The shackles are off for Erikson now
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Yeah I'd say the fact his replacement has been directly at fault for all three goals is confirmation TFM was doing a very good job on their most dangerous player.
Lad was saving us the blushes all along
First goal was more on Smalling and Blind. They both went for the same header. How does that happen? Sunday League stuff. Both high up the pitch. 3 touches later it's in the back of the net.
Immense talent this lad.
I have the utmost respect for the way in which he has taken to first team football like a duck to water. Much like his fellow youth team mates CBJ, Varella, Rashford etc he plays without fear and with absolute confidence in his ability. Expecting big things from him during his United career.
He needs to keep his adrenaline in check and stop running all over the pitch like a mad man though.
I have the utmost respect for the way in which he has taken to first team football like a duck to water. Much like his fellow youth team mates CBJ, Varella, Rashford etc he plays without fear and with absolute confidence in his ability. Expecting big things from him during his United career.
He needs to keep his adrenaline in check and stop running all over the pitch like a mad man though.
He stopped two near certain goals by being acres out of position
Never change, Timmy.
He was superb today. My man of the match, but I personally feel Spurs would have still scored those goals had he been on the pitch. It was just a coincidence that when he went off we conceded three.
People also forget that Lamela should have scored in the first half, probably due to Mensah being too narrow.
Don't get me wrong, like I said, he was superb, but it's easy for people to just pass the blame.
People also forget that Lamela should have scored in the first half, probably due to Mensah being too narrow.
Don't get me wrong, like I said, he was superb, but it's easy for people to just pass the blame.
He fecking loves it this guy.
Well done son. I'd rather play the kids every game than seeing Mata Rojo Darmian pull on the red jersey.
The one shining light today. He's gonna be a beast.
Still quite raw and has a lot to learn but looks like a real talent and had a good game.
He was beast today I thought. React so quickly unlike Darmian. But too many unnecessary reckless challenge. He needs to stop doing that so he doesn't turn into Phil Jones (injury prone).
Brilliant
Was very good today,all fell apart as soon as he got injured
I don't think he did that. I think he was asked to cover Erikson and so left mata to cover the rw.
MOTM
He did indeed.He stopped two near certain goals by being acres out of position
Never change, Timmy.
Imagine 10 TFM's lining up in front of DDG next week. Only great things could come from this believe me.
Awesome player, has a huge future ahead of him.
Not positionally disciplined enough to be a full back. I think CDM/ box-to-box midfielder will be his best position, where we can utilise all his best attributes.
Hope Mourinho can transform him into our own Essien.
Not positionally disciplined enough to be a full back. I think CDM/ box-to-box midfielder will be his best position, where we can utilise all his best attributes.
Hope Mourinho can transform him into our own Essien.
This guy is brilliant don't know why he's only starting to get game time now, should be first choice, only good thing to come out of this game. Hopefully the injury isn't to bad.
Good game today. Played very narrow, almost like a third CB and allowed Blind to go further up to close down Alli. After he left we sort of lost our shape.
He's a centre back isn't he? Why are so many wanting him to play in midfield?
Sounds like a Football Manager experiment right there!
Seasons almost over so I'd let him loose in midfield. Just let him charge around.
Knew he'd get injured though. Guy's fearless.
Knew he'd get injured though. Guy's fearless.
Are you trying to say that a great manager such as LVG, with his unending knowledge of football, would encourage a player to intentionally run out of position in order to close down a single Spurs player, all the while leaving gaping holes in the position he is supposed to be covering - in this case right back.
Oh... wait a minute.
Put him in midfield and sign Renato Sanches. Mourinho will let them run havoc
He's still very raw but I'm super impressed by his decisiveness and knack of coming away with the ball more often than not. It took Smalling a fair few years to get that sort of aggression into his game and I think Fosu-Mensah would be best served by being developed as a centre-back, it will take a while to get the positioning spot on but his raw attributes and his anticipation and timing of the challenge are perfect for a ball-playing CB. It was actually jarring to see how decisive and physical Mensah was vs. other players (look how pathetic 3 United players were on that first Spurs goal).
I wasn't quite sure what the plan was with Mensah today but I do not think he was helped by Mata on the right whose idea of communicating seemed to be pointing at people and hoping for the best. There was one point when Mensah was in front of Mata by about 10 yards and was about to press Eriksen where Mata pointed to Rose running in behind himself rather than tracking back, Mata was clearly uncomfortable all afternoon and he did not help Mensah at all who seemed to play more on instinct. Think the blame has to lie here with Van Gaal, Lingard should have switched out wide left, Young wide right and Mata in behind Martial for the second half.
I wasn't quite sure what the plan was with Mensah today but I do not think he was helped by Mata on the right whose idea of communicating seemed to be pointing at people and hoping for the best. There was one point when Mensah was in front of Mata by about 10 yards and was about to press Eriksen where Mata pointed to Rose running in behind himself rather than tracking back, Mata was clearly uncomfortable all afternoon and he did not help Mensah at all who seemed to play more on instinct. Think the blame has to lie here with Van Gaal, Lingard should have switched out wide left, Young wide right and Mata in behind Martial for the second half.
Would defiantly like to see this.
Because he filled in there a few times in the U21s. And because people don't know what they are talking about
He's a fecking machine.
For regular watchers of the reserve sides, how good is Mensah on the ball? I can't really see his future in the middle other than a holding midfielder and I would think it would be a slight waste of his raw attributes in such a specialist role. I could understand if the rest of the team was more or less there and we needed someone to play that role but I think he'd be far better being bled as a pure centre-back.
His tools are more useful in midfield. I spoke to a few Ajax fans who say he was always considered as a potential future box to box midfielder in the youth setup there.
Our MOTM. He was everywhere. We need more people like him. Smart player, but is a machine too. Built like an ox.
He is a footballer, not everyone has to be defined by a single role. He regularly plays in midfield for the youth and u21 side and has been impressive there and it also frees him up to get around the pitch so it is understandable why many see his future in midfield. There is also more of a spot in midfield for him with Smalling and Blind already being good and Tuanzebe and Williams being equally talented CB prospects, imo Williams is even better.
How so?
He made several excellent tackles today and is strong in the air, he's going to be a special player for us I feel.
Is that you Louis?
No just someone who realizes footballers aren't imbeciles and can in fact play more than one position.
He's a top talent this lad, we went to pieces after he went off.
No point in dilly-dallying in his positions during his development stage though. He should play in one position/area and stick to it, if we have injuries then his versatility can come into play, but how many world class players regularly change position?
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