I recall Ole saying they'd be ups and downs. not sure when the ups are supposed to appear
Premier League Gameweek 8
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Wolves are playing so defensively against City.
Top four starting to take shape
That sort of shot would never deflect in for us.
more likely to rebound back to the opposition who counter and score.
more likely to rebound back to the opposition who counter and score.
Forget moyes. We called jose shitHe's definitely one of the worst managers in the league. We can't call Moyes shit & let Ole get away with average
Lampard is talented manager. You really can see his signature in terms of playing. Without having much time and spending money. I didn't expect to see anything close to this
he won't... I'm afraid he's too stuck in his ways
wouldnt mind tbh, good side that was. Albeit bottlers
They look far more balanced tbh. Abraham is a natural #9 and is looking excellent, age wise is similar to Rashford and Martial though but just had his experience in the championship. They have 2 natural wingers in Hudson Odoi and Willian, whereas full strength we have Martial up top and Rashford/James as our wingers probably which isn't bad but Rashford doesn't really look a natural anywhere right now while James is still raw and more natural on the left I'd say.
Midfield they have a very nice balance with Jorginho and Kante with Mount as a #10 who can score goals, while we have Pogba who just doesn't do well in a double pivot, but we have no other real midfield options. McTominay is decent, but we really need a holding midfielder that can pass it around there if we want it to look balanced and to push Pogba up to the 10.
Defensively we look much better IMO when full strength, but of course when we have a bunch of fullbacks out it's going to hurt.
Depth wise they are definitely better though, as we have 18 years olds as our depth (or just plain shite players), whereas they have different striker options with Batschuayi and Giroud, they have Pulisic for wing depth, they have loftus-cheek, kovacic and barkley for midfield depth, etc. Their defence is going to be a problem all year I think (also partially due to system) but their midfield and attack has a really nice balance to it. If we want a similar balance then we need James to get comfortable on the right, Rashford on the left, Martial top, push Pogba up and have a quality ball playing holding midfielder to play next to McTominay. Only way to get our team balanced IMO, and even then it's reliant on fitness which isn't great for us.
Fairly sure Rashford is younger than Abraham, though he is obviously much more experienced at this level.
?? how can you say "yeah, so there you are" like you were right? you said they're three or four years older than them when there's barely a year between their players and ours when going head to head.
They're playing their youth and playing good football we're not, no excuses.
That through ball from Ederson with his bad foot was class. Only player who can make a pass for us.
We should first be in situation to have free shot on 16m
Well for starters we'd have to atleast attempt to take a shot, something we didn't manage to do against Az
He's also got a good right hand man in Jody Morris who has worked with these kids.
You're right, i just looked it up but only by a few weeks
Would compare Abraham to Rashford/Martial and Mount/Hudson Odoi to Dan James probably. Our other youngsters are too young to be compared properly IMO.
Don't even think Chelsea have been that great, tbh. Average game of football with some poor defending and mistakes by Southampton, and obviously an unfortunate goal to concede from Kante shot.
Not just Morris, Joe Edwards (assistant manager) managed the likes of Mount, Tomroi and Tammy at under 8 level!
To be fair, Chelsea have got a better team in general. Their youngsters are surrounded by good experienced players like Kante, Willian etc. Ours are surrounded by Lingard, Matic, Mata. Pogba is the only good offensive player for us.
Chelsea doing well lately, no? They seem to be scoring much easier than at the start of the season.
I think it’s still to early to judge lampard although he’s been impressive. It’s still October and by May the table will look different other than mancity and Liverpool occupying 1st and 2nd.
Tammy Abraham is also 1 off rashfords best league total and it’s still October.....
Tammy Abraham is also 1 off rashfords best league total and it’s still October.....
Wow!! And this fool wanted a huge contract. I'd throw him in the reserves along with his pal JLingz
Those kids will trust that setup. Yes Ole managed Pogba and Lingard, but Pogba wants out and Lingard is not very good.
Very well organised, play well and are actually decent to watch. A million miles away from our shower of shite
Has anyone mention that Ole is shit yet?
Is that true? Oh dear....
Exactly. Get some more quality in the side. Send the kids on really good loans, even abroad, then blend them in when they have a bit more experience. They need guidance. Most of our lot are either rubbish or know they are on their way out.
Not in the last few seconds.
City really struggling against Wolves.
Our best CB pairing is still Rudiger and Christensen by some distance, too
Anyone else starting to think the media (and our fans) got a little bit carried away about Rashford? Personally, I don't think he's come close to living up to the hype after that great first 6 months. Maybe he's just going to be a pretty good squad player, and not the world beater we all thought?
Seeing Liverpool on 24pts already, 7 ahead of 2nd place and 15 ahead of us is making me nauseous 
Would be alright if he actually had a way and knew what it waa.
This will be a worse season than Moyes', make no mistake about that.Seeing Liverpool on 24pts already, 7 ahead of 2nd place and 15 ahead of us is making me nauseous
Yes, but not enough. Personally i am saving it for match thread.
Ole says he couldn't care less.Seeing Liverpool on 24pts already, 7 ahead of 2nd place and 15 ahead of us is making me nauseous
Yup. It’s a bit mad that we gave him 200k for being English and academy talent.Is that true? Oh dear....
Starting to think? Hasn't it been obvious for a long time.
Anyone else starting to think the media (and our fans) got a little bit carried away about Rashford? Personally, I don't think he's come close to living up to the hype after that great first 6 months. Maybe he's just going to be a pretty good squad player, and not the world beater we all thought?
They've beaten us at The Bridge twice, 1-0 and 3-0.