I feel like he would have been mint back in the day when teams didn't press so aggressively. He's a throwback to players like Bergkamp and Berbatov.
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Are they actually considering giving him a ban for that celebration? What a fecking joke! 
Like Bergkamp, that's about the same as chalk and cheese!
He’s bit too slow for an attacker, it seems defenders are able to catch him when he’s going through. But he has the physique and technique to get hold on the ball far better than Hojlund.
He needs to show more consistency, improve his concentration, improve his off ball movement, improves his passing, and improves his ball retention so he doesn’t do clumsy that giving the ball away cheaply.
He needs to show more consistency, improve his concentration, improve his off ball movement, improves his passing, and improves his ball retention so he doesn’t do clumsy that giving the ball away cheaply.
I hope they aren’t “much tougher” as Southampton played us off the park for 60 minutes. I thought Southampton performed at around the level I’d expect Brighton to be at, but Brighton will probably be more clinical if they get the same chances and won’t fade as badly.
I'm not saying he's anywhere near as good as Bergkamp or Berbatov obviously just that he's a playmaking forward like they were.
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Recent cameos have been encouraging.
Has looked a lot more aggressive.
Recent cameos have been encouraging.
Has looked a lot more aggressive.
He’s more effective that Hojlund currently so we will need to start him more often. Has genuine quality on the ball and is starting to pick up the pace of premier league football. Don’t think he’s destined to be our main striker or anything but he could be useful in the squad going forward
He just looks a lot stronger recently. Defenders seem to bounce off him now.
I think he's quite an exciting work in progress, because if we fix a few things I think we've got quite a unique asset up front.
The problem it poses though is we probably need a goalscoring LAM/LWF. But that surely isn't that hard to find, right footed goalscoring left forwards seemed to be in abundance everywhere.
I think he's quite an exciting work in progress, because if we fix a few things I think we've got quite a unique asset up front.
The problem it poses though is we probably need a goalscoring LAM/LWF. But that surely isn't that hard to find, right footed goalscoring left forwards seemed to be in abundance everywhere.
He's also not bad in the air. He won't be a great target for a headed goal just yet because I don't think he has that instinct, but when we punt it long and he just needs to win the ball in the air, hel be good for it.
I feel Hojlund is impressively bad in this department despite having good height himself.
I’ve been up and down with him I’m not gonna lie, but at the start I said he could be similar to Firmino at Liverpool when he fully settles in maybe. Assists more than he scores and helps make the team better without ever being the top scorer.
He actually seems stronger running with the ball than without.
It's weird. Whenever he starts, he looks atrocious. Whenever he comes on as a substitute, he looks really good.
It's a rather small sample size though. If used to set up the others he will be fine I am sure.
Needs to sort his celebrations out. I’m surprised nothing was made about his machine gun celebration. Haven’t players got in to trouble for similar before? Then after Amad’s second he did what looked like a cock grab gesture to the Stretford End.
He's getting a ban I heard for grabbing his bollox after a goal the other night.
Michael Jackson style
Michael Jackson style
He sees a proper pass more than three quarters of our squad. If he ups his work rate and conditioning, this will turn out to be a good signing for us. For him to get hooked like he did vs Newcastle, and bounce back to be decent against Southampton, is a good sign.
Gives us something that Hojlund just hasn't got in his locker and thats hold up play.
Amount times he held ball up and link up play going forward other night.
Needs to start for us tomorrow.
Amount times he held ball up and link up play going forward other night.
Needs to start for us tomorrow.
Wokeism run amok!
I presume he hasn't been banned for today's match has he?
Starting up top - intrigued to see him versus someone like Dunk.
Come on Zirkzee prove the doubters (including me) wrong
Papers are saying he's had a warning instead.
This is his chance, but I doubt he'll take it.
Man Utd 1:3 Brighton
excellent today.
I don't see much more than a chonky Antony Martial with this lad. Good footwork and that's about it.
Good technical ability but zero intensity.
I think he had a good first 45 minutes. Good control when used as a target, combined well with his teammates and played parts in dangerous moments. Second half he wasnt as noticable but Brighton also controlled the game at that point.
Overall he was one of the better players on the pitch but that isnt really the compliment it should be.
Overall he was one of the better players on the pitch but that isnt really the compliment it should be.
While it wasn't a great performance, it was probably the best complete forward performance for us, finishing aside. Which says a lot about the quality of the forward line.
Deserves to keep his starting place on the back of that performance... well, mostly on the first half of it. And mostly because of his competition.
Makes our build up much better, but he adds almost zero threat to the attack
He showed very good intensity today, pressed a lot in the first half and was direct running at defenders when he could.
Couldn’t score in a brothel…
Had a good first half, not so good second half but clearly wasnt the problem
He's better than Hojlund but Hojlund is terrible.
Both Højlund and Zirkzee are not good enough. I would prefer Rashford any day, even when he is not at his best. At least he has enough talent.
More useful than Hojlund right now , but that is not saying much , if we are honest neither of them would get a regular start in the vast majority of teams in the league , certainly none of the top half teams.
Not as a 9. He’s worse than useless up there.
Not good enough.
You have a short memory
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