He has to play on the left. Robertson had him in his pocket against Liverpool because Nacho isn't comfortable on the right. Play him were he's comfortable and he'll prosper.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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He played dreadfully against Liverpool because he played dreadfully against Liverpool (like the rest of the team), it has very little to do with which wing he was on.
Indeed, he’s very good on both wings, people saying he should stick to one when he’s been so productive on both seems reductive to me.
No, it's more than that. He's not an old fashioned winger a la Andrei Kanchelskis who just zips it by lads and crosses. He's a modern introverted winger, and a right sided one of them requires a really good left foot. Garnacho's is weak at best.
So he received the ball with Robertson up his arse not letting him turn, cut inside onto his weak left foot and had limited options because of said weak left foot.
Did you see the pass he played for Rashford's 1st goal against Barnsley? That wasn't on against Pool because............ well you get the idea.
There are reasons why players play dreadfully, like being played out of position. So no more right wing nonsense. Leave that to Amad.
And yet he played his best football on the right last season and underwhelmed on the left...almost like the quality of opposition matters and, more crucially, form fluctuates. He is perfectly capable on both sides, which is good because Rashford is fairly shit on the right and Amad is fairly shit on the left.
I know it’s a trivial thing but the number 7 shirt looks absolutely perfect on him for such a talent
If I'm a left back I know exactly what to do with him. I don't remember too many great performances from the right last season.
Do you remember many great performances from the left?
Alejandro is a great problem to have to deal with. I rate him above Rashford, but ETH doesn't.
No, we were spoiling him by playing him too much on the right. Are you gonna list for me the great right wing performances?
I mean I think he's a fantastic prospect but I don't think he's a great player anywhere yet. His goal record is a lot better from the right though.
Oh he'll get on the end of things wherever he plays. I think my point about his left peg still stands and his development will be much smoother if he's played to his strengths.
Just out of interest... how did he score his goal in the Community Shield against Citeh? My memory escapes me...
A ball over the top. A run through the middle. A cock up in defense and tap in. Textbook great right wing play
Couldn't agree more. He's got that pure arrogance mixed with workrate that makes a top player. He WANTS to be the main man.
The next Ronaldo. AG7. Love to see it.
I think it was a pass out wide to Garnacho on the right wing. He runs at the City defence cutting inside and then finishes nicely into the bottom corner with his left foot from about 14 yards out.
Oh yeah
this one?
nicely done on his weak foot
Giggsy scored a few on his right too. I still reckon Garnacho has a weak left peg and will work much better off the left. Liverpool performance will repeat itself otherwise.
Rashford doesn’t ever get benched and certainly won’t be benched after scoring in his last 2 games.
Is he faster this season?
Also, how would you guys rate him for his speed, dribbling, shooting, finishing, passing and workrate?
Also, how would you guys rate him for his speed, dribbling, shooting, finishing, passing and workrate?
Like his output and visible growth. Always exciting to see a young talent grow in the team and he also saved our behind on the Sancho and Antony failures. Imagine if we needed to replace them by spending real money instead of just promoting Garnacho and Amad!
I also think he’ll end up being able to play through the centre well, too. He’s not ready for it yet, but once he’s developed a bit more strength and refined his game, he’ll be someone who you can put anywhere up front, and he’ll make it work. It’s why I don't really agree with “the play him on right/play him on the left” — he’s got the potential to be effective anywhere, IMO.
Like you say, I think that’s probably more down to his mentality in games. I’m pretty sure he’d have broken through under Fergie because of how he keeps going, even if he does make mistakes.
Deserved start.
Hey
Manager says it is for rotation, and I didnt think he would do it. And Garnacho is great so nothing against him starting.
Crystal Palace 0:0 Man Utd
Should have scored in the first half, then disappeared in the second half
He had the big chances for us. Played very well 1st half
Unlucky not to score and was great first half, anonymous second half.
He's clearly on an upward trajectory. Unlucky not to get the goal today.
Great first half, then he somehow just evaporated
I don't rate him as a winger, he would work best as a 2nd striker in a Conte or an Inzaghi team.
Penetrated at will, but could not score.
That's not unlucky. It's just a poor finish. You get away with that if you play for say, Crystal Palace, like Eze. With United, it's a difference between a good game week and a bad game week.
Palace played with a back 5 so our wingers were never going to get to feast 1v1, but he did have a game of two halves really.
Could quite easily be a player who gets 1 or 2 goals a game if we can find consistency in our performances that match the first 60.
Did have a very quiet second half though.
Did have a very quiet second half though.
Don’t agree, balls bouncing as it comes to him.
There's a part in Roy Keane's first book where he recalls something that happened in training.
Schmeichel for some reason was playing outfield and missed a chance, some half volley iirc. He offered up some excuse saying it was a difficult chance to convert, to which Eric Cantona said, "For you, maybe."
Brilliant first half
Hardly saw him 2nd half
Hardly saw him 2nd half