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2024-25 Performances

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5.5 Season Average Rating
Appearances
51
Goals
10
Assists
9
Yellow cards
3
Everton 2:2 Man Utd
So clear how he doesn't suit this formation. The second he came on he was the player farthest to the left while dorgu instead underlapped into the 10.

Still looking of the shot every time he gets the ball.
 
He brings threat, penetration and tenacity. if he doesn't fit the system, then the system has to be adapted to him.
 
jem said:
I don't think he's good enough (yet) to have a system tailored to him
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He’s not, but he’s certainly our biggest attacking threat now that Amad is injured. It makes no sense to restrict yourself to playing players like Fernandes and Zirkzee in attacking areas who when paired are so ineffective.

At the very least Garnacho can take players on, get into attacking positions, and force shots. Now admittedly that’s not a high bar but it’s certainly better than why most of the others can offer.
 
Made a difference just by playing like a winger. Frustrating at the end though where he decided to come inside into traffic looking for a shot instead of trying to get a cross into a loaded box. Very selfish and very stupid.
 
Longshanks said:
Made a difference just by playing like a winger. Frustrating at the end though where he decided to come inside into traffic looking for a shot instead of trying to get a cross into a loaded box. Very selfish and very stupid.
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Should have had an assist to be fair, he had space for a shot but choose the right pass.
 
I'm a fan of him but I don't like how he keeps refusing to pass to Dorgu when he's got space on the overlap which has been often lately. It was very apparent in our last game.
 
He's not a finished article at all but he's such a threat (more so than most of our attackers)
We should be trying to find a way to fit him in.

I thought he did well near the end creating space then passing it to zirkzee who chose the wrong option. Thought garna did that well a few times and picked a good pass when he probably shoots a few months back
 
DWelbz19 said:
He’s not, but he’s certainly our biggest attacking threat now that Amad is injured. It makes no sense to restrict yourself to playing players like Fernandes and Zirkzee in attacking areas who when paired are so ineffective.

At the very least Garnacho can take players on, get into attacking positions, and force shots. Now admittedly that’s not a high bar but it’s certainly better than why most of the others can offer.
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Yeah can't really argue with that; just not sure that in itself merits a system change.
 
Longshanks said:
Made a difference just by playing like a winger. Frustrating at the end though where he decided to come inside into traffic looking for a shot instead of trying to get a cross into a loaded box. Very selfish and very stupid.
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Yeah we aren't going to do anything ever without wingers. You need some basics on the pitch, and the stuff be provides is what we need even if he's still too young to do it consistently. But given literally nobody else in our squad can do it, we have no choice but to rely on him.
 
He's very one-dimensional. But, he offers something and I think he's a good bench option to have. The way Amorim brought him on in the second half to change things up is perfect. That is exactly how he should be used. He can't do that over 90 minutes and he isn't good enough to be a guaranteed starter every game. Tbf, none of our players really fit that bill either.
 
I really wish he wasn't that selfish. He's got so much talent and he always looks threatening, but his one-dimensional game of him trying to shoot is so predictable. It only worked today because Everton's defenders were so fatigued.
 
He does well but his selfishness ends what could be so many dangerous situations. There were two instances from the last 5 minutes where he should have passed the ball to Chido earlier but kept running with it.
 
Has there ever been a player with a bigger differential in how he performs when he starts vs how he performs coming off the bench.

Thought he was really good today.
 
He has a lot of good attributes but he consistently makes terrible decisions in attack that costs him and the team. I'm not sure if that's easy to ever improve significantly.
 
He can be very frustrating, but he adds obvious dynamism to the attack that doesn't exist when he isn't on the pitch.
 
As frustrating as he is he impacts the game, it’s as simple as that. We looked more threatening the 30 minutes he was on than we did all game before that. He actually gives opposition defenders something to think about and offers a threat in behind with his pace. Everything was played in front of Everton before that.
 
Ignored Dorgu on the overlap just like the last game against Spurs but today he actually did something with it, which I am fine with. Sometimes the overlap is to make space for the player on the ball.

Was alright.
 
FrankWhite said:
He's not good enough for that.
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Neither is the system worth prioritizing above everything else, yet.

Maybe with a few more players but at this stage he has to get more attackers into the team in roles that give them a chance to hurt the opposition, so adapt until the squad is more aligned to Amorin's vision.
 
PoTMS said:
Amorim's system isn't good enough to get rid of our best attacker.
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Dorgu holds the width better than Garnacho does. Until Garnacho starts using him, I don't think they should start together.

Better yet, push Garnacho to the right. Let him provide some width there.

People say he changed the game. I think putting an incisive distributor in central midfield changed the game.
 
He tends to look better as a sub, usually always has an impact. Should have come on at half time, his decision making is very frustrating and whether or not he improves that is going to make a huge difference in level he can reach.
 
I would stick him up front at this point, not because I have any faith he'd do much good there but it might be something better than what we have.
 
Irwin99 said:
I would stick him up front at this point, not because I have any faith he'd do much good there but it might be something better than what we have.
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Would be a CB’s dream to go up against him up top. Weak and no hold up play with a stronger defender behind him. He suits the wing if he could actually use the overlap and mix it up.
 
Brazilian_Ronaldo_9 said:
Would be a CB’s dream to go up against him up top. Weak and no hold up play with a stronger defender behind him. He suits the wing if he could actually use the overlap and mix it up.
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I mean, he can't be any worse than what we have at the moment and his runs in behind might be effective, but yes, i'm clutching at straws here. This is the worst forward line I've ever seen at United. It beats Depay, Martial (who was excellent in his first season) and Rooney from 15/16 season by some distance.
 
Superunknown said:
He's very one-dimensional. But, he offers something and I think he's a good bench option to have. The way Amorim brought him on in the second half to change things up is perfect. That is exactly how he should be used. He can't do that over 90 minutes and he isn't good enough to be a guaranteed starter every game. Tbf, none of our players really fit that bill either.
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The thing is, he wasn't one dimensional when he had a good spell on the right wing for us.
 
MyOnlySolskjaer said:
The thing is, he wasn't one dimensional when he had a good spell on the right wing for us.
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As encouraged by that spell last year as I was, seems pretty clear he’s going to be pissy if played there and generally doesn’t like how that spot forces him to be more pass minded since he’s cutting into his weaker side when he does.
 
I don’t know what his long term future is in this formation if Amorim even stays long enough for us to see that, but he should absolutely be in the team for the rest of the season.
 
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