These are our 4 main problems at the moment IMO.
1. Casemiro. A good DM is mobile and covers a large part of the pitch. A good DM reads the game well to shield the defense. A good DM keeps possession and rarely makes poor passes out of the defense. A good DM is a commanding presence in the middle of the pitch. Right now, Casemiro can only read the game well. This doesn't help him much because his legs can't get him to the spot he needs to be to affect the play. Hence, all the late tackles and yellow cards. I contend Casemiro is the main reason for our terrible defense and overall play. All good back 4s need a player to shield them and disrupt play. Casemiro has not been a good DM since last spring and ETH has to recognize this is the number one problem. If not solved, we will continue to lose.
2. Bruno. A good AM knows when to keep possession and when to hit a penetrating pass. A good AM can create space for himself to either get a shot off or make a pass. A good AM can dribble by a defender if the defender commits too much. Bruno could really never do the last two items because he is not very quick. A perfect example is when he tried to kick the ball with his right around his left. He made moves to create space but could not so he tried something almost impossible and he failed. Bruno is good, though, when he understands the first item, keeping possession and picking your spots. Right now he is terrible at this and ETH doesn't seem to care. Lastly, Bruno has the worst body language a captain could have.
3. ETH. Some of his decisions have been really daft. Picking Bruno as captain is one. Good captains don't blame the referees and your own players for poor plays. ETH also is too stubborn with positions. He stuck with Rashford too long as striker. He continues to play Bruno as a right winger. And now it looks like he'll continue with Amrabat as left back. This is mind boggling to say the least. Perhaps most importantly, though, is his unwillingness to drop out of form players like Casemiro, Bruno and Rashford. A manager will lose the dressing room doing stuff like this.
4. Rashford. Some will say Rashford should be higher up the list. However, if Rashford was playing with form we might have a couple of more wins and fewer losses. The problem is that would just mask the other serious problems above. We are not playing well because our spine, Casemiro and Bruno, are playing like crap and the manager has to see this.
1. Casemiro. A good DM is mobile and covers a large part of the pitch. A good DM reads the game well to shield the defense. A good DM keeps possession and rarely makes poor passes out of the defense. A good DM is a commanding presence in the middle of the pitch. Right now, Casemiro can only read the game well. This doesn't help him much because his legs can't get him to the spot he needs to be to affect the play. Hence, all the late tackles and yellow cards. I contend Casemiro is the main reason for our terrible defense and overall play. All good back 4s need a player to shield them and disrupt play. Casemiro has not been a good DM since last spring and ETH has to recognize this is the number one problem. If not solved, we will continue to lose.
2. Bruno. A good AM knows when to keep possession and when to hit a penetrating pass. A good AM can create space for himself to either get a shot off or make a pass. A good AM can dribble by a defender if the defender commits too much. Bruno could really never do the last two items because he is not very quick. A perfect example is when he tried to kick the ball with his right around his left. He made moves to create space but could not so he tried something almost impossible and he failed. Bruno is good, though, when he understands the first item, keeping possession and picking your spots. Right now he is terrible at this and ETH doesn't seem to care. Lastly, Bruno has the worst body language a captain could have.
3. ETH. Some of his decisions have been really daft. Picking Bruno as captain is one. Good captains don't blame the referees and your own players for poor plays. ETH also is too stubborn with positions. He stuck with Rashford too long as striker. He continues to play Bruno as a right winger. And now it looks like he'll continue with Amrabat as left back. This is mind boggling to say the least. Perhaps most importantly, though, is his unwillingness to drop out of form players like Casemiro, Bruno and Rashford. A manager will lose the dressing room doing stuff like this.
4. Rashford. Some will say Rashford should be higher up the list. However, if Rashford was playing with form we might have a couple of more wins and fewer losses. The problem is that would just mask the other serious problems above. We are not playing well because our spine, Casemiro and Bruno, are playing like crap and the manager has to see this.
