Bondi77
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Benni McCarthy not doing his job then.He's screwed in this set up then if he needs good coaching
Benni McCarthy not doing his job then.He's screwed in this set up then if he needs good coaching
And one that only somebody who doesn't really watch United would believe. But at this forum, where most of us have not missed a single United game in decades, making such claim is just brave.Uhm….that’s quite a claim to make.
Benni McCarthy not doing his job then.
I don't know but it would not surprise meIsn't he leaving?
I like the kid, his attitude is top notch and he gives it his all on the pitch…but…
I’m just not seeing the potential that you’d expect by now. He has some positives to his game, he’s very athletic & fast, relatively two footed and has a good powerful shot on him. However, the technical side of his game leaves a lot to be desired. His first touch is genuinely horrible, he can’t really dribble or play in tight spaces. He can’t hold the ball up or bring others into play. He’s not a particularly good passer and he does seem to lose his balance a lot.
As a cheap punt you’d say he’s worth sticking with because with his natural athleticism & and ability to finish he could come good if he’s able to polish up the rest of his game. But for £70 million I’d expect a far more technically sound player. As others have said, he really does look like a poor man’s Lukaku right now. I think we’ve been absolutely fleeced again.
Cool. Sometimes people are right about players and other times they are wrong. You also don't need to be a top level coach to see that we're awful going forward and are incapable of creating chances for our strikers, no matter who plays there. His goal scoring run wasn't down to creativity from this team.Heard it all before from the defenders of Sancho,Antony,Rashford,Lukaku etc. He just isnt up to it. You dont need to be a total level coach to see he isnt good enough. How the feck can we scout him and pay 72m? Its just insanity.
Is this the bar now? Martial used to get slated on here for far less.
Martial was on another level to this lad.
Not sure I agree here. Weak players can show isolated moments of good strength tooBut we've seen him be strong before, he's struggling right now as are most of the team.....
This is a good point. But then again did ETH ever care for possession and control? Most of his signings appear to be aimed at hitting teams hard and fast (with a toothbrush). For a team like City, they can do with a limited CF as the rest of the team compensates. With our weaknesses you could argue that we need someone more well rounded.I've said this before - I don't understand why we want to build our team around a poacher.
We will have to change our whole team and dynamic just to get the best out of Hojlund by laying nearly every ball to him.
It's better we get the best out of our inverted forwards like Arsenal are doing and focusing on getting the best out of Garnacho, Rashford, Amad, Antony plus even Sancho & G'wood depending who is here next season.
We were the 2nd best team in the league under Ole where we played to Rashford's and G'woods advantage by playing a creative forward like Martial almost playing like a False 9 creating chances for them.
For me, if Martial was available this season we would have seen a better version of both Rashford & Garnacho than we saw this season because Martial would create chances from them - not even by just passing but him dropping deep aswell.
Hojlund should be our Plan B.
I'm not mad at him or disappointed - but I believe all this hype started with just a hattrick against Finland.
Seriously, Lukaku was absolutely slated here for his hold up play. Well, Lukaku's hold up play looks as first class compared to Hojlund. Why Hojlund makes himself smaller and smaller when he tries to play with the back from the goal? It always ends by him falling on his ass.
Did he show up for the Bournemouth thread?@Leftback99 is absent from this thread lately.
Hang in there, I'm sure Rasmus will have a bad performance sooner or later and you'll be able to post again!
This is a good point. But then again did ETH ever care for possession and control? Most of his signings appear to be aimed at hitting teams hard and fast (with a toothbrush). For a team like City, they can do with a limited CF as the rest of the team compensates. With our weaknesses you could argue that we need someone more well rounded.
I also don’t think Rashford and Garnacho should be ones to build around either with one being not good enough and other a kid.
Team chemistry is bad, they probably don't trust Hojlund tbhNot sure why nobody passes to him? Amad could have set him up at the end instead of trying a silly volley
I've said this before - I don't understand why we want to build our team around a poacher.
We will have to change our whole team and dynamic just to get the best out of Hojlund by laying nearly every ball to him.
It's better we get the best out of our inverted forwards like Arsenal are doing and focusing on getting the best out of Garnacho, Rashford, Amad, Antony plus even Sancho & G'wood depending who is here next season.
We were the 2nd best team in the league under Ole where we played to Rashford's and G'woods advantage by playing a creative forward like Martial almost playing like a False 9 creating chances for them.
For me, if Martial was available this season we would have seen a better version of both Rashford & Garnacho than we saw this season because Martial would create chances from them - not even by just passing but him dropping deep aswell.
Hojlund should be our Plan B.
I'm not mad at him or disappointed - but I believe all this hype started with just a hattrick against Finland.
I am not sure if he's particularly rated across European leagues.Yes!
Hes misleadingly weak. Very overrated right now. He might turn good but scouts can say that about hundreds of 20 year old strikers.
Team chemistry is bad, they probably don't trust Hojlund tbh
Agree. I said myself we should be going for a creative type number 9 last summer that can dribble and hold the ball themselves. Rashford and Antony (our first choice RW at the but same stands for Garnacho) don't create for a striker at all.I've said this before - I don't understand why we want to build our team around a poacher.
We will have to change our whole team and dynamic just to get the best out of Hojlund by laying nearly every ball to him.
It's better we get the best out of our inverted forwards like Arsenal are doing and focusing on getting the best out of Garnacho, Rashford, Amad, Antony plus even Sancho & G'wood depending who is here next season.
We were the 2nd best team in the league under Ole where we played to Rashford's and G'woods advantage by playing a creative forward like Martial almost playing like a False 9 creating chances for them.
For me, if Martial was available this season we would have seen a better version of both Rashford & Garnacho than we saw this season because Martial would create chances from them - not even by just passing but him dropping deep aswell.
Hojlund should be our Plan B.
I'm not mad at him or disappointed - but I believe all this hype started with just a hattrick against Finland.
Did we pay 72m for a player who could only score tap ins? Serious question, how many goals in the premier league an average league 2 striker would score in our team?Wasn’t at his best yesterday but would have had a tap in had rashford squared it instead of shanking the ball 2 yards wide with his left foot.
That seems to happen quite a lot, for the most part I think he’s getting into some good positions it’s just that people seem to ignore him.
Not many as we struggle with chance creation. Probably 4-5.Did we pay 72m for a player who could only score tap ins? Serious question, how many goals in the premier league an average league 2 striker would score in our team?
I co-sign the majority of this too. I'm not seeing the player I expected. Some of this is tactical and some of it is simply first season in a new team/league. Kid has too much pressure on him just let him beAt Atalanta he often drops deeper to receive the ball and lay if off for a cross or pass into the box, his hold up play in that sense was good and he is a good poacher as we've even seen at times. He is oddly too high up backing into players in difficult spots and losing the ball holding onto it too long, getting surrounded. Said before he came he wasn't the most agile quick footed inside the box to twist and turn, he can rust fast with or onto the ball, poach well, but not so much high up back to goal like a younger Kane could do very well and release a powerful shot on the turn or like Mark Hughes could.
He was poor yesterday for sure. Pre injury he was holding it up well and bringing others into play.Did we pay 72m for a player who could only score tap ins? Serious question, how many goals in the premier league an average league 2 striker would score in our team?