My Pogba comments are in the Pogba forum. Scott put in a very useful performance in difficult circumstances. Maybe I’m absurd or maybe some of the bias against this guy on here is absurd, who knows?
Good post. I've not seen the game but read Ole's quotes and quotes of a few posters I respect on here who have praised his performance. That's enough for me to guage how well he did. Sounds like he put in similar performance to games he had last season. I will ignore the remaining 90% percent of the experts on here who think he's not Utd quality or has no future here forgetting past players such as P Neville, Fletcher, O'Shea etc valuable squad players who carved out great careers here.There’s a pitiful lack of appreciation here of what midfield play is about. Mostly it’s about defending space and tackling. It’s also about securing possession, opening up the play and setting the tempo of the team. Scott looks like a guy who can give us all that if he gets some game time.
I’m in a very small minority here in seeing this lad as a player (no problem with that, we all have opinions) but he is so much more of a natural midfielder than some (one in particular) of his more illustrious colleagues.
Then again he could be the next Cleverly and what do I know.
As ole said - I think mctominnay can improve like fletcher did.
However it won't happen until we cover the holes in the squad. If we have players that can dictate our play in midfield more, creators & a DM then mctominnay can come fill in the gaps like fletcher used to do. Until then some of his weaknesses may show if he regularly plays for a midfield that needs to get better a s a whole
Maybe not here unless he expands his game. He did well in his limited role today and showed grit and composure.He's going to have a very good career.
It's just Liverpool. Scott and Ole haven't got the real test. They'll be found out soon unless we get new fancy midfielder and manager. Haven't you heard?Youth academy product comes in near last minute in one of the toughest games of the season and does a composer and mature job. Matic has been critical in defending the back four and keeping things ticking. McTominay proves he is no slouch with a disciplined performance doing the basics right and keeping things simple.
Yet people can’t wait to claim he is mediocre and some even say Liverpool lacked creativity. Tell that to the teams that Liverpool beat soundly this year. Maybe Liverpool’s midfield appear to lack creativity because our midfielders did a good job snuffing them out.
When people are brave enough to spew their agenda against Scott again they will forget about this game.Another good performance vs Liverpool and yet somehow "not good enough" for Manchester United.
I want someone in a good position and quick to react to the danger around him. When Liverpool were playing okay before the injuries started disrupting the game he was was always on the move but slow to react to the danger around him and get his foot in. It looked like Liverpool would get some joy from that central area.He's bang average comments are just mental.
What do you want from a DM? Hollywood pass every 10 seconds? Playmaking like 32 year old Scholes?
I don't understand. What do you need from him? A sudden world class ability from a youngster who never played regularly? Caf can be infuriating.
And that would be fantastic. Our best teams under Fergie always had solid squad players that could be counted on when injuries plied up and we had a tight schedule. Im not quite convinced by him yet, but hes a big lad with a good engine, so if he can improve his technique and tactical abilities hes going to be usefulHad a decent game but doesn’t seem to have that sprinkling of magic dust. I think he’ll be a solid squad player. A bit like a Nicky Butt or Fletcher, good solid players who do a job.
This. Think he’ll play an important part of our future.Sir Alex , Mourinho , Solksjaer rate this guy. That's all i need to know and believe in.
Speaking of Ander, he gave a freekick away on the edge of the box because 2 United players including McTominay werewaltzed past with ease... By Matip if I remember correctly around 15 mins in. Salah blasted it over the bar luckily enoughUntil Herrera went off the pitch I was a bit frustrated with him, just kinda strolling round the pitch having the odd touch but not really involved. After Herrera went off it’s like he realized that he needed to put an extra shift in, and had a good game in the end
This. You can’t expect the academy to produce a Rashford too often, but to be able to supply the squad with a homegrown player for rotation is absolutely golden.I think we all agree that he does not have 'world class' potential. i think that we all can agree that he's not gonna be one of our best players. but it looks like he could be solid for us, like O'Shea was, or Brown, phil neville anyone ? We did not always have world class players and world class replacements, it's real life, not football manager. He has the potential to be a very good squad player, he's an academy lad, so i'm sure he would relish every chance to participate. Plus, what he lacks in technical abilities he makes up for with his work rate, height and balls. It's important to have this kind of players in the squad.
He has been good when called upon to contribute. i do not understand all the hate he gets. it's a bit like Lingard really (talking about the stick he gets).
I think he's still some way off being a good money saver for us. But yes, with experience and improvement he could develop into a squad player like that.I think we all agree that he does not have 'world class' potential. i think that we all can agree that he's not gonna be one of our best players. but it looks like he could be solid for us, like O'Shea was, or Brown, phil neville anyone ? We did not always have world class players and world class replacements, it's real life, not football manager. He has the potential to be a very good squad player, he's an academy lad, so i'm sure he would relish every chance to participate. Plus, what he lacks in technical abilities he makes up for with his work rate, height and balls. It's important to have this kind of players in the squad.
He has been good when called upon to contribute. i do not understand all the hate he gets. it's a bit like Lingard really (talking about the stick he gets).