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I agree he has to improve there I said as much all the way back when we signed him but we frankly haven't given him the minutes to develop much at all (or he got them at the wrong club and setup).
If a team doesn't function well as an unit, you don't add to the problem by adding a player who is behind the other. Antony got dropped. Garnacho kinda displaced for Rashford left wing. For our latest game, despite there were still plenty of issues, we created chances from playing Rashford on right wing.
I'm not a Rashford hater and won't start now, but on the right he has all the bad habits he has on the left with almost none of his redeeming qualities.
My biggest takeaway from this is that Pellestri averages an assist for us in the league every 237 minutes.He's not even Antony. Thats the problem. At least Antony has a record of an okay amount of end product in Brazil and Ajax. Nothing special but something
This is Pellistri's career
He has 2 assists in mens football and they were both for us. Elanga is miles ahead
It's not only ball over the top. It's delivery and actually clear chance creation. Both Antony and Rashford created clearer chances for their teammates that got wasted. Not a lay off that required Bruno to feint to create an opening to shoot. There is zero evidence that Pellistri actually improved or will improve our team play to the required level to dominate teams.
For us right now, assist would require some luck since several players out of form trying to assist each other! In form Rashford and Bruno would bury the two chances Antony created one each for them against Luton and Newcastle. Rashford could have at least an assist against Luton. Hojlund narrowly missed a tap in when Antony switched play to Rashford who squared the ball across Sheffield United goal. In the same game, Antony won the ball higher up the pitch, and passed it to Rashford in good position. Rashford made a shite shot, where arguably he could have shot better or squared to other players. Shaw was denied an assist for Bruno against Tottenham, when Bruno messed up a sitter type of header while being totally unmarked.
Absolutely. I have no problem at all with saying he's done well off the bench in recent times and I hope he continues with that. But when he does get a chance to start he has to take it and make something happen. In terms of his united career its pretty much now or never that he shows that end product, because our wingers arent going to be in any worse form and Amad has been out injured. So absolutely yes, next time he comes on as sub or starts a match I'd love to see him get a goal or assist
In short, Pellistri only got an assist because Bruno did very well with his pass and the others don't get assists because those who received the ball made a meal of it.
Nah, he would be mediocre at best. They are only sufficiently remarkable attributes to persevere with a classic winger working on his end product, but he won't become Zambrotta (originally a winger).
For utd that's 0.38 assists per 90, which is actually a strong figure.He's not even Antony. Thats the problem. At least Antony has a record of an okay amount of end product in Brazil and Ajax. Nothing special but something
This is Pellistri's career
He has 2 assists in mens football and they were both for us. Elanga is miles ahead
Then he's likely to end up a less than mediocre winger
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He’s really rapid when he puts on the afterburners.
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He’s our best RW option at the moment IMO, based on form.
I think it's a combination of more games, less of a break and even intense training sessions.
Not sure that applies to a lot of our injured players though. Like Pellistri, we can't say they've overplayed. Too few games if anything.
There had been light rain so surface was slippery and so late in the game (~87mins) instability with tired/overexerted muscles means trouble.
Love it when I see some good old fashioned wing play.
He’s decent off the bench but one of those players who are generally pretty good but tend to freeze when they have to deliver end product. Good enough cameo today.
I think he's just too weak at the moment. He's only 21 and has a tiny frame. Ideally we'd sign him to a longer deal and loan him out next year (Everton would actually make sense, they only have Harrison on loan there and Dyche likes an old-fashioned winger, or maybe Ligue 1 or the Bundesliga if there's a good fit and a team can be found that is in the Europa League or the Europa Conference (badly needs a real name) and has extra games and a massive hole at RW) and hopefully he gets a big stronger, at least in terms of smacking a ball.
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I think ETH is taking the Garnacho approach with him. Brings him to the first team. Gives him limited exposure via sub appearances and the is preparing him to start.
It would be great. We could use a youngster as impactful on the right side, as Garnacho has been on the left.
It would be amazing. But I still view him as a Chicharito of the RW position. Amazing squad player that can be unleashed when everyone is tired to wreak havoc
Could be. We haven't had a chance to see enough of him to know what he is made of, I think.
Now that we have proper CF in Hojlund, I want our wingers to assist him more and try shooting themselves from afar, lessDon't think so.
I must have misremembered. According to Google Forlan did recommend him (after managing him at Penarol) but it wasn’t because of his goals. He was raving about his dribbling ability. Even compared him to Ryan Giggs.
