[Uncle Mainoo]

TBF, I thought he created a great chance for sesko in the first half

He did. But he needs to do that more than just what he’s been offering. Sesko should have done a lot better.

 

[Lash]

We need an Amad for the right as well as the left at this rate.

 

[Poborsky's hair]

Not sure why Lacey is not given a proper chance, all of these players hsoul be pushed by hard work and courage. You can loose that quite quickly. Carricks cowardly setup will not help at all. With a proper manager who can make his team press, the whole new wolrd will for the likes of Amad, if we need to carry the ball across the pitch rather than winning it up in open defence looking for a final pass, it is way different and laboured and Amad can loose confidence. Unless he's neymar he will not be of use in the current setup.

 

[BarryWinks]

Overrated.

 

[lsd]

No wonder he wants Carrick to get the job permanently as no matter how crap he plays Carrick keeps starting him

 

[Frank Grimes]

He did create one good opportunity for Sesko. That aside his main problem is he is just too small/weak to be a player consistently good enough for any serious team.

 

[Big Ron’s Coat]

No wonder he wants Carrick to get the job permanently as no matter how crap he plays Carrick keeps starting him

Has to add some end product and soon. So slick in the buildup and works his socks off defensively but has offered nowt in the final third for some time now.

Concerning.

 

[Dominos]

Find another club more like. He's not good consistently good enough for us to improve and we don't have time to wait.

We already supposedly signed an upgrade on his position in Mbeumo?

I really don't think upgrading our 2nd choice right winger is going to make the world of difference people think it is. It's just adding positions we need to fill and his replacement will cost at least as much, if not more.

I'd give him another season for this reason.

 

[Red & White]

Hasn’t set the world alight this season.

 

[Dominos]

No wonder he wants Carrick to get the job permanently as no matter how crap he plays Carrick keeps starting him

He got dropped for 2 games against Palace and Newcastle and we were just as bad as we were prior, to the point people in this thread were asking him to come back into the team.

Truthfully none of our attacking players are delivering consistently, so there's always going to be an out-of-form player starting.

But he needs dropping again now. It's too late in the season for him to turn it round now and start delivering an end product when he's failed to all season, he just needs a fresh start next season.

 

[Dominos]

What kind of coaching are we giving our players that they actually get worse at football?

 

[El-Manos]

Not a great season for him. He’s better than he’s currently showing though

 

[Carl]

Thought he was looking great before AFCON. Has been crap since returning though.

 

[Andycoleno9]

2 goals and 2 assists this season. That is absolutely shocking return.
And probably he will start against Chelsea while Mbeumo will play out of position instead Šeško.

 

[Dominos]

He's better as a wingback, it plays to his strengths much more as he can join the attack late and has more players around him to interchange with. As a winger he gets too isolated.

Good teams are able consistently work dangerous narrow-wide positions for their wingers to run at full backs and have an attacking full back overlapping for when they're being doubled up on/crowded out.

We fail to consistently work the good positions and don't have the great attacking full backs.

We also have coaches that indulge wingers in their habit of always cutting in instead of insisting they take the outside route to add some variety in their game.

 

[Dominos]

And probably he will start against Chelsea while Mbeumo will play out of position instead Šeško.

Fans are in for a shock when the Cunha-Sesko-Mbeumo front 3 delivers the same as what they did against Palace and Newcastle.

 

[pocco]

Was on fire until Afcon/Amorim getting sacked. He was genuinely looking like a potential world beater, and his partnership with Mbeumo in Amorims system was looking really good. Since Afcon/Carrick has arrived I actually think he, Mbeumo and Cunha have gone backwards. Our attack looks rubbish in all honesty, with Casemiro and Maguire looking our most threatening players from set pieces alone.

 

[Harold_Giles]

I don't think any of our front players have been particularly good this year, apart from Sesko - and his best moments have been from the bench.

What Amad does better than Cunha and Mbuemo is that he can hold onto the ball, progress with it and keep the attacks going.
Cunha and Mbuemo are more direct, hence lose the ball at a much higher rate but when their take ons are successful they obviously can create more danger.

Those few calls to get rid of Amad are baffling to me. We need a good squad if we're back in Europe.
Also I think Amad would be an excellent player to bring from the bench against tired defenders.


I do think he'll be much better next season, he got so much quality but it's just not clicking for him right now.

 

[Stickz]

He isn't it. Impact sub all day.

 

[Vidooq]

His lack of anticipation is glaring. Always 2-3 seconds behind play. He is never making runs onto Sesko's flicks to tun into space. And he is quick.

I just dont understand how you can not anticipate that. Mbeumo is really good at it.

Always reacts late instead of being proactive which will give him a yard. Finishing is atrocious as well. Always go for power instead of precision.

 

[Fortitude]

He did create one good opportunity for Sesko. That aside his main problem is he is just too small/weak to be a player consistently good enough for any serious team.

That’s not the issue at all - he finds himself in the right position often, but his final action from there is most often abject, be it the pass, shot, movement or combination play. His size isn’t a factor in any of that.

 

[Cee90]

When is he going to step up?

 

[Silas]

His lack of anticipation is glaring. Always 2-3 seconds behind play. He is never making runs onto Sesko's flicks to tun into space. And he is quick.

I just dont understand how you can not anticipate that. Mbeumo is really good at it.

Always reacts late instead of being proactive which will give him a yard. Finishing is atrocious as well. Always go for power instead of precision.

It’s strange because his anticipation was what got him all those intercept goals for us last season.

 

[Poborsky's hair]

His lack of anticipation is glaring. Always 2-3 seconds behind play. He is never making runs onto Sesko's flicks to tun into space. And he is quick.

I just dont understand how you can not anticipate that. Mbeumo is really good at it.

Always reacts late instead of being proactive which will give him a yard. Finishing is atrocious as well. Always go for power instead of precision.

It's not his anticipation. He showed many times he can intercept the ball at speed. It's the way we are currently setup. We are afraid togo up and win the ball, if noone does it, then for one player it is impossible.. then you invite pressure of other teams who are here to take our points. He's sort of blocked there because we cant get on the ball fast enough and create space for ourselves. We need to take the backline 20m forward at least. Definitely the next manager needs to know how to play without the ball. If we cant press as a unit we will forever be lost around 6th spot and very dependable on individual performances.

These players cannot do it themselves for the whole season. You will have Mbeumo, Cunha or Amad, Dorgu or Seso contributin at certain times more than others but cant do it forever as we are set not to lose, to play on counters ( prehistorical tactics which results in other teams pressing us hard and actual make mistakes and lose more often than not these days)

I hope we hire the next manager well, not the Ten Haag who could only play with the most dominant team in the country against the minnows, not Amorim who was dependant on his system, but a real motivator who understands the space and how important is to close the gaps as soon as possible and push the team forward to activate the attacking players to have any chance to do anything. Rather than letting them attack from our half when the other team is back. Amad should be least of our worries, he will blend well with the new manager who will demand hardwork and decent press.

 

[NotoriousISSY]

So it really was a myth that the wing-back role wasn’t for him.

I feel like his best performances came in that position and it’s hurting me to say it.

 

[Fortitude]

So it really was a myth that the wing-back role wasn’t for him.

I feel like his best performances came in that position and it’s hurting me to say it.

In light of how things are going for him in his current position, this thread is an interesting read. Looks like the winning voters were correct.

 

[golden_blunder]

Has to add some end product and soon. So slick in the buildup and works his socks off defensively but has offered nowt in the final third for some time now.

Concerning.

It’s really started to irritate me now, his refusal to cross when he gets in a good position. Always looking to dribble, pass or go backwards and then the opportunity is lost. He’s beginning to look like a square peg in a round hole

 

[MadDogg]

He was our best attacker in the first half. That's not saying much and I wouldn't say he was 'good', but he was the only attacker in the first half who did show some class moments and look dangerous. I did think he had some lazy moments defensively though.

Second half he completely drifted out of the game and was pretty much invisible.

 

[Frank White]

He was our best attacker in the first half. That's not saying much and I wouldn't say he was 'good', but he was the only attacker in the first half who did show some class moments and look dangerous. I did think he had some lazy moments defensively though.

Second half he completely drifted out of the game and was pretty much invisible.

What did he do? Only thing I remember is the shot that he tried to curl in that somehow managed to bend the entirely other way.

 

[MadDogg]

What did he do? Only thing I remember is the shot that he tried to curl in that somehow managed to bend the entirely other way.

Most notably the perfect pass up to Sesko which cut through the defenders and really should have resulted in a good chance if Sesko had shown any confidence or intensity. There was another moment where he skipped past a defender or two and created a great opening to slip a short pass through to Sesko who should have been away, but Sesko had made the completely wrong movement and come backwards instead of looking to go in behind so Amad had to turn back again himself. There were another couple of decent moments on the right, and while nothing came from them it was more than the other attackers were doing in the first half.

 

[saik]

Good thing he didn't cost 80m. Antony was hounded out for this level of output. 2 goals and 2 assists for the season and we are in April. You can look silky all you want but if you are not impacting games with end product then it's worthless. Especially as one of the attackers in the team.

 

[Lash]

Good thing he didn't cost 80m. Antony was hounded out for this level of output. 2 goals and 2 assists for the season and we are in April. You can look silky all you want but if you are not impacting games with end product then it's worthless. Especially as one of the attackers in the team.

Very valid comparison and criticism actually.

 

[Frank White]

Most notably the perfect pass up to Sesko which cut through the defenders and really should have resulted in a good chance if Sesko had shown any confidence or intensity. There was another moment where he skipped past a defender or two and created a great opening to slip a short pass through to Sesko who should have been away, but Sesko had made the completely wrong movement and come backwards instead of looking to go in behind so Amad had to turn back again himself. There were another couple of decent moments on the right, and while nothing came from them it was more than the other attackers were doing in the first half.

Had to rewatch it to see if was him but Cas played him through as well and if the ball had a little more pace on it he might have been in a better position then what he was in that resulted in the tame shot straight down the GK throat.

 

[Fenômeno]

Seems to be reluctant to take the full back on which he used to do a lot. Not sure whether this a tactical instruction or a confidence issue.

 

[Anustart89]

So it really was a myth that the wing-back role wasn’t for him.

I feel like his best performances came in that position and it’s hurting me to say it.

I don’t really think it was the wing back role but the fact that he had Mbeumo to play next to where they could overlap and underlap each other and have an attacking mindset between the two of them to create chances.

The problem right now is that the overlapping/underlapping foils are Dalot and Mazraoui.

Another issue for him is he’s getting absolutely nowhere with the refs so even when he does something good and skins a defender the defender can just pull him back and still not be on a yellow card like Branthwaite did, which would’ve made him a much easier target for the rest of the game. Alternatively, he’ll do a defender who’ll just barge him over with two hands and everyone goes ”needs to be stronger”. Then when he does get stronger and muscles a defender off the ball, wins it and is about to go towards the box the fecking lino starts waving his flag like a madman to remove the opportunity.

He’s also getting criticised for Sesko doing an awful job when he got played through last night by Amad with everyone pointing to his G/A, which of course should be better, but would be better if things like that didn’t happen. There was another game when Amad ran in for a tap-in on the counter and Sesko completely fecked the pass up which would’ve been a goal to his his name. And that’s his fault.

 

[Big Ron’s Coat]

It’s really started to irritate me now, his refusal to cross when he gets in a good position. Always looking to dribble, pass or go backwards and then the opportunity is lost. He’s beginning to look like a square peg in a round hole

Yeah always looking to cut in on that left foot and just turns back if it’s not there. If he doesn’t add some variety to his game he’s cooked at the top level.

 

[NotoriousISSY]

I don’t really think it was the wing back role but the fact that he had Mbeumo to play next to where they could overlap and underlap each other and have an attacking mindset between the two of them to create chances.

The problem right now is that the overlapping/underlapping foils are Dalot and Mazraoui.

Another issue for him is he’s getting absolutely nowhere with the refs so even when he does something good and skins a defender the defender can just pull him back and still not be on a yellow card like Branthwaite did, which would’ve made him a much easier target for the rest of the game. Alternatively, he’ll do a defender who’ll just barge him over with two hands and everyone goes ”needs to be stronger”. Then when he does get stronger and muscles a defender off the ball, wins it and is about to go towards the box the fecking lino starts waving his flag like a madman to remove the opportunity.

He’s also getting criticised for Sesko doing an awful job when he got played through last night by Amad with everyone pointing to his G/A, which of course should be better, but would be better if things like that didn’t happen. There was another game when Amad ran in for a tap-in on the counter and Sesko completely fecked the pass up which would’ve been a goal to his his name. And that’s his fault.

I’m hinting more at last season tbh, pre Mbeumo when he was our second best player after Bruno.

I may have this wrong but most of his output came from being in that role when he had the space to exploit rather than being in the more advanced role in a traditional system.

 

[Mainoo'sComposure]

Get some actual wingers and play him as a 10 as a Bruno alternative for the time being.

 

[Jeffthered]

He plays without danger, or ambition. He looks predictable, comfortable and bored.

He needs to find his edge again. He can go up three gears, at least. Does he see himself as a young leader? Is he saying to himself that he wants to kill the opposition?

Look at Halaand, Kane.. Yamal... Vinicious... these players want to bury their opponents, smash them.

I don't a Manchester United forward who wants to do that and that is sad, and is affecting our team. Good forwards inspire their team, thats their job.

 

[Oscar Bonavena]

I'm convinced there's a top quality player there. Potentially world class. But he's reaching a stage in his career where he needs to kick on and show it.

His shooting is atrocious so I don't think he'll ever bag a lot of goals, but he needs to start producing some end product in the form of assists because it hasn't been good enough this season.