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True but that was a different eraPlenty of great players have been one-footed. The best player of all time barely uses his right foot.
True but that was a different eraPlenty of great players have been one-footed. The best player of all time barely uses his right foot.
its a pretty stupid system. the most skillfull players play further away from the danger areas than Dalot and Shaw who are defendersI'm not bothered about the one footedness. One great foot is better than two mediocre ones. He's got a lovely touch and ability to him.
What bothers me more is him and Sancho together, and the dynamic with our fullbacks playing central. They always cut inside and recycle possession with no forward momentum. Between them they probably run into the box without the ball twice a game. There's not enough drive at the business end of the pitch at the moment, especially without Rashford.
The comparison isn't fair since players like Messi or Robben were great enough to create more space (through their technical abilites or speed/power) so they actually have the time to use their left foot in pretty much any occasion.Plenty of great players have been one-footed. The best player of all time barely uses his right foot.
Lack of midfield control in possession? What do you mean? In my opinion, we completely controlled the midfield battle and, especially in the second half, controlled possession very well today.He needs to improve on his weaker foot and he's young enough to improve in that regard. But apart from that he was probably our most threatening player imo and our lack of midfield control in possession makes like very difficult for the forwards. And when you have a lack of technical security in central areas of the pitch, then problems will arise.
Nani had countless shocking performances far worse than Antony was today. Literally his biggest critique from fans was his inconsistency.Nani was a far better player.
He was terrible today for me.
He wasn't terrible (as many are saying). More okay in a terrible team performance.I thought he did pretty well, took the ball up the pitch well for us despite lacking support. It’s early days but he’s a good prospect.
And his left foot seems useful only when given the space to cut in. If he is so one footed he has to get very good at cutting in. Robben levels of cutting in.Doesn't look like an 84m player to me. His final ball is absolutely awful.
Our fullbacks don’t even attempt to go on the outside.Playing with inverted wingers making us look worse. It's all well and good doing it if you have top fullbacks but we don't.
It would be nice if any of the journalists actually had a thought to ask him his ideas on this rather than 20 inevitable questions that will be asked about Ronaldo shaking his head or some other pointless drama.Our fullbacks don’t even attempt to go on the outside.
We don’t play with inverted wingers? Clearly our full backs tuck in and our wingers hold the width. That’s a fairly obvious trait of Ten Hag’s United.Playing with inverted wingers making us look worse. It's all well and good doing it if you have top fullbacks but we don't.
We had possession without actually doing much with it. And the biggest culprits were Fred and Bruno imo. We don't have a central midfielder who has the ability to quicken the tempo by opening up passing angles via evading pressure or carrying the ball centrally. And hence it puts alot of pressure on the wide players to deliver. Eriksen will alleviate some of those problems but unfortunately the central midfield combinations today were just not good enough.Lack of midfield control in possession? What do you mean? In my opinion, we completely controlled the midfield battle and, especially in the second half, controlled possession very well today.
They're all at it when he playsHis determination to try and find Ronaldo with every ball, regardless of probability, was infuriating. Our players' hero worship of the man needs to stop.
Absolutely, 100% BSPlenty of great players have been one-footed. The best player of all time barely uses his right foot.
Di Maria was blisteringly quick though, and at times a creative geniusThe comparison isn't fair since players like Messi or Robben were great enough to create more space (through their technical abilites or speed/power) so they actually have the time to use their left foot in pretty much any occasion.
Di Maria would be a more reasonable target since he's almost totally one footed (and it would already be great for Antony to reach Di Maria's level bar his United period).
I think the problem was the lack of movement in Ronaldo and to a certain extent Sancho. To make an incisive pass through the lines, someone has to make themselves available. Bruno is very good at that when receiving on the edge of the penalty box.We had possession without actually doing much with it. And the biggest culprits were Fred and Bruno imo. We don't have a central midfielder who has the ability to quicken the tempo by opening up passing angles via evading pressure or carrying the ball centrally. And hence it puts alot of pressure on the wide players to deliver. Eriksen will alleviate some of those problems but unfortunately the central midfield combinations today were just not good enough.
I agree mate, that was also a problem.I think the problem was the lack of movement in Ronaldo and to a certain extent Sancho. To make an incisive pass through the lines, someone has to make themselves available. Bruno is very good at that when receiving on the edge of the penalty box.
True, but Antony will have to find something, either a useable right foot, or an extra spark of creativity/pace, otherwise he'll be a very predictable winger with a nice touch and that's not enough.Di Maria was blisteringly quick though, and at times a creative genius
Part of the reason I want Ronnie gone, this team just needs a fresh start without so much baggage.They're all at it when he plays
Yeah we do. Rashford/Sancho are right footed who play on the left and Antony is all left foot playing on the right.We don’t play with inverted wingers? Clearly our full backs tuck in and our wingers hold the width. That’s a fairly obvious trait of Ten Hag’s United.
True, but Nani was a huge talent, more talented that Antony I would say though it doesn't mean he will not be better.Nani had countless shocking performances far worse than Antony was today. Literally his biggest critique from fans was his inconsistency.
His opposing fullback got subbed off on a yellow card because his manager thought he would get sent off. Antony dribbled by him a handful of times and was generally very good in posession. Yeah his final ball wasn't great today, but to say he can't cross properly is just wrong. Even on Thursday he put the ball on a plate for Fred who should have scored from one of his crosses.Can’t take on a man
Can’t cross properly
Decides to play every ball to cr7 despite having better choices
He has to improve a lot