We're a better team with him. He needs to improve of course, but id still start him over anybody else there. Sancho on the other hand...
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 44
- Goals
- 8
- Assists
- 3
- Yellow cards
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Good game, why take him off??!?
Seems like a different player in the Europe. We had similar with Veron and Memphis who could step it up in European games but didn't look great in the PL.
He played well and had some really good moments but its still quite frustrating that nothing came of the chances he had. The one that hit the post, he should've passed IMO, if you take a shot there you have to score.
He played well and had some really good moments but its still quite frustrating that nothing came of the chances he had. The one that hit the post, he should've passed IMO, if you take a shot there you have to score.
He needs to score that, 3-0 game over
Loked like he was heading for a send off
He’s been in good form recently and has been unlucky not to have more goal contributions. He’s also looking a lot more direct, I think he’s going to really develop next season.
Nah it was a friendly duel with the Argentine, his head was still straight, it is the typical southern mind games that made Ten Hag shit himself
Thought that was comfortably his best performance in a United shirt. Him & Martial in the first half were devestating, Sevilla couldn’t handle them. Taking him off was absolute madness.
He is such a frustrating player for me. All gas and engine but the end product is severely lacking.
Talent is there and everything but the final decision is often spot on. But man he needs to get better at knowing when to pass and when to shoot.
Talent is there and everything but the final decision is often spot on. But man he needs to get better at knowing when to pass and when to shoot.
We are definitely more solid with him involved. Needs to improve his end product over time but he's been good in terms of overall play recently and love his willingness to defend properly. Felt unnecessary to take him off today with no more subs available.
Very good tonight, no fear of the occasion and was taking his man and varying his game more than usual.
The fact that we keep coming out of games saying Antony could have scored 2/3 goals is both frustrating and encouraging. It is not going to take much of a step forward for him to be a consistent scorer.
The fact that we keep coming out of games saying Antony could have scored 2/3 goals is both frustrating and encouraging. It is not going to take much of a step forward for him to be a consistent scorer.
I have to be honest, he has improved in the past few games. I can see hope.
I've seen enough to think that he offers a lot to the team and can do it at United, but I do find him frustrating. I just want him to be much more clinical with his chances. He always seems to have big, big chances but doesn't seem to put them away.
Good tonight , he is slowly improving but at least there is improvement which is a good sign for the future.
What Sancho lacks in drive and desire to force the issue, Antony has in bundles. If only he would look up for a pass more often, he could be so much more impactful. Frustrating often but he has the ability in his locker to become much better.
Fecker needs to learn how to pass the fecking ball.
Feck you and your left foot curlers. Pass the fecking ball.
It's a team game ffs.
Feck you and your left foot curlers. Pass the fecking ball.
It's a team game ffs.
Thought he had some great runs tonight, even went on the outside once or twice, love his desire and want. Really unlucky with that shot that hit the bar. I really like him and hope he improves even more.
What I don't understand about annoying habits like this is it's a problem that can be fixed in one conversation. The manager has the option to say "pass the fecking ball and stop taking 10 shots a game, or you'll be on the bench" and that should be the end of it.
Not specific to Antony but football managers seem to indulge players in their worst habits, whether that be lack of discipline in picking up needless yellow cards, getting involved in petty scraps with the opposition that result in yellows/reds, shooting from outside the box constantly, trying to dribble past 4 players when passing is a better option.
He’s improving, and there’s probably enough to be optimistic of him really going to another level next season.
This is more likely you neither appreciating nor understanding what a difficult skill football management actually is. Everything sounds easy on paper.
Probably his best game for us so far imo. Electric, much more direct and terrorised their defense. A bit selfish though but understandable I think.
Frustrating player, and he should have at least double his goal contributions.
But it is clear that he has a lot of ability, isn't slow by any means and actually a very good player.
But there is only so much patience at this level, needs to kick on next season and end this season strongly.
But it is clear that he has a lot of ability, isn't slow by any means and actually a very good player.
But there is only so much patience at this level, needs to kick on next season and end this season strongly.
He is in good form, he had good game. Shame he has nothing to show for all the effort, hit the post couple of times, got into good position both to score and assist but ended up with nothing.
He is good player between the boxes, he carries the ball well and one of our better options to retain possession and never shies away from his defensive duties.
He is good player between the boxes, he carries the ball well and one of our better options to retain possession and never shies away from his defensive duties.
He is improving, and overall paying really well which is good to see, however nothing comes out of it. He is incredibly selfish player, when you can't score to save your life it is helpful to sometimes pass the ball to your teammate if you are constantly not finishing your 2vs3 or 3vs3 situations. Hopefully older players like Bruno and Casemiro give him shit for that because he deserves it, he could have had numerous assists in the last few games alone if he decided to pass the ball instead of going for shot every time.
Also he is very unlikeable player, is there one game where he doesn't get into a fight with opposition fullback, and mostly started by him too? The way he kicked Acuna in the back heel for no reason on another day and under idiotic ref in the VAR room could have been red card.
Also he is very unlikeable player, is there one game where he doesn't get into a fight with opposition fullback, and mostly started by him too? The way he kicked Acuna in the back heel for no reason on another day and under idiotic ref in the VAR room could have been red card.
I agree with the principle, it also eats at me to see the same mistakes being repeated by players which makes me think that it must be incredibly hard to alter a player's mind like that tbh. This habit of his is too ingrained in him
That's just a fancy way of saying he's thick as paint.
what surprised me the most is his first shot of the game, it wasn't a curler only because he was positioned on the other side of the box, it was a straight bullet like trajectory. He has talent just "needs" to vary his game, bring more uncertaintyPeople like to complain don’t they
He was really good and he should be appreciated more. He’ll be even better next season too, unless he goes to Canada in the summer and gets eaten by a bear
He was really good and he should be appreciated more. He’ll be even better next season too, unless he goes to Canada in the summer and gets eaten by a bear
He was much better than Sancho last night. In saying that he's hit the target just once with his last 14 attempts at goal apparently.
And once again, even after an encouraging display, he left the pitch with absolutely nothing.
Where are the goals? Where are the assists?
And once again, even after an encouraging display, he left the pitch with absolutely nothing.
Where are the goals? Where are the assists?
He will be hitting some goals but he needs to be told that assist is as valuable as a goal to his name. He's both trying too hard to score but also I think he doesn't trust his passing.
He was good last night, unlucky to hit the post but overall he looked better, involved and dangerous. It's not much but at least it's something.
Eth said the ref told him he was very lose to giving Bruno and antony reds so he subbed both
Dock him £10k for every shot he doesn't score, and give him a £25k bonus for every goal he does score.
He usually plays well in Europe, so I'm confident that he will be one of the key players next Thursday.
Really promising signs in recent games. Seems to be more willing to run at the man and his low centre of gravity is allowing him to beat the fullback (not something we've seen enough of). There's a player in there !
Yeah, he was brilliant last night. Great to see him go on the outside a couple of times. That creates the uncertainty that helped him sit down the defender before he hit the post.
Even put in a lovely cross at one point in the first half.
More of the same please!
He was an inch away from top bins and got a brilliant save out of their keeper with another shot. Not hard to see where the goals will come from.
He was really good. Our biggest threat all night (well, apart from the two early goals by Sab).
His workrate is insane, just keeps going and going.
At this stage I've a lot more faith in him than Sancho to be a quality player for us
His workrate is insane, just keeps going and going.
At this stage I've a lot more faith in him than Sancho to be a quality player for us
While everyone thinks he had a good game, I think he was absolutely awful attacking-wise. I don't know how many counterattacks died bcoz of him, he can't pass with his right foot, he can't beat his full-back and he is very selfish...I can't remember an assist from Anthony in recent memory. I have very little doubt that Amad will displace Anthony next season. Amad does everything better plus he works as hard as Anthony. He absolutely should have been subbed off bcoz he was killing the counters. Bruno should have been switched to his position. Anthony is too one-dimensional to be a starter for us...unless he makes massive strides with his right foot, he may not make at manutd long term
Thought he was great last night. He’s took some criticism this season, but if Sancho was performing at equal levels on the other side, we’d be a potent force.
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