No - I am worried TBH
Benjamin Šeško | 2026/27 Performances
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No - I am worried TBH
Yeah and it just goes to show we need another option up front as it’s ridiculous to depend on one striker - even if we weren’t in Europe.
I assume management expect Cunha and Mbeumo to deputise but still feels light to me
Yeah its concerning at this point.
Probably means Mbuemo/ Cunha up front and Rashford on the left to start the season
Nahhh. Cunha-Mbeumo-Amad /Dorgu-Cunha-Mbeumo or whatever seems way more likely than Rashford in the lineup even if he really stays
Yeah if they are then they can't be counted in their own position. We have mbeumo, Cunha, amad, dorgu and sesko for 3 positions. Feels at least one player too few to me (a second striker).
Having said that sesko has been on grass for a while so whilst it's a shame he's not been seen training with the others yet I can't imagine he's that far away either and maybe we are just making sure he isn't rushed back too soon. Mainoo isn't back yet and he will likely be a starter so it's not panic stations on sesko yet.
Not sold on this comparison as Mainoo has been fit all summer - and while clearly not tired, got a WC break.
So what the feck is wrong with him? When was the most recent update on his injury?
There's been a few photos of him training (looking jacked)
Was that training by himself?
Was that training by himself?
'On the grass' - not training.
Literally.the only striker we own and he still isn't fit.
Absolute joke by the club to not have another striker that's at least as good as Sesko
Absolute joke by the club to not have another striker that's at least as good as Sesko
At least as good as the 2nd best goals to mins in the league last season?
Cunha with Mbeumo making runs beyond should be fine as our backup option
What sort of shin injury was that? It’s been 4 months and he’s still not fit. Two things which are evergreen across the club:
1) Players getting injured without any return date
2) Inability to get decent value for any player we want to get rid of
1) Players getting injured without any return date
2) Inability to get decent value for any player we want to get rid of
The original photo isnt as jacked. The one you saw was edited by Grok
Yeah what I meant was that Mainoo is still away and will be available for the start of the season ( I presume) so sesko not being available now is no different at this stage. If Mainoo returns and sesko is still training separately then it's probably safe to assume he won't be available for hull.
I'd rather he was fit now but equally it was a week or two ago he was training on grass so I am still hopeful.
I've seen the enhanced one which is obviously edited but I think he has put on some muscle from the photos United published
Yes but, as mentioned, the difference is Mainoo has been training through the summer in a team setting and will likely still start from the bench if he gets no pre-season minutes. Sesko has been injured all summer and not had any team training yet. It is a much bigger jump to go from contact training 3 weeks ago and playing a game than not having any contact training or games for months before jumping into a game.
Mainoo is on a similar schedule to many other players, while Sesko will need to be doing contact training with the team before he can even be considered for a bench spot. Add to that, Sesko's injury could flare up again after stepping up training or may need managing after stepping up training, whilst Mainoo has just been on holiday having been fully fit and training all summer. Their situations are completely different.
Don't lots of players do this preseason? A lot of players always look big but it slowly burns off during season when games start and training switches to prep work.
Yes, it is a concern, Mainoo too. The Premier League starts in what, two weeks? That's no time to get fit. Neither played World Cup football. I see Mbumo, Amad and Cunha starting.
What's wrong with Mainoo, because he is someone who can get out shape....
What's wrong with Mainoo, because he is someone who can get out shape....
What do you mean what’s wrong with Mainoo?
Huh?! He's not back from international duty, no English players are.
How the feck is he not fit? Didn't even remember anything wrong with him at end of last season but that was so long ago doesn't mean anything. Whatever shin thing people are talking about slipped my mind completely. Ridiculous if he isn't ready to start the season
Apparently this was when he picked up the injury. Obviously the club played it down at the time but it has been more than 3 months now and he's still not back.
I think given his age players tend to add more lean muscle and that's their 'fighting weight' I can remember it happening with Ronaldo and Rashford at least. But maybe you are right.
Wondering if he had some sort of relapse during the summer.
When was Mainoo ever out of shape, anyway?
Yeah, bizarre criticism. If anything, one of the most remarkable things about Mainoo last season was how he went from months of barely playing at all to playing 90 minutes after 90 minutes without getting injured, or ever looking particularly gassed. Really impressive and a big two fingers to anyone who used an alleged lack of fitness as a reason to justify Amorim freezing him out. We just have to hope Sesko can get match fit as quickly as Kobbie did.
We currently have Rashford and Zirkzee too
We have two more preseason matches after tomorrow. Really really have to hope he can play in at least one!
This push into the hoardings made a semi injured shin that he was able to play with, into an injury that has kept him out since the start of May
A standard konate foul that was allowed to go unpunished for years.
If konate had been pulled on those kind of situations constantly for liverpool that dominant defence would have been decimated from the beginning
I saw somewhere that he could be available for the PSG game. WTF is going on?
I said at the time I could not believe Konate was not penalised for dangerous play.
Two reasons to panic
I think Mainoo is only due back to training after this weekend, as are all the english players. 3 weeks since the end of the tournament.
The old Trafford slopes dont help at all. I think we will continue to have them till we get the new stadium
Sesko, not in the squad for PSG :-(
I think I recall reading a couple of months back that they’re getting rid of them this summer while relaying the pitch.
I wonder if he will even be fit for the first league game.