That's it, or maybe 2-0 but no more.
Why don't our players score hat-tricks anymore?
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Lukaku's donkeyness extended the 'no league hat-trick' run to 198 games last time around. But that was the closest we've been to a hat-trick since Fergie left so the signs were good vs Burnley. Could this be season we get one?
I guarantee we'll get at least one this season.
Lukaku had umpteen chances to get one last game. He will get a hat-trick soon. But the next one will probably be 3 Fellaini headers
I remember how often Rooney scored a brace before being taken off 20mins before time when it's probably the best time to score against a chasing team. That certainly doesn't help. The lack of hatricks probably reflects a lack of ruthlessness, poor finishing, and poor creativity.
211 league games since the last one. Can Ole manage what the three managerial failures before him couldn't?
It was all because of Mourinho's boring tactics. Now that he is gone, hat-tricks will come raining...
Under Jose - we didn't set out to attack.
Scoring 1 goal often seems a struggle, yet alone 3
Scoring 1 goal often seems a struggle, yet alone 3
We'd have to score more than two goals in a game for the possibility to even exist.
Ole will be shouting for them to shoot on-sight and work the goalkeeper
We literally scored 4 goals in a game less than 2 weeks ago.
Wow, 211?! That’s shocking
Need to have three shots for that. Hoping whatever system or style of play Ole brings to United will result in plenty of goals.
because for some reason we take players off when they're on 2 goals, or when someone is on 2 goals and we get a penalty we give them to someone else.
I think this unwanted run is closely linked to our other shocking post-Fergie run of not having scored 5 goals in a league game. When we start scoring more freely, we'll probably see a hat-trick follow. Ideally, I'd like to see both records end at the same time!
I mean we hardly ever score 3 goals a game let alone 3 goals by one individual.
Hopefully the baby faced assassin can change that!
Hopefully the baby faced assassin can change that!
Who had the last hat trick for us? Was it Kagawa against Norwich?
In the league it was RVP to seal the title vs Villa. All comps Ibra.
Hat-tricks for United in all competitions since the start of 09/10 season:
Code:
+--------+-----+----------------------+
| Season | HTs | Players |
+--------+-----+----------------------+
| 09/10 | 3 | 2xRooney, Owen |
| 10/11 | 4 | 3xBerbatov, Rooney |
| 11/12 | 3 | 2xRooney, Berbatov |
| 12/13 | 3 | 2xvan Persie, Kagawa |
| 13/14 | 1 | van Persie |
| 14/15 | 0 | |
| 15/16 | 1 | Rooney |
| 16/17 | 1 | Ibrahimovic |
| 17/18 | 0 | |
| 18/19 | 0 | |
+--------+-----+----------------------+Cheers @Samid
Hatrick of poor first touches
Interesting stat.
16 in the past 10 seasons. I wonder how many seasons you have to go back to equal Messi's or Cristiano's career hattricks.
16 in the past 10 seasons. I wonder how many seasons you have to go back to equal Messi's or Cristiano's career hattricks.
We've hardly been making/taking enough chances to score three goals in a match by any player, let alone three scored by one player; hopefully things will improve under Ole?
To score a hat-trick the team actually have to score more than 2 goals a game. This season, we've only done that once in PL.
Parking the bus at 0-0, praying for a corner on a counter-attack clearly isn't the way to go.
Parking the bus at 0-0, praying for a corner on a counter-attack clearly isn't the way to go.
Especially when we are the worst counter attacking side in the league. Not exactly good at corners either.
Two braces in two games. Getting closer!
You may see them soon Pogba and Lingard have been close the last 2 games.
Does it really matter? It just seems like another stat to have a go at us about. Every outfield player could score 2 each & we win 20-0 yet with this stat we’ll still have a negative.
I guarantee we’ll have a hat trick from someone under Ole. It’s between Sanchez, Rashford, Martial and Pogba.
Mods is there a way to conduct bets on the caf regarding who will have the first hattrick under Ole?
Moyes LVG Mourinho
Everyone's going to be surprised when Lukaku gets the first hat trick. In our squad, he is the one who has got the most hat tricks(not sure how many). In this style, we'll create chances for our forwards and Lukaku can definitely benefit from it.
It doesn't actually matter who scores as long as we get the goals. But in the course of a season, when a team is playing good attacking football, you expect the main striker to atleast get one hat trick. It's similar to the five goal stats. A good attacking team is bound to score 5 atleast once a season.
I suspect if anyone does it'll be Lukaku
Sanchez, Rashford and Martial all tend to get their goals in ones and a hat trick for a midfielder isn't something that happens often which would rule Pogba out imo
Martial on Sunday.
Pogba and Martial are hitting great form, I wouldn't be surprised to see one of them score in the next week or two
Salah was having a poor season until he scored a hat trick against Bournemouth now he's in everyone's team of the season
Kane has built his top scorer status on bagging hat tricks in the last few games of a season
Hattrick have a real knack of skewing peoples perceptions
Brilliant!
nailed it
Hopefully Sunday
