Jeppers7
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How he’s been booked and no one else has? He’s just been rugby tackled
Top performance for France. He is world class.
Isn’t he next to a much more defensively minded midfielder?Another proof he doesn't need to be accompanied by a top DM.
With 3 at the back which we won't be playing.Isn’t he next to a much more defensively minded midfielder?
France had an actual DM tonight.Another proof he doesn't need to be accompanied by a top DM.
Tchoumani is more box to box but he is very good.Isn’t he next to a much more defensively minded midfielder?
Isn’t he next to a much more defensively minded midfielder?
Yes he plays next to a more defensively minded midfielder, but not necessarily a top one. The cliche that he can only play with Kante in a double pivot has to stop.France had an actual DM tonight.
Fred and Mctominay are box to box players. They will never be DMs. Matic hasn't the legs anymore.
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Tchoumani was as good as a DM.Another proof he doesn't need to be accompanied by a top DM.
He can play as a 6. More often than not, his defensive work is overstated because we're quite poor as a unit. We even see our defensive vulnerabilities when McFred are playing. Once we sort our unit out and get someone defensive next to him, then it'll be fine.He was class for France tonight. We go down this usual debate of needing a good defensive midfielder beside him to see the best of Pogba but I think Bruno occupying that space in front of him also doesn't help. We can't fit him into Ole's system.
Bruno plays almost exactly the same position as Griezmann so I don't see why we couldn't.He was class for France tonight. We go down this usual debate of needing a good defensive midfielder beside him to see the best of Pogba but I think Bruno occupying that space in front of him also doesn't help. We can't fit him into Ole's system.
Because McT isn't good enoughWhy not just play Mctomminay and Pogba for a string of games and see how they develop? It's better than persisting with a midfield that offers zero creativity or stability. There's no doubt Matic should of been replaced the summer gone but Ole has dug himself this hole and needs to figure something out pronto for his and United's sake.
We've been told that McFred are there to 'do the dirty work', and 'protect the back 4' but I haven't seen any evidence of that in recent games - we haven't won any midfield battle.It frustrates me to not see him play as a CM more at Utd given that the upside is very interesting. No one can convince that it would be worse than playing both McFred at the same time.
It is Deschamps' gameplan to give up possession, or so-called control. They always sit tight in the first half and then increase the intensity in the second, exactly the same in the semi vs Belgium.Tchoumani was as good as a DM.
+ France barely had any control - same issue as ours, especially in the 1st half, and had Spain had a decent goalscorer, they'd have won the game quite comfortably and we wouldn't be talking about his performance (which, I agree was fantastic)
Yes but my point is that we've failed to bring in anyone better and Matic can only play less than a handful of games. We don't lose anything from trying something different and at least giving it a chance to blossom. At least until January.Because McT isn't good enough
Maybe if he played like this for the people that pay him hundreds of thousands every week then he could be more confident about competing for honours come the end of the season.Fantastic performance, you can see what it means to him to want to compete for top honours.
If we want to keep him we have to win something, but I can't think of many who are confident we will be there at the end of the season.
He was class for France tonight. We go down this usual debate of needing a good defensive midfielder beside him to see the best of Pogba but I think Bruno occupying that space in front of him also doesn't help. We can't fit him into Ole's system.
"Liability"Yeah but he's defensively lazy
He does. What a weird statement.Maybe if he played like this for the people that pay him hundreds of thousands every week then he could be more confident about competing for honours come the end of the season.
He does not. Don't be lying to yourself.He does. What a weird statement.
No he does, you saying you have never "seen him put in a shift like he has tonight in a Utd shirt." says more about you and your perception of his games for us.He does not. Don't be lying to yourself.