VanDeBank
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I hope he's shit so my username stays relevant
To be fair, he came on at the weekend and showed more creativity than any of our midfielders.
I think its a 433. He will be playing with McT and Fred in the middle. Might work quite nicely.
We have to see.. Im very curious and hope he does incredibly well obviously.. However I thikn this midfield overall laks creativity to get the ball further up the pitch and Donny will be the one everyone lookt at to do so (they wont be looking at McFred) and Donny just isnt thát type of player..Yeah our biggest problem is getting the ball past the defence and double pivot, transitioning from defence to attack quickly. VDB's biggest asset is exactly this, one touch quick penetrating passes from deep into an attacking player. I feel like that will be wasted with him playing the no.10 role, where he'll be making aggressive runs into the box expecting to be found by the likes of Fred and McTominay. We'll have to see though, Carrick may have implemented a new system.
We have to see.. Im very curious and hope he does incredibly well obviously.. However I thikn this midfield overall laks creativity to get the ball further up the pitch and Donny will be the one everyone lookt at to do so (they wont be looking at McFred) and Donny just isnt thát type of player..
When Fred is played further up for Brazil he is pretty good at moving the ball through midfield. Put him next to DVB and they could link up well, leaving McT to screen the defence. Nobody in midfield needs to be creating much if the ball is getting to the feet of our attackers quickly.We have to see.. Im very curious and hope he does incredibly well obviously.. However I thikn this midfield overall laks creativity to get the ball further up the pitch and Donny will be the one everyone lookt at to do so (they wont be looking at McFred) and Donny just isnt thát type of player..
Bruno surely has played every PL and CL match for us so far. Apologies, but I’d have to verify that he hasn’t played in any of Portugal’s recent WC qualifying matches. I’m sure I’ve read reports that Bruno and Ronaldo have not worked together well in those matches, but I admit I haven’t watched those matches. Either way, Bruno has definitely looked a step or two slower for us in recent United matches.Bruno hasn't been run into the ground. He's been rested during all 3 international breaks.
He looks clueless on the pitch and just needs some guidance.
Yup, The difference between vdb and Bruno in that ten slot is night and day. I’m all for donny getting a chance but there’s no way he can play as a number ten in this team. It’s not set up for him, play him in the two behind where he has less creative responsibly and can keep things ticking and pick up good positions. He’s a smart and hard working player so I don’t think there’ll be massive issues with the defensive side.Not a 10 in a side like ours. Needs to play as a 6 or 8
Predictably this happened. McTominay did play a few nice passes over the entirety of the match, fired one in for Ronaldo when he should have got a foul, a nice switch from one side to the other of the pitch and on the 2nd goal he played a nice ball in the buildup. But none of these were to a DVB run. Nobody was finding him in an attacking areaHoping it doesnt play out like his other performances in the AM position, where he's making runs but we have nobody to play the passes to set him and others free... This is what Donny himself did very well off the bench as a DM last time out. Now Fred or McTominay has to do it...
Nowhere to hide? What are you talking about? He wasn't playing. He will play more now. He will only improve with more games.Nowhere for him to hide now with Ole gone. He will be exposed, and Ole's departure will do him more harm than good.
AgreedHe's not a #10, always been the case. Whether he's good enough as a #8 remains to be seen, but that's his best hope.
since paul is out, this is the perfect time to play him in midfield next to fred with bruno in front of them. I think donny will be much better there. We need someone in midfield who knows how to pass the ball. McFred clearly dont.He's not a #10, always been the case. Whether he's good enough as a #8 remains to be seen, but that's his best hope.
I've been saying this for a while.I’d like to see him paired with Fred. (The good Fred who turned up in the second half not the other Fred who’s rubbish)
Yep.He's not a #10, always been the case. Whether he's good enough as a #8 remains to be seen, but that's his best hope.
Takes Ten Hag off of the list of managers we should be looking at then.It absolutely amazes me that he isn’t played in a deeper role. It’s mind blowing levels of incompetence to play him as a 10.
Tbf a 10 for Ajax plays in a much different way than a 10 for United. Saw some Ajax fan on here say it when we first signed him but a 10 for them is most suited as an 8 for us, while we need our 10 to kinda do everything on their own.Takes Ten Hag off of the list of managers we should be looking at then.
I know, I was just being a twat.Tbf a 10 for Ajax plays in a much different way than a 10 for United. Saw some Ajax fan on here say it when we first signed him but a 10 for them is most suited as an 8 for us, while we need our 10 to kinda do everything on their own.
Different system/team. In our team, he needs to play in Scott’s position.Takes Ten Hag off of the list of managers we should be looking at then.
Depends on the other options in the squad. For United's squad now this might be true, for Ajax' not necessarily.Takes Ten Hag off of the list of managers we should be looking at then.
He has been able to hide behind Fred, McTominay and Ole who was not picking him because he was trying to win games. Carrick fell for the clamour to get him on the pitch that he benched Bruno Fernandes of all people, and 66 minutes later, he had to go back to the bench to win the game.Nowhere to hide? What are you talking about? He wasn't playing. He will play more now. He will only improve with more games.
This, wasn't fantastic tonight, wasn't poor either imo, but can see he's trying to link up with Sancho and needs to get a run of games.needs a run of a few games to get going before he can be judged at all. especially after the last 18 months here.