We look nowhere ready for the new season - and it starts just under a week now. Attack's a bit disjointed but my god, we look so porous in midfield.
Manchester United vs Lens (Sat 5th August, 12:45 UK time)
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Our only two sources of chance creation with this style appears to be:
1. Long ball over the top.
2. Press opposition into mistake in their own half and win ball high up the pitch.
This is not a sustainable way to play at all.
I have been saying it for the last 5 seasons but it has never been more pressing than it is now. We need two central midfielders who can be positionally disciplined and can pass and control tempo desperately. Playing Mount, Bruno and Casemiro as a three looks suicidal.
1. Long ball over the top.
2. Press opposition into mistake in their own half and win ball high up the pitch.
This is not a sustainable way to play at all.
I have been saying it for the last 5 seasons but it has never been more pressing than it is now. We need two central midfielders who can be positionally disciplined and can pass and control tempo desperately. Playing Mount, Bruno and Casemiro as a three looks suicidal.
The goalkeeper doesn't push everyone up the pitch though, certainly not in that situation.
The back line had the ball, no need for Onana to then push that high as the back line are in possession and so dictating the shape of play.
We are not following the principles. I am struggling to see what we are trying to do
But on a serious note we cannot leave Casimero in there by himself, Amrabat might be needed more than we thought
But on a serious note we cannot leave Casimero in there by himself, Amrabat might be needed more than we thought
How is Onana concerning ffs. Just don't say the goal was his fault, I really hope you don't think that. People thinking that being his fault would be the actual concerning thing about our fans.
Thank the lord for IPTV.
Imagine paying for MUTV!
Imagine paying for MUTV!
It’s been a poor pre-season really. Let’s hope that it’s as irrelevant as people say.
If Rashford Antony and Hojlund is suppose to be the first choice front 3 we are so royally fecked
He solves the “Why haven’t we signed anyone by the first of July when all our rivals are strengthening!!” Problem that only exists on the Caf.
I must be watching the wrong game. These pundits think we have done well and look sharp....
Likewise. Continue living in your ignorance.
Garnacho has been electric
Can mount play on the right wing? Have to wonder if Antony doesn’t perform this season he might end up there.
To be fair the last time our pre-season went this badly the manager was sacked by Christmas. The obvious positives is that we've got time to fix things.We’re already in full meltdown and the season hasn’t even started. Gotta love the caf
Until our passing improves, and I mean to a level worthy of a top team, we are not winning top honours. Every pre season I hope that this is something that's worked on but I'm left somewhat overwhelmed. The ayersjust make too many (unforced) passing errors particularly in the final third.
Arsenal was the positive. Its all been downhill since then though we've looked worse each game.
Man United the better side in that half, some really pleasing football on the eye. Lots of good chances created simply not clinical with those chances once again. Mount miss was something else.
Lens goal via lapse in concentration from Dalot, some finish in fairness and apart from that United defended well.
So tomorrow will be Uniteds 2nd string team in action in Dublin?
Lens goal via lapse in concentration from Dalot, some finish in fairness and apart from that United defended well.
So tomorrow will be Uniteds 2nd string team in action in Dublin?
Trolling as usual.
Its tragic
Yeah, that was the right pass, and yes he would have saved it comfortably had he been 5 yards further back as he wouldn't have been retreating.
But that's a moot point anyhow as the first time shot wouldn't have happened had he been five yards further back.
Just seen the replay of the Mount chance….
Very grim in here as usual … at least one thing will not change this season
It's only pre season but tbh we look a bit crap. But Lens were second in L1 last season with only 1 pt behind PSG and they seem to want it more so it's understandable imo. For most of Lens players this is surely a big chance for them to promote themselves to the bigger club.
Ideally sometime around few games into the season. But for the impatient and negative folks on here, maybe once the season actually starts?
Either Mount or Bruno must come back deeper to give Casemiro a outlet. This is quite amateur-ish in how we've set up in midfield.
I know we spent close to 200m on Sancho and Antony but they don't seem like united wide men. I don't get excited when they get the ball like I do with garnacho, or previously with rashford out there or Ronaldo, Giggs, kanchelskis etc.
I'd love them to contribute differently like how Beckham did, some way, but I don't see much changing. Would love to be absolutely wrong on that
I'd love them to contribute differently like how Beckham did, some way, but I don't see much changing. Would love to be absolutely wrong on that
We look shit tbh. The last game of pre-season tends to be the game of readiness.
We'll be ok this season for a top 5 finish, no one expects catching city which will only take another 5 years cause our progress will be as slow as the glazers selling. Have some positivity for goodness sake
Wow that Mount miss is special. Our new Forlan
He has to improve this season otherwise he has to go next summer, we can’t have Sancho and Antony in the same team, depressing.
This is pretty worrying. No control whatsoever, we play like a transition team to a maximum extent. Bruno, Garnacho and Martinez have been impressive, Dalot, Antony and Rashford the weakest links. I do not understand the fascination with Dalot, such a mediocre player.
Wow anyone blamin Onana for that goal is an idiot dalot missed a 2 yard pass and 100 percent to blame also the god dam negativity in here ffs we could have scored a few ourselves fs, and already the complaining about Mount being a flop and season hasnt even started we have a new GK and are playing a much higher line and its gonna take a few weeks to click and as usual in here pepople already writing this season off go and support some other team because im sick to death of coming on here and seeing the same idiots posting garbage.
MUTV thinks Mount has been 'bright' this half
Jesus
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I don't like our midfield. I think they are too wasteful, too much gung-ho. IMO Mainoo would've been a regular in that midfield.
The new no.7 is the weak link in the midfield three. It’s a really weird one. We all saw that a buildup phase midfielder was what we lack and the manager decided that he’d prefer another attacking midfielder instead…
Then you look at the cause, which is both rb's making identkit mistakes that compromise everything aggressive vertical build-up is supposed to be.
Pass it around at the back, no decent movement and then launch the long ball. This looks more like an Ole team than an E.T.H. team.
Defensively awful and very shaky. DM seems non existent.
Bruno and Garnacho have been great. Garnacho dominating that left side. Right side has been very tame, Antony done nothing.
Mount missed an open goal from about 3yds.
Onana was lobbed from the centre circle after Dalot had a stroke.
Overall, not great.