[horsechoker]

Calvert Lewin an example of how he should be putting himself about

thought he was weak and we needed much more with 10 men..

Sesko wouldn't be getting his hair pulled. Proper street fighter.

 

[Lash]

I feel like we never look like scoring with Cunha up front and Mbeumo supporting him. Its statistically not true, Mbeumo has scored plenty of his goals like that. However all our attacks look blunt because none of our players are in the box and we just pass the ball around the outside of the box trying to tee up shots, and teams can just defend that area and not worry about defending the box. It looks and feels awful as we make progress down the wing only to look up for a cross and nobody is in there. Sometimes the ball goes in anyway because someone should be in there. And the defenders calmly clear it away under no challenge.

There are ways to make a no striker system work, but it doesnt work for us.

However Sesko coming off the bench and now suddenly we do have a target in the box has obviously caught teams out as they now have to play differently. But shouldnt it work the other way also? If we start with Sesko as a threat in the box that you need to mark, shouldnt finishing the game with Cunha up top and Mbeumo off him in a no striker system also catch teams off guard and get the goals? Or are they just not as good?

It should work the other way, but for some reason it doesn't. My opinion on it is that he's better against physically and mentally tired defenders and when teams sit in, it's easier to defend against players like Mbuemo and Cunha, as they mainly score from space or outside the box. The opposite is true with Sesko, as the last thing you want when you're sitting in is a big 6ft 5 lad, who can outjump a keeper.

Mbuemo is the most productive all round attacker we have this season and Seskos best work has come from the bench. Cunha would probably still be coming from the bench if Dorgu hadn't got injured. We're just a bit of an odd group, every attacker has deserved time on the bench this season, yet have no alternatives.

 

[Ekeke]

It should work the other way, but for some reason it doesn't. My opinion on it is that he's better against physically and mentally tired defenders and when teams sit in, it's easier to defend against players like Mbuemo and Cunha, as they mainly score from space or outside the box. The opposite is true with Sesko, as the last thing you want when you're sitting in is a big 6ft 5 lad, who can outjump a keeper.

Mbuemo is the most productive all round attacker we have this season and Seskos best work has come from the bench. Cunha would probably still be coming from the bench if Dorgu hadn't got injured. We're just a bit of an odd group, every attacker has deserved time on the bench this season, yet have no alternatives.

Thats why I think its hard to judge Sesko on 2 starts while hes been in form. And he scored in 1 of them...

Mbeumo has been even more limited than Sesko on a bad day since those 2 games against City and Arsenal. He shows no more ability to beat a player and hasnt scored in his last 6 starts and last night's 20 min sub

 

[jaffa268]

Love Sesko but wish he would be more physical. He has potential to be an absolute monster (Drogba-esque) if he used his frame properly.
Too many times he was bullied by his international team mate last night and I thought the same in the first game against Leeds back in Jan aswell, that defender has got his number.

 

[Lash]

Thats why I think its hard to judge Sesko on 2 starts while hes been in form. And he scored in 1 of them...

Mbeumo has been even more limited than Sesko on a bad day since those 2 games against City and Arsenal. He shows no more ability to beat a player and hasnt scored in his last 6 starts and last night's 20 min sub

I don't think any striker should get a pass against someone like Leeds. He should be regularly getting the better of Struijk, Bijol and Justin - at home. His all round game isn't a one off too, it's been on show to be average all season. So if he's not scoring, he's not offering much.

For sure Mbuemo has stunk up the place recently, I just think Mbuemo has a bit more credit in the bank and it also seems to bring the best out of Sesko coming from the bench.

 

[DWelbz19]

I think he had an average to poor game as did basically everyone, but it’s really fecking annoying how little we just stick an early cross in there. He’s 6ft5 with a ridiculous vertical. Play to it.

Watching Calvert Lewin bully our CBs only for us to not try and allow our striker to do the same was infuriating

 

[Danny]

He wasnt clear of the defender, the defender was one on one with him as the final stop before goal.

Well then he should have positioned himself better to get the shot off and be direct.

He lacked confidence and ruthlessness in that situation for someone who is in decent form. People saying he didn't get service- was a brilliant pass to him so show what he could do.

 

[Ekeke]

Well then he should have positioned himself better to get the shot off and be direct.

He lacked confidence and ruthlessness in that situation for someone who is in decent form. People saying he didn't get service- was a brilliant pass to him so show what he could do.

Yes he needed to shift the ball more to get his shot away. He was a bit too casual and it allowed the defender to make contact and dramatically change how his shot left his boot

 

[Ekeke]

I don't think any striker should get a pass against someone like Leeds. He should be regularly getting the better of Struijk, Bijol and Justin - at home. His all round game isn't a one off too, it's been on show to be average all season. So if he's not scoring, he's not offering much.

For sure Mbuemo has stunk up the place recently, I just think Mbuemo has a bit more credit in the bank and it also seems to bring the best out of Sesko coming from the bench.

But if we dont start him he cant show that he can do that job too. He will only ever remain a bench goalscorer if thats the case and thats a very unwise thing to do with your most expensive summer signing. So ultimately he needs to start even if he wasnt currently in great goalscoring form

 

[bosnian_red]

I don't think any striker should get a pass against someone like Leeds. He should be regularly getting the better of Struijk, Bijol and Justin - at home. His all round game isn't a one off too, it's been on show to be average all season. So if he's not scoring, he's not offering much.

For sure Mbuemo has stunk up the place recently, I just think Mbuemo has a bit more credit in the bank and it also seems to bring the best out of Sesko coming from the bench.

I think his all round game was quite good all season, yesterday was just off. His hold up play has been quite good for the most part.

He was in form, then we had a month off and everyone lost all sorts of rhythm. It happens. We gotta build ourselves back into it. He didn't play well yesterday but still showed the basics for a CF (get in multiple good chances, get shots off, should've scored).

The biggest regular issue I've seen with Sesko is when he squares a defender up when he has the ball, he gets a decision paralysis. Like he forgot/never learned how to take somebody on 1v1.

 

[Ekeke]

I think his all round game was quite good all season, yesterday was just off. His hold up play has been quite good for the most part.

He was in form, then we had a month off and everyone lost all sorts of rhythm. It happens. We gotta build ourselves back into it. He didn't play well yesterday but still showed the basics for a CF (get in multiple good chances, get shots off, should've scored).

The biggest regular issue I've seen with Sesko is when he squares a defender up when he has the ball, he gets a decision paralysis. Like he forgot/never learned how to take somebody on 1v1.

Agree. This has been the area hes looked most raw. He's a bit hesitant and doesnt quite make up his mind early enough and really go for it when taking players on

However he did well with that one time he put it through Bijol's legs and then the goalkeeper saved his initial effort and Leeds cleared the ball off the line. So it was really 50/50 for taking on a defender

 

[bosnian_red]

Agree. This has been the area hes looked most raw. He's a bit hesitant and doesnt quite make up his mind early enough and really go for it when taking players on

However he did well with that one time he put it through Bijol's legs and then the goalkeeper saved his initial effort and Leeds cleared the ball off the line. So it was really 50/50 for taking on a defender

Yeah and that moment was more instinctual which he's very good at, while the times he has it at his feet and has time to think, he seems to just go in slow motion.

I hope he develops that part of his game, but regardless he's shown that he'll always be someone who scores lots of goals. Just gets in so many chances and can score a wide variety of goals.

 

[Lash]

But if we dont start him he cant show that he can do that job too. He will only ever remain a bench goalscorer if thats the case and thats a very unwise thing to do with your most expensive summer signing. So ultimately he needs to start even if he wasnt currently in great goalscoring form

I don't really think that's for next season at this point. Right now we're just in the business of getting the best out of the team and right now, that's from the bench.

I think his all round game was quite good all season, yesterday was just off. His hold up play has been quite good for the most part.

He was in form, then we had a month off and everyone lost all sorts of rhythm. It happens. We gotta build ourselves back into it. He didn't play well yesterday but still showed the basics for a CF (get in multiple good chances, get shots off, should've scored).

The biggest regular issue I've seen with Sesko is when he squares a defender up when he has the ball, he gets a decision paralysis. Like he forgot/never learned how to take somebody on 1v1.

I would say it's average. He has games where it's good and then games where he's clumsy. if you're the focal point, you need be reliable in that aspect and he's not - yet.

I don't really think that's a valid excuse to be honest. Leeds only played one game in that gap. Yeah, that's good from a potential perspective, but I think the basics is a low bar.

Generally, he's very inconsistent in his play, so it's a bit hard to know how to play with him sometimes. I think that makes it difficult for your team mate to know what you should do - or at least be decisive. The big chance he missed was one I expected the net to bulge.

 

[dinostar77]

Id like Utd to bring in Leowandoski for a year, to help aid Sesko's development. Learn from one of the very best of his generation.

I dont think it's particularly fair to him or to Haaland at their ages to lead the line and not have a senior pro in their position on the pitch helping them with their development.

 

[Devil81]

Id like Utd to bring in Leowandoski for a year, to help aid Sesko's development. Learn from one of the very best of his generation.

I dont think it's particularly fair to him or to Haaland at their ages to lead the line and not have a senior pro in their position on the pitch helping them with their development.

Haaland, why you mentioning him. He doesn't need guidance he's a bloody monster.

 

[dinostar77]

Haaland, why you mentioning him. He doesn't need guidance he's a bloody monster.

I meant hojlund. My bad

 

[Stickz]

I’m dying to see him just push it past the defender then use his body to protect the ball and get away. That attempt in the first half was so meek.

 

[Zico1982]

I don´t get the understudy thing. Sesko is 22. He is not at talent age anymore. He is at an age where you play or you don´t reach the top. To pay 70+ mio and put the guy on the bench as a strategy to develop him is madness. The experienced striker who has peaked is there to cover for the inevitable ups and downs in form for a young player or when the young striker is overplayed. Why would an aging Lewandowski want to spend his last career years playing second fiddle to Sesko. Right now he is still the better striker, and he would want to play. That scenario would just slow down Seskos development. The question you should ask: Is Sesko good enough to be our first striker? In the first half of the season the answer was no. You cannot expect more than you are getting at the moment though, unless you change your buying strategy. If we had went for Kane or Osimhen when we bought Rasmus, it would have been another story. Established players are expected to be top from day one. You cannot expect that from someone like Rasmus or Sesko coming in at 20-22. They need time to grow and a functioning system. Rasmus never got that at Manchester and it killed him. Sesko has the support lines now, and you can see the difference. He is getting better, but he won´t be RvP or Ruud for some time if ever. It´s a dilemma. United will always want a world class leading striker, but we have not delivered the trophees to attract the very top strikers at their peak in the last many years. We have only been able to bring them in at great cost in the last years of their careers, still great, but watching their peaks in the rear mirror. The alternative is what we have been doing with Rasmus and Sesko. Bringing in young strikers on their way up, but that only works out if the fans have patience and the team is working.

 

[TheNewEra]

Quiet couple of games now but no real service

 

[M Bison]

Thought he was poor and offered nothing, like playing with 10. May as well give big Josh a run.

 

[nacho cheese]

Poor tonight, he should be able to make his physical attributes count like Liam Delap was doing for Chelsea. Zirkzee did it after he came on and won a free kick. It was like playing with 10 men.

 

[Superunknown]

He should use his invisibility cloak to fight crime.

 

[Lyng]

Complete non-entity today. Hold up play was abysmal and was never really in the right spot in the box. Much better from the bench.

 

[Cloudface]

Needs to be an impact player at the minute. Seems to have lost that bit of aggression he gained prior to the break and watching him try to close down defenders is painful.

 

[Ekeke]

Nothing came in close to him. We were always going to have very few chances and our 2 best fell to Cunha instead of him

 

[Shark]

Did he play? Invisible man today, for a big man too.

 

[Cathy Ferguson]

I just can't see him scoring 15-20 PL goals a season. Not very clinical and his allround game is below par.

 

[Dominos]

Zero service. Would have had a field day with the service Delap got. Did we get a single cross in to him?

Hold up play needs to get better.

 

[Borys]

Any striker is going to have no impact in a game like this. That said, he does struggle physically and is very poor defensively. Either wrong insicts or his heart isn't in it.

 

[Jeffthered]

He seems like a child out there at times. He has to do something more, be that Manchester United No 9!

Does he really want that? He doesn't seem to show it...what's he waiting for? Sometimes service is poor.. but you have to make things happen at times.. from Cole, to Rooney, to RVP.. they all did this.

Sesko needs to learn, v quickly that he has to inspire this team.

We lack leaders and every Man United player should want to be a leader.

Heaven plays with far, far more character than Sesko.

 

[Ayoba]

His game intelligence is quite poor. I noticed several times Bruno was telling him where to run, when to press, etc. Looked quite frustrated with him.

 

[edgecutter]

Zirkzee looked better when he came on. Really poor from him tonight

 

[Godfather]

Held off his man well for the Cunha goal and had another good moment when he went past his man and passed to Bruno at the edge of the box. Apart from that pretty quiet. We need him or Mbeumo to hit some form

 

[Lash]

Nothing came in close to him. We were always going to have very few chances and our 2 best fell to Cunha instead of him

He doesn't really know what he's doing though. He can't hold it up well enough and he doesn't really know how to press. We didn't really have possession and we're deep, so we didn't really need someone constantly running in behind.

 

[Bastian]

I am in the phase of trying to convince myself that he was a clever purchase. He's got some great attributes, his goal against, Villa?, was superbly taken. But I can't help thinking we need a more dynamic and fluid centre forward.

 

[pascell]

Like having Hojlund up top tonight

 

[kidbob]

He really needs to understand that he has to be aggressive. The lad is huge but gets bullied. Someone needs to instill in him that he needs to be an absolute bastard in this league. Im actually not that hard on him because he has a lot of the ingredients to be a very good striker but fecking hell believe in yourself first and foremost and after that just be an absolute prick for defenders to play against.

 

[BarryWinks]

But I can't help thinking we need a more dynamic and fluid centre forward.

Even when he was scoring this has always been my conclusion (about the only thing I agree with Gary Neville on). We are not a team that plays with a big man up top who is not very good with the ball at his feet. A united striker must be able to take the ball anywhere on the pitch with some quality and pass to others or create for himself. This player is too limited to be that.

He’s young, he’s quick, he gets shot off quickly, and can try the odd technique to do something special but he is better the less of the ball he gets, and that will never be good enough here.

 

[Carl]

Blows my mind how reluctant we are to cross the ball when we have an actual bean pole up top. Hopefully that will change when Dorgu returns.

 

[Ekeke]

He doesn't really know what he's doing though. He can't hold it up well enough and he doesn't really know how to press. We didn't really have possession and we're deep, so we didn't really need someone constantly running in behind.

We dont have a striker who holds it up better and I'll take goalscoring over pressing. I want to see goals