Being academy lad is 50% of skill in this club. In Chelsea, Liverpool or City he would be sold long long agoA painfully average player that doesn't start for any top 15 team in this league. No idea how he keeps his place in the team game after game.
Liverpool would have sold him to Bournemouth or Southampton for 20 million after his first season under Ole.Being academy lad is 50% of skill in this club. In Chelsea, Liverpool or City he would be sold long long ago
I agree with that completely. It is a tough call to predict if an opposition team will go for a midfield battle or not. If yes, we need him and Fred on the pitch. I blame Matic more than him today but he wasn't great. Should have seen a yellow before halftime too.He isn’t good enough, but he’s not helped by Matic’s determination to be a third centre back. You end up with one average midfielder doing the job of two.
Fan of his how? Fan like you like the guy or fan like you think he is a good footballer for a top team?I'm a fan of his and I've stuck up for him in the past, but he was really bad and disappointing today.
He's not good enough for either club to be honest. Bournemouth are top of the championship playing some good football with midfielders who can actually passLiverpool would have sold him to Bournemouth or Southampton for 20 million after his first season under Ole.
He was Scholes and Carrick in one player apparentlyAfter the Burnley game he was the second coming of Zidane.
inconsistent. Not technically good enough
I said he should be in the squad. He's a squad player@TheReligion If you don't see he doesn't have the technical ability to play for Manchester United, you're a deluded moron.
Am I doing this right? Not an insult directed at people who disagree with me btw, look at how I phrased it!
The same could be said about the rest of the side.If he was at Norwich, no one here would be begging us to sign him.
It’s the same for both. Both players have a weird fan favour when they are both just average....and people said it was Fred's fault why Scott wasn't playing ever game like against Burnley......
You are right. If we want to go nowhere, he'll have a place in the squad.I said he should be in the squad. He's a squad player
Burnley's squad maybe.I said he should be in the squad. He's a squad player
He was just as bad against Burnley as he was tonight. Only difference was the forward runs he made.After the Burnley game he was the second coming of Zidane.
inconsistent. Not technically good enough
You must have a short memoryBurnley's squad maybe.
He has Fellaini's technical ability. The difference is one came not long after he we had class technical midfielders. Scott is so far removed from that era that people are unable to see how fecking shite he is on the ball.
Same with Maguire and Rio. Jones comes in for the first time in 2 years and looks like Beckenbauer by comparison and he's no Rio.
I don't really rate Neves that much, but the difference between him and Scott is glaring.
No, my point is you doYou must have a short memory
A bit harsh, if we dial it back to "he's an ordinary europa league level footballer who overall has not done enough" and his previous match and the Leeds matches are examples of what he could do, but does like once a season which is nowhere near consistent enough, then I'd agree.He was just as bad against Burnley as he was tonight. Only difference was the forward runs he made.
He gave the ball away at every opportunity and was a major part of the reason we had no control in midfield last week and again tonight. He's a bad footballer who has never done enough to show he deserves a place in the squad. Still dining out on a few decent performances against Leeds.
That makes no sense. Mctominay was motm the previous game and was technically very good.No, my point is you do
You don't recall what it was like to have midfielders that can control a ball and pass was my point.That makes no sense. Mctominay was motm the previous game and was technically very good.
He's a decent squad player. That was my point. If you disagree that's okay (you're wrong mind)
Spot on. Several people were raving about his performance just because he did a few forward runs and took a few shots from outside the box. I haven't seen anyone talk about his passing or the ability to hold the ball under pressure. The main skillset for a midfielder is to have the passing ability, good first touch and positional ability. The only players that have this are Matic and Donny Van De Beek. Only Matic gets minutes and his legs are gone.He was just as bad against Burnley as he was tonight. The only difference was the forward runs he made.
He gave the ball away at every opportunity and was a major part of the reason we had no control in midfield last week and again tonight. He's a bad footballer who has never done enough to show he deserves a place in the squad. Still dining out on a few decent performances against Leeds.
Of course I recall. You don't recall some of the valuable squad players we've had over the years.You don't recall what it was like to have midfielders that can control a ball and pass was my point.
That's why Fellaini got so much stick. The difference between him and Scholes was night and day.
And Fellaini had some good games too, mind.
What a knobbish reply.Fan of his how? Fan like you like the guy or fan like you think he is a good footballer for a top team?
Im sorry to burst your bubble, but he is absolutely useless to us.
But hey, maybe you are right and everyone else in the world are wrong.
Why would having him as a squad player make United lose?You are right. If we want to go nowhere, he'll have a place in the squad.
I get it, some people dont care about performances and just enjoy to watching United. Fair play.
But if you are like me, a guy who always want to win and want the same for the club i love. He souldnt be near the squad.
To each his own though ey?
Our squad players used to be Butt and Carrick.Of course I recall. You don't recall some of the valuable squad players we've had over the years.
Mctominay is a squad player. Not his fault he's all we have
A bit disingenuous to list Carrick as a squad player when he started 3 Champions League finals. He was a starting 11 player. @TheReligion isn't saying that about McTominay, but rather that he is a useful player to have within the squad.Our squad players used to be Butt and Carrick.
Scott seems like a nice guy. I don't really want to say more other than that I don't rate him (clearly).
Carrick wasn't a squad playerOur squad players used to be Butt and Carrick.
Scott seems like a nice guy. I don't really want to say more other than that I don't rate him (clearly).
Watching Scholes in person. The way he glided round OT. He made it look easyYou don't recall what it was like to have midfielders that can control a ball and pass was my point.
That's why Fellaini got so much stick. The difference between him and Scholes was night and day.
And Fellaini had some good games too, mind.
Seeing him live was insane. Just made everything look so damn easy. Pinging incredible balls with ease. I love the Ben Foster story about Scholes when he first joined, Foster was watching training and he said “wow” and someone behind him who wasn’t looking said “scholesy right?”Watching Scholes in person. The way he glided round OT. He made it look easy