I'd like to see that too, but that's not going to happen unless Bruno is shifted out to the right wing where he's almost completely ineffective. Close to useless, even.
Whilst unrealistic due to Bruno's standing in the team I'd like to see Mount and Mainoo as the two 8's with Casemiro behind. Would be even more interesting if we had De Jong type midfielder in Case's position.
Me, hence my question
What you stated is the reality but also what I feel is the problem at United.
He is a better player but like you say needs to actually stay fit which looks a challenge for him
I didn’t know what else he was going forYou tried
Saw that insider account tweet something along the lines of he could return for Luton game,ironic really as the home game was the last time he played.
We all thought eth will replace Eriksen with Mount, but this isn't what has happened because MM (and McTominay, and Mainoo) have been deployed to perform very different role.
Close to Antony?
No return date mate, he isn't ever near ready for group training. Baffling.
What a calamity of a transfer this turned out to be.
Whether it will work or not, jury is out but ETH did mention several times at the beginning of the season that he can play deeper (Referring to midfield), I think most like me assumed he would be Bruno cover or whether one would get odd minutes on the wing but I think that evidence suggests he wanted him as more a deeper b2b
They should try turning him off and on again
Not half, disastrous thus far.
ETH started the season with a fantasy double 10 and 6 pivot. Even with Mount unavailable it has proven to be a disaster. His only choices remain to try and play Mount deeper and hope he adapts or just rotate him around with Bruno/ use him as an impact sub. The latter would be more sensible and probably make a difference with a heavy fixture list. Erik is stubborn though and he might not be willing to do that; especially given the transfer fee.
Agree. He and Bruno are the same profile. Not a traditional no. 10 but that player who works between the double pivot and CF/ST. If you get a proper DM to sit alongside Mainoo then I think you'll have a good midfield.
because hes been unavailable for 98% of the season
I mean, this transfer is in contention for one of the worst as it stands right now, so hardly surprising. The few times he was available, while somewhat decent overall, didn't exactly leave a lasting impression either. To the point where people started forgetting we even had him. Maybe he could become more useful under a proper manager, and if he can actually to stay fit for more than 2 weeks, but I never see him being an integral part. And he is rather expensive for a squad player.
I keep forgetting about him. Incredibly sad debut season for him. Must be concerning that this is now 2 consecutive seasons of being in injury hell.
stellar sentence and impossible to argue with.This.
He offered similar to what Mainoo and McTominay (I think he was a bit unlucky with the chances that he had). Should we expect more from him? I'd say yes, but that's not the point because we will never play this way with both Mount and Bruno in #8 effectively so something has to give (like in the bolded part in comment I quoted above).
I don't think they are the same profile. They are both attacking mids but have different strengths really. IMO Mount would do well in Arsenal / City setup, while Bruno would struggle big time. And yet, Bruno is the central figure for that team as Ten Hag made him the captain, so that creates an issue for Mount (even if he fits what ETH wants to play more).
By same profile I mean that their best position is in that pocket but neither are traditional 10s.
wtf
