I am still gobsmacked with how we are up there in the league compared to the start of the season. But I think we actually need to reflect after the Liverpool Premier League game it kind of all came back to earth for us. Have we been amazing, no. Have we played 1 game all season in the league where we have battered a team and you have come out of the game thinking wow great game, great result and great play, No. Our team is only capable of winning games in spurts in the games like 10-15 minute intervals and then they collapse. Whether this is a mentality, character or tactic issue who knows. But in all honestly we rode Lady Luck all the way to where we are and took advantage of teams that have now completely woke up and look like they mean business with their performances, attitudes and results.
The last match surely to god, Scott wouldn't have gone onto the game without telling anyone he has an iffy stomach, it was laughable. I felt sorry for him but he didn't look right in the warm up and its the managers job and his staff to look at those things and be able to notice it and remedy it. He should have been sent home, and then to not bring VDB on when the game needed it was another kick in the teeth for him. His confidence looks destroyed when you look at him, he probably should have went Barcelona or waited until he could as at least he would be used and you would see the best out of him.
We are in a position now that we have players who could score own goals, give zero effort for majority of the game or have a really bad game for a run of games and there UNDROPPABLE. I love Marcus Rashford I do but he has been atrocious the past 5/6 games, he has scored 1 or 2 but his performance has been well below what he probably expects of himself. And playing him through it won't help he needs to be rested/dropped for him to put more effort in. This is exactly what happened under LVG players became too relaxed and lost interest as they knew the management wouldn't drop them. Martial is another, he's lazy and his attitude is terrible. We bought Diallo who everyone is raving about and says he is the next best thing but nah not ready put him in the unders when we are CRYING for a RW. If you good enough your old enough is a famous saying of this club or is that saying dead now.
Ole's attitude as well, constantly sitting on the lines not willing to be on the touchline is very dismaying even when a decision has gone against you, the camera pans and he is emotionless or laughing. Fergie, LVG, Mourinho feck even Moyes would be having words with the 4th official. And his press conference today, oh those decisions shouldn't have happened. What does he want a trophy for what we already know, what I would have demanded to know is why his players have been atrocious. And against Sheffield, no disrespect but to be outplayed in every department was embarrassing for a team that will go down. Our work rate is gone and some of our best players like Bruno look like they have played too many games as he can't drop him understandable for certain players but give him a rest for a game or bench and come off.
We all got giddy as its been what 8 years since we have been top of the league and I was buzzing but also knew this team would collapse as the mentality, character, coaching and determination isn't there. Keane said it all on Sunday and he was spot on with everything he said. When you have a captain like Maguire who is buzzing to get a nil-nil and Bruno who knows he has had a bad game and storms off due to being pissed off with the result. Surely you start asking maybe we have the wrong captain leading this club, Maguire is a good defender but wouldn't get into any of the top 10 teams in the world as he doesn't use his common sense. Its amazing that he had a great world cup and it overshadowed his value and everyone thinking he was world class when he just isn't.
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The last match surely to god, Scott wouldn't have gone onto the game without telling anyone he has an iffy stomach, it was laughable. I felt sorry for him but he didn't look right in the warm up and its the managers job and his staff to look at those things and be able to notice it and remedy it. He should have been sent home, and then to not bring VDB on when the game needed it was another kick in the teeth for him. His confidence looks destroyed when you look at him, he probably should have went Barcelona or waited until he could as at least he would be used and you would see the best out of him.
We are in a position now that we have players who could score own goals, give zero effort for majority of the game or have a really bad game for a run of games and there UNDROPPABLE. I love Marcus Rashford I do but he has been atrocious the past 5/6 games, he has scored 1 or 2 but his performance has been well below what he probably expects of himself. And playing him through it won't help he needs to be rested/dropped for him to put more effort in. This is exactly what happened under LVG players became too relaxed and lost interest as they knew the management wouldn't drop them. Martial is another, he's lazy and his attitude is terrible. We bought Diallo who everyone is raving about and says he is the next best thing but nah not ready put him in the unders when we are CRYING for a RW. If you good enough your old enough is a famous saying of this club or is that saying dead now.
Ole's attitude as well, constantly sitting on the lines not willing to be on the touchline is very dismaying even when a decision has gone against you, the camera pans and he is emotionless or laughing. Fergie, LVG, Mourinho feck even Moyes would be having words with the 4th official. And his press conference today, oh those decisions shouldn't have happened. What does he want a trophy for what we already know, what I would have demanded to know is why his players have been atrocious. And against Sheffield, no disrespect but to be outplayed in every department was embarrassing for a team that will go down. Our work rate is gone and some of our best players like Bruno look like they have played too many games as he can't drop him understandable for certain players but give him a rest for a game or bench and come off.
We all got giddy as its been what 8 years since we have been top of the league and I was buzzing but also knew this team would collapse as the mentality, character, coaching and determination isn't there. Keane said it all on Sunday and he was spot on with everything he said. When you have a captain like Maguire who is buzzing to get a nil-nil and Bruno who knows he has had a bad game and storms off due to being pissed off with the result. Surely you start asking maybe we have the wrong captain leading this club, Maguire is a good defender but wouldn't get into any of the top 10 teams in the world as he doesn't use his common sense. Its amazing that he had a great world cup and it overshadowed his value and everyone thinking he was world class when he just isn't.
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