Watching the rerun of the game, doing an as we go thoughts kind of thing, but posting at the end. So, sorry for long post in advance.
Thoughts:
- Chong is lacking in awareness, needs to develop, doubt he has a future at United.
- Laird is good, but maybe too inconsistent. Needs more experience/gametime. Think i saw something about a new loan? Great for him if so!
- That pass sequence at 29 minute is what i hope to see from us going forward. One touch football with great movement
Right up ETH alley i hope!
- Garnacho is what he is. Still too early to see what will become of him. I feel shades of Januzaj,for the next moment to see a bit of Cristiano Ronaldo in him. Exciting to watch for sure.
- Chong is gonna end up as a more defensive 8, or even a 6. his attacking qualities are not good enough tbh. Top championship player, or even a bottom half PL player. Cash in or loan out imo.
- Telles has been played out of position so far in the preseason, tonight i think he did significantly better, not surprising. I think ETH has tried his skills to see if he could fit in a Jurien Timber kind of role, moving into DM when attacking, without showing success. I think, if ETH could sell Telles and replace him with a better RB than Dalot, he’d love that swap. No real suggestions to who that would be though, wxcept maybe Dumfries?
- Lisandro Martinez was a bit anonymous in first half, which i’d consider a good thing. Didn’t notice much in second either until he was subbed. Am i blind?
- Garner has been decent, but i expect he’s going on loan if FDJ is coming, or IF we’re getting someone else in the FDJ mould. Not similar players, but both could fill some part of existing holes in our midfields. Think Garner is still too limited, but not giving up on him yet.
- Hannibal needs a loan i think. He is soooo talented, but needs to get a grip of what senior football is all about. If he could go to the likes of Rangers(like Amad, but i think more gametime), it would do him a world of good.
- Zidane Iqbal: i’ve watched a few u18/21 games, but he never quite caught my eye. In the pre-season though, he has been impressive. Closer to FDJ than Garner, but still a different profile. Quite an exciting player. ETH has mentioned developing our own midfielder if we can’t get our transfer target, could it be Iqbal?
-Gotta say i like Amad’s close control, but i’m concerned with regards to some of his personality traits, getting as little game-time at Rangers as he did last season?