It was. It’s fecking dire at the moment though
This is it really. I just wish, for once, we got a attacking manager who comes in with a clear plan and board actually back him.People look at it through rosey eyes I think. Every metric that matters in football says we’re no better sadly.
We’ve been wading through quick sand for 7 years.
we have no other midfielders fit who can play.Let's stop deceiving ourselves here, have often supported the guy but this season has been a chore to watch apart from Leeds and Southampton (even this was due to playing 10 men but fair fecks the team did take advantage of it). Even when we where winning with the odd goal, the performances where often shit with everyone believing we would eventually get better but rather what as happened is we've gotten even worse.
What grates me more than anything is how cowardly his tactics are, why we constantly need 2 DMs against teams we are clearly better than I find hard to understand. And someone please remind Bruno he is midfielder and not a striker.
You’re forgetting we’ve got McSchweinsteger or is it McGullit, no sorry McGerrard & the Premier Leagues most underrated player to replace him & we win every game they play so we’ll be fine.These are the same people who think Pogba is our biggest problem. Well, this is us without him, hope they’re enjoying themselves..
That isn’t the reason we play two sitting midfielders every week.we have no other midfielders fit who can play.
we don’t.That isn’t the reason we play two sitting midfielders every week.
lolz.we don’t.
Ole averages 1% more possession across a season than Mourinho. His possession stats are the same as last season. We are not trying to change much with regards to possession sadly.Many people, one of them being LVG(so I understand discounting his opinion) said that Ole was a pragmatic manager.
We've been a team trying to be more possession based, but not succeeding.
I'd say put him in the 17/18 team. It already exceeds this team in terms of goals per game (when you remove the 9v0 result - a clear anomaly).Put Bruno in Van Gaals team and his football would be miles better.
Because 2 of our front 3 from last season have scored 4 or 5 league goals between them all season. We’ve had Cavani chipping in with a few when fit and available but undoubtedly Martial and Greenwood haven’t delivered goals this season. At least Rashford still has although he could have had many more goals too. That is a major floor for us.What I find concerning is how when you remove the 9v0 result this season, we are scoring less goals per game than we did in the season that Mourinho got sacked. How is this possible considering we have Fernandes?
Yeah the 17/18 team was good if the manager wasn't trying to rip it apart from the inside by falling out with some of his better players that season (Shaw, Pogba and Martial). Had we signed say Bruno instead of Sanchez in January 2018, then that team could've exploded - but Mourinho was always far too much of a twat to have let that happen.I'd say put him in the 17/18 team. It already exceeds this team in terms of goals per game (when you remove the 9v0 result - a clear anomaly).
Fernandes in place of Lingard would have done that team very well. With him in the team, our goal output would probably have exploded.
Van Gaal would fecking hate BrunoPut Bruno in Van Gaals team and his football would be miles better.
I don't think that was really the plan. We were good in the first 2/3 of the pitch under Van Gaal but we just didn't know what to do with the ball once we got into the final 3rd. Its why the possession got tumescent - especially as we were carrying Rooney in that team for 'my captain always plays'.Sometimes we play good football. Most of the time, it's either bad or a mix of both.
Under Louis and Jose it was very up and down too. All the managers post fergie have gone through inconsistency.
At least, Van Gaal had a clear plan. Keep possession first, attack later. With Mourinho and Ole, it's never clear what's the tactical plan.
Van Gaal loved his second striker/CAMs - like Thomas Muller. He would much rather play someone as high risk as Bruno as his CAM than Pogba in his CM.Van Gaal would fecking hate Bruno
He’d be playing Donny, Pogba & Matic.
We've scored 53 goals in 27 games this season whilst playing super amazing attacking football. In 17/18, we scored 51 in 27 whilst playing super amazing defensive football. I think this place suffers from amnesia.Yes, we've scored a lot more goals this season than we did with either of those two in charge.
Tonight was horrendous though. We're probably lacking in personnel a bit with the spate of recent injuries but that's inexcusable - particularly off the back of two more 0-0's.
I think he’d play Bruno at a striker or not at all. I can’t see him playing someone who can’t keep the ball in his midfield.Van Gaal loved his second striker/CAMs - like Thomas Muller. He would much rather play someone as high risk as Bruno as his CAM than Pogba in his CM.
Bruno doesn't play in midfield for us now too. To me he's quite clearly a second striker in the mould of a Griezmann and Muller rather than a CAM like prime Ozil, Sneijder etc.I think he’d play Bruno at a striker or not at all. I can’t see him playing someone who can’t keep the ball in his midfield.
Exactly this. People can shit on Van Gaal, but at least there was some structure, the team followed a plan, good or not. I remember Bayern didn't play some amazing football under Van Gaal either, but it worked and they always could beat top teams. It was boring posesssion football and Ribery, Robben just did there thing. The difference though is that Bayern at least went for coaches that could use the base Van Gaal implemented.Sometimes we play good football. Most of the time, it's either bad or a mix of both.
Under Louis and Jose it was very up and down too. All the managers post fergie have gone through inconsistency.
At least, Van Gaal had a clear plan. Keep possession first, attack later. With Mourinho and Ole, it's never clear what's the tactical plan.
It isn't perfect by any stretch but by and large we've been better at creating against teams who sit deep on us. Obviously we are suffering without Pogba in the side.We've scored 53 goals in 27 games this season whilst playing super amazing attacking football. In 17/18, we scored 51 in 27 whilst playing super amazing defensive football. I think this place suffers from amnesia.