I can't believe we let Bournemouth sign him. Strong, fast, two footed with a banger of a shot. He's a more aggressive right wing version of Mason Greenwood who was our best academy player in a decade.
Can't see him not being a huge success and then us wanting to sign him for 80m next year.
I know it's an older thread but I think currently, Mbeumo, Cunha and Sesko are all probably better up top while 2 of them are versatile. So that means for once I don't think CF is an issue at all. Just let them develop and get consistency. Need a LW and some midfielders.
It seems the big clubs are happy for the "smaller" clubs to get the players in, let them get acclimatized to the league. Make their mistakes and when they settle and start to produce. Then the big clubs tend to pounce. Then rinse and repeat.I can't believe we let Bournemouth sign him. Strong, fast, two footed with a banger of a shot. He's a more aggressive right wing version of Mason Greenwood who was our best academy player in a decade.
Can't see him not being a huge success and then us wanting to sign him for 80m next year.
It seems the big clubs are happy for the "smaller" clubs to get the players in, let them get acclimatized to the league. Make their mistakes and when they settle and start to produce. Then the big clubs tend to pounce. Then rinse and repeat.
Yeh it's definitely how the bigger clubs have seemed to manage it, personally I think it's a shame. Recruitment seems to be doing better recently so who knows. Maybe we can start finding gems again and not failing with players like Antony, Hojlund and Zirkzee.It seems the big clubs are happy for the "smaller" clubs to get the players in, let them get acclimatized to the league. Make their mistakes and when they settle and start to produce. Then the big clubs tend to pounce. Then rinse and repeat.
Valid point, we do have bigger priorities with Mbuemo and Amad already with us.United have plenty of primarily left-footed forwards already with Mbeumo, Amad, Dorgu and Lacey.
As it is people are already questioning whether there'd be room to fit in someone like Cole Palmer.
United would only really appear to have room for one more attacking player who is mainly right-footed and prefers cutting in off the left-hand side.
Yeh it's definitely how the bigger clubs have seemed to manage it, personally I think it's a shame. Recruitment seems to be doing better recently so who knows. Maybe we can start finding gems again and not failing with players like Antony, Hojlund and Zirkzee.
I think even most fans with a YouTube account could see they weren't going to cut it at the top level based on their performances at their previous clubs.
if we make CL we can't go into next season with just Sessko as our only recognized centre forward. Apart from questions re his form, which he hopefully has started to answer somewhat, he's had injuries and that's not even with us playing in europe. I think he needs competition, I think maybe a striker with a bit of experience could actually help him, as we need to improve our squad overall in anticipation of more games. Yes, we have players who can do a job there ie Mbuemo but that's not really his natural position, and shoe horning players out of position is ok for a couple of games, but not over the course of a season in multiple competitions. I don't see us promoting one of the younger lads just yet. I agree with others, there are other positions we need to prioritize eg central mid but a striker is something we will need and I feel the club will address.
Wellbeck is available on a free this summer. Bring him back as a squad optionif we make CL we can't go into next season with just Sessko as our only recognized centre forward. Apart from questions re his form, which he hopefully has started to answer somewhat, he's had injuries and that's not even with us playing in europe. I think he needs competition, I think maybe a striker with a bit of experience could actually help him, as we need to improve our squad overall in anticipation of more games. Yes, we have players who can do a job there ie Mbuemo but that's not really his natural position, and shoe horning players out of position is ok for a couple of games, but not over the course of a season in multiple competitions. I don't see us promoting one of the younger lads just yet. I agree with others, there are other positions we need to prioritize eg central mid but a striker is something we will need and I feel the club will address.
Mbeumo has proven in the last two games he can play up top. If Carrick didn't think he could he would have been starting with Sesko as his main striker.
against 2 teams where we knew we'd have less possession and we'd play on the counter, he was class. I'll be interested to see if Carrick starts him there v a team that sits back and where we dominate possession. Over a whole season, I'd prefer Mbeumo to play right of a front 3, he offers a goal threat and assists from there. I think we need that extra centre forward to challenge Sessko and also to use his experience with him. This is our lowest games total in over a hundred years, we can get away with switching Mbuemo to centre forward but next season with games coming thick and fast, let's play them in their preferred position. We may see them persist with Mbuemo up top in games this season, but for next season we'll need more depth.Mbeumo has proven in the last two games he can play up top. If Carrick didn't think he could he would have been starting with Sesko as his main striker.
We were a full counter attacking team. Most games we will have a lot of the ball and our striker will sit inside the box. This is not what Mbeumo has proven he can do for us. He was great at breaking up the pitch and finishing his chance. Getting on the end of crosses in the box is another thing entirely. He joined the box late as an extra player for Brentford and played up front in a 2. So we know he can be the 2nd man and play up front in a 2. We dont know if he can be a lone targetman in the box. He might be able to do it, he just hasnt proven it so far. When we played without Sesko before Carrick, Cunha played as the striker and a false one at that. We lacked someone who could hold up the ball or get on the end of balls into the box - a real striker. If Mbeumo can do it, thats an extra string to his bow and thats good, but he wasnt given that job earlier in the season when we needed someone to do it.
against 2 teams where we knew we'd have less possession and we'd play on the counter, he was class. I'll be interested to see if Carrick starts him there v a team that sits back and where we dominate possession. Over a whole season, I'd prefer Mbeumo to play right of a front 3, he offers a goal threat and assists from there. I think we need that extra centre forward to challenge Sessko and also to use his experience with him. This is our lowest games total in over a hundred years, we can get away with switching Mbuemo to centre forward but next season with games coming thick and fast, let's play them in their preferred position. We may see them persist with Mbuemo up top in games this season, but for next season we'll need more depth.
This is not a mandatory causation.We were a full counter attacking team. Most games we will have a lot of the ball and our striker will sit inside the box. This is not what Mbeumo has proven he can do for us. He was great at breaking up the pitch and finishing his chance. Getting on the end of crosses in the box is another thing entirely. He joined the box late as an extra player for Brentford and played up front in a 2. So we know he can be the 2nd man and play up front in a 2. We dont know if he can be a lone targetman in the box. He might be able to do it, he just hasnt proven it so far. When we played without Sesko before Carrick, Cunha played as the striker and a false one at that. We lacked someone who could hold up the ball or get on the end of balls into the box - a real striker. If Mbeumo can do it, thats an extra string to his bow and thats good, but he wasnt given that job earlier in the season when we needed someone to do it.
This is not a mandatory causation.
Pep’s teams have a lot of the ball and didn’t use to rely on a traditional 9 waiting in the box
No, but there are many ways to play against a low block, having a fixed striker is not an obligation. Id even it’s quite pointless spamming crosses to a striker when the whole oppo team is also thereAre we managed by Pep?
And even this extreme example does it.
Haaland does indeed sit inside the box waiting for the ball
No, but there are many ways to play against a low block, having a fixed striker is not an obligation. Id even it’s quite pointless spamming crosses to a striker when the whole oppo team is also there
Your point was that we needed Sesko instead of Mbeumo, I assumed it was because of his aerial threat.Getting on the end of crosses with a team back defending is the main job of a striker. Most times the solution to get more goals is get more players forward into the box. So when you start taking your only striker out of the box, now you're causing even less space for players trying to play on the outskirts of the box. You then need someone else to become the striker bombing on past that player. Thats what Mbeumo was at Brentford, the extra player in the box and player who could become the striker.
Your point was that we needed Sesko instead of Mbeumo, I assumed it was because of his aerial threat.
I was talking about movement in the box, which can be done whether you have Sesko or Mbeumo as CF. In any case your striker will need to be mobile to occupy defenders
