players like Carrick and Scholes, and it wasn't until they...
Unfortunately, our tactical structure off the ball is so poor that I believe anyone would be exposed in that number 6 role. More so than additions to the squad, this is something ten Hag really needs to improve on next season. The gap between our...
I think that's what Sir Jim wants, too. He's already identified Mainoo as ''more of a defensive midfielder''.
Imagine a midfield three of Bruno Neves and Mainoo. The height's not there, but all three of those midfielders are tenacious.
In inclined to agree. I just wonder how much influence Sir Jim Ratcliffe will have. From the outside looking in, he said if there was one midfielder he'd add to our midfield, it would be Paul Scholes.
Now, obviously he's not the manager and...
I think his short passing game is good, but as some others have said, for him to progress, he'll need to add longer passes to his game, especially switching of the ball, and I have no doubt he will.
Having said that, this is where ten Hag needs...
I would like the striker we potentially get to be versatile.
In Hojlund, we have our main striker. This guy is going to be a beast, and so we need to be looking at someone who can potentially play with him if we're chasing a game, cover for him...