Schmeichel's Cartwheel
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He got it spot on today. The football for Fred’s goal was the best I can remember in god knows how long.
We are so much better nowadays. Spirit, fight, teamwork, nice passages of play when we can stretch play. The players are happier and it’s shining through.He got it spot on today. The football for Fred’s goal was the best I can remember in god knows how long.
It is personnel wise for sure, but doesn’t show it enough. Imagine we played that second half even as little as a dozen more times this season and this thread probably wouldn’t exist.I’ve said yes prior to this. This team is comfortably better going forward than the Van Gaal/Mourinho teams. A completely different mindset, often let down by lack of depth and quality which the club has to rectify in the summer.
How inconsistent of you - not as drab as ever, or a waste of time watching us play ?He got it spot on today. The football for Fred’s goal was the best I can remember in god knows how long.
I praise good performances & criticise bad performances. Is that really a novel concept?How inconsistent of you - not as drab as ever, or a waste of time watching us play ?
No you criticize almost every performanceI praise good performances & criticise bad performances. Is that really a novel concept?
No I don’t.No you criticize almost every performance
I always find this comment strange but after today even more so. Did we lack a system today? Did we beat them by counter attacking?Mourinho and LVG's systems obviously didn't work. Ole's system is largely non-existent(apart from counter attacking). So the United teams under all three managers rely on individual brilliance. But the biggest difference is Ole can get the individuals to perform much more regularly.
Counter attacking AND transition.Mourinho and LVG's systems obviously didn't work. Ole's system is largely non-existent(apart from counter attacking). So the United teams under all three managers rely on individual brilliance. But the biggest difference is Ole can get the individuals to perform much more regularly.
It has great company thoughCan we all agree that the premise of this thread is total bullshit?
I would say that was the perfect Jose performance defend well first and foremost and then take your chance when it comes, think it was 2 shots and two goals same with the 2-1 vs Liverpool with that crazy Bailly OG.Ole has had about 30 games that were at the level of the 3 decently watchable games under LVG that saw us beat City 4-2.
I think Jose might have had one game of that level away at Chelsea.
yes, but it will be active again along with the others as soon as a bad result comes along.Can we all agree that the premise of this thread is total bullshit?
BrunoFor the people saying DDG propped up the stats for LvG and Mourinho, could opponents argue back and claim that Bruno has propped up the stats for Ole?
Quite sure the players LvG and the angry man had were just as good, and did they not also spend more? I love that er can see the happyness that Ole bring in the whole club, instead of trying to total change us into something we Are not.Bruno
DDG
Henderson
Shaw
McTominay
Fred
Matic
Rashford
Martial
Bailly
Maguire
etcetera....
Have propped up Ole's stats since day 1.
I guess the point I'm making is: The players you have available matter.
I think this United is remarakably similar to Jose's second season in terms of offensive and defensive output. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder though, and I'd argue we look better than under Jose, but then again we can produce really boring matches as well...
Metric | 2017/18 | 2020/21 |
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Key Passes | 9.97 | 10.6 |
Passes into final third | 34.8 | 37 |
Completed passes in opposition box | 9.76 | 10.3 |
Progressive passes | 38.7 | 40.5 |
Touches in final third | 204.8 | 211.6 |
Touches in opposition penalty box | 26.2 | 27.3 |
Successful dribbles | 10.6 | 10.6 |
Attempted dribbles | 16.9 | 18.1 |
Progressive distance carried | 1337 | 1408 |
carries into final third | 16.6 | 18.7 |
Carries into pen box | 5.03 | 4.61 |
yes you do.No I don’t.
Mou first season is such an anomaly for me, I remember we were looking so fluid and exciting in many games and yet we couldn't get top four - this graph would back up us being comfortably better than our opponents with xG/A in seemingly every single game.
This is another meaningful graph - it tracks the expected goals conceded (the red line) across a rolling 10-game average vs. the expected goals scored (the blue one). Notice when Mourinho was fired xG conceded > xG scored for a sustained period of games. Solskjaer has experienced problems too, but not for the same duration