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12 Dec 2024 20:23:23
Before Amorim joined the player playing as striker had scored 2 goals in 13 games, since Amorim arrived the player playing striker has 8 goals in 6 games.
Rashford
Hojlund (2)
Zirkzee (2)
Hojlund
Hojlund (2)
Now whilst there are clearly still some issues, especially with players like Dalot and Rashford who are really struggling to make a mark in this system, the above stats show that we are creating more for strikers than we were previously. I'm looking for positives and that is certainly one of them that I can see.
The build up is still a little too slow and we need Onana to stop making stupid errors but there are some signs of improvement, there are some portions of games where we look horrendous still but I am hopeful that once Ruben realises which players aren't up to it we will see a bit less rotation and start to get some momentum and confidence.
1.) 12 Dec 2024 21:01:15
There has been lots of positives imo. Also lots more of the same.
He can't change much with such little training ground time.
You can see small bits of improvement. You pick one there gds2.
Chasing back has improved for most. Rashford excluded.
I hope his must keep list looks like this.
Maz, deligt, leny, ugarte mainoo mount garnacho amad, rasmus,
Martinez I'd like to keep.
Must go
Rashford Bruno maguire Shaw lindelof Antony cas ericksen onana
I'd like dalot and zirkzee to go.
2.) 12 Dec 2024 22:03:43
I think the 2 standout players have been Amad and Hojlund, both look hungry and up for it. Whilst others have had their moments, I'm not sure anyone else has stepped up, apart from maybe Maz. Mount has shown promise, MDL looks classy but also prone to an error and I thing Ugarte shows promise.
However, as few look like square pegs, Rashford, Zirkzee, Malacia (who may not be match fit), Cas, and Onana, who had been playing well, suddenly looks very dodgy again.
I think RA is giving everyone chances, hopefully he will be ruthless in getting to the right team and squad.
3.) 12 Dec 2024 22:42:56
I have big doubts on Garnacho, he almost always makes the wrong decision, plays for himself and I don't think he is very willing to change.
4.) 12 Dec 2024 23:07:52
MDL lacks pace and at the highest levels today that is a problem.
5.) 12 Dec 2024 23:25:24
I'm not sure banjoe.
But I agree that it will be up to him. I think he is very coachable he proved that as a youth.
Unfortunately he has had very poor coaching in attacking play imo despite flashes of brilliance since he broke into the 1st team. He's been allowed drift into individualism and not be part of a cohesive unit.
He will benefit greatly with a different type of coaching and tactical awareness where players with his abilities can flourish but also must have accountability and take on their responsibilities.
You might well be right. But I think he is very coachable he just needs to prove it.
In 12 months I hope to see a very different player who is enjoying his football.
6.) 12 Dec 2024 23:38:51
I saw a stat showing Garnacho as having the highest % of unsuccessful dribbles in the EPL. If a substantial offer came in for him I think United might take it.
7.) 13 Dec 2024 02:46:07
I find myself agreeing with Ken, there must be a new manager or something ? give it a few more weeks Ken, just a few more weeks. Think I agree with your whole list there. Onana wasn't on my list only die to him playing better, but he really doesn't convince me.
Massive amount of change still needs to happen. Exciting times ahead.
8.) 13 Dec 2024 06:51:24
Our games at the moment seem like pre season. Have thought since ole that our team was unfit and couldn't match the opposition for ground covered.
I think at the moment it's quicker to say the players who look like a fit for the system. Maz ugarte amad hojlund and mount (to a degree) . Mainoo yoro should be fine. Bruno is our best player, seems to fit the deeper role better than the 10 in my opinion.
Dalot and unfortunately rashford seem to be struggling. The signing of zirkzee is a worry hopefully he was a ten hag signing, like most of his he just isn't good enough.
9.) 13 Dec 2024 07:23:11
Seems funny keeping Mount, but wanting to move Bruno, possibly our best player, next to Amad, these past few weeks (and in Brunos case, past few years) .
10.) 13 Dec 2024 11:51:20
Trololo. Bruno would be in the 1st 3 or 4 I'd have out the door.
You might think he is out next player and playing well I think he has been really poor. He is not worth building a team around he is 31 next year.
Stupid contract to give him imo.
You like him and think he is one of our best and your well entitled to that view. I'd be selling him asap.
11.) 13 Dec 2024 13:28:24
shaw
Its 21% basically loses the ball 4/ 5 times. He also leads the league for most losses in possession for a winger. Some will argue he is young and trying but you will not survive anywhere at a big club with those stats no matter what. You need football IQ and understand that sometimes there is no dribble available and rotate the ball.
ATM He is more effective in transition and break away play but not a possession based system and will need to get a lot better in terms of decision making and final product/ delivery.
To be fair judge him and the rest at the end of the season when they have had enough time to adapt to the changes.
12.) 14 Dec 2024 07:34:48
Tumble, but you would build our team around Mount? He is 31, so? When the time comes, we can replace him, it is not like he is playing bad, or is injured all the time. He could easily give us 2-3 seasons.
Dont get me wrong, if the general idea/ tactics/ plan or whatever is to sell him and he doesn't fit, that is fine, but I can't understand someone really wanting our best player to be sold, and at the same time wanting to keep Mount, who is pretty terrible, and on top of that injured half of the time (or more) .
13.) 14 Dec 2024 11:42:20
I think Fernades is a very good player and I'd always start him given our options, but I think because the overall quality of the squad is so poor he's been given the mantle of best player and the captaincy. Ideally he needs to be complimented by a handful of much better players than we have so he's not in the spotlight.
31 Aug 2024 12:33:08
Ed077,
I don’t think anybody hates Mctominay, and most would have been ok with him staying on for another year if we couldn’t find a buyer, but we are never going to progress to where we want to be with him in the team so if someone wants to buy him then we are right to let him go. Certainly no hatred, I can’t see how any United fan can hate him for his effort, but I think most can see he’s not good enough.
{Ed077's Note - I can see the PSR value of his sale but there are at least 2 senior midfielders at the club who deserved moving on before McTom. Plus he's shown to be more useful coming on from the bench than the options we've kept. But I guess there being no real suitors for the likes of Casemiro and Eriksen proves my point well enough ?
1.) 01 Sep 2024 10:14:49
I think you have to see Scott and the others as totally separate, just because Case and Eriksen aren’t good enough doesn’t mean Scott was, none of them will be at the club in 18 months time but Scott would have left for free if we didn’t sell him this summer.
It’s a process and will take longer than 1 window to complete, I think we are short this season but will challenge for top 4 but another 2 windows similar to this one and we will be in a much stronger position. I’m yet to be convinced that will be with the same manager.
2.) 01 Sep 2024 05:34:59
Ed077,
I think you've summed it up well.
I wouldn't have been against Ericsson and Anthony leaving on loan. Although it was perhaps a little too late in the window for them to go. But with Anthony it doesn't really matter if he stayed or left. No one would notice.
{Ed077's Note - I like Eriksen but honestly, would anyone notice if he made the 25 man squad or not? I would prefer someone like Collyer get those sparse minutes rather than him and I would guess he too would prefer to move elsewhere and okay more regularly if given a choice. But the worrying ones are Antony and Casemiro. Because if we can't move them on, we are stuck with them for 2/3 years more on big wages ?
3.) 01 Sep 2024 18:19:24
We have no chance of making the top four
Our midfield is not strong enough and Dalot at left back is not working. Ugarte may help.
4.) 01 Sep 2024 18:45:28
I also wonder if McT had expressed a desire to play more - approaching the time in his career where if he is going to be the main man in midfield, it's now. And doubt he would get it at United.
23 Sep 2023 22:23:51
I can only see us getting relegated after that battling win.
1.) 23 Sep 2023 22:39:10
A patched together side and we got the win that's the main thing.
2.) 23 Sep 2023 22:47:34
Our season starts now. Few wins and everything changes. Personally I'm excited at what Hojlund will do do once we and he hit some form.
3.) 23 Sep 2023 22:48:27
I was on pins and needles watching that game. Its a big 3 points and a clean sheet. I am really worried going forward with our injuries to our defenders. I did not like what eth said about Martinez.
We have enough mids to chop and change and more coming back. The backline is very very worrying.
We also cannot be playing cas and bruno 2 games a week like this. Its asking for trouble imo but we have no other options atm.
4.) 23 Sep 2023 23:26:37
Are you barred from Specsavers GDS2?
5.) 23 Sep 2023 23:27:47
I wonder how Clayton Blackmore is doing.
6.) 24 Sep 2023 03:08:33
Just a little tongue in cheek joke based on some of the posts in the last week, 8 points clear of the relegation zone now for anyone keeping an eye on it.
09 Aug 2023 09:32:44
Concerning Corruption - I imagine when United were winning everything Liverpool fans thought we got decisions, I still hear people now talking about how Howard Webb is a United fan etc. it’s not corrupt, the better teams will always get more penalties as they attack more, the opposition are more likely to get yellow cards as they get desperate and make challenges they wouldn’t usually, sometimes it’s the only way to stop a good team. There are poor officials, I’m not 100% sure why you even watch the sport anymore if you think the refs are cheating (for what reason I’ve absolutely no idea) and deciding games.
On the abuse of the referees, it’s quite clear that it needs to be cut out, I agree with all of the comments above about grass roots, I used to ref myself and there is no respect for officials and it’s because of the top level, if players are carded for abusing a ref they will soon stop.
1.) 09 Aug 2023 10:01:26
I chatted to Webb's brother back when Webb was refereeing. They did follow a team, but a lower league team. Cannot remember it now. Nice bloke, looked nothing like Howard. Bit of Useless info for you. I had to ask the question as it was a rumour back then.
{Ed002's Note - All referees have to declare allegiances and Howard Webb has declared he is a supporter of Rotherham.}
2.) 09 Aug 2023 11:01:21
To be honest i filed the EPL ref conspiracy theory in the same place i filed the fake moon landings and the C.V. vax microchip/ heart stoping/ DNA altering theories. I believe psychology has an academic field of study devoted to understanding the people who believe them.
3.) 09 Aug 2023 11:38:51
City do get away with a lot of niggly fouls though. Rodri almost never gets carded for things Casemiro or Xhaka will never get away with. And Bernardo Silva goes around hacking people down all the time but gets a free pass because he's tiny and his name is not Mctominay. I may have digressed a little bit here lol.
4.) 09 Aug 2023 13:48:59
The art of the foul. Someone should right a book about it.
5.) 09 Aug 2023 22:37:14
GDS2 I was the one who mentioned corruption, and I don’t think the refs are “cheating” as such, but I believe they are being directed in such a manner to target certain players and clubs in particular.
I remember Solksjaer talking about this exact thing. The referees directives for United games would highlight our players for certain things and all too often the ref would be far too card happy or not give a penalty because a certain player of ours was being highlighted for “diving”. I believe there is corruption, but it’s just not as obvious as many people think.
6.) 10 Aug 2023 06:48:04
The problem here is they need to be constant with their decisions.
If it is a penalty for City, it should be penalty for United or Luton or whatever the club is.
If it is a yellow for Luton, it should be yellow for United or City as well.
Too many strange decisions.
Sure, it is not the same referee in the City and Luton match for example, but I imagine they have meetings where they consult and decide on these things.
20 Feb 2022 18:35:43
Since Ralf took over United have more points than any other side except city and are currently on the longest unbeaten run. Things are looking up. There are improvements in the performances and our games are quite fun to watch, still a lot to work on but enjoying things a lot more now.
1.) 20 Feb 2022 19:29:55
always nice to go to Leeds and stuff them. Most enjoyable and entertaining football match today.
2.) 20 Feb 2022 19:36:17
GDS2 - let's not forget we’ve had a really favourable run of fixtures since RR took over!
Dropped points against Villa, Wolves, Burnley and Southampton could be costly come the end of the season.
Let’s see where we are at the end of March when we’ve played City, Liverpool, Spurs and Athletico Madrid.
I think 4th will be a real struggle if you think that’s important; personally I don’t buy into the top 4 propaganda machine and historically the Glazers have spent more money when we’ve finished outside the top 4 anyway.
Of course I want Utd to finish as high as possible but I certainly won’t be celebrating finishing 4th. As far as the Club is concerned I fear that would be objective achieved whilst the spin doctors and PR machine try to convince the world of a successful season.
3.) 20 Feb 2022 19:42:55
Can't argue with that, and we have had a couple of 50/ 50 decisions go against us in the game we drew. Looks much more positive.
4.) 20 Feb 2022 19:44:31
Much better indeed. You can see and for many of us we can see improvement week on week.
Still not great stuff but you can see a little more structure and a lot more effort.
I think slowly but surely he is finding out who suits his system best and who is adapting quicker than others.
Tough schedule ahead and its the next 6 games that will define our season and show us how far we have come.
City Liverpool spurs 2 x athletico with Watford next Sat.
If we come out of that still in 4th and still in cl we will have a interesting few months ahead.
5.) 20 Feb 2022 20:22:59
I think things are looking much better. Sancho is looking much more the part, and Elanga has really taken his chance. Even Fred helped turn the game today, although I had to chuckle when the commentator questioned whether he meant it when he scored. He's not a bad little finisher.
6.) 20 Feb 2022 21:32:45
Fred’s cameo when he came on, including his goal, was superb today. Deserves the credit.
7.) 20 Feb 2022 21:43:18
Definitely signs of improvement and the performance level has definitely picked up since pogba has come back.
Whatever his flaws having someone in midfield who can actually put their foot on the ball and pick out passes and control the game makes a world of difference.
8.) 20 Feb 2022 21:59:48
Credit where credit is due - until he started to tire Pogba was excellent today.
9.) 21 Feb 2022 06:14:06
United responded after Leeds levelled. Rangnick got it right with his changes. Under Ole, he would of done nothing and United would of lost that game. Sancho had a good game, Lindlhof too I thought. And Fred can play football after all. He was great when he came on.
Good game of football. Second half was a proper War of the Roses.
10.) 21 Feb 2022 08:19:40
Never sunny on that side eh DLIB? ??.
11.) 21 Feb 2022 08:47:04
We played as a team and looked more like a team playing together with a bit more belief. We had a wobble when DDG let the first goal it, yet for the first time in a long time I saw a structure and players playing for each other plus a bit of belief. RR got the changes right, tough games ahead and the mess will take time to resolve but definitely positive signs.
12.) 21 Feb 2022 09:43:31
Agreed redman and good post GDS.
Aside from the results, our play has taken a massive turn, the structure in which we play is now quite clear to see. Refreshing to be honest.
13.) 21 Feb 2022 11:40:51
I can't remember a United manager having to deal with more during such a short period.
Disjointed team made up of a patchwork quilt of players from 5 different managers.
Terrible form, no style of play and years of substandard coaching and conditioning.
Half the squad out of contract and/ or looking for moves elsewhere.
Big signings under performing.
The Greenwood situation.
Maguire and Ronaldo power struggle threatening to divide the dressing room.
Uncertainty over who will be the next manager and the direction of the club.
A change of CEO, from Woodward to someone who has zero experience.
A seeming power struggle higher up the club, with Sir Alex unable to keep his nose out and interfering, and other board members trying to have more control.
Literally it's like he's walked in and there's a fire in every corner that needs dealing with.
Yet, he has handled the press with an expertise that we haven't seen since Sir Alex.
He has the team starting to play a clearer structured style of football. While he's starting to get results.
Given the circumstances I don't think anyone could have done a better job. That doesn't mean he should be the next full time manager, just that he is doing what I consider to be a very good job of steering the club through a very difficult time.
14.) 21 Feb 2022 11:57:44
Dunno what they've been feeding lindlehof but thought he had a great game yesterday- same as fred's cameo. all in all a great game to watch but still a worry leaking goals albeit a bit of a fluke for the first one.
thought PP played well and I guess that's him done for the next 4/ 5 games but there are signs of improvement in the team.
15.) 22 Feb 2022 08:10:48
Good post shappy.
05 Jan 2025 20:18:43
He’s also got an assist at Anfield more importantly.
31 Oct 2024 01:26:51
De Ligt, Martinez, Yoro, Ugarte, Mainoo, Garnacho, Bruno, Hojlund, all have shown they can be very good, you could even include Rashford who can be very very good but also very very bad. Time will tell if Amorim can get these players playing at their best but if he does then we will be fine.
30 Oct 2024 00:02:57
Maze,
Let’s see how things go, why be negative before he’s even started?
28 Oct 2024 19:07:28
Burren,
He’s certainly a kid and a bloody good one at that, not sure why you’d try and write him off before he’s even played.
23 Sep 2024 10:09:33
Albey,
Because we are one of the biggest clubs in the world with loads of money mate, surely you don’t need to ask that, he might not come to us but we still have a bit of a pull, especially on some young players at the moment it seems.
{Ed002's Note - Chris Rigg (CM) Kiddie spotted by Chelsea scouts when watching another Sunderland player. Of an age where he can reach the position of being Club Developed as well as Home Grown. Liverpool and Manchester United have sent scouts.}
17 Jan 2025 17:34:31
Mind,
We had already equalised when Yoro was taken off, with a great ball into Amad by Zirkzee, he changed the game imo and put us on the front foot. Not sure we won the game because we swapped a centre back for another one after 82 minutes.
17 Jan 2025 11:01:49
Eric,
We didn’t really though did we as Amad was one of them 5 and he was pushing forward for most of the game, the changes we made in personnel meant we were much more attacking as the game went on as well.
17 Jan 2025 00:02:31
Been a few since RVP but not too many. Martial, Bruno and 2 for Ronaldo. 1st one since 2022 though.
13 Jan 2025 22:36:42
Don’t even have to wait until weekend, 2 home games coming up this week, let’s see if we can put that effort in at home.
11 Jan 2025 12:12:57
They do it before every single cup game so if it was an omen we would win every cup.