That's what ole said when he was first appointed. He wanted versitile players who can rotate positions. Like positionless basketball or like when we had Ronaldo, Tevez, Romney and when Saha was available.
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The state of that pitch.
The free is actually a peach when you watch it a few times. His technique is top class.
Still work to be done from all parties, and the next couple of years need to be handled right otherwise he won’t become what he can.
It needs a serious haircut.
Freekick goal reminded me of Mata
He can replace Fred, deliberating with Bruno. Lovely free kick.
I'll hopefully tune in to watch his next game on Saturday against Ghana. Hopefully he gets a start.
Great goal. Needs to be playing more next year. If any of our wide forwards are having a bad game , give him 30 minutes .
This just makes me annoyed about the Europa League final again
I wonder how he was allowed to take it. It's only his second game in the NT. Maybe he's been slotting them easily in training.
At least the opposition might think there’s a chance Ahmad would take it. They laugh at the possibility of Fred taking the kick.
Fred hit the angle of post and bar with a brilliant free-kick against Wolves in his first season, and I have little doubt that he takes them capably enough in training. The left-footed option often makes it a worthy conversation at times I suspect, depending on the position.
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Keeper touched it on to the angle. At 1:00 in this video.
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How bad was the gk huh.... He was right there.
He stands on free-kicks on the right side of the box precisely because he's the only left-footed player (Shaw aside) who could conceivably take them. He's there for dummy purposes only, which again, is pointless because the opposition knows Fred isn't going to take them. It makes more sense to have Greenwood over them as he presents a realistic threat in which to give the keeper pause for thought. We've seen enough of Fred's shooting from the edge of the area to conclude that one free-kick doesn't change his poor technique in general in front of goal.
Fred also stands over freekicks cause wee man is unlikely to get his head on one in the box but is also in a great position to scramble back and help defend if a break should happen. Plus he’s Brazilian. Was probably top binning freekicks before most of us could walk. I’m more surprised at the lack of opportunities Lindelof gets to drive a free kick in.
Good free kick but my days that keeper had a mare!!
The standard of that game looked awful.
Interesting that his physique looks to have improved already, he looks to have filled out slightly.
The standard of that game looked awful.
Interesting that his physique looks to have improved already, he looks to have filled out slightly.
he might be Brazilian. But he’s a Brazilian who can’t shoot to save his life.
He might have some English in him who knows.
The ball came somewhat from above and in to the top corner, very difficult to stop.
Hope he does a Greenwood next season and becomes a key player for us. Unreal talent.
Those things don’t just happen. We need to be deliberate about it and say we are going to give him football, which I can’t see happening. We’ll likely sign Sancho, and he’ll start every game on the right, with Rashford doing the same on the left.
I'm still baffled that Greenwood hasn't tried one. It strengthens my theory that freekicks are hierarchal and that only. It's all about your status in the team, hence why Bruno and Rashford take it no matter what.
Greenwood's strength seems to be in the power of his shots, he doesn't really put much curl on his efforts. To get them up and over the wall requires a bit of finesse and subtlety.
Rashford should only take them from far out for the same reason, he just blasts it.
I agree about the hierarchy though, you see it with subs too.
Mata is the only player in the squad I trust to actually get it over the wall and on target.
Greenwood has scored some great freekicks in the youth teams, with both feet! Both power and more finesse. I would at least love to see him try one.
You obviously never watched him come through the ranks.
Freekick goals are 80% about the keeper. People pinging in free kicks at U23 level normally take tears before they get good results in top league football.
The best attacking players regularily train extra for long shots and free kicks, the coaches are there to watch a lot of it. Who takes the free kicks in games is mostly about what they have done in games plus what they have done in training. If Greenwood shows up better freekicks in any position in training, he’ll get the chances in games as well.
I disagree. Greenwood's strength is his accuracy with the ball often finding the corners and how early he shoots quite often surprising the keeper
I really think you underrate hierarchy in football. Players do what they want regarding free kicks on goal, hence the discussion on the pitch between the two, three alphas. Why do you think Ronaldo always takes?
Yes that observation is based on watching him in the first team for 2 years.
If he takes a great free kick, I'm all for it.
I agree. But I was speaking in terms of free kicks where the skill is to get it over the wall without putting it over the bar.
His style of shooting seems to be more power based rather than whip and curl. But I could be wrong and he's just not had the chance to showcase this yet.
Frankly our free kicks can't get any worse so I'm all for giving him a crack.
I know that diallo is obviously less experienced but does anyone think his style of play is similar to sancho? I watched him against wolves on last day of season and seen a lot of creativity from him, he could definitely become our creative winger in the next few years.
I believe the game was played in the Ivory Coast.
So, then we will have two.
He can hit em alright.
Have you seen videos of Greenwood shooting for fun?
Free kicks is about how pure and accurate you can strike the ball, Greenwood is the purest of them all.
FK is hierarchy, it is correct, however the time will come for Greenwood to take them.
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His time will come.
The clue is in his name.
Because he has scored a fair bit of them. Why do you think Fred has taken free kicks for United? Because he is an ‘alpha’? Is Mata an ‘alpha’? No, but he has scored quite a few free kicks from the range 15 to 20 yards. Since way before he was hierarchical anything. Hierarchy exists, but the hierarchy is based first and foremost on merit, because coaches and players want to win games.
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