[Ekeke]

I'm just saying 13 goals in a weaker league suggests he has some weaknesses in front of goal. Torres did randomly go from a similar output in Spain to prolific when he joined Liverpool, so it can be done. But it's a red flag as a risk.

Every league is weaker to the premier league though. And usually 22 year olds arent scoring much more than 13 goals. Usually you're signing an older player who is still coming from a weaker league

 

[Ish]

That's harsh. Zero service today

Yeah, but basically the same reasons we mentioned for Hojlund last year. Eventually strikers don’t score goals = lower confidence, which affects their ability (touch, decision making etc) and it’s difficult to reverse unless miraculously we start creating tons of chances for the strikers etc . Thus far, this formation and Amorim hasn’t proven that we can.

 

[TempusFugit]

I'm seeing users analyzing what he can or can't do, when we don't even know how well this guys shoots because we can't create a single thing for him. At least if we were feeding him chances and he was wasting them we'd have something to talk about. I just hope he doesn't collapse into himself like Højlund did, playing as a striker in this team is brutal. You could run around for 50+ mins and not get a single meaningful pass played to you.

 

[Irwin99]

Hojlund wasn't bad. Sesko isn't bad. People are fools if they can't see that it is the system that is bad.

Hojlund wasn't involved enough in EtH's system either. It's just a sad fact that you probably have to go back to Martial in 19-20 season to reference a young striker who had a good season for us (and Martial was awful the following season).

 

[Dan_F]

I am not saying he does, but he has better movement and that's clear. Taking a full look at the team, its very difficult to build with our midfielders, neither are good at it, and that has a knock on effect everywhere.

On top of that our 10s played poorly, and our attacking wingback has no attacking talent.

A better midfield and with our 10s having a better game, and the movement off the ball makes a big difference. Today, probably very little.

Better movement in which positions? Sesko has been making good runs when the ball is deeper, but we rarely look for him.

To me it looked like a front three that hadn’t ever played together and hasn’t built any kind of cohesion at all. Gyokeres has also really struggled to get involved in his games against mostly poorer opposition. The goals obviously mask it.

 

[Dubai]

Ferdinand recalled a conversation from his old boss about the Dutchman: "Robin was top goal scorer in the league at the time, Sir Alex Ferguson brought us into a meeting room and we all thought he was going to give us a pat on the back and say, 'Well done.'
"He said, 'I've brought a player in,' he showed us about six or seven clips, he had probably about 30. He hammered Michael Carrick, Scholesy [Paul Scholes], me, other players, 'You're not passing the ball'. Van Persie himself then added: "He literally said to Scholesy, Carrick, Shinji [Kagawa] and Wayne, 'If you cannot find him, you will not play.'"

Sesko, and Hojlund before him are obviously far from RVP, but more focus needs to be on giving our Striker some decent service. The amount of times we have the option to put in a first time cross or through ball but instead recycle back to the wide CB or midfield is infuriating.

 

[Zico1982]

It was obvious, that it would come to this. Look. Sesko is a great young talent, but it cannot work like this. He looks exactly like Rasmus because he is getting exactly the same service. He will get smashed in here now because he is not scoring enough/at all, but is it his fault? I don´t see what he could have done different today. He was decent at the ball, but he could have gone on for weeks without scoring.

 

[Hammondo]

Better movement in which positions? Sesko has been making good runs when the ball is deeper, but we rarely look for him.

To me it looked like a front three that hadn’t ever played together and hasn’t built any kind of cohesion at all. Gyokeres has also really struggled to get involved in his games against mostly poorer opposition. The goals obviously mask it.

Sesko was very static. Haaland makes runs in all directions at the back, attacking any of the CB's going into space, makes him such a good target. Also today, which is not usually like him, haaland did a great job holding up the ball and passing it on, he was a massive difference today.

Sesko stays way more central, and way more in the box, didn't venture elsewhere much at all, whereas Haaland used every part of the final 3rd it felt. In the PL you cannot wait for the ball like this, just sticking to the box.

 

[NotoriousISSY]

I want to make an apology to Rasmus.

Sesko is either equally shit or they’re equally being destroyed by this shit system.

 

[FujiVice]

We arent getting the best out of anyone. This kid has no hope. If the coach is accentuating Bruno, Amad and Mainoo's negatives, then what chance does this lad have?

 

[Lu Tze]

Hojlund wasn't involved enough in EtH's system either. It's just a sad fact that you probably have to go back to Martial in 19-20 season to reference a young striker who had a good season for us (and Martial was awful the following season).

His system was terrible too. They are both striker killers (in the PL).

 

[Dan_F]

Sesko was very static. Haaland makes runs in all directions at the back, attacking any of the CB's going into space, makes him such a good target. Also today, which is not usually like him, haaland did a great job holding up the ball and passing it on, he was a massive difference today.

Sesko stays way more central, and way more in the box, didn't venture elsewhere much at all, whereas Haaland used every part of the final 3rd it felt. In the PL you cannot wait for the ball like this, just sticking to the box.

I agree that he’s central but that doesn’t mean he’s static. Haaland had some great passes played in to him today, without that he wouldn’t be able to lay the ball off or make great runs. I think there’s 50 other problems that need to be fixed behind him before we can start worrying about Sesko.

 

[The Sad Clown]

It was obvious, that it would come to this. Look. Sesko is a great young talent, but it cannot work like this. He looks exactly like Rasmus because he is getting exactly the same service. He will get smashed in here now because he is not scoring enough/at all, but is it his fault? I don´t see what he could have done different today. He was decent at the ball, but he could have gone on for weeks without scoring.

Well that remains to be seen. Many debated otherwise in the lead up to United signing him.

 

[NZT-One]

Difficult game for him. Looks like he will suffer the same challenges Hojlund did because our attacking play is so unorganized and ad hoc. I still hope he'll feature regularly from now on.

 

[Van Piorsing]

I want to make an apology to Rasmus.

Sesko is either equally shit or they’re equally being destroyed by this shit system.

We have fairly decent group of young lads, hungry for games.

Unfortunately the leader of goalscoring who could lead by example is playing in midfield, for now.

 

[ZorinGorilla]

Should have signed Avery Brooks instead

 

[Zico1982]

Well that remains to be seen. Many debated otherwise in the lead up to United signing him.

He has already proven that at Leipzig. Talent is not enough at United as a striker right now. R9 would not have scored today. If you do not play the striker in you might as well have put you or me in there. We would also not have scored, but we would have been cheaper.

 

[NotoriousISSY]

Well that remains to be seen. Many debated otherwise in the lead up to United signing him.

Nobody debated it when Arsenal were linked from January to July, or when Newcastle went gung-ho. It was just when he got linked to United his form and play was microanalysed.

 

[Lennon7]

We arent getting the best out of anyone. This kid has no hope. If the coach is accentuating Bruno, Amad and Mainoo's negatives, then what chance does this lad have?

I think this is a good way to put it. It seems like Ruben has done the opposite of playing to a players strengths.

 

[Hammondo]

I agree that he’s central but that doesn’t mean he’s static. Haaland had some great passes played in to him today, without that he wouldn’t be able to lay the ball off or make great runs. I think there’s 50 other problems that need to be fixed behind him before we can start worrying about Sesko.

The reason there are great passes is because of his position and runs. Very hard to pass to someone who stays centrally as a lone striker.

 

[Toshey]

6 ft 5
Soft as feck
The reds can't get excited
If Ruben goes he might turn good
And score for Man United
:/

 

[Lash]

I actually am seeing the promise with him. Even if you don't like Amorim, he will be a good signing.

 

[RedC]

Didn't see any issues with him at all, few decent bits of play and he barely got the ball. Nothing to moan about for normal people.

 

[Bwuk]

He’s weak as piss.

I’d rather Mbeumo at 9.

 

[Andersons Dietician]

When the ball got played to him he was alright. Won a few headers and moved the ball on but we need to do better at creating legitimate chances.

 

[#07]

Looking just as lost as Hojlund in a system that depends on service from wingbacks who aren't that good. What a shock...

 

[Dan_F]

The reason there are great passes is because of his position and runs. Very hard to pass to someone who stays centrally as a lone striker.

We look absolutely clueless when we get the ball over halfway. You’re welcome to blame that on Sesko’s movement if you like. We’ve seen the same thing with multiple combinations of strikers under multiple managers. I’m amazed that you think he’s just standing around not making runs.

 

[Lay]

Sesko and Hojlund before him just won't get enough chances. Look how difficult it is to get off half a chance let alone a clear cut one.

The creativity is almost null and void. But that doesn't mean he shouldn't be doing more. But it's clear that there is no cohesiveness in attack, again.

 

[Oo0AahCantona]

This was why I was concerned we were not just giving rasmus a loan. At this rate he’s going to have the same luck, we simply don’t create enough clear cut chances for our strikers, might as well not play with one.

 

[bosnian_red]

Just watched the first 30 minutes since I missed it originally. Did pretty good with the limited touches in the first half. 2nd half we did nothing until we were 3 down and started just going chaos all out football again which isn't worth reading anything into (but it's the only way we make chances). For the CF at that point it's just waiting if the ball will fall to them in the box.

I like what I've seen in how he battles with defenders and holds up the ball. I think he's got big potential, but he's in a useless set up and we just don't know how to play with a CF so it'll take time

 

[Hammondo]

We look absolutely clueless when we get the ball over halfway. You’re welcome to blame that on Sesko’s movement if you like. We’ve seen the same thing with multiple combinations of strikers under multiple managers. I’m amazed that you think he’s just standing around not making runs.

I'm not blaming him, he's one part of a poor performance.

 

[fps]

Sesko was very static. Haaland makes runs in all directions at the back, attacking any of the CB's going into space, makes him such a good target. Also today, which is not usually like him, haaland did a great job holding up the ball and passing it on, he was a massive difference today.

Sesko stays way more central, and way more in the box, didn't venture elsewhere much at all, whereas Haaland used every part of the final 3rd it felt. In the PL you cannot wait for the ball like this, just sticking to the box.

Haaland knows where the ball is going.

 

[fps]

This was why I was concerned we were not just giving rasmus a loan. At this rate he’s going to have the same luck, we simply don’t create enough clear cut chances for our strikers, might as well not play with one.

Rasmus wasn’t confident enough to have carved out a style where he could tell the other players where to put the ball and what he was going to do. This was a big part of the problem.

 

[van Nistelrooy]

The striker position is pointless under Amorim's system. Difficult to criticise the player when he's got the same probems which Hojlund suffered.

Best hope he has is a change of manager and system.

 

[Hammondo]

Haaland knows where the ball is going.

His movement and positioning is what decides it. Movement is the main part of creativity.

 

[Superunknown]

For his sake, Amorim needs to go. He isn't going to score many this season with him as his manager.

 

[fps]

His movement and positioning is what decides it. Movement is the main part of creativity.

You’d think he’s probably had a word with the players around him too at some point.

 

[Red Rash]

Although we didn't get him in the game much I thought he was ok in the first half. Had a few nice touches and battled quite well.

Second half we couldn't get him in the game at all though

 

[Chip]

Hojlund wasn't bad. Sesko isn't bad. People are fools if they can't see that it is the system that is bad.

Spot on. Even though I don't believe Højlund has the quality to lead the line for a title contender in the PL, I bet you could put prime Drogba, RvN, or Fernando Torres into this team and they would look bang average.

 

[ThanksBoss26]

Although we didn't get him in the game much I thought he was ok in the first half. Had a few nice touches and battled quite well.

Second half we couldn't get him in the game at all though

Fair summary for me that.