Biggins
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He needs a manager that will be on his back all the time so that he can realize his potential (which is huge). If he keeps working hard, we have a truly world class attacker for years.
Yeah I include that in technique but he quite literally is levels above Rashford in every category besides pure explosive pace and maybe trickery on the ball.Better passer too.
Not so bad in this formation.Elite talent. Needs to be getting experience in the no 9 role more which worries me as it’s hard for us to do that with Ronnie.
Good job he’s competing with Rashford then who he’s miles better than.Best player on the pitch, but not sure he did enough to convince he's a better choice than Sancho.
No he's not. Wrong side of the pitch.Good job he’s competing with Rashford then who he’s miles better than.
What? Ronnie scoots over to the left.No he's not. Wrong side of the pitch.
Literally we set up like this at the weekend.No he's not. Wrong side of the pitch.
That's practically the first time we've ever lined up like that. For his entire career Rashford has been on the left, Greenwood on the right. We signed Sancho to play on the right.Literally we set up like this at the weekend.
——Ronaldo——Rashford——
Sancho—————————Bruno
No reason why Greenwood couldn’t slot into one of those front two striker positions. He’s a striker and Rashford was playing striker.
It's a bit of a shame since just before the back injury Rashford actually added a lot of creativity to his game but he seems to have completely lost it — both the vision and technical execution. Greenwood's general technique is better though, way more consistent.Better passer too.
No he's not. Wrong side of the pitch.
Literally we set up like this at the weekend.
——Ronaldo——Rashford——
Sancho—————————Bruno
No reason why Greenwood couldn’t slot into one of those front two striker positions. He’s a striker and Rashford was playing striker.
Coincidentally it's practically the first time we've ever played under Rangnick...That's practically the first time we've ever lined up like that. For his entire career Rashford has been on the left, Greenwood on the right. We signed Sancho to play on the right.
Huh. Interesting. I wonder is that “athletic level” comment a reference to his cardio? His stats aren’t great for defensive effort and there must be some data behind him almost never being allowed to play a full 90.Tweet
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Yeah, the most interesting bit. He mentioned it twice, about becoming an athlete. I think that's not just the defensive effort, but a fair assessment on what he can improve on. He's already one of the best technical players at the club, super composed, Rio said it well when he mentioned that he doesn't get tackled as often, because he evades it thinking a step ahead. Rangnick said he can develop physically and mentally, but technically he's great, and made a point of if Mason fulfills his potential he can become a regular for the team and quite valuable. That's been obvious since he first burst onto the scene, but he's not really developed that much (there was a bit when Ole wanted him to learn from Cavani, which he seemed to do) and he's keeping his feet on the ground. I think that's sensible, but Mason will obviously become a great player.Tweet
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I've always thought similar to Martial there's obvious stamina issues. It feels like he has to pace himself to last 90 and can't really manage too much sustained hard running. People would often lose their shit when Ole subbed him off early before other players he was obviously playing better than but you could often see him tiring as games went on.Huh. Interesting. I wonder is that “athletic level” comment a reference to his cardio? His stats aren’t great for defensive effort and there must be some data behind him almost never being allowed to play a full 90.
Great to see him putting in some tackles tonight anyway. Impressing the new boss.
What good is rashford running behind when he can't stay onside?Whilst I agree his all-round game is better than Rashford, he doesn't run in behind in the same way Rashford will do it time and again. It's why I expect Marcus to start on Sunday again, even though Norwich will sit in a low block.
It'll be great for him that we are now playing a 4222 though, perfect for him to get time through the middle whilst having a world class player like CR7 next to him.
Yes that would make sense. A lot of his close dribbling, touches and passes are done well due to his technique that comes from his high hip centre of gravity/running gait; I'm sure it takes a lot on the body especially if you're not a high octane athletic specimen like Rooney/Rashford/Ronaldo etc. Obviously those players worked on it but it probably came more naturally than compared to Greenwood.I've always thought similar to Martial there's obvious stamina issues. It feels like he has to pace himself to last 90 and can't really manage too much sustained hard running. People would often lose their shit when Ole subbed him off early before other players he was obviously playing better than but you could often see him tiring as games went on.
Obviously he's young so hopefully can improve on this under Ralf.
He seems a bit languid at times, like Berbatov (although not as much). Maybe it's a by-product of being a cerebral player?Huh. Interesting. I wonder is that “athletic level” comment a reference to his cardio? His stats aren’t great for defensive effort and there must be some data behind him almost never being allowed to play a full 90.
Great to see him putting in some tackles tonight anyway. Impressing the new boss.
He's 20 years old. He has 3 to 4 years of physically maturing, then he'll adapt to his body as he ages into his late 20s. But he has loads to still experience, learn, and apply on a daily basis, let alone on matchdays.Huh. Interesting. I wonder is that “athletic level” comment a reference to his cardio? His stats aren’t great for defensive effort and there must be some data behind him almost never being allowed to play a full 90.
Great to see him putting in some tackles tonight anyway. Impressing the new boss.
Yep that could very well be true. Either way though, that was the hardest working performance I’ve ever seen from Greenwood so it’s clear Ragnick has had an immediate impact on that front. If he keeps working hard he could be a beast under this new regime.Huh. Interesting. I wonder is that “athletic level” comment a reference to his cardio? His stats aren’t great for defensive effort and there must be some data behind him almost never being allowed to play a full 90.
Great to see him putting in some tackles tonight anyway. Impressing the new boss.