He is quite good defensively but yes chase is the key word there as he struggles when he has to catch up to players.
His composure and decision making absolutely fantastic.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 27
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 1
- Yellow cards
- 3
His composure and decision making absolutely fantastic.
Along with shaw
Incredible experience for him. And a positive one as well. Blocked 5 shots I think
Fairly good performance in the hardest of circumstances. A few pieces of play that could have been better but overall he enhances his reputation
The only midfielder on the ball with any quality. Hopefully as his confidence and experience grows as well pairing him with better midfielders he can start dominating games
He was at the heart of anything good going forward. Got to hope we manage to build a team worthy of getting the best out of him.
Looked by far and away our most composed midfielder when on the ball and the most disciplined without. Kids got a very bright future that’s for sure.
Garnacho Should have scored from his pass.
Still lack a bit more agression from him but unfortunately that yellow took a bit of bit from his play. Still with a yellow looked composed enough not to get send off and on the ball too. however with McTominay in midfield and away at anfield being pressed its impossible to get any midfield chemistry. And Amrabat wasnt good either on the ball..
Terrific pass and one I didn’t expect him to play.
I'd say he's our most competent midfielder at the moment, and it's not even close.
Has to start with Casemiro.
He is the only midfield player we have who has all the fundamentals. Always so assured on the ball. He needs far more game time.
It wasn't even an amazing performance by his standards, it was business as usual.
Amazing talent and should I say a really good midfielder already?
Amazing talent and should I say a really good midfielder already?
Fantastic tonight. Incredible composure throughout the match and a brilliant pass to set up Garnacho. He'll develop into a wonderful player if he keeps it up.
He is more than in with a shout for one of those two deeper midfield positions. A bit of a shame we don't have a second one of him or a player that instantly compliments him.
A natural
Really impressed with this young man. He needs to be paired with a healthy Casemiro.
He was the only player who had composure, very difficult game for the entire team, so will take that result and his performance.
Fill the team with players of his ilk. Open your eyes, Manchester United. Press resistant players are the way to go.
He's comfortably our best player on the ball, calm in possesion and always seems to find a team mate with a good pass.
Genuine talent we have in midfield. Really hope he stays injury free.
This kid just has it. I don’t know what ‘it’ is exactly, but he has it in abundance.
Build the midfield around him and find him some partners that can also pass and keep the ball.
Build the midfield around him and find him some partners that can also pass and keep the ball.
Considering how early he got booked, was a very composed performance.
I just remember Gravenberch going by him and seeming like he was going to carry on putting distance between them.
Anyway, I’m not trying to pull him down, Mainoo has been a rare bright point in a pretty miserable season. I just think we’ll need to find the right position for him where we maximise his strengths and negate any possible lack of pace. We’ve been asking for a deep lying playmaker who’s press resistant, I reckon he could be it.
Best of the midfield 3 by far
Would like to see him alongside casemiro.
Mainoo is quick, one of the main things. He's just fairly small
Most composed player we have in midfield, and looks way really mature for his age. Shouldn't be dropped.
He could be a real deal next to Casemiro.
Ton of ability to work with, maybe lacks top end athleticism at this stage but has excellent composure and bravery on the ball, and the one chance he got to play a penetrative pass he executed it perfectly. Will do for me.
The pass was a yard behind where it needed to be in fairness. A little bit further forward and Trent can’t stop Garnacho getting a shot off.
Loved him pumping up our fans on his way off the pitch.
Very good again from Kobbie. This is what we want. We’re a top club and we should have midfielders who can take the ball on the biggest stages. One or two more like him and we’re in business.
But yeah, Mainoo was quality, and the experience of scrapping for a point at Anfield has to do him some good.
If you didn't know which of our three alleged midfielders was the seasoned pro, you'd probably think it was Kobbie.
He's our best midfielder and I don't think it's particularly close. The only one that shows consistent composure and technique while making good decisions.
I love him, but I also fear we might ruin him with our lack of play on the ball. I'd like to see us move to a more possession oriented style. I am absolutely sure he'd thrive. He has it!
It’s hard for me to make a definitive judgement on it without seeing him more, but I thought he got left behind on a couple of occasions today.
But if you’ve watched him more, then fine and I hope so. Lacking pace isn’t a career killer though if you’re good enough in other ways, which Mainoo seems to be,
I’d like to see him alongside Casemiro. We were a lot more exposed in the last few minutes after he came off.
Not bad. Never easy playing in those type of games, but he did well. On the ball, composed. Unlucky not to grab an assist, following a lovely pass to Garnacho. Made some nice tackles and blocks but did get bypassed easily at times. I guess that's something that will improve over time but I think his overall performance was promising.
I do want ten Hag to go back to a 4231 and play Mainoo in the De Jong role. Allow him to pick the ball up from deep and use his ability to drive with the ball and progressive passing to build our play.
I do want ten Hag to go back to a 4231 and play Mainoo in the De Jong role. Allow him to pick the ball up from deep and use his ability to drive with the ball and progressive passing to build our play.