Borninthe80ts
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Playing him up front negates his best attributes and exposes his weaknesses for me. His better advancing from deep int9 the box late. There’s a role for him if the balance is right.
Yes, just try it out for a game or two, we literally have nothing to lose when martial and rashford are contributing so little and hojlund is the second coming of weghorst
Yes, just try it out for a game or two, we literally have nothing to lose when martial and rashford are contributing so little and hojlund is the second coming of weghorst
Except hojlund always seems to find himself in the wrong position to get such chances, a bit like how weghorst was...Hojlund would’ve scored that chance McTominay just had.
Except hojlund always seems to find himself in the wrong position to get such chances, a bit like how weghorst was...
He's more of a striker than he is a midfielder, for me anyway.
- Big
- Great at finishing with both feet
- Good in the air
- Strong
- Good movement and anticipation
- Played there as a youth player
Really a bit of waste not to transition him, he'll never be a CM for a top 4 team due to his poor passing range.
“People always said: ‘You played as a striker as a kid.' I never played as a striker.
“I played two games there with [former Reserves coach] Warren Joyce because we had no striker. So, whenever I score a goal, people always say: ‘He used to be a striker, that’s why.’
“I never used to be a striker! I’ve always been a midfield player, a number eight, so it is funny when you hear stuff like that.”
It’s clear that he’s at his best when he’s aloud to run forward from midfield
Was going to post the same thing.Agreed on most, but it’s a myth he played there as a youth player. He debunked this himself.
https://www.manutd.com/en/amp/news/...striker-talk-from-his-time-in-man-utd-academy
Maybe not in the man utd youth academy, but he did primary/high school teams - my friend who lives near Lancaster was in the same school/year as McT and mentioned he was up top growing upAgreed on most, but it’s a myth he played there as a youth player. He debunked this himself.
https://www.manutd.com/en/amp/news/...striker-talk-from-his-time-in-man-utd-academy
Scott McTellinghamOur very own Jude.
I don’t think this is the answer but I’d sooner see Scott as a false 9 than ever see Martial start another game for us.