ole@thewheel
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We can talk about Onana’s passing drills, the defence’s occasional comedy routines, or last season’s injuries, but let’s be honest—the biggest issue is staring us in the face.
We simply don’t score enough goals.
Last season, we managed 57 league goals, and this season, we’re on track for even fewer. In the past decade, only two teams have scraped into the top four with fewer than 60 goals. Our response? Sign four defensive players (five if you count Dorgu) and bring in Zirkzee as a backup striker. Then, for good measure, we start losing Rashford and Antony with no replacements. Because why not make an already weak attack even weaker?
I back Højlund, but let’s not act surprised that he’s struggling. Even if every player in the squad hit their best-ever goal tally, we still wouldn’t reach 60 goals. Did we really plan for Garnacho, Amad, and Mainoo to cover the shortfall? That’s not a strategy—that’s blind faith.
And what’s with every attack somehow finding its way back to Bruno? No matter where we start, we always hit the reset button. Players like Garnacho and Amad thrive on direct play, yet we’re forcing them into a never-ending game of “pass it back to Bruno” instead of letting them cause chaos.
We simply don’t score enough goals.
Last season, we managed 57 league goals, and this season, we’re on track for even fewer. In the past decade, only two teams have scraped into the top four with fewer than 60 goals. Our response? Sign four defensive players (five if you count Dorgu) and bring in Zirkzee as a backup striker. Then, for good measure, we start losing Rashford and Antony with no replacements. Because why not make an already weak attack even weaker?
I back Højlund, but let’s not act surprised that he’s struggling. Even if every player in the squad hit their best-ever goal tally, we still wouldn’t reach 60 goals. Did we really plan for Garnacho, Amad, and Mainoo to cover the shortfall? That’s not a strategy—that’s blind faith.
And what’s with every attack somehow finding its way back to Bruno? No matter where we start, we always hit the reset button. Players like Garnacho and Amad thrive on direct play, yet we’re forcing them into a never-ending game of “pass it back to Bruno” instead of letting them cause chaos.