Alex Scott
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In the latest edition of the United Hour Podcast, we interview Duncan Drasdo of MUST - covering ticket prices, new stadium, INEOS and what fans should be demanding from our club.
Also, due to technical issues we couldn't put a notice up for the previous episode which was about the game against Bournemouth and other stuff. If you'd like to listen to it, click here.
I think she was a good player years ago but now she's too old to play and focused on her media career
This is what came to my head too, I thought "are we doing the women's team transfers here now too?"
I'm not being sexist but she would struggle with physicality of the men's game.
We could buy her then loan her to a Championship club to bulk up!
Plus she has been in I'm A Celebrity recently, not match fit.
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Beg to differ...She is fit
he came in once Adams went out injured.....we've been linked iwth both Adams and Scott recently
i think Adams suits us way more than Scott does based on watching Scott play yesterday as he's more of an Anderson clone where as Adams is a ball winner
i think Adams suits us way more than Scott does based on watching Scott play yesterday as he's more of an Anderson clone where as Adams is a ball winner
We need more technical ability than pure runners. Ugarte offers that and doesn’t get minutes.
I too thought that Scott was more of a player in the Anderson-mould. But funny enough I came to the exact opposite conclusion; I think Anderson would be perfect for our midfield. That being said, I’m really not convinced that Scott is that good.
i think Anderson would be ideal for our midfield as well bc he's got both an engine and he's technically very good
to say adams isn't technical is a massive mistake.....he's very good on the ball but he's got the engine to be a ball winner and proven that at Bournemouth
he's what we don't currently have in our squad that we're desperate for
He is quite effective in duels too.
He's good. Would probably have the same issues as Mainoo though with the manager not picking him much as the more defensive of our 2 midfielders and sticking wtih Casemiro and Ugarte for those, while yes Fernandes is injured now but most of the time that spot in the team isnt available.
Not sure that is true. Because unlike Mainoo, Scott is very athletic. I think Mainoo would play too if he had more running power.
Mainoo is also athletic. He's far stronger than Scott. He makes more tackles than Scott, while Scott makes more interceptions so they end up similar for ball winning but Mainoo's strength gives an advantage for physical presence
Scott's best work is often linking up with attacking players in a passing move and then running with the ball and shooting. Mainoo's is usually being composed and dribbling out of a situation and hes used it in deep positions plenty of times
But strenght is also the only thing Mainoo appears to have in terms of athleticism. Scott is more agile, more mobile, quicker etc. Amorim is not looking for a midfielder that is «strong». He is looking for a player who can play with the intensity you need to play the pressing game we currently do and of course recovery pace when you get bypassed.
Think its about mentality as well as who has the better physical attributes.Mindset is just as important as physical attributes when it comes to off the ball stuff.
I haven't paid much attention to Scott but maybe he's just more "at it" than Mainoo.
I like Mainoo but even in his youth team games there was a laid back vibe to him.
Maybe he's a little more action than composure like Mainoo sure, but again its more in attacking play and areas linking up with or joining the forwards. Like Wharton and Mainoo, he'd be in contention for the attacking role in midfield while Casemiro and Ugarte play the DM role
A few stats because the video will suggest a few things which arent really true. Mainoo averages 14 more passes per 90 mins in the premier league this season than Scott. Mainoo in fact averages just 0.8 (rounded up to 1) less pass than Bruno per 90 mins. So while I do think its fair to say Scott has a better passing range and might play more high quality long passes like some of the great ones in the video, if the video gives you the impression he's a workman passer who gets on the ball a lot and makes lots of passes its incorrect. He's not like that. He can be a bit quiet. But as the clips show he can get a long pass very right. But he averages 1.1 accurate long balls per 90 mins, Mainoo is 1.3. Scott averages 2.1 tackles per 90 mins, Mainoo 2.5 so again the video might look like hes flying in like you might expect from a DM but 2.1 tackles is normal for the more attack minded CM and Mainoo makes more but rarely gets on the pitch next to Bruno in that role under this manager.
Other than that yeah, Scott is a very good young player and since we've been talking about Anderson, Wharton and Baleba for the past year he deserves to be in that same conversation. But like Wharton and Mainoo he would play in the same role Bruno has for us now under this manager.
An extra tidbit is he is step-brother to Man Utd women's captain Maya Le Tissier. They both grew up in Guernsey and played for the same boys kids team
This analysis appear to lack understanding of context and sample size making it largely irrelevant. Mainoo has played less than 250 minutes.
When he came on against Burnley for instance and played that second half, Man Utd played 307 passes with him on the pitch. Mainoo played 23. An average that is less than 10 percent of the team. The next game against Man City, Mainoo played 18 of 217 passes during his time on the pitch. Against Everton he played 20 out of 242 passes on the pitch.
As far as I kind see, the only games he has made more than 10 percent of the passes of his team was against Bmth and Brentford. And again, the sample size is tiny to the point it is largely irrelevant.
Alex Scott appear make about 10 percent of Bmths average. Pretty normal for a good, young midfielder.
Should be replacing Ugarte with him. He would be perfect as a back up midfielder.
He’s better than Mainoo
We don’t need a backup we need someone to go straight into the starting 11
Not bothered about that. We need two starting midfielders, I don’t see Scott or Mainoo being that. But Scott would be a good backup option.
Was the best CM on the pitch today and unlucky not to score a great goal. He's similar to Mainoo but he played better today
How is he not in the England squad? Looks a quality player whenever I've watched him play
We need 3 midfielders with Casemiro leaving and Ugarte getting binned. We are not going to sign 3 big money midfielders.
don’t know how good he is usually but he was class today.
Impressive
Because he hasnt been better than Mainoo overall and Garner has been better than both and should arguably be ahead of Anderson
As always we’re a crap barometer when it comes to opposing midfield performances. We adorn a lot
Like any established player in this league, especially an England one at that, I don’t think he’d come cheap.
He cost them £25m inc add-ons from the Championship.
He cost them £25m inc add-ons from the Championship.
Maybe. But that was a very good performance from Scott.
Decent player and had a good game today, but not a patch on Kobbie for me. Would have him in the squad but he’d be behind the current crop imo
What does Mainoo do that Scott can’t? Genuine question.
We desperately need three midfielders otherwise we will have big problems next season, they can’t all cost 80m plus. I think Scott is a good player, lots of potential and only 22. I’m guessing Bournemouth would want a lot of money for him though, 55-60m, which might be too much.
Yeah, after pretty much every United game there's always one or two midfielders who end up looking pretty good.
It doesn't mean to much in general.
Although United's games this season vs Wolves have been two of the few where none of the opposition midfielders really stood out much in comparison or got much joy imo (in reference to Joao Gomes)...
Stronger, takes the ball off the Cbs with a bit more composure when pressed
Also passes the ball forward more and more prorgressive passes
Alex Scott
Hes more often better at carrying the ball forward, dribbling and getting a shot away from some linkup play. A lot like Mainoo can do that when he joins the attack and has scored several goes doing it
Edit - Scott wins the ball slightly more with 3.25 tackles and interceptions to Mainoo's 3.16 . Also hes 2 years older so you'd expect him to be ahead and despite playing better today, overall they've been about the same
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James Garner has played as well as any midfielder in the league this season. Simply put, he has turned into a cracking player. The Everton fans would revolt (rightly so) if he were sold. Also, he has recently signed a new deal. Really like watching how he has improved his game...great engine, smart on and off the ball...just a really good player now.