Nottingham Forest 2:1 Manchester United

MrMarcello · Dec 30, 2023

The Hilton said:
OK fair enough, kudos to you for actually coming up with an alternative (most of the folks on here raging about that seem to have no idea about an alternative and just want to rant).

Having said that, your suggestions mean quite a huge shift in the way we play, when was the last time we played 3-5-2? Or AWB in midfield? We already have a big issue with players not being comfortable in their roles due to injuries and the lack of consistency that allows, adopting an entirely unfamiliar system mid match would only exacerbate that.

Hence why I tossed suggestions out there but no one responded, partly because threads refresh too quickly that posts get lost in thread counts and partly because most don't have suggestions just moans.

Personally, considering Dalot did push into midfield some (see link) until he swapped to RB very late, pushing him to RCM with Eriksen to LCM, and subbing Reguilon at LB for Mainoo (only if injured of course) would probably have kept the shape and tactics but more importantly would have kept some balance and control in the side. Other alternative might be AWB to RCM with Dalot and Reguilon at FB to get some attacking width.

Either AWB or Dalot would surely provide more defensive awareness in the midfield role in an emergency but it's possible they get pulled out not having a true feel for the position. I don't think either would have been left wandering about if assigned to be a holding mid alongside Eriksen. I also feel Antony should have been pulled off at halftime, pushed Rashford and Garnacho applicably, and possibly tossed Amad or even McT up top.

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Toblerone92 · Dec 30, 2023

11101 said:
Only watched the last 10 minutes or so but Diallo has been absolutely atrocious. Like barely a professional footballer level of bad.

Sorry but what the feck are you on about? He did more in his brief time on the pitch than Antony has done this month; at least he got a shot on target and actually attempted to cross the ball.

Red_toad · Dec 30, 2023

Wonder if rice paper Martial will make it for this game. Squad is on barebones for options up top. Hopefully we can get Garnacho on the right, Rashford on the left and Hojlund up top.

11101 · Dec 30, 2023

Toblerone92 said:
Sorry but what the feck are you on about? He did more in his brief time on the pitch than Antony has done this month; at least he got a shot on target and actually attempted to cross the ball.

His pass to kill our own attack and set up the counter they scored the winner from was magnificent.

tentan · Dec 31, 2023

tentan said:
Back down to earth again?

Plant0x84 said:
No.

Yes

El Zoido · Dec 31, 2023

11101 said:
His pass to kill our own attack and set up the counter they scored the winner from was magnificent.

The pass was fine, blame Bruno for deciding to dummy it to a nonexistent player.

Alek M · Dec 31, 2023

justsomebloke said:
If we're so shit against low blocks, how come almost no one plays that way against us anymore? I can think if only two clear cases this season - Forest last time and Palace in the Carabao. They both conceded three.

WTF are you on about. What was West Ham playing?

Alek M · Dec 31, 2023

3KDré said:
Take Antony off. Amad at false 9, Nacho on the right, Rashford left.

A kid that has barely played in EPL to go against tough cbs in an intimidating stadium after just coming back from injury. Like how can you even suggest such nonsense?

Plant0x84 · Dec 31, 2023

tentan said:
Yes

To be fair it shouldn’t have been. We should have dispatched Forest easily. Benefit of hindsight etc

giggslover · Dec 31, 2023

Gotta say, I'm disagreeing with a lot of this board on one person.

Yes he stole the ball to help us tie the game, but other than that I thought Garnacho was atrocious. Kept losing the ball on the wing, never looked to pass to someone, just bullying through to see if he could pass sometimes not just one but 2 people, and never could do it. Touch was off, a lot of missed placed passes...just poor.

Don't know if most are saying he was good, or just the best of a bad lot, but he was Wan Bissaka-poor yesterday. Only Antony was probably worse.

Escobar · Jan 1, 2024

Annihilate Now! said:
That's the point isn't it? 9/10 won't save it, but 1/10 would.

So what you are saying is that there is almost no chance to save it. Like i said

Annihilate Now! · Jan 1, 2024

Escobar said:
So what you are saying is that there is almost no chance to save it. Like i said

I wouldn't really class every 1 in 10 to be no chance.

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