JoaquinJoaquin
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Don't like writing young players off, but he isn't good enough, nor ever looked like he will be. The fact he wasn't even a stand out in the reserves says it all really.
But how do those points hold any weight when he comes in for 10 minutes and makes not a single tackle, interception, clearances or block and nor did he win any aerial duels. In ten minutes he made only 4 touches and completed 1 pass. He came in and did absolutely nothing to contribute to the team. In fact he came in and just gave the ball away.I'm not a McTominay fan, I made that perfectly clear last season, but it's fairly obvious why Jose preferred him to AP on the weekend. Physically he is stronger than AP, better in the air, and I'd say defensively more disciplined right now. We had attacking and ball playing MF options on the bench in Fred and and Mata, so having a defensively orientated MF available made sense. We knew Watford planned to lump it long and McTominay is better suited to defending against that style of play. AP had also only just returned from playing international football in Brazil 3 days before.
It was Mourinho's wet dream, some simple passes down the side and then a bunch of long balls towards Lukaku and FellainiMade no sense to play him in defence he seemed clueless and distribution isn’t even very good.
This is why Mourinho needs to go. If we persist we might end up starting next season with a team of McTominays and Fellainis.It was Mourinho's wet dream, some simple passes down the side and then a bunch of long balls towards Lukaku and Fellaini
Do you think he can really ever be in our starting 11? Highly limited player, brings nothing to the table. We do need Perreira or Gomes instead of him.He needs a good a loan
Me tooFeel sorry for him.
No - but he still deserves the chance to play first team football. He has potential to have a good career elsewhere.Do you think he can really ever be in our starting 11? Highly limited player, brings nothing to the table. We do need Perreira or Gomes instead of him.
Nail on head.Sacrificial lamb for one of Mourinho’s protest team selections that we’ve seen before at other clubs. Deliberately going with bizarre/nonsensical selection decisions to make a point to the board about not backing him in the transfer market. Shitty thing to do to a youngster and another reason to want the manager gone asap.
Totally agree, takes Lindelof off and keeps Bailly on the bench, two international CB's and sends McTominay to the slaughter. Disgraceful decision. It beginning to feel that Mourinho is not only trying to make a point to the board but is pushing the club to sack him so he can pick up his 20/25 million or whatever it is before we are mathematically out of next season's CL.....Sacrificial lamb for one of Mourinho’s protest team selections that we’ve seen before at other clubs. Deliberately going with bizarre/nonsensical selection decisions to make a point to the board about not backing him in the transfer market. Shitty thing to do to a youngster and another reason to want the manager gone asap.
yeah at fault for two goals toehr than that he was decent!Not good enough, but that being said he wasn't too bad today.
A glowing review, not sure I agree but can only be good for McTominay's confidence. I don't think it's McTominay's fault he's getting the grief he is doing, he's doing his best with the game time he's given. Don't really think he should be near the team to begin with at least not at CB. Just odd to me that Mourinho would play him in a position he's never played professionally in a team already struggling.Tweet
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