Ran his socks off and made some great interceptions. he still has the odd brainfart, but I'd rather him on the right than that waste of space Rashford.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 38
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 2
- Yellow cards
- 6
He worked hard, has no end product but you can’t fault the boys desire and fight unlike other unarmed United players !
I thought he was poor on the ball, his passing is absolutely terrible.
This thing of us looking a better team with him in it. Not sure what this is saying really.
It's because we literally don't have another right winger. I can't really consider Pellistri because he's completely unproven at this level.
This thing of us looking a better team with him in it. Not sure what this is saying really.
It's because we literally don't have another right winger. I can't really consider Pellistri because he's completely unproven at this level.
Really made me mad in one situation in the start of the game when he tried to take the ball into his left instead of finish with his right foot
Just divert the ball from your left to your right foot into the box and finish
It was really unnecessary mateIt won us a penalty
Just divert the ball from your left to your right foot into the box and finish
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Tbf he was involved in some good moments for us but it often ended in players making the wrong decisions that would ruin the moves. Battled hard and worked well for the team. I wish he would just smash his shots for a change instead of those bloody floaty curlers.
All of you are doing him a massive disservice to him, calling that performance as 'just putting in a shift'. I'm not his biggest fan and was beginning to question him during the early parts of this season but that was easily his best performance for us. He could have had multiple assists if Bruno could have converted his penalty and McT didn't fluff his lines.
Agreed. He was very good today and hopefully can build on it.
An assist for getting your foot stood on after a bad touch?
He created one proper chance tonight.
For all those people who would cry later on that he has no end product, it would have officially counted as an assist for winning that penalty.
Looked really good. Link up play between him and McTominay needs some work but he didn't do much wrong today and tracked back loads
I thought his best performance was against Galatasaray tbh. Was very surprised he didn't start the game against Newcastle.
Positive signs though, that's 2 good performances back to back.
I agree. Need to work on his end game.
One thing’s for damn sure. Antony is a huge upgrade on Rashford on that right wing. Chelsea created very little but they didn’t get a sniff down our right. Compare and contrast with Newcastle, who tore us apart on that flank.
This was a great call.
You're being ultra generous there.
Yup. Both him and Garnacho were excellent today. I just hope they can build on it.
He was still frustrating at points tonight, but when everyone is causing chaos, his unpredictability is a real asset. Him and Dalot linked up particularly well today.
His street footballer prowess is something I always admire, you don't see much that type of skill set anymore.
Bad first touch or not, he did well to get to the ball first and win us that penalty. And if Bruno scored his penalty, it would have been an assist. So yea he could easily have had 2 assists today.
Contrast that to Rashford/Sancho who would have chickened out of that challenge and wouldn't even attempt to get to that ball after they've lost it.
Good today but has a nasty habit of doing something really good, like chasing an opponent down and winning the ball back, then immediately giving the ball away or losing it somehow. Worked really hard and had some nice touches...I do wish he had an extra yard of pace though. Sometimes looks like he has the beating of a player but can lack the afterburners to really torch them
When the fella plays bad many of our fans can’t wait to jump in and berate him but when plays well make excuses on nit pick. He has had a good game today. Not outstanding but a good game. He created some chances, won the penalty, his original first closing down helped created the first goal. Give credit where it’s due.
I do believe he is still too one dimensional and too afraid to use his right foot but today definitely had positives to build on
I do believe he is still too one dimensional and too afraid to use his right foot but today definitely had positives to build on
Might have another career as a Joelinton turned into midfield hustler. Great pressing and off the ball work, still lacking on it. But good performance overall.
Yeah, he improves us a lot when he plays. Even if his end product should be better. It makes such a difference having a wide player who not only takes care of the ball but also wins it back on a regular basis. The difference between him and Rashford on that right wing is enormous.
That skill on Silva was filthy
That's only an assist in fantasy football terms, right? No way that actually counts in actual assist numbers.
Doing better. Was lucky with the penalty, he absolutely needed to go to the right and Enzo saved him with stupidity. Won 4 fouls
more often than not hard work beats talent in football
It won us a penalty
Yeah, true. But he’s also extremely talented. His touch is as good as any other player on the team. Might even be the best of the lot.
I agree with this. Not sure he’s ever going to have the end product for a winger, but his work rate is undeniable.
A few of the attackers just need a bit of luck.
As fans we can appreciate the effort and hustle. Doesn’t make him a great player by any means…but he has the right attitude at least.
As fans we can appreciate the effort and hustle. Doesn’t make him a great player by any means…but he has the right attitude at least.
i believe it might be worth a try having him on the left with him being one dimensional he might find himself with more opportunities to cross the ball which in turn might work out better for hojlund and now mctominay with these runs.
He’s better than looking at that tosser that doesn’t give 2 fecks
Good performance, but must stop trying to pass the ball in the back of the net from outside the box. So annoying to watch those horribly weak shots. He shoots with half the power of his crosses ffs.
I have always assumed those counted as assists. Couldn't find anything other than Opta saying that they don't count it as an assist. Not sure if PL follows the same as well. Happy to be proven wrong.
Did well. Was everywhere. When we had the ball held his position. First time I am happy with him in a long time !
Maybe if we had another RW in our pocket, but we have Garnacho for LW who looks decent. I'd just stick with these two for the majority of the matches going forward and see if we can't get some more good wide attackers after binning off Sancho (and maybe Rashford).
His quality on the ball is so bad. The chance after 15 minutes when he hits a weak curler is so clearly a situation where he can play the easiest possible pass on his left foot for Bruno to have a 1on1. I’m not sure we have any other option to play RW but Amad has a clear route to the first 11 when he gets fit.
All of our forwards need to increase their output drastically if we're to go anywhere, and while Antony is definitely trying and working hard, he's still not hitting anywhere near the numbers we need to be seeing.
It feels like he looks good currently because almost all the others look awful. He still has a lot to prove to jusitfy the price tag - we've overpaid by double, at least. He has no right foot, his shooting technique is completely one-dimensional, and he is deceptively slow, especially over long sprints - which is a bit of a killer if we want to be "the best transition" team going.
For it to work with him it seems like everyone else has to be playing at 100%, then he becomes a tactical "missing piece". He can hold up the ball, and he has skill in close situations, which allows us to move up and re-organise when we're pressed. Let the other forwards get the goals while he helps build the attacks - but never gets the glory. He could be a modern Park Ji-Sung, essentially. But as important as the Park-type players can be, they just don't command the sort of fee we paid, so he's always gonna have that over him, as will EtH.
It feels like he looks good currently because almost all the others look awful. He still has a lot to prove to jusitfy the price tag - we've overpaid by double, at least. He has no right foot, his shooting technique is completely one-dimensional, and he is deceptively slow, especially over long sprints - which is a bit of a killer if we want to be "the best transition" team going.
For it to work with him it seems like everyone else has to be playing at 100%, then he becomes a tactical "missing piece". He can hold up the ball, and he has skill in close situations, which allows us to move up and re-organise when we're pressed. Let the other forwards get the goals while he helps build the attacks - but never gets the glory. He could be a modern Park Ji-Sung, essentially. But as important as the Park-type players can be, they just don't command the sort of fee we paid, so he's always gonna have that over him, as will EtH.
it clearly isn’t