Indeed, it's gonna be a hard game for him with this lineup. Also kinda makes me think that Ragnick doesn't consider him starting XI worthy
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I actually think he played decently considering, I know I'll be in the minority.
That did him no favours and I don't think he tried too hard or anything just genuinely not good enough against a poor YB team
I'm with you, a cock up for the goal but lots of positives, tenacious, strong tackling, wish he hadn't mouthed off to the manager though, dont think that will do him any favours.
Playing alone in midfield he wasn't that bad.
We waited so long for that?
Yeah he played well enough, mistake aside. But a Mata-DvB midfield was never going to be spectacular, at least not for the right reasons.
How is he expected to perform his best in these mish mash line ups.?
Dreadful error for the goal.
Dreadful error for the goal.
Meh!
Wrong choice with the pass leading to the goal, but did decently other than that. 6 tackles, 3 interceptions, 2 clearances and 1 blocked shot is more of a ball winning display than McTominay and Fred usually come up with. More of a hard work performance than quality.
Sold in January hopefully… Not good enough too slow no forward passing back to Holland I hope
I don’t know what so many were expecting
I don’t think he was terrible, just Donny. Better than I expected with him being the main defensive midfielder.
Didn't recommend himself today
What excuse is it tonight? The weather?
He isn’t particularly great, let’s be honest.
He isn’t particularly great, let’s be honest.
Crap. But the conditions and Mata didn't help him.
Painfully average as normal.
Just saw the stats. His passing was the top and he ran the most.
Are we allowed to use that argument for every player then?
Aside from the sloppy pass, thought he was decent, nowt spectacular, don’t think he should be playing as a lone DM again.
Feel sorry for him having to play alongside Mata
Meh, can't read too much into that. He got 90 minutes and will be ready when needed.
He played DM with Mata as a midfield partner. What did people expect?
No but when anyone has Mata in midfield it's allowed.
I mean what was RR hoping to see from a Mata - DVB combo in deep though?
Why would Mata even start? It is just pretty weird.
Why would Mata even start? It is just pretty weird.
He is such an average footballer. The rest of the team doesn't matter, just look at what he does. He's "ok" at most things but doesn't stand out with anything. He's fine to rotate in as one of the deeper mids occasionally, but he doesn't really provide anything. McTominay is pretty much the same, but at least is a lot stronger physically.
I've never seen a player that has had as many excuses for them as van de Beek has in his time for us. Especially with his ratio of 'good' to 'average' games.
I'd love to see his touches and passes if you can get them. Seemed to be involved an awful lot as well.
They just showed the stats. His passing was the top and he ran the most.
He's just not that good. Can't control the game as a 6, can't provide a spark as a 10. Maybe try him in goal next?
Greenwood made something of this game, even with a mish mash lineup.
Greenwood made something of this game, even with a mish mash lineup.
Showed that Ole was wrong benching him in favour of Bruno
He was surrounded by mata, matic and lingard and our midfield wasn't overrun.
He's no bruno though, however i'll have him over mct.
He's no bruno though, however i'll have him over mct.
He was, as he usually is, pretty average. Worked hard, tackled enthusiastically, not very good positionally and finished with an 84% pass completion rate despite rarely trying anything difficult. And give away a goal.
Didn't make a case to start at the weekend.
Didn't make a case to start at the weekend.
I figured as much. Care to share them?
I thought he was ok given the circumstances. Playing alongside Mata was pretty much impossible.
He was poor enough. But then again he wasn't any worse than Lingard or Mata.
Yeah of course you can.
That was a bunch of players thrown in, in a new system. Mata played next to him also.
Got stuck in, but showed absolutely no passing range. Struggle to see him getting meaningful game time.
Not sure if he suffered from being around other similar players with nobody holding, but not great from him.
74 passes, 83.8% accuracy, 92 touches
Most passes, most touches, our biggest ball winner by far
Basically a Fred performance. All pretty good without being very impactful going forward and made a mistake
I still don't think he's had his fair shot but it feels like he hasn't taken 90% of the opportunities he's been given to shine.
I still think he has something to give but its becoming more difficult to see it working out for him.
I still think he has something to give but its becoming more difficult to see it working out for him.
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