He's quickly gone from being our best attacker to our worst attacker. I'd drop him or else play him in the position that we signed him for. Sesko is raring to go. We can rotate, so let's do it!
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Especially as we don't adapt for it in any way, which is just silly.
We play exactly the same with 5'7 Mbeumo up top as we do with Sesko; even down to going direct from the keeper, high crosses etc.
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Came to say exactly this. We love a stubborn manager though. Bryan is our new Ten Hag insisting on Antony or Amorim playing Bruno deep.
Decent squad player, not good enough as a starter if we want to be regular top 4.
Started with a bang but has fallen off a cliff since
I blame Carrick for his drop in form. Not to say that our interim manager hasnt got an impressive run results wise. But putting Mbeumo as a striker is not working and has impacted the player output massively, specially with Amad also being out of form and not dropping either for Sesko to start.
Yes he shloud, but nothing is going right for the kid, so he needs some time off and would definitely give it to Mbuemo. Long term I definitely see Amad taking the right wing, just not now.
He is 100% good enough to be a starter for a regular top 4 team. He just isn’t a centre forward so is struggling out of position.
Mbeumo looks knackered to me and maybe having a major international tournament in a hot country in the middle of a season has done him in. But he plays like he's on fumes and often is subbed out because he's spent, which wasn't a thing at his previous club, and it's not like he's played more games here either.
You don't just lose your first touch and sharpness like that and to me it points to fatigue. I have him down as a very tidy PL player who got his move because he could be relied upon to do the things he's made his name off of, and one of those things was sound enough technique with fluency to it. He's been very clumsy and stuttery in that area for months now and it's not at all how he started the season with us. It's not down to position, either, imo.
He looks like he's on the slide and in a better squad, he'd get a couple of games off to try and sort himself out (same with Amad), but here, he has to play regardless.
Hopefully he comes back somewhat revitalised by Leeds.
You don't just lose your first touch and sharpness like that and to me it points to fatigue. I have him down as a very tidy PL player who got his move because he could be relied upon to do the things he's made his name off of, and one of those things was sound enough technique with fluency to it. He's been very clumsy and stuttery in that area for months now and it's not at all how he started the season with us. It's not down to position, either, imo.
He looks like he's on the slide and in a better squad, he'd get a couple of games off to try and sort himself out (same with Amad), but here, he has to play regardless.
Hopefully he comes back somewhat revitalised by Leeds.
He didn't look any better in his position against Newcastle either. He should be starting on the bench for now. Amad has been better.
I think his performances earlier in the season were a tad overrated and he glossed over some poor showings with goals. Having said that I think he’s better than what he’s showing currently. Early on his touch looked exceptional and the last 10 games it’s been diabolical. People seem to give Sesko hell for his build up play, but for me he’s miles better at it than Mbeumo currently.
Looked a little lost as the central striker.
I kind of miss the partnership he had with Amad on the right when Amad was rwb and Mbuemo was right of the front three. . They looked a formidable duo but i guess this formation wont see that again.
I kind of miss the partnership he had with Amad on the right when Amad was rwb and Mbuemo was right of the front three. . They looked a formidable duo but i guess this formation wont see that again.
I agree, he has been very poor lately and the justification people are giving for him to be included instead of Sesko is like keep the winning team or he is good in behind the defence (same as Sesko, its not like he is slow or anything) or he was good for that one match against Mancity etc basically clutching at straws. Having Sesko is a better option he has better control of the ball currently, far bigger threat in the air, also helps us in set pieces etc.
Would probably like to see Mbeumo switch to the right and Sesko up top. Carrick needs to show he can adapt if he’s got any chance of keeping his job. Slapping the same team out and closing your eyes hoping for the best doesn’t work at the top, especially when facing into blaring issues like out of form players or injuries
Reminds me of Salah in that he look abysmal when he is not producing goals.
Fine as a starter to be regular top 4 as this season has shown. To be more, yeah he's squad player for that. I don't think there's much between Cunha, sesko, amad or Mbeumo. Sesko has lots of development space while Cunha is currently the guy in form, but they're similar IMO. Need the depth to cover when somebody is off form
Especially as we don't adapt for it in any way, which is just silly.
We play exactly the same with 5'7 Mbeumo up top as we do with Sesko; even down to going direct from the keeper, high crosses etc.
Sort of.
Mbeumo doesnt take up the same positions in attack as Sesko, but yeah we do still try to get down the wings and end up wanting to cross the ball even when theres nobody in there. I think its mostly because the passes into feet around the box are closed off which is obviously what you should be doing when you're the defending team and playing against a team that arent putting a striker in the box for crosses. At the very least we need to have a midfielder making runs beyond beyond him if he isnt going to get into the box for crosses, but that would be Bruno and he's by far our best player with the ball. So hes going to be making less runs beyond because hes the one who wants to get the ball and look for the player making the runs.
I think Bruno as a playmaker and Mbeumo as a central forward can only work in games where we struggle to get the ball and need to rely on 60 yard breaks to ever get up the pitch like against Arsenal and City. When we have 50% of the ball we cant seem to play Mbeumo in behind the defence and his reluctance to get into the box when we're building up play means several other players need to and one would be Bruno. That doesnt suit him. The other possibility is playing Bruno deeper in a CM spot so he can receive the ball earlier and play more balls in behind for Mbeumo to chase, giving up possession for the few times it works and Mbeumo gets into a good attacking position he might get a shot away from.
I actually think he is technically very limited and the player whose game was tailor made for 3-4-3. That Right sided 10 was the perfect position for him, with a striker to play off and Wingback who can carry the burden of wing play and creation, he could ghost into areas and get on the end of chances.
With either the full back or CB touch tight to him, he struggles and the ball bounces of him every time. Carrick has a hard on for him for some reason despite being terrible for long stretch of matches, I think next manager specially if we move towards a one with emphasis on possession football, he would be benched, you can not build any decent attacks or pile pressure on any team for a consistent time, if a player is technically so limited. I am not really sold on him long term.
With either the full back or CB touch tight to him, he struggles and the ball bounces of him every time. Carrick has a hard on for him for some reason despite being terrible for long stretch of matches, I think next manager specially if we move towards a one with emphasis on possession football, he would be benched, you can not build any decent attacks or pile pressure on any team for a consistent time, if a player is technically so limited. I am not really sold on him long term.
He also did well in a front 2 at Brentford where he had a proper striker to work off of. He could potentially do that with Sesko, but are we going to play 2 up front when we have Bruno? He'd have to play CM or from the side. So probably not
Poor, but not a striker for me. Inside right forward or whatever it is you want to call it. He has a good cross on him too, and we're not utilizing that, so the tactics are somewhat at fault.
Needs to improve his touch though, not sure where it's gone.
Needs to improve his touch though, not sure where it's gone.
Sesko is our Big Ben, Mbeumo is our Big bum.
Hopefully he's not being impacted by the change in system but that's the major elephant in the room at this point. Same with Amad who looks half as dangerous if even that. AFCON has ruined both players form. Sesko and Cunha still look to be improving.
Mbuemo was terrible before Afcon too.
Him and Amad haven't played well at all the last 6 or 7 games. They had a good thing going with the 3 4 3
In the form Mbeumo has been for the last 2 months he should be a sub to Amad.
Excellent analysis. He is too limited for a team aiming to be top 4 consistently. He would do well at a mid table club.
Needed benching the past few games tbh, but no game for 3 weeks now so hopefully he can remember how to play football again.
Yeah like I said, I don’t know if it’s a change in role or just a coincidence. Is funny though, because there was a time where our game was outraged at him playing RWB, and he actually looked quality there.
His first touch was a big reason why he was so good for Brentford last season, and now it's just disappeared for some reason. Concerning.
Really hope it's just a rough patch he's going through and he isn't unsettled here.
Really hope it's just a rough patch he's going through and he isn't unsettled here.
Play him in his right position and he’d be much more effective.
Just goes to show when we hear the same old shite about an attacking player that can play anywhere across the front line; They can but are not good in all of them and we can include Cunha in that as well.
Might be different if we didn’t just lump the ball up most the time and expect him to win it against much bigger stronger players.
He’s not a traditional no.9, need to play it in the channels to get h best out of him in this position.
Been a huge disappointment, and same for Amad. Would give them another season though and try to give Lacey a proper chance next season as well. Don't sign a new RW just yet.
The CF experiment should stop right now as well.
The CF experiment should stop right now as well.
Would help if he’s played in his best position. Can’t expect miracles from a right winger playing upfront. Just because it worked against city and arsenal who allow teams space to attack Carrick thinks it’s good to play him their against everyone. Doesn’t help that we can’t fit him and Amad in the same team.
Mbuemo excels running directly into space in a counter attacking system. He is a clinical finisher (although even that is deserting him now as well)
His early season form was phenomenal though so I’m not overly concerned and just think the number of games added to emotions of moving to a massive club and going to AFCON have drained him.
His best position is clearly LW and I think he’s able to whip in some dangerous balls from there which Sesko would thrive off.
Hopefully we will have loads of games next season being back in Europa so him and Amad can rotate that position. We need a LW cover for Cunha desperately though
His early season form was phenomenal though so I’m not overly concerned and just think the number of games added to emotions of moving to a massive club and going to AFCON have drained him.
His best position is clearly LW and I think he’s able to whip in some dangerous balls from there which Sesko would thrive off.
Hopefully we will have loads of games next season being back in Europa so him and Amad can rotate that position. We need a LW cover for Cunha desperately though
Put him on the right and allow him to make runs in behind from there. Then we can assess him. I refuse to criticise him when he's played as central #9 with balls lumped his direction. It was never going to work unless you have Martial level close control and very good balance.
He will be good for us on the right, especially now that Cunha is holding width and Dorgu is getting closer to fitness.
He will be good for us on the right, especially now that Cunha is holding width and Dorgu is getting closer to fitness.
He’s been played way more at CF than necessary because Carrick has been overly conservative with Sesko. He doesn’t really have the skill set for it and was definitely not bought for that role.
It’s a while off, but he should start RW vs. Leeds with Sesko up top.
It’s a while off, but he should start RW vs. Leeds with Sesko up top.
He has had 14 successful dribbles all season, that's less than Bruno and Dalot. Not sure playing him on the right will help him or the team much.
Really don't rate him. Technically he's a mess, the ball bounces off him and his passing game is poor.
He's a squad player long term for me.
He's a squad player long term for me.
Im glad he isnt going to Australia to play in the FIFA Series this week, he looked shattered against Bournemouth so this long rest will be good for him.