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For someone hat hasn't kicked a ball in absolute ages, I thought he did well.
Made couple of good runs too and created good chance for Lingard.Solid performance, no real chances came down his side, kept a clean sheet no complaints
Ok. All game he was solid defensively, nothing got past him at all, when he did get the ball wide in the first half, in his own half, he probably passed back to Maguire 80% of the time, primarily because there was no one available further forward, Palace were defending quite deep. He did go forward a bit, but not like a Shaw or Williams would. Second half he did venture forward more, and started to work little patterns of play with Bruno, Rashford and Martial, and was up to their box quite a few times, especially when Matic game on, that was probably because Palace players were getting tired. It was noticeable that their press second half was not as good as it was first half. Overall I would give him a 7. I rate him higher than Dalot, whose yet to convince me he's good enough, and I would think will definitely be here next season, primarily as a back four cover player. He has all the physical attributes for a top DM, but not sure how good his awareness and passing ability is, I suppose the only way is to try him in that position pre season. He was unlucky to get booked, was about a tenth as bad as the Romau attack on Greenwood.Couldn’t watch the game and this thread has been unbelievably unhelpful at giving me a review on what kind of game he had.
He’s ranged from being diabolical to very good.
Not sure how you can tell he's not good enough after 100 minutes of football, where the team as a whole didn't perform great, and the number of options to pass forward were limited due to Palace sitting quite deep, and pressing hard. He certainly performed well in his defensive duties, but yes, he didn't venture forward a great deal, only towards the end when Palace legs were getting tired. Would certainly prefer TFM to Dalot at the moment.He seems like a good guy but he's really not good enough to be a United player. 90% of his passes went straight back to the person who passed him the ball... which was usually Maguire. Might as well have been passing to a trampoline.
I would be delighted if he had a career as good as OShea. Was just thinking we need a player in that mould. Nothing flash but always steady and able to fill a hole.He did well. I even forgot he was still with us (didnt know before yesterday whether he was injured, on loan or what)...
I still dont know what his strongest position is for us. Unless its utility man (which is ok for the squad, but not good for him). Saying that, hes only 22 but I reckon utility man for us is the best he can do (which isnt a bad thing if he has a career like OShea)
I've watched him play a lot more than 100 minutes of football. He did perform well in his defensive duties for the most part but that's obviously not enough for a team that wants to dominate matches and have most of the ball. Unfortunately he isn't better than Shaw, and he's not better than Brandon Williams. Despite that, I am glad he did ok last night and happy for the lad that he got his first United appearance in a long time.Not sure how you can tell he's not good enough after 100 minutes of football, where the team as a whole didn't perform great, and the number of options to pass forward were limited due to Palace sitting quite deep, and pressing hard. He certainly performed well in his defensive duties, but yes, he didn't venture forward a great deal, only towards the end when Palace legs were getting tired. Would certainly prefer TFM to Dalot at the moment.
this could be a good idea to keep things fresh but he'd be up against Pulisic which is a different test altogether. I thought he was fine last night. He's definitely not a left back but if he can stay fit and cover a few positions then I dont see whats wrong with keeping him around. Most likely he's in the shop window at this stage though. You'd imagine he would want to go and play first team somewhere for a few years than be a squaddie here for a while and leave in the future. I have this feeling somewhere like Celtic would be a great move for him to get lots of games and keep developing.Against Chelsea he should play on the right and give rest to AWB. Presuming that Shaw or Williams will be good to play
Same. I think that wouldnt be the worst thing for TFM either. Weve had that in squads before that have won championships. Jack of all trades, but not a specialist in one I guess.I would be delighted if he had a career as good as OShea. Was just thinking we need a player in that mould. Nothing flash but always steady and able to fill a hole.
Hé didn’t have a bad game but he was far from MOTM.My MOTM! Looked super nervous in the first 5-10 minutes, which is a real shame because he looked certain to feature a lot more for United and I never expected him to be introduced into the squad as a senior like this.
He's not played s prem game for a long time, so realistically all we can judge him on his how he performs now. At Fulham he looked as if he wasn't enjoying playing, was left out occasionally, and didn't look great. I agree he's not better than Shaw or Williams, but I would rather Ole gave him a pre season and a few games to see if he can really compete at Prem level, whether he will get the opportunity is another matter. He's probably one of the best players, physically, we have in the squad, but he needs to align that with quick thinking, good passing, and the ability to read the play, if he can do all that, then we may have a very good player on our hands.I've watched him play a lot more than 100 minutes of football. He did perform well in his defensive duties for the most part but that's obviously not enough for a team that wants to dominate matches and have most of the ball. Unfortunately he isn't better than Shaw, and he's not better than Brandon Williams. Despite that, I am glad he did ok last night and happy for the lad that he got his first United appearance in a long time.
You could be right. Physically, he has all the attributes to be a top DM, but passing, spotting danger before it happens, and the ability to fill in in a defensive position if a defender is caught out of position is what is needed. Perhaps a match pre season could determine whether he could fulfill that role or not.Remember when people said he could be a midfielder for us...
I think he is either a back up RB or RCB, nothing more. His passing and positioning isn't good enough for a DM, but he has pace. I think RCB in a 3 man defense would suit him the best.