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2024-25 Performances

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4.7 Season Average Rating
Appearances
49
Goals
10
Assists
2
Yellow cards
2
The problem is not related to stats. The problem is the eye test, his general play is absolutely shocking at times. Whenever he actually holds the ball and passes it I'm really worried surprised and happy about it that's a very bad sign because the standards are on the floor.

He's a likeable character and can finish well when given a good chance but we need more from him. Desperately needs to be reinforced in the summer.
 
Apokalips said:
Yes, because the players refuse to provide service for Hojlund but for some reason give Maguire chances. We need more servants before we think about replacing Hojlund! xG is rubbish apart from when it shows that Hojlund has great conversion rate.

We've seen how amazing Hojlund is at running channels and he scored so many goals at Atalanta but Amorim has forced him to play differently and Garnacho took his shooting boots, free Hojlund!
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Scored so many goals at Atalanta?

huh?

huh?...
 
Tosicsleftpeg said:
The problem is not related to stats. The problem is the eye test, his general play is absolutely shocking at times. Whenever he actually holds the ball and passes it I'm really worried surprised and happy about it that's a very bad sign because the standards are on the floor.

He's a likeable character and can finish well when given a good chance but we need more from him. Desperately needs to be reinforced in the summer.
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I feel sorry for him. It's criminal that Utd are in a situation where there is no option whatsoever to take him out of the firing line for a few weeks. He's leading the line for Denmark as well and won't want to risk that with a WC next year. Him and Garnacho are being played too much, and it can't be good for them. Wouldn't need to be rested for ages, just two or three times in a season for a couple of games each. There can't be many clubs of Utd's size who are forced to keep playing a 21/22 year old up front when they have 1 goal in 25 games.
 
Tosicsleftpeg said:
The problem is not related to stats. The problem is the eye test, his general play is absolutely shocking at times. Whenever he actually holds the ball and passes it I'm really worried surprised and happy about it that's a very bad sign because the standards are on the floor.

He's a likeable character and can finish well when given a good chance but we need more from him. Desperately needs to be reinforced in the summer.
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His stats are also very much a problem tbh.
 
Fabian Kellar 2 said:
Scored so many goals at Atalanta?

huh?

huh?...
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Most seemed to get that these were satirical comments relaying some of the nonsense that people say in here to excuse a player far below PL level currently.

I can understand that it may be hard to tell given some or the lengths people go to excuse Hojlund.
 
Strange to say this for a 70M signing but he needs to be loaned for a bit to develop away from the chaos. Ideally somewhere that has relatively similar role profile as what we'd want from a striker in Amorim's system.

I think there's a player in there still but atm he looks totally out of place in the PL. Even the basics look very wrong with him right now. Go to a functioning side like Napoli, give them their option to buy and let him build his confidence for 6 months or a year.
 
NicolaSacco said:
I feel sorry for him. It's criminal that Utd are in a situation where there is no option whatsoever to take him out of the firing line for a few weeks. He's leading the line for Denmark as well and won't want to risk that with a WC next year. Him and Garnacho are being played too much, and it can't be good for them. Wouldn't need to be rested for ages, just two or three times in a season for a couple of games each. There can't be many clubs of Utd's size who are forced to keep playing a 21/22 year old up front when they have 1 goal in 25 games.
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But there is, there always is. Whether those options are entertained is another matter entirely.
 
Teja said:
Strange to say this for a 70M signing but he needs to be loaned for a bit to develop away from the chaos. Ideally somewhere that has relatively similar role profile as what we'd want from a striker in Amorim's system.

I think there's a player in there still but atm he looks totally out of place in the PL. Even the basics look very wrong with him right now. Go to a functioning side like Napoli, give them their option to buy and let him build his confidence for 6 months or a year.
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Buy Gyokeres and send Hojlund on loan to Sporting as a sweetener.
 
I can't believe there are people still trying to make a case for Hojlund. I dont want to see his name in the team sheet again.
 
NicolaSacco said:
I feel sorry for him. It's criminal that Utd are in a situation where there is no option whatsoever to take him out of the firing line for a few weeks. He's leading the line for Denmark as well and won't want to risk that with a WC next year. Him and Garnacho are being played too much, and it can't be good for them. Wouldn't need to be rested for ages, just two or three times in a season for a couple of games each. There can't be many clubs of Utd's size who are forced to keep playing a 21/22 year old up front when they have 1 goal in 25 games.
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That's completely untrue. He was dropped for Zirkzee few times, he is not playing a lot at all.

He's played 90 minutes just 8 times in total this year. And just 7 times 80 minutes+.

It's the middle of april and he's played total of 2673 minutes, that equals to 30 full games for a 22 year old. Diallo who is injured for some time now has played more than him in PL.

For example, City has 3 players his age or younger who have played more this season. Timber for Arsenal played more. Gravenberch for Liverpool played more.
 
Amar__ said:
That's completely untrue. He was dropped for Zirkzee few times, he is not playing a lot at all.

He's played 90 minutes just 8 times in total this year. And just 7 times 80 minutes+.

It's the middle of april and he's played total of 2673 minutes, that equals to 30 full games for a 22 year old. Diallo who is injured for some time now has played more than him in PL.

For example, City has 3 players his age or younger who have played more this season. Timber for Arsenal played more. Gravenberch for Liverpool played more.
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I said he needed to be taken out of the firing line for 2-3 games, 2-3 times a season. Show me when that has happened? Being a sub but still coming on is not sufficient.

You seem to be counting matches where he started but didn’t complete the full 90 as evidence, which is absolutely not what I’m talking about.
 
I do feel bad that he constantly comes under this amount of fire when his only crime is being a young player who is not up to it. There’s no shame in that. The vast majority of young players will not be up to being a United player, and that is okay. The club just needs to do the right thing and move him along.

What is annoying are the people who are still banging on about there being a player in there, and these non existent qualities they can see.
 
Cloud7 said:
I do feel bad that he constantly comes under this amount of fire when his only crime is being a young player who is not up to it. There’s no shame in that. The vast majority of young players will not be up to being a United player, and that is okay. The club just needs to do the right thing and move him along.

What is annoying are the people who are still banging on about there being a player in there, and these non existent qualities they can see.
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He scored 16 in 43 games for us last season at age 20/21. He was obviously very streaky but he showed he was extremely clinical and also did well in the CL. Definitely showed potential and there's a player in there.

This season he has half the goals in the same number of games. I would suggest the 3-4-3 doesn't really help him as we attack slower than under EtH, and we tend to get to the byline less often for him to make near post runs. Obviously he's also completely shattered confidence wise. He knows he's only really going to get 1-2 actual chances per game and if he doesn't bury them he's getting memed online and probably doesn't play the next game etc.
 
Eugenius said:
He scored 16 in 43 games for us last season at age 20/21. He was obviously very streaky but he showed he was extremely clinical and also did well in the CL. Definitely showed potential and there's a player in there.

This season he has half the goals in the same number of games. I would suggest the 3-4-3 doesn't really help him as we attack slower than under EtH, and we tend to get to the byline less often for him to make near post runs. Obviously he's also completely shattered confidence wise. He knows he's only really going to get 1-2 actual chances per game and if he doesn't bury them he's getting memed online and probably doesn't play the next game etc.
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There have been many players in football who have had periods of good form that were outliers in terms of what they’re actually capable of. I see very little in Hojlund to suggest that he has the raw materials to be good most of the time like we would expect from a United striker.
 
Newcastle 4:1 Man Utd New
Actually did alright, by his standards.
 
He just likes to jump into defenders rather than challenge for the ball in the air properly. It's weird to watch
 
I think his touches were better in this game. We need it to continue as he is our only striker for the EL now. Hopefully he recaptures his europe form.
 
Fair, he was actually alright all things considered.

He has to step up now, though. We cannot afford for him to go missing in the Europa League any more.
 
The way he constantly bumps into the defender when we lump the ball forward to him is so funny. Never works. Whatever he is trying to do
 
yamo123x said:
What was you watching ? He offered absolutely nothing
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My dude, he completed 2/3 passes against Lyon as a starter, 10/12 today as a sub, yes, he wasn't a threat but at least he was involved in the game.

That is how low my expectations are for him.
 
Good cameo. Weird how he won some duels against a side as physical as Newcastle but failed to do that against lesser sides.
 
I would have more faith in chido having an impact on the game on Thurs despite his age, and that's quite dambing
 
There's no chance we're winning the Europa with him up front.
 
Bobski said:
My dude, he completed 2/3 passes against Lyon as a starter, 10/12 today as a sub, yes, he wasn't a threat but at least he was involved in the game. That is how low my expectations are for him.
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He ran about a bit.

That's about as much as we can expect.
 
Bobski said:
My dude, he completed 2/3 passes against Lyon as a starter, 10/12 today as a sub, yes, he wasn't a threat but at least he was involved in the game.

That is how low my expectations are for him.
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Haha I am the same when he gets a shot on goal it's almost like he scored.
 
Thought he did ok today. Certainly not one of his worst performances. Just keep it simple on Thursday and give the rest of the team a chance to get us through.
 
He again ducked challenging a ball pumped up front last night - he literally did duck under it again.

Do you not read the forum Rasmus? fecking go up for a ball - you're big enough ffs.
 
2 half chances yesterday one with a header he tried adjusting his head and he was closer to the corner flag , the 2nd was when Shaw was on the overlap and he should have passed it to him. Hojlund just didn’t know what to do as the defenders just stood in fron of him. A truly terrible striker .
I’d put anyone of Garnacho or Bruno up there even Mount up there and play a false 9
 
Doracle said:
Thought he did ok today. Certainly not one of his worst performances. Just keep it simple on Thursday and give the rest of the team a chance to get us through.
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In terms of receiving and laying off the ball, it was one of his better performances. The rest was the usual. The way he "challenges" for long balls is such a mystery. I refuse to believe our coaches have not told him to stop just backing into defenders. It's extremely ineffectual.
 
He should be a substitute player to bring on late in games to build knowledge and momentum. He needs a seasoned striker before him. At the moment the pressure on his shoulders are far to big. He will not dig himself up from this without a structural change.

Further, it’s clear that he is a ”running” forward, not a hold up player. His way of backing in to defenders look extremely awkward. They, the defenders, just walk around him. His passing and tapping of the ball is weird and I honestly haven’t seen him win a crucial header yet.

So, a square in a round hole.
 
If Bruno was capable of getting on the end of his own crosses I'd put him uptop.
 
FrankDrebin said:
If Bruno was capable of getting on the end of his own crosses I'd put him uptop.
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I can’t remember who I argued with on this point (apologies to that poster) but I’d seriously be tempted to play Bruno in the false 9 role. Or Garnacho. Or Maguire. Or David May. Anyone! We’re just not getting enough from our strikers at the moment and now we have the likes of Mainoo and Mount back for the 10 roles, I’d like to see Amorim try something different.
 
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