Davies and Sancho are as different as player types go as imaginableHe could be a very effective tool at RWB. Similar to the way Alphonso Davies is used at Bayern Munich. He is a destructive and creative force coming down the left side for Bayern.
Davies and Sancho are as different as player types go as imaginableHe could be a very effective tool at RWB. Similar to the way Alphonso Davies is used at Bayern Munich. He is a destructive and creative force coming down the left side for Bayern.
Same as Southgate. No idea of where he plays or what to do with him, so leave him on the bench or shoehorn him.If Sancho continues to fail in foreign positions, what's next? Play him as CDM, CB, GK?
The issue is the bolded part. The bad management.
Need better coaching him in his natural position, or shouldn't have been signed if the manager didn't have a plan for him. Since the latter option is gone now, changing manager to get better coaching in is the logical decision.
That's the thing, you have managers that are known for doing things like that and they know how to make it work, so you can give them the benefit of doubt. Ole can't be trusted for the most basic development of players and that's beyond the fact that Sancho is a playmaker and unlike the players you mentioned he has actually performed at a high level in that role for several seasons.Tuchel has looked at using Pulisic and Hudson Odoi as wingbacks, he has also openly said that he doesn’t regard James and Chilwell as defenders when they play there. The main thing is he knows and believes in that system and they practice it extensively.
Ole is throwing crap at the wall and seeing what sticks. He believes in the system so much that he abandoned it in the first half against Atalanta just because of one injury to Varane. It’s muddled thinking, awful management and it’s amazing that the club aren’t realising this.
It sounds far fetched, but honestly, I would not put anything past this club and the Carry On way its run.He might’ve played there for 20 minutes or so in a 11v11 in training, the media somehow got a hold of it and made it into this.
No, of course he cannot use any loophole. I agree he's been poor and I've been quite vocal about it, I was just trying to rationalize his post.So lets assume we signed Sancho and then Ole got sacked, we got Conte in, he plays 3-5-2 and Sancho doesn't fit that system. Can he still use a loophole?
Maybe if he'd actually put a decent shift in on the pitch and made more of an impact in the games he'd played, he'd be first choice on the right wing, and maybe we wouldn't have needed to switch to a 3-5-2 in the first place.
Don't say that, Amad will get his time 6-7 years from now and you will be impressed.
It's always worth a shot to get out of this situation, but for all the time and effort, why didn't we just buy Hakimi summer 2020 when he moved from RM to Inter? That would be cheaper, and we wouldn't waste a season dreaming about Sancho and arguably wasting money on panic purchase of Amad and Pellistic.
I actually can imagine using a kind of 343 formation with Sancho and Greenwood on the right wing together, posted that idea already on here. But the issue is, to implement this effectively you need to allow Sancho to regularly drift inside and then need movement on the pitch to cover for this. Players crossing each other would create problems for the opponent's defense and give a chance to open spaces. I would trust someone like Conte to create such a role for Sancho and use him effectively, and therefore would give him a chance to do it.No, of course he cannot use any loophole. I agree he's been poor and I've been quite vocal about it, I was just trying to rationalize his post.
Conte switching him to RWB would be more understandable though. Ole, a manager who has wanted him for two years running, suddenly deciding he won't play with wingers must be extremely baffling for everyone though.
It makes me sick to think they are considering this. How the heck have we ended up doing this?Jesus H Christ.
So we've spent £120 MILLION on two right sided players, neither of whom can play wing-back. And now we decide to start playing with wing backs?
Just sack him already ffs.
Sancho / Rashford / GreenwoodI actually can imagine using a kind of 343 formation with Sancho and Greenwood on the right wing together, posted that idea already on here. But the issue is, to implement this effectively you need to allow Sancho to regularly drift inside and then need movement on the pitch to cover for this. Players crossing each other would create problems for the opponent's defense and give a chance to open spaces. I would trust someone like Conte to create such a role for Sancho and use him effectively, and therefore would give him a chance to do it.
I don't trust Ole to see this issue. Sancho would instinctively do it anyway and that would mean as much trouble for United's structure on the pitch than it would for the opposition, as no one in United's team would know what to do.
Such a special RWB role would also be much different from the way other attacking WBs operate, asking Sancho to play like Bayern's Davies would be a disaster.
I do not believe this. Just click bait.
It's not bland at all; if it's made up, what better way to make Ole and co look absolutely inept than this whilst getting a whole fanbase's collective teeth gnashing?It's shit clickbait. If you're going to make up a story you don't make it as bland as this.
When you saw AWB being deployed as RWB despite all evidence pointed previously that he can't even attack properly as RB in back 4 system, then I wouldn't be so sure about calling make up story if I were you.It's shit clickbait. If you're going to make up a story you don't make it as bland as this.
Canadian bias but Davies is also the far better player.Davies and Sancho are as different as player types go as imaginable
Wasnt clear that was your point, but OK.Yes, him. So what?
The point is that if 3-5-2 was a real plan (and not just Ole throwing stuff at the wall) then he’d likely have been a better option than AWB and Sancho. Not that that’s saying much.
Why would accountants and commercial bankers realise this ?Tuchel has looked at using Pulisic and Hudson Odoi as wingbacks, he has also openly said that he doesn’t regard James and Chilwell as defenders when they play there. The main thing is he knows and believes in that system and they practice it extensively.
Ole is throwing crap at the wall and seeing what sticks. He believes in the system so much that he abandoned it in the first half against Atalanta just because of one injury to Varane. It’s muddled thinking, awful management and it’s amazing that the club aren’t realising this.
These guys know if they post anything Utd related it will with get attention and clicks and they will post any old shite to get them. It wa probably just in a training game and a source heard about it and now it's a story.The problem when you're in free-fall is that you're easy pickings, and if you have nothing about you to arrest the plummet, falsehoods can easily be taken as fact. I would like to think this story is nonsense, but it's not come out in a red top or dodgy Twitter account, nor do I believe it's an impossibility with who we've got running the show (not just Ole); this would just be one of many calamitous decisions made, the worse one, but one of a litany, so writing off the story as make believe is practically impossible to do.
I've qualified all my thoughts on the matter with a 'hope it's not true', but there's no way I'd put money on it being made up.
That's not really how the Athletics work they don't publish any old shite, they are a subscription based website and it's also not Whitwell style. Your point would be correct if we were talking about a paper that relies on clicks and ads like the DailyMail or the Express.These guys know if they post anything Utd related it will with get attention and clicks and they will post any old shite to get them.
Honestly if he paid 70m for him as a winger and tries to train him for right wing back he should be sacked for the mere thought of it.
This story was already on all the usual sites today, a quick google search brings them all up. Clickety click click click.That's not really how the Athletics work they don't publish any old shite, they are a subscription based website and it's also not Whitwell style. Your point would be correct if we were talking about a paper that relies on clicks and ads like the DailyMail or the Express.
It's not bland at all; if it's made up, what better way to make Ole and co look absolutely inept than this whilst getting a whole fanbase's collective teeth gnashing?
That's what exactly makes this potentially click baitey. It's so ludicrous from both the fan's and Ole's perspectives that it's 'believable' to have some scope for interest and discussion. It's so easy to take conjure up a narrative from anything if you really wanted to and The Athletic will always have a vested interest to keep readers coming in.That's not really how the Athletics work they don't publish any old shite, they are a subscription based website and it's also not Whitwell style. Your point would be correct if we were talking about a paper that relies on clicks and ads like the DailyMail or the Express.
They all have the Athletic and Whitwell as a source. Your quick google search didn't include reading the articles? The original story is from the Athletic, it wasn't already on all the usual sites.This story was already on all the usual sites today, a quick google search brings them all up. Clickety click click click.
The only difference with the athletic is they have to try and make you feel like you are getting your moneys worth. It's all pure speculation based off something that may have happend in training. That is unless any of them have personally witnessed the events or directly name the people who were there and know what the exact plans are. Why would anyone pay for that?
It's not the title of the article though, so the term clickbaity doesn't apply to that part of the article.That's what exactly makes this potentially click baitey. It's so ludicrous from both the fan's and Ole's perspectives that it's 'believable' to have some scope for interest and discussion. It's so easy to take conjure up a narrative from anything if you really wanted to and The Athletic will always have a vested interest to keep readers coming in.
I refuse to believe it simply because I can't imagine our coaches and Ole being this inept but it's more 70/30 for me as you just don't know
The Athletic is one of the worst for posting/creating absolute nonsense content.That's not really how the Athletics work they don't publish any old shite, they are a subscription based website and it's also not Whitwell style. Your point would be correct if we were talking about a paper that relies on clicks and ads like the DailyMail or the Express.
I did the first on Saturday and the second tonight after reading Whitwell's quotesI don't know wether to laugh or cry at this stage. Can somebody help me out?