Kobbie Mainoo | Athletic: Ready to leave Manchester United on loan in January

[JustAGuest]

And when this lack of professionalism of which liking these type of posts are a sign of translates to downing tools under the next, and next, and next manager, we’re supposed to think ”well he doesn’t like the manager so why should he play well for him??” and excuse that as well?

Our players are paid handsomely to be part of the club and with that comes an expectation of a certain level of professionalism. Having your family signal stuff to the manager (assuming he knew about his half brother’s stunt or else his camp would’ve leaked his condemnation to Whitwell et al) and liking this type of posts on social media signals the next manager is going to need to get used to it if he doesn’t fancy playing a young player that’s paid a lot of money to play for his boyhood club.

Not really a player I would build a squad around if you ask me. If they’re likely to turn on you in public, why would they not be liable to train poorly, down tools on the pitch and whatnot?

You have got to hope some senior player has a word. He doesn't seem to be surrounded by the right people which is usually a bad sign for a young player's career.

 

[Andersonson]

He's well within his rights to like whatever the hell he wants. A manager who almost killed his career at his dream club for feck all. Hopefully he's back playing again very soon.

And we have the right to say he aint good enough and lack the attitude to make it here

 

[Anustart89]

Noticed he was first off the coach and leading the group down towards the dressing rooms. Clearly has something to prove.

Or he was sitting at the front of the coach.

 

[Anustart89]

You have got to hope some senior player has a word. He doesn't seem to be surrounded by the right people which is usually a bad sign for a young player's career.

Definitely, because the argument that "this lack of professionalism is simply directed at this particular manager that he didn't like and is unlikely to happen again now that he's gone", because apparently you just need to not play him much to bring it out.

 

[CallyRed]

Or he was sitting at the front of the coach.

Only teachers and nerds sit at the front

 

[ROFLUTION]

The lack of urgency by Mainoo really annoys me.

Hides from the ball and doesn’t make himself playable in the dying minutes where it matters the most. Almost thought I watched Zirkzee.

 

[PoTMS]

He can feck off. He's not good enough for us. See Garnacho, Rashford, etc.

 

[Bobski]

Kobbie has the same issues that were apparent even when doing well, lack of running power and little progressive passing.

Lovely feet when sharp, hard to pin down, but he is the connector in a 3 and not as adaptable as needed.

 

[NotChatGPT]

Free Kobbie.

 

[dr.twinny]

Does he play football in slow motion?? Jeez, a little bit of urgency would actually help. I wouldn't lose any sleep if he goes.

 

[edgecutter]

He's just not good enough. Two very poor seasons already

 

[Flying high]

Jog on you window lickers. He's hardly played for 6 months.

 

[ArjenIsM3]

So lackluster

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Needs to be better then that lad

 

[Waynne]

He can feck off right now.

That ridiculous attempt at a long range shot from well outside the box when we needed to keep the ball moving had me seeing red.

The sooner him and the tree feck off the better.

 

[Gaidal]

Needs that Championship loan. He has one thing that is above average, dribbling in tight spaces. The rest is average or even below average, never gonna be enough.

 

[Zlatan 7]

Yeah he’s not all that. Have a feeling he thinks he is but he’s not. Won’t be sad if he’s sold this month along with Zirkzee so we can get one decent player in

 

[Zlatan 7]

Jog on you window lickers. He's hardly played for 6 months.

I don’t even know what position he is. He was best with quick feet in and around the box, but he can’t be a 10.

He can’t play a deep midfielder as he’s too slow and can’t pass forward.

What’s his position

 

[Smores]

Jog on you window lickers. He's hardly played for 6 months.

Then he should be fresh and not so slow over everything. You can explain some elements as rust but not everything. It's not like he's had a long injury either he's been training apart from his recent short break.

He's at a top club (supposedly) he needs to take his chances.

 

[gajender]

Kobbie has the same issues that were apparent even when doing well, lack of running power and little progressive passing.

Lovely feet when sharp, hard to pin down, but he is the connector in a 3 and not as adaptable as needed.

Why would you play such a limited player without single outstanding attribute even in three unless he improves significantly his time here would soon come to an end irrespective whoever becomes United's next coach .

 

[horsechoker]

Apparently liked multiple posts about Amorims sacking. What a sweet guy. Didn't a former MU graduate, that now plays at Chelsea, do something similar with ETH?



Edit: not passive aggressive at all.

I thought Garnacho posted something nice about ten hag

 

[flameinthesun]

Looked rusty but showed glimpses of his talent which is clear to see. Get him fit and play a 3.

 

[Zlatan 7]

Looked rusty but showed glimpses of his talent which is clear to see. Get him fit and play a 3.

I’d rather Bruno as a 10 behind sesko than shoehorn him into a midfield 3 just to accommodate mainoo

 

[Bobski]

Why would you play such a limited player without single outstanding attribute even in three unless he improves significantly his time here would soon come to an end irrespective whoever becomes United's next coach .

We have seen him play at a high level, at both Utd and for England, under the highest pressure.

In the right set up he can be excellent but it looks inevitable that some other team is going to have to buy him to plug him in to an existing set up rather than Utd building it for him. Just not enough juice for the squeeze there.

He has talent but that lack of mobility is a difficult problem to overcome in the PL.

 

[flameinthesun]

I’d rather Bruno as a 10 behind sesko than shoehorn him into a midfield 3 just to accommodate mainoo

I'm the opposite, play Bruno as a right 8, he has the energy to get up and down and can get a bit deeper to progress play with his passing. Kobbie can play as the left 8 and progress play through carrying the ball. Allow Casemiro to focus more on shielding. Have the 3 playing closer to each other (which we actually saw glimpses of in todays match as the midfield was playing quite tight). Leave that 10 space for Cunha and Sesko to drop into.

 

[Cassidy]

The hate for this kid from his own fans is a bit much. Imagine having a rusty cameo performance after training for 2 days after an injury

 

[Berbaclass]

I'm the opposite, play Bruno as a right 8, he has the energy to get up and down and can get a bit deeper to progress play with his passing. Kobbie can play as the left 8 and progress play through carrying the ball. Allow Casemiro to focus more on shielding. Have the 3 playing closer to each other (which we actually saw glimpses of in todays match as the midfield was playing quite tight). Leave that 10 space for Cunha and Sesko to drop into.

We'd get fecking carved open so easily.

 

[JJ12]

This forum never fails to baffle

 

[Zlatan 7]

I'm the opposite, play Bruno as a right 8, he has the energy to get up and down and can get a bit deeper to progress play with his passing. Kobbie can play as the left 8 and progress play through carrying the ball. Allow Casemiro to focus more on shielding. Have the 3 playing closer to each other (which we actually saw glimpses of in todays match as the midfield was playing quite tight). Leave that 10 space for Cunha and Sesko to drop into.

Yeah, good points, I have thought about Bruno in the right 8 but it’s still not his best position and he’s getting on now, it’d run him into the ground. I’d rather just get a proper midfielder and keep Bruno in attacking areas. But then we are seriously lacking midfielders right now so it could be used short term

 

[TheNewEra]

I still feel he isn't what we need in the middle of the park.

He plays like it's a testimonial game. Not physical enough, not aggressive and just plays pedestrian football.

 

[davidmichael]

Mainoo is 20 years old and barely played for 6 months due to Amorim refusing to change a thing tactically and an insistence on playing Bruno out of position as a deep midfielder instead of further forward where he should be and Mainoo as a deep midfielder as he should be, surely no one is genuinely judging Mainoo based on 15 minutes tonight ? He’s been fecking horrifically coached and managed for a long time, he may not become world class but there’s definitely a player there.

 

[flameinthesun]

Yeah, good points, I have thought about Bruno in the right 8 but it’s still not his best position and he’s getting on now, it’d run him into the ground. I’d rather just get a proper midfielder and keep Bruno in attacking areas. But then we are seriously lacking midfielders right now so it could be used short term

Yeah, I think the reality is whatever the shape it really needs some pace and power in there which we just don't have. From the current mids I think a fit Kobbie, Case, Bruno is the best combo. But we really need to focus recruitment on a midfielder with pace and power, as well as one who can progress the ball from deep.

 

[Chip]

We'd get fecking carved open so easily.

Yup. Maybe with a 27 year old peak Casemiro we could somehow make it work, but in his current state and with Mainoo's form and lack of physicality, we'd be doomed.

 

[Hammondo]

I'm the opposite, play Bruno as a right 8, he has the energy to get up and down and can get a bit deeper to progress play with his passing. Kobbie can play as the left 8 and progress play through carrying the ball. Allow Casemiro to focus more on shielding. Have the 3 playing closer to each other (which we actually saw glimpses of in todays match as the midfield was playing quite tight). Leave that 10 space for Cunha and Sesko to drop into.

Bruno doesn't track back much though, good at pressing, poor at tracking back.

This would be suicidal.

 

[Uncle Mainoo]

This is the Mainoo I missed. He’ll get better with games. Let’s get behind him and drop these Amorim agenda’s.

His playing style isn’t going to change so I don’t get all these lazy comments.

 

[Superunknown]

Flee, Kobbie.

 

[Hammondo]

Mainoo is 20 years old and barely played for 6 months due to Amorim refusing to change a thing tactically and an insistence on playing Bruno out of position as a deep midfielder instead of further forward where he should be and Mainoo as a deep midfielder as he should be, surely no one is genuinely judging Mainoo based on 15 minutes tonight ? He’s been fecking horrifically coached and managed for a long time, he may not become world class but there’s definitely a player there.

Why should we care when he doesn't put in the effort?

 

[pascell]

This is the Mainoo I missed. He’ll get better with games. Let’s get behind him and drop these Amorim agenda’s.

His playing style isn’t going to change so I don’t get all these lazy comments.

If his play style isn't going to change then he should be sold, as it's clearly not good enough.

You missed Mainoo playing easy and safe short passes to unmarked teammates and shanked a 40 yard shot over the bar?

Some on here are easily pleased.

 

[JustAGuest]

This is the Mainoo I missed. He’ll get better with games. Let’s get behind him and drop these Amorim agenda’s.

His playing style isn’t going to change so I don’t get all these lazy comments.

Genuinely what did he offer today?

 

[KeanoMagicHat]

Why should we care when he doesn't put in the effort?

Where did he not put in effort? Won the ball two or three times and shielded it well with his strength. Just made a few mistakes, probably from rustiness.