Because we are slow to exploit the space, any opponent just gets enough bodies back and lock down any space.why doesn't this team do cutbacks? Like everyone and their dogs do it but not United.
Most of our conceded goals this season were from cutbacks too.
ETH may be out of his depth. It’s looking more and more likely that he is finding it difficult to tactically adapt when the chips are down and the bench isn’t gleaming with top quality players. I hope he turns things around but I just can’t see it.
With which full backs and wingers ? Dalot is horrible when it comes to passing in the final third, Pellestri gets outmuscled and/or loses balances when he gets by the byline and Rashord, need I say more ?why doesn't this team do cutbacks? Like everyone and their dogs do it but not United.
Most of our conceded goals this season were from cutbacks too.
Exactly my thought too.
You mean like take him out of the public eye, give him leave of absence and time to work on his mental and physical issues, defend him in public and never bad mouth him, because pretty sure he did all those things last season, the wannabe ravel morrison sadly didn't improve, the fact that people would rather that a manager accept repeated insolence from his players is incredible, any decent manager would know if you allow one guy to keep ignoring basic rules while being less than useful as a training cone on the field it would hurt the team overall.What finally convinced me that Ten Hag wasn’t up to the job was his handling of the Sancho situation. By criticising the player in public he put in motion a series of events that inevitably led to Sancho’s banning from the aquad. That didn’t need to happen, if he’d dealt with Sancho behind the scenes the player would probably have still been available to him, whether you think that’s a good thing or not. Any decent manager of people knows you don’t humiliate your staff by criticising them in public.
There were previous indicators of his incompetence to my mind, his obsession with Antony - £80m plus for a winger who had 2 assists from 26 league games last season being one and the completely inexplicable purchase of Mount - £60m or so for a player who couldn’t get a game for Chelsea - being another.
He appears completely unable to motivate his players to go out and fight - maybe they don’t want to fight for him, I don’t know. Or maybe he just thinks technically good players shouldn’t need to fight.
The owners, Arnold, the stadium, Carrington are factors in the general decline of the club but Ten Hag is in charge of the team. No one else picks it, no one else determines formations and tactics. No one else is responsible for motivating the players to go out and perform at their best.
This is on Ten Hag, no one else.
Well yes, all that. I’m not defending Sancho in any way. But look where we are now.You mean like take him out of the public eye, give him leave of absence and time to work on his mental and physical issues, defend him in public and never bad mouth him, because pretty sure he did all those things last season, the wannabe ravel morrison sadly didn't improve, the fact that people would rather that a manager accept repeated insolence from his players is incredible, any decent manager would know if you allow one guy to keep ignoring basic rules while being less than useful as a training cone on the field it would hurt the team overall.
Garnacho does it and I respect him a lot for it. Bruno on right, capablenbut rarely play there. Sancho is supposed to but doesn't want to. Rashford takes holiday and goes on a soft strike if played on right. Were a mess.why doesn't this team do cutbacks? Like everyone and their dogs do it but not United.
Most of our conceded goals this season were from cutbacks too.
Postecoglou has been at Spurs for only a matter of weeks and they already have an identifiable playing style. Ten Hag has been here for over a year.He’s still got my support and it’s way too soon to talk of sacking him but I genuinely can’t see what he is trying to do with this team. What type of football is he trying to implement? That’s what is particularly worrying, I expect mistakes and inconsistency if we’re making progress on the pitch but we’re not.
My hunch says he doesn't like to be opposed and is very driven on having things his way. His transfers are mostly players his agency are involved in or facilitated. Think he doesn't trust the hierarchy at the club to build the way he likes and vetoes his players in, they are scouted by his agency and his son is their data analyst, but the EtH style is all or nothing. If 1 or 2 don't buy in or can't it won't work well. This shtick might have worked at Ajax, but doesn't seem to work at United and PL. He is out of his depth with the fierceness of the league and we're burning lot of money to back his fragile vision.He’s still got my support and it’s way too soon to talk of sacking him but I genuinely can’t see what he is trying to do with this team. What type of football is he trying to implement? That’s what is particularly worrying, I expect mistakes and inconsistency if we’re making progress on the pitch but we’re not.
I agree, it’s very disappointing and I have no answers. I could muster a few excuses about injuries and culture but that’s all they would be, excuses.Postecoglou has been at Spurs for only a matter of weeks and they already have an identifiable playing style. Ten Hag has been here for over a year.
Postecoglou has been at Spurs for only a matter of weeks and they already have an identifiable playing style. Ten Hag has been here for over a year.
So all we need is a worse squad and we'll play better? Good thing we have ten Hag then, he's well on his way to ensuring that with his transfers.He didn’t have to deal with Harry Keane and he’s happy to drop players that don’t fit his system. Agains it’s easier when you don’t have the superstar.
We all know which players aren’t ETH players but yet he continues to play them.
1 is our captain the other is on £350 a week.
It might have been Palace B team but it’s noT by chance we managed to score 3 goals.
Drop these technically shite superstars or he’s not making it to Xmas. We will continue to lose.
Klopp wasn't even the most important person at Liverpool in terms of transfer decisions so this is all slightly missing the point.Duds. Wijnaldum, Loris, Keita, Oxlade, Minamino....
The audience is still out on Nunez and Gakpo, but even he's not playing them so....
So all we need is a worse squad and we'll play better? Good thing we have ten Hag then, he's well on his way to ensuring that with his transfers.
Garnacho does it and I respect him a lot for it. Bruno on right, capablenbut rarely play there. Sancho is supposed to but doesn't want to. Rashford takes holiday and goes on a soft strike if played on right. Were a mess.
I think cutbacks ARE on the menu, but our players / formations can't seem to pull them off bar Garnacho and bruno right so far. I don't think EtH ordered them to dead end or blind cross or headless chicken. Sancho should cutback like sunday snacks but won't, Antony always dead ends.The poster is asking why it's not part of our tactics. It shouldn't be just because Garnacho prefers cut backs. Its obvious thats its an instruction for other teams not just a players preference. Let our wingers and fullbacks know that cut backs are our preferred way of creating chances from out wide. The players attacking the box would also be expecting a cut back as they run into the box. Then maybe have Hojlund as the only one looking for tap ins.
It’s amazing that no matter who is in charge of this club, no matter how many billions we let them spend we still end up with what feels like a rotten squad going nowhere.
I think Ten Hag was a good appointment, but just can’t see him making it to the end of the season
Our scouts were skeptical of Antony. ETH chose to overrule them.It’s because we expect managers to somehow be scouts and know everyone in world football. It’s not their jobs.
I’m sure we have scouts who could have told ETH Pedro Neto fits our team.
