5 goals, 5 assists
Can't see him scoring more than Nani
Can't see him scoring more than Nani
Smashley Young
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
Ronaldo scored 23 goals and got 20 assists in 06/07. I doubt Young will get anywhere near that
8 goals, 13 assists. He'll improve his strike rate from open play somewhat, but will not take any penalties (not that we get any nowadays) for us, which will lower his total tally.
How did he do yesterday?
Missed the match, but all the reports are saying he was pretty decent. Would appreciate if somebody could tell me how did he perform.
Missed the match, but all the reports are saying he was pretty decent. Would appreciate if somebody could tell me how did he perform.
He was alright. Put in a couple of dangerous crosses but lost the ball a few times. He plays very similar to how Nani does on the left side. Good at beating his man with step overs and fakes and ends up putting the ball back onto his right foot to cross. Decent debut.
He played on the left, if I recall correctly
Thought it was a good debut, some fantastic crosses he put it. Only complaint would have been a few times he had the chances to drive to the byline but opted to cut back on his right. That lack of variation cost him a few good chances as the defender(s) knew he wanted that and snuffed the move out.
Very happy and I'm sure he'll get much better. Also like to see him with Hernandez making some of his runs.
Good debut nothing more or nothing less.
I judge him after his first 10 PL and CL games
i always judge after a You Tube compilation my self.
Same here. Hernandez would have scored from a couple of those crosses he whipped in today.
I always thought you were more of a FM judge
I thought we was very promising. Wanted the ball, happy to take his man on, could go either way and put some very decent crosses in. Will be a real asset
Some highlights
yeh like people said, he was okay, nothing more..
i actually thought with the ball at his feet he was very predictable. Running at his man wide, doing some tricks, then shifting to his right to curl in a cross (even though he did give very good service)
Im sure with more games he will gain confidence and we roam a little more where he is at his best.. But he did hit a terrific cross with his left in the second half. and linked up brilliantly at times.
i actually thought with the ball at his feet he was very predictable. Running at his man wide, doing some tricks, then shifting to his right to curl in a cross (even though he did give very good service)
Im sure with more games he will gain confidence and we roam a little more where he is at his best.. But he did hit a terrific cross with his left in the second half. and linked up brilliantly at times.
Yep, same for me.
Was disappointed with his dribbling tonight, thought he lost it far too easily. Did better in the second half when he was more in control with his nerves. Plays some pretty crosses that made Berbatov look extremely rusty.
He's rusty from the off season and still nervous to be playing, so we'll see how he does as the preseason progress
He's rusty from the off season and still nervous to be playing, so we'll see how he does as the preseason progress
He did very well. Our main threat from wide
Wonder if that was our game plan though to have everything come in from the left, so as to give Young more time on the ball and integrate into the team.
Nani was tucking in a lot from the right and even drifting all the way to Young's side. Typically it's the other way around regardless of who plays left wing for us - they come in and most of our play/crosses comes from the right side.
Wrong. Young did well, but Fábio was superb, as usual.
I was very impressed. He's got a lovely first touch, seems to kill the ball dead almost every time. Put in some lovely crosses to. Good solid start to his United career.
Seemed to be in a very serious mood and seemed like was on a mission to impress. He did put in some fantastic balls.
2 things I particularly liked was - him and Nani swapping wings and him turning up centrally when Rooney dropped deep or gave room for Rooney to go left. That kind of interchanging/fluid movement will be very hard for defenders to keep up with.
2 things I particularly liked was - him and Nani swapping wings and him turning up centrally when Rooney dropped deep or gave room for Rooney to go left. That kind of interchanging/fluid movement will be very hard for defenders to keep up with.
The more post I see of yours the more you remind me of Scholesy. I know you were around at the same time but you're definitely more active since his banning.
Same person I reckon.
Great signing for a 16 millions.
Solid technique, nice crossing skills and he also showed some dynamic and agressive display which only proves, he'll fit to the team's football style.
Can't wait to see him, shooting from distance and performing freekicks. Next games should reveal more of his talent.
Solid technique, nice crossing skills and he also showed some dynamic and agressive display which only proves, he'll fit to the team's football style.
Can't wait to see him, shooting from distance and performing freekicks. Next games should reveal more of his talent.
How was he tracking back? Any chance of Young and Nani on the wings in a 4-4-2?
I think his work rate is excellent, maybe thats just the impression I had of him but Im sure I remember commenting on it going back to his Watford days...
Very good, seemed to chase players around quite a bit. So he's versatile AND a workhorse, typical SAF signing then
Love that we have two wingers equally capable on both sides again. It's a dynamic we've missed since Ronaldo started playing more centrally in his last couple seasons.
I like the look of him already. He's agile, 2 footed, quick and likes to deliver a testing cross. With Valencia a bit behind in his readiness I wouldn't be surprised to see Young starting the season proper. His versatility on both sides compliments our style of play very well.
If he plays to his potential he will get us goals and assists for sure.
If he plays to his potential he will get us goals and assists for sure.
It is the most likely scenario.
Give it more time and more confidence and I am sure he will beat his meanWas disappointed with his dribbling tonight, thought he lost it far too easily. Did better in the second half when he was more in control with his nerves. Plays some pretty crosses that made Berbatov look extremely rusty.
He's rusty from the off season and still nervous to be playing, so we'll see how he does as the preseason progress
Solid Debut.. Put in a few good crosses.. Berbatov was completely non-respondent to 1-2 good crosses.. Although I hope that's just the pre-season sharpness being a bit off rather than them not being on the same wave length.. You could see that he isn't yet quite sure how we play our football.. A few passes astray and stuff.. Nothing that time and fitness/match sharpness won't heal IMO..
Just sounds like typical Berba to me.
Mirror hack raving about him. The (alleged) interest from City is interesting. Are they going to make a bid for every single player that any top four club expresses an interest in?
Well Chelsea did the same sort of thing, Duff, J Cole, Robben, Essien, Mikel were all heavily linked with United (or in Mikel's case even more than that) before being nicked by them.
I suppose it's not a bad idea, use other clubs scouting systems for yourself whilst you're building yours up.
In this case at least, why wouldnt all the top clubs in the premier league express interest in a knock-down priced Young?
Well Chelsea either don't need a winger or he doesn't suit their system, but he was linked with both Arsenal and especially Liverpool.
Although i am surprised Spurs didn't try to swoop for him, they really screwed up by splashing out on Bentley instead of Young a couple years back.
He's probably a better winger than they have in their squad right now. He takes better set pieces and he could feasibly play at the head of the diamond, at least a lot better than Anelka did last season.
All that for a small price considering.
He'd really bring plenty to any of the top 4 teams considering his price. If he cost max value there would probably be better options, but he didnt.
I wish we had signed Downing.