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Good team setup by ETH. Lets build on this.
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Yes exactly.Rashford dropped and we’re suddenly good at pressing and creating chances again.
Agree with this. We were lucky Chelsea are as rubbish as they are, otherwise we lose that. We are still so susceptible at the back, it's frightening. That midfield is not the answer, not by a long stretch.Watched a replay of the game, which is a pretty good way to watch it if you want to be truly analytical and not get carried away by emotions (already knew the score) and letting them colour your recollections. So with that in mind, some points:
1. it was a good win, much needed for confidence, but despite popular sentiment, I wouldn’t call it a great performance. I’d call it a decent performance from the perspective of the effort put in by the players, the spirit shown, and the attacking intent and some of the patterns of play.
2. Chelsea were very poor yet we gave up a host of gilt edged chances to them. On another day, against a better team, we could’ve easily conceded three goals.
3. Luke Shaw is a very good player and fundamental to how we build up from the back. The switch bringing on Reguillon, helped us.
4. The midfield is still a mess. Breezed through far too many times. Amrabat looks below the quality required. A squad player at best.
5. McTominay gets a lot of plaudits for his two goals (should have scored two more), but his overall game wasn’t a great one. It was plucky and determined, but he has a lot of heavy touches, is unimaginative in possession, and he was caught out of position a lot today.
6. Maguire has come into some good form.
7. Dalot played well. He obviously needed a rest. Being able to rotate AWB and Dalot, who are about the same level, is a decent couple of options.
8. Garnacho is a very exciting player. He runs at people and takes risks. He looks dangerous. He’s also incredibly wasteful and makes some very poor decisions sometimes. These are things you’d expect at his age. He’s enjoying his football right now which is great to see; but he has a lot to refine in his game.
9. Fernandes works hard as always but needs a rest.
10. We don’t beat the first man from crosses anywhere near enough, it’s very poor.
11. Antony gives the team balance and work rate, retains possession well too. I’d like him to have a run in the team to build his confidence. This player is definitely not the write off he’s been made out to be.
12. Hojlund oozes quality but he badly needs a goal in the league. It’s just psychological at this point.
I think a lot of people are getting carried away by this performance. It was a marked improvement but there were a lot of alarming problems on display.
You actually believe what the MSM tell you?Interesting in McTominays post match interview he said that they've been doing light training this week due to the amount of games.
Goes against the media rhetoric that Ten Hag just makes them run run run in training.
Very good summary, the point about Hojlund worries me the most as when we bought him I was sure we were going to bring in another striker because we surely wouldn't be letting an unproven 20 year old lead the line and yet here we are.Watched a replay of the game, which is a pretty good way to watch it if you want to be truly analytical and not get carried away by emotions (already knew the score) and letting them colour your recollections. So with that in mind, some points:
1. it was a good win, much needed for confidence, but despite popular sentiment, I wouldn’t call it a great performance. I’d call it a decent performance from the perspective of the effort put in by the players, the spirit shown, and the attacking intent and some of the patterns of play.
2. Chelsea were very poor yet we gave up a host of gilt edged chances to them. On another day, against a better team, we could’ve easily conceded three goals.
3. Luke Shaw is a very good player and fundamental to how we build up from the back. The switch bringing on Reguillon, helped us.
4. The midfield is still a mess. Breezed through far too many times. Amrabat looks below the quality required. A squad player at best.
5. McTominay gets a lot of plaudits for his two goals (should have scored two more), but his overall game wasn’t a great one. It was plucky and determined, but he has a lot of heavy touches, is unimaginative in possession, and he was caught out of position a lot today.
6. Maguire has come into some good form.
7. Dalot played well. He obviously needed a rest. Being able to rotate AWB and Dalot, who are about the same level, is a decent couple of options.
8. Garnacho is a very exciting player. He runs at people and takes risks. He looks dangerous. He’s also incredibly wasteful and makes some very poor decisions sometimes. These are things you’d expect at his age. He’s enjoying his football right now which is great to see; but he has a lot to refine in his game.
9. Fernandes works hard as always but needs a rest.
10. We don’t beat the first man from crosses anywhere near enough, it’s very poor.
11. Antony gives the team balance and work rate, retains possession well too. I’d like him to have a run in the team to build his confidence. This player is definitely not the write off he’s been made out to be.
12. Hojlund oozes quality but he badly needs a goal in the league. It’s just psychological at this point.
I think a lot of people are getting carried away by this performance. It was a marked improvement but there were a lot of alarming problems on display.
His problem is he’s gone back to players all here mostly before he spent 400m which is the same path this predecessors opted for.It's pretty obvious the players are still fighting for Ten Hag.
The unmatchablesArsenal were called 'invincibles' because they went a whole season without a loss. If we finish the season with 0 draws, what's our nickname?
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Makes sense, Ole used to just treat them like they were Fulham and it seemed to work out more often than not.Heard a mad stat during the TV coverage. The last time Chelsea beat us in the league was six years ago.
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That’s what you tell your girlfriend anyway…I've always mark this kind of stuff down as accidentally liking a post while doom scrolling, I've done it many times.
From last night: Hojlund (new), Garnacho (youth team), Antony (new), Amrabat (new, loan), Onana (new).His problem is he’s gone back to players all here mostly before he spent 400m which is the same path this predecessors opted for.
Why would he want an upgrade on Dalot, he had a great game last night, at least he doesn't run around like a headless chicken like AWB doesFrom last night: Hojlund (new), Garnacho (youth team), Antony (new), Amrabat (new, loan), Onana (new).
That's 5 players out of the starting 11.
I'm sure he'd love an upgrade on Dalot. He tried selling McTom and getting an upgrade in the summer but it failed.
Pretty sure Martinez is an automatic starter as well if he's not injured.
Up until last night those new players you mention were the ones causing us the problems…hit was one match against Chelsea…From last night: Hojlund (new), Garnacho (youth team), Antony (new), Amrabat (new, loan), Onana (new).
That's 5 players out of the starting 11.
I'm sure he'd love an upgrade on Dalot. He tried selling McTom and getting an upgrade in the summer but it failed.
Pretty sure Martinez is an automatic starter as well if he's not injured.
Yeah, they were atrocious. A midfield of Amrabat and McTominay dominated Enzo and Caicedo, which cost about £200m combined and where the types of players United fans have been dreaming of signing.I'm actually surprised at how poor Chelsea were. When you think about how much they spent on that midfield and how easily we got through them, it's unbelievable!
Very good first half, second, not so much. All in all, he's had a pretty good run of games lately. Not sure I'm sold on him as a regular in no need of an upgrade though.Why would he want an upgrade on Dalot, he had a great game last night, at least he doesn't run around like a headless chicken like AWB does
They really were very bad. Very poor in midfield and constantly making errors around the pitch. Poor and wasteful attackers and very few options on the bench. Probably the worst team that's come to OT this season so far.I'm actually surprised at how poor Chelsea were. When you think about how much they spent on that midfield and how easily we got through them, it's unbelievable!
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