What? Everything dangerous came from their left. Emerson had way too much joy because either Pereira or Lingard didn't track back.
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- Appearances
- 40
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 2
- Yellow cards
- 5
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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1 or 2 good moment but usual performance.
He won the ball twice, lost it thrice. Completed all of his 5 dribbles, 92% passing success from his 26 passes, 1 tackle out of 5 successful, no shots, no crosses, no key passes.
Statistics back up that on the ball he was indeed quite meh.
Statistics back up that on the ball he was indeed quite meh.
There were part when he swapped position with AP, i hate it, cant watching that gapping hole on the right. Its like they swapped positions and 1 min later i see basically almost next to AP and we press he is always late on their LB because he starts running from number 10 position.
Some nice moments and I think has two 2nd assists. (If that is even a thing)
Not for me. Clearly the player with the least potential to improve but coaches see something in him so I dunno
Played extremely well in the 2nd half today.
Everyone including Lingard was a bit meh 1st half.
Not the most talented but most of our much vaunted pressing comes from him and he linked up well.
Everyone including Lingard was a bit meh 1st half.
Not the most talented but most of our much vaunted pressing comes from him and he linked up well.
Strange. Normally I tend to be in here defending Lingard against people who I feel are going overboard, but today it seems the opposite. Thought he was quite poor today. Provided very little when we had the ball, and even his workrate and pressing seemed a bit worse than normal. Had a few good moments of course, but overall I expect better from him.
How does that compare to our other midfielders/attackers? That will tell you if he really was “meh” on the ball. I suspect he was pretty much the only one who was consistently retaining possession. Somebody had to!
26 passes Pogue. That's not nearly enough. I don't even know which position he played in today. Same with Pereira.
He's proven everytime that he isn't a winger and shouldn't be playing as one. Play him as the CAM, or put him on the bench.
Invisible first half, but more involved and played well after the break. A joy to watch him running with the ball in his legs, bringing it up from depth. He should do that more often.
Very strange then because I’m normally very critical of him but thought he was pretty good today, especially second half. Thought he was quicker moving the ball and his all round game just seemed sharper.
Wonderful dancing feet with his mazy dribble - didn't think he had that in him. More fool me.
We were much better with him through the middle than periera, better press and better shape and better countering I think. Andreas has much better delivery so would prefer them to stay that way
Started on the right and was rubbish, as usual.
Played the 2nd half through the middle and was fine. Again as usual.
Played the 2nd half through the middle and was fine. Again as usual.
Can spot the people who don't actually know why they don't like him, but are just following the crowd in this thread post-chelsea. Morons.
Few good runs through the game. The rest was his usual performance.
Like I said, I need to see how that compared with his peers before judging him.
Played well, agree with Neville he looked like he's gained muscle.
Hopefully he keeps this form up throughout the season.
Hopefully he keeps this form up throughout the season.
I think that's because he is growing his hair out, makes him look bulkier.
First half he was one of our better players, definitely lively. Looked fit, and ready to play.
He was much better when he moved centrally. He's not a traditional 10, but he's starting to look like a great player who can link midfield with the attack. Just needs to improve his decision making a bit
He was very good. Water carrier basically and wasn’t subbed because Ole knows we need his defensive work.
He was excellent today. Joined martial to make a 2 up top and ran back to become a 10 and the first defender. Worked very very hard.
I think he should be a back up player and we need an upgrade but this his season to prove us wrong.
I think he should be a back up player and we need an upgrade but this his season to prove us wrong.
There you go. Most accurate passer of our starting XI. Including centre-backs (which is unusual) And almost twice as many passes as Pereira.
I dont think thats the name you wanna hang your hat on as a defence, as he was dog shit as well. Its probably also worth mentioning that lingards passes are mostly very very short passes/ lay ons.
Should only plays a cam, he doesn’t have enough threat at rw. Pereira needs to go and play one of gomes/James/greenwood.
I would have lingard at cam and use Gomes sparingly for now.
I would have lingard at cam and use Gomes sparingly for now.
Not really. For the first goal, Rashford got then pen (which he converted), Pereira assisted the second goal, while Pogba assisted the last two goals.
I think that him, Shaw and Pereira were our worst players today.
A word, too, for Lingard, whose role in the second and third goals will likely be underplayed. Without his pre-assists United would have still been nervously defending a one-goal lead after an hour instead of revelling in a three-goal cushion.
His resurrection of Rashford’s wayward pass and selfless lay-off to Pereira created the space for the Brazilian to cross to Martial. His eagerness to constantly keep the ball moving and not retain it himself for longer than a few seconds gave Pogba the time to look up and find Rashford’s run. The perennial youngster – United’s oldest outfielder – was again their unsung hero.
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His resurrection of Rashford’s wayward pass and selfless lay-off to Pereira created the space for the Brazilian to cross to Martial. His eagerness to constantly keep the ball moving and not retain it himself for longer than a few seconds gave Pogba the time to look up and find Rashford’s run. The perennial youngster – United’s oldest outfielder – was again their unsung hero.
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Thought he was below par again today. Not sure what Gomes has to do to get ahead of the likes of Lingard, Pereira, Mata etc.
I want to see a maestro like Gomes showcase his undoubted ability. But feel cheated with players like the aforementioned being ahead of him.
I want to see a maestro like Gomes showcase his undoubted ability. But feel cheated with players like the aforementioned being ahead of him.
I meant the assist before the assist. He passed the ball to Pereira for the 2nd goal and to Pogba for the 3rd.
2 one yard backward passes, one of them about 70 metres from goal.
Assisting the assist is not a thing.
I feel like this new Ole setup is unfair to lingard because he isn’t a natural 10 like eriksen or a pure winger like Willian. Now that Martial is our starting forward he needs a player like eriksen/Rooney behind him who can feed or link plays. I saw in a previous post that he failed to record 1 key pass? That is atrocious for him given he and pereira kept switching between the wing and center. He is a runner who can do a job when the team is setup in a specific way(I’m thinking last season big games were we played him central just behind rashford and martial in a diamond).
It’s really a sad state of affairs that lingard is going to be a scapegoat when in reality he just doesn’t fit the role we are giving him. It’s also why I don’t understand how we still don’t have a right winger. It’s been years and we still haven’t sorted this out. James did well today but I’m expecting a super sub role from him this season.
It’s really a sad state of affairs that lingard is going to be a scapegoat when in reality he just doesn’t fit the role we are giving him. It’s also why I don’t understand how we still don’t have a right winger. It’s been years and we still haven’t sorted this out. James did well today but I’m expecting a super sub role from him this season.
It absolutely is in other sports like ice hockey or basketball. Don't see why it can't be used in football.
Though he shouldn't really get praise for his pre-assists today. Anyone could've made them.
Why? because it's absolutely awful, that's why. Rashford's second goal today a perfect example of the nonsense of it.
Got Neville excited but I thought he was average, good ball recovery after Rashford's poor pass on the counter for the 2nd goal, and one good run with the ball, but he lacks the guile and quality of a proper top #10.
Surprised seeing no one complain about his work rate. The whole right flank was open Emerson was getting constantly and Lingard was no where to be seen. Rashford was constantly dropping back getting into Chelsea’s RB. Lingard wasn’t even doing what everyone says he’s supposed to be good at.
Well, if Lingard sits on the ball and doesn't link up play quickly to playmakers who can see the pitch all while his teammates are reacting quickly off the ball, the timing is off.
He literally increased the tempo and started the transition from possession with AWB to attack with his touch to Pogba. It took all of five or six touches, maybe 7 seconds, a run from Rashford and a raking 30/40 yard ball by Pogba to put Chelsea to bed.
Lingard was very good today and helped the team immensely. Every player today was good and will improve after a 4-0 win against Chelsea.
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