Sell Lingard. What does he do except scoring goals?
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The sad thing is that I can't even imagine Martial or Rashford making these kind of runs, for all their talents and gifts, both of them can learn a lot from Jesse when it comes to making off the ball runs.
What a season and what a transformation. His end product has gone from being terrible to being unbelievable.
His movement is superb. When there is a movement like that, it makes crosses look even more danger. If the player checked or stopped near the edge of the box then it would have been routine clearance.
One of the reason why I think crosses look useless, we don't have good movement in the box. Players are static and wait for the ball to come near them.
One of the reason why I think crosses look useless, we don't have good movement in the box. Players are static and wait for the ball to come near them.
Injected some much needed energy and desire once he came on and jolted the rest of the team into pressing higher and competing for every ball.
He was definitely the game changer yesterday and Mourinho deserved a lot of credit for his development and also for the substitution.
He was definitely the game changer yesterday and Mourinho deserved a lot of credit for his development and also for the substitution.
The only reason he hasnt score in recent weeks was because he didnt have a celebration worthy of his goals.
We need to find him new celebrations and he'll keep scoring/
We need to find him new celebrations and he'll keep scoring/
Lingarna Forever.
Hats off to Jess keep it up kid.
From Reddit:
Messi Vs Chelsea - 9 starts 1 goal
Lingard vs Chelsea - 3 starts 2 goals.
Messi Vs Chelsea - 9 starts 1 goal
Lingard vs Chelsea - 3 starts 2 goals.
Love seeing Jesse score. Even better when its crucial goals like yesterday. Fair play to him, I always said it that I couldnt care less what he does on his social media or what celebrations he does as long as he is scoring and playing well.
In fact the dafter the celebration the better for the reaction it causes.
I remember mimicking Lee Sharpes celebrations as a child and falling in love with Utd as a result (6-2 game at Highbury), somewhere hopefully some child is doing the same with Lingards.
In fact the dafter the celebration the better for the reaction it causes.
I remember mimicking Lee Sharpes celebrations as a child and falling in love with Utd as a result (6-2 game at Highbury), somewhere hopefully some child is doing the same with Lingards.
What's wrong with a forward track back his oppositions? Solskjaer used to do it, Rooney used to do it. I found it bizzare that some of our fan find the concept of attackers tracking back opponents as something alien.
Jesse Lingod > Lionel MessiFrom Reddit:
Messi Vs Chelsea - 9 starts 1 goal
Lingard vs Chelsea - 3 starts 2 goals.
Case closed
Yeah. Jesse may not be a speed demon or a superb dribbler but his movement has always been world class.
Love this guy, quickly becoming my favorite player. I have a soft spot for players who come through the academy, that coupled with the fact that he has the best movement in the team by a mile and you have a wonderful player.
Some top notch running around a lot from him yesterday. As soon as he came on... he started sprinting around, chasing down Chelsea players like they'd just stolen his lunch money. Suddenly, the whole team up their effort levels too. It's infectious.
Then Rom makes a great run in behind and McTominay puts a delightful chipped pass over the top. Who is most determined to get themselves in the box and get on the end of a cross? Jesse. The guy just has the talent and desire for getting himself in the right areas to hurt the opposition. Great stuff.
Then Rom makes a great run in behind and McTominay puts a delightful chipped pass over the top. Who is most determined to get themselves in the box and get on the end of a cross? Jesse. The guy just has the talent and desire for getting himself in the right areas to hurt the opposition. Great stuff.
What a brilliant cameo from him yesterday, once again winning us points in the process with his goals. He has improved massively this season.
Great stuff from Lingard once again but as a side note, if you were a Chelsea fan you would be fecking furious with your CBs if Lingard scored a header 8 yards from goal.
I still remember there were fans who said "I also have heart and desire for club and I can also run like Jesse, it doesn't mean I should play for Manchester United".
I hope those fans learn their lesson.
I hope those fans learn their lesson.
Absolutely, his movement is absolutely top drawer. Add his movement to Martial's game and we'd have one heck of a player.
Its not that Oscar tracking back was the weird part, its that going forward he was so average for Chelsea. So they hyped him up for his defensive play, in an attacking role, while his attacking play was average.
He was also given the number 10 role that Hazard said he wanted when he signed for Chelsea and which sounded like one of the reasons he chose them over other clubs. Plus there was Mata who was their number 10 and player of the season when they won the champions league.
But the young player who tracked back a bit but was average going forward for Chelsea was the one picked as the number 10 and hyped up in the media for his defensive work.
Yup. I used to always call him out as being totally overrated on here when there was a-bit of a love-in for him. He was painfully average.
The thing is, I totally agree with that when he played for Chelsea. But when he played for Brazil with a lot more freedom he was actually one of their better attacking players for a while. There were several performances where I'd say he outperformed the others. But he was being used as a forward player, not a defender in attack. Brazil dont care about defending and neither did he need to.
But yeah, for Chelsea aside from one great goal against Juventus, his tracking back was the only thing of note. Really weird. He definitely could have been a really good player for them but its almost as if the tracking back was his main job and took 90% of his focus and energy and he didnt have much left going forward.
What could possibly have been the catalyst for this transformation I wonder ??!
It’s SOLID ... I bet it is Jesse, I bet it is
@Redguern He knows how to score a cracker alright
Aye, I have never really seen him for the NT, but I remember at the 2014 WC he did look a-lot better in an attacking sense.
Yea, without a defender anywhere close. He literally had to pick his spot. The memory that sticks with me from that moment was Courtois stuck to the ground watching sadly as the ball sailed past him.
Lingard defo has the hottest mrs in our squad. Jesus.
I found it quite surprising that without much visible ability , his end product is quite good overall.
Gotta hand it to the kid (don't bite) he has been sensational, yes a bad game here and there but hasn't the whole team? Second top goal scorer? Is insane to think from the expectation at the start of the season.
May Lingardinho continue
May Lingardinho continue
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Scored the winner against Arsenal and Chelsea this season.
Lingard, the scourge of London. Becoming a clutch player in big games whether starting or off the bench.
Lingard, the scourge of London. Becoming a clutch player in big games whether starting or off the bench.
Scholes kept saying it on television and in print, at the end of last season and at the start of this season, and I didn't believe what Scholes was selling. Scholes talked repeatedly about Lingard scoring more goals and producing for United, and I thought he was wasting his breath.
We talk about players developing, but I would have never imagined that Lingard would starting scoring and producing at his current rate. His upside for me was a Park Jisung, an energetic and pacy midfielder who can be defensively disciplined and play on the counter attack, chipping in 3-5 goals at important times in a season. His floor was as a Kieran Richardson or Darron Gibson, a player who plays for us for a couple seasons before moving on to another Premiership club.
But now he looks like our own Dele Alli, a guy who can ghost around the box, unlocking defenses, and contributing 10-15 goals over the course of the season.
Scholes knew what Lingard had in him. Go back and read Scholes' comments from November. He predicted Lingard's rise, highlighting what Lingard had done in the youth teams. I remember Scholes going on about Lingard at the end of his great Europa League run last season. And all the way back in 2014 Scholes was saying that Lingard was a better talent than Januzaj and more deserving of the opportunity than Shinji Kagawa.
How good would Lingard be now if he had had more chances to shine given to him earlier?
We talk about players developing, but I would have never imagined that Lingard would starting scoring and producing at his current rate. His upside for me was a Park Jisung, an energetic and pacy midfielder who can be defensively disciplined and play on the counter attack, chipping in 3-5 goals at important times in a season. His floor was as a Kieran Richardson or Darron Gibson, a player who plays for us for a couple seasons before moving on to another Premiership club.
But now he looks like our own Dele Alli, a guy who can ghost around the box, unlocking defenses, and contributing 10-15 goals over the course of the season.
Scholes knew what Lingard had in him. Go back and read Scholes' comments from November. He predicted Lingard's rise, highlighting what Lingard had done in the youth teams. I remember Scholes going on about Lingard at the end of his great Europa League run last season. And all the way back in 2014 Scholes was saying that Lingard was a better talent than Januzaj and more deserving of the opportunity than Shinji Kagawa.
How good would Lingard be now if he had had more chances to shine given to him earlier?
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Cant get over how cool you have to be to have a Black Panther celebration lined up in a must win game like Chelsea!! I guess thats why he plays for Man Utd and I only ever managed the Manchester League
I love our Jesse. I would like to see him start in that 4-2-2-2-ish formation we used yesterday in the position Sanchez started, and have Sanchez in Martial's position in and around Lukaku. I think that could provide good offensive movement in our team. Like it did for the about ten minutes we played like that yesterday.
He's proved he is a very useful player, goal returns much better than previous seasons where he was very wasteful and in and out of form.
Goes to show with hard work dedication and desire, you can get your chance and take it.
If we play 4-3-3 long term I'm unsure he will be a guaranteed starter as he is better from a #10, I do worry about his long term starting x11 potential. Currently, on form he needs to be starting. Id opt for a front 3 of Sanchez-Lukaku-Lingard as the midfield 3 is very much needed.
Martial hasn't played well on the right and sanchez drifted inside so much yesterday it didn't really work as well as it could have.
I recall many many comments last year slating Lingard for his lack of ability and loads of comments stating you needed more than good movement to be a top player. Lingard always needed to add consistency and a few more goals. How static Lukaku/martial/rashford are on times in and around the box is staggering compared to lingard.
Goes to show with hard work dedication and desire, you can get your chance and take it.
If we play 4-3-3 long term I'm unsure he will be a guaranteed starter as he is better from a #10, I do worry about his long term starting x11 potential. Currently, on form he needs to be starting. Id opt for a front 3 of Sanchez-Lukaku-Lingard as the midfield 3 is very much needed.
Martial hasn't played well on the right and sanchez drifted inside so much yesterday it didn't really work as well as it could have.
I recall many many comments last year slating Lingard for his lack of ability and loads of comments stating you needed more than good movement to be a top player. Lingard always needed to add consistency and a few more goals. How static Lukaku/martial/rashford are on times in and around the box is staggering compared to lingard.
Now songs are being made about Lingard.
whp are "they" that you're talking about?
and hazard plays exactly on the same position as he had under mourinho. critizing this is bit stupid as hazard won the PoTY under Jose.
Rarely scores easy goals.
Not if it's Messe, sometimes you just accept it's inevitable.
He deserves something a lot harder than this tripe.
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