Sesko 2 has league goals so far and will do well to match Hojlunds 1st pl total of 10.
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They can have him. We saw him for 2 years. His movement was terrible, he'd frequently go several games in a row without registering even a shot on goal. People blamed service and yes, that was partly an issue, but a lot of the problem was he didn't make the runs to get on the end of passes and crosses.
His hold up and link up play was also terrible. By the end of his second season, he could barely control the ball or lay off a 5 yard pass. Perhaps a lot of it was down to his confidence being shot to pieces and he could sense the frustration in the fanbase, but he was terrible for us last season.
I'm glad he's doing well at Napoli but I wouldn't want him back.
Did pretty well against Inter, specifically Akanji. Helps that the ref let virtually everything go, including a Nigel de Jongesque big boot on Thuram. Missed a one on one run in over the top where more finesse was needed. Similar to where Di Marco scored from.
Big improvement on what he was producing for us last season though. Which went something like back in grapple & lose the ball. Second touch an attempted tackle, which he invariably lost ending up on the floor. Then had to wait 10 minutes for his next solitary touch. Rinse and repeat until being dragged off.
Big improvement on what he was producing for us last season though. Which went something like back in grapple & lose the ball. Second touch an attempted tackle, which he invariably lost ending up on the floor. Then had to wait 10 minutes for his next solitary touch. Rinse and repeat until being dragged off.
Watched the game against Chelsea last night, he did score a good goal but all his usual characteristics were on show - he may look like he has improved in Serie A but once he plays up a level (EPL) it is the same Rasmus….
If anything, his problems and limitations were encapsulated in that amazing goal scored Vergara. Initially in the buildup, his first touch to hold up the ball was terrible which allowed Santos to clear the ball. Once Napoli got possession back and Santos was on the floor, Hojlund should've made the run as he couldn't have been offside but he chose to just trod and trod.
I think it's clear hes not up to it. We have vastly better attacking players than him now. Good riddance.
Brushed off the ball as a kid by Fofana yesterday, and Chelsea scored the game winning goal from that 10 second later. Too weak, no aggression in him.
Happy to take the 45m from this one. Hope Conte keeps his head and they manage to qualify for the CL.
Amen.
I watched nearly whole game against Chelsea. Amazing how useless he is in overall play. Why coaches don't work with him on his hold up play? He is big and strong lad and he still does what he did in United; just drops on the ground every single time.
He’s big and strong, but has never had a natural ability to use that strength. Always seems like he is off balance. It’s almost like he is top heavy.
You have to assume that he’s not working hard in training. Even someone of such limited talent would be expected to improve the less technical aspects of the game - such as hold up play and heading. However, we haven’t seen any sign of that at all over the past 3 years. He’s still exactly the same player as he was at 20.
Balance is a physical attribute some people have and others don’t, just like the ability to run fast. He’s got loads of the former, very little of the latter.
Seems like a good lad with a good attitude but he's not the answer for United. Wish him well elsewhere as long as doesn't score against us, of course!
So loads of balance, very little ability to run fast
?So loads of balance, very little ability to run fast
Yeah I fecked that up, didn’t I?
It is also about technique. Compare him to Šeško or Zirkzee. They both "stand tall" (i can't find better phrase) when they are shielding the ball. I really can't understand why Hojlund immediately kneels down and makes himself smaller and out of balance. Every single time.
...but he is still outscoring them easily this season, despite being so outrageously bad. Must be luck.
(enter Farmers League etc.)....
(enter Farmers League etc.)....
He's just looks incredibly stiff and doesn't seem to have a strong core. Lewandowski for example is very hard to shake off the ball and he is very flexible with his body. Combine that with his first touch his hold up play is fantastic.
Actually there isn’t all that much between Højlund, Sesko and Zirkzee in terms of goals pr. minute, despite the fact that Højlund plays in a farmers league.
No, but Højlund has 10 goals so far this season for Napoli. Sesko and Zirkzee has 4 and 2.
It’s 4 league goals for Sesko, 5 total. Hojlund has 6 league goals.
So you'd prefer Hojlund over Sesko?
Yes. He was bad last season, but he is looking sharp since joining Napoli. Sesko has not really arrived yet despite the recent progress.
He has a physique of a powerlifter. I bet he could build a proper strength to compete but his balance is non existent, it's comical really.
That would be more to do with Conte. He's good with strikers that are lumps or donkeys, must be some coaching drills they take. He made Lukaku look like a world beater too.
Sesko hasn’t set the place on fire yet but for me, he’s a superior footballer to Rasmus. So visible on the pitch. Better touch, better hold up play, better aerially, I believe a touch faster, better movement. Hjolund seems to be a better finisher though.
Wishing Rasmus the best though and I wouldn’t mind him back as a backup striker but 45 million would be too good to pass up on.
Wishing Rasmus the best though and I wouldn’t mind him back as a backup striker but 45 million would be too good to pass up on.
It might be Conte, or the system, or the players supporting him, or confidence, the Serie A or all of it mixed together. Fact is that he has left 2024/25 behind him and is scoring and playing well. He could do the job in a Carrick system with his rapid speed. And btw. Lukaku is often seen as a donkey, but the man has around 400 career goals. That is no coincidence.
I think Seško is overrated here. He’s tall yet never looks physically imposing. And I’ve seen nothing to suggest his technical ability is any better than that of Højlund.
From what I’ve seen, Seško might have the smarter movement out of these two, but not sure he has the determination and composure to make anything out of it. Højlund is very fast and a decent finisher, so it’s not outlandish to suggest he has more potential than Seško.
From what I’ve seen, Seško might have the smarter movement out of these two, but not sure he has the determination and composure to make anything out of it. Højlund is very fast and a decent finisher, so it’s not outlandish to suggest he has more potential than Seško.
Hojlund also looks awful at Napoli and is a key reason why they are struggling relatively this season. He’s just not very good. If they had Sesko instead I suspect they’d be top currently.
Napoli is the team in the blue shirts.
It’s clear as day. He’s been infinitely more useful in the build-up play than Højlund was for us. Sesko traps the ball and does first time passes at a completely different level. And that’s not even me praising Sesko, it’s just that Højlund was that bad.
it’s the classic online reaction of something new being better than something old. Same as why people blindly backed Amorim despite a mountain of evidence he was not good enough. Because he wasn’t ETH. Sesko hopefully comes good but also struggled massively under Amorim (which is the direct comparison albeit the team is much better offensively this season with Cunha and Mbeumo) as did Hojlund. I don’t get why people need to take such strong opinions on ex players simply because they need to be proved right about a historic point of little importance. They’re also fundamentally very different players. Hopefully Sesko improves and kicks on.
Yes, the team who are 10 points worse off than they were at the same point last season and out of the Champions League in an embarrassing 30th position (the lowest any other Italian team finished was 15th). The CF they are playing is a big factor in that.
This… isn’t true. He was goalless and playing poorly in his last 11 games running before the game against Chelsea. Funny how quiet you were in the last two months because of that, eh.
He has 6 league goals in Serie A. He’s hardly pulling up trees. He’s the exact same player, new league or not. A very bottom percentile shooter (like, barely more than one per 90) who hasn’t the nous, instinct, or quality to get more away a game.
The comparison to Lukaku is a funny one. A much derided player on here, yet Hojlund would be lucky to be a quarter of the player.
Is it possible they might fail to qualify for next season’s CL? Because then they have no obligation to sign Hojlund. Which could be a real headache for us.
Quick look at the table says it’s very possible. Juventus are only 1 point behind them.
I hope/think Højlund is smart enough to realize he is better off not playing for United. Even if Napoli are not obligated, I think there would be interest.
Yeah, currently in 4th but only a point ahead of Juve, who thrashed them last match. Como are only a couple of points behind as well.
Being out of Europe may, of course, help them somewhat. They really need Hojlund to have a scoring run though.
Eesh. Crazy how selling players never goes smoothly for us. The only way we seem to get them across the line is by torpedoing their value, à la Garnacho.