Then he will need to be sold. The issue we have is that we paid so much for him and gave him a huge contract. That’s why we get stuck with all these players for years on end until their contracts run out.
Erik ten Hag - Manchester United manager
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ETH specifically chose Onana because he’s good at his feet. So technically that was on ETH.
Haven't you heard? Ten Hag is not responsible for anything
I hope we stay away from dutch managers and dutch league players for a long long time after this fiasco
Because Onana is a liability? Seems fair…
I wonder who bought him? hmmmm
Haven't you heard ETH is not responsible for everything.
We've actually had rest possession; our players won't be dead on their feet inside 70min for the first time in I don't know how long.
Which he is. One recent mistake doesn't magically erase lots of good distribution from previous games. But I wouldn't be surprised if that is Caf's logic.
Actually keeping the ball which is nice to see. All a little too late though.
I see what you're saying mate, but I think their tactics influenced how the game played out as much or more than ours. But either way it was just one match as you say.
Yeah, decent performance overall. Should be ahead and we've been in control for 99% of that half. Better.
This. No manager is sorting this shit show of a club out single handedly. Get rid of about 12 of our players and buy smart with a support network around him, then judge him.
Ah rest possession. A term that I haven't come across but a good way to describe control. I think we dicked around with it too much at the back line with horizontal play, but it is a makeshift defence so that's OK.
But the control element is probably because it's Sheffield and they're shite.
That ball at the end nearly made up for it! Shane the finish was poor.
I think this is a pretty good honestly. This is what he needs to deliver from now to the end of the season. Ignore the idiots who get too stuck up on one error in a half. Good possession, controlled the game really well, looked threatening and created chances against a parked bus.
Sure it's just SHU but tactically spot on for me.
Sure it's just SHU but tactically spot on for me.
1. Who needs the truth when you can make up your own?
2. Who are you to question the truth if it’s not yours?
Good save with “starting line up”
Just to clarify are any of those new 12 signings replacing any of the 12+ signings he already made?
Good distribution doesn’t magically erase all the basic goalkeeping mistakes he’s made before AFCON and his objectively awful performances in the CL
But he is an option we aren't using, Eriksen is rarely used properly, he can't play in this nonsensical setup that Ten Hag employs but then they're all struggling with it.
Your original point I replied to was you saying you want almost of of the players out first for some reason. Most of them are his players by this stage, so if you want most of them out fair enough. But the guy who's wasted money bringing them to the club should follow them in that case.
Its probably the most controlled we have looked in a long time. I still think there is only so far we can go in terms of possession with these players. Casemiro's passing for example has been a little dodgy, as has AwBs, but its a decent first half.
Which doesn't erase great season in Inter before.
But still, it's literally the first match since Wilkins got in and a lot of people (me included) couldn't see ETH changing his style....
Me too, but does he want to stay?
Can anyone name a great performance under Ten Hag. I was thinking Barcelona in the europa league.? Really struggling to see why anyone would want him to stay.
Yeah for the first time in a while, it's obvious how better personnel would improve our play. The RW attack was a bit iffy, both Antony and AWB had chances to be more threatening than they were. Same with Casemiro's passing. You could see how better players in CB / RB / RW would improve us.
Hope he takes him to Bayern then
Their way or the highway...
I'd like to see Amad come on for Antony.
He was awful in the CL but he didnt make that many basic mistakes before the AFCON. He was just compared to a prime DDG his shotstopping. He came up short in that comparison but Onana didnt actually make that many mistakes.
We looked controlled because we’re playing Sheffield United at OT. Who will finish below Coventry next season. Nothing to do with Wilcox 
Keep a player on £300k+ that is rarely available and try make a reliable defence. Makes sense.
All good points. We agree on one thing: we need 2 CBs. I’m not stoked on Kambawala being our 5th CB tbh. Probably needs a loan.
Yet we didn't play like this against Coventry themselves.We looked controlled because we’re playing Sheffield United at OT. Who will finish below Coventry next season. Nothing to do with Wilcox
He’s made similar mistakes in the past so I wouldn’t classify his distribution as good.
Truly gullible if anyone thinks controlling possession against a relegated Sheff U has anything to do with Wilcox.We looked controlled because we’re playing Sheffield United at OT. Who will finish below Coventry next season. Nothing to do with Wilcox
Yes we did for 65 minutes???
We had 70 odd possession in the first half. If we played them at OT would probably have been in the 80s as well.
Hasn’t he injured his ankle , then reinjured it? Dicey… Are you comfortable going into next season with Martinez as your first choice CB? I’m not and it’s poor squad management if we do…
Sheffield GD is -57