BorisManUtd
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Great tournament for him. Deserves a rest (and hopefully we get a midfielder or two).
The United players are the most likeable for England - Shaw and Mainoo. Kane, Saka, Parker are alright blokes. Toney, too. Just my vibes from interviews and outward projection. Pickford gives me a headache.Rice came out of this tournament looking truly like a West Ham player. Good physical attributes and ball winning but just brings nothing to the table progressively and it fecked England game after game
Spain have the best midfielder in the world who was backed by two star performers of the tournament as a midfield unit; there’s never a time when any one of them are isolated or left wanting for outballs or movement to provide space or an easy chain - when they swarm, it’s perfectly harmonised and has an immediate contingency, as in, they know exactly what they’re going to do with the ball the moment they get it. Mainoo was absolutely fecked by contrast even when, as you say, twisting and shielding - nobody backing him up, no movement for outballs, and even worse, players not wanting to back him up etc. just a shambles, one he often finds here, actually.
Badly needs better personnel around him for club and country or this will keep happening, and I don’t know what he, by himself, can do about that.
Yes that’s the biggest thing he needs to improve at - he doesn’t get on the ball enough. After passing, he typically goes into the sea of defenders.I think he's just really poor at making himself available for a pass. It's a very typical weakness of a midfielder developed by our youth system. They just don't understand how to show for a pass.
It doesn't matter if he's got good touch and great dribbling ability. Footballing 101 is, the further away you are from the passer the more separation you need from your marker to be available for a pass. And he just doesn't get anywhere near enough separation in midfield to make him a good option. If his team mates start trying to make those passes to him, he's going to just get tumbled over and it's just inviting injuries.
Maybe 19?You reckon he'll get a new shirt number? If yes which one?
Would like to see it happen. Give him 18, give Case the route to the exit door.You reckon he'll get a new shirt number? If yes which one?
If Ugarte does come in he might end up being rotated more than some expect, Ugarte/Cas and Bruno could work if Cas is on like today.
Not necessarily a bad thing for his development in terms of not overplaying him at this stage, coming off the Euros they need to consider how heavily he is used.
Clown comment.He won’t be the starting XI in any top teams except Man United. To be honest, He’s squad player at best even in long term. Last season and Euro was too much hype for his performance.
Mods can you hand out negative likes?He won’t be the starting XI in any top teams except Man United. To be honest, He’s squad player at best even in long term. Last season and Euro was too much hype for his performance.
How did you get promoted?He won’t be the starting XI in any top teams except Man United. To be honest, He’s squad player at best even in long term. Last season and Euro was too much hype for his performance.
Yeah I don’t get it.. thought he’d get a number change this season for sure..Is he staying as 37 this season?
Garnacho and Mainoo were definitely both overused last season. With the quality Amad can provide and if Casemiro can continue like this, Ugarte joining and playing some more games is definitely fine to give both some rotation this season.If Ugarte does come in he might end up being rotated more than some expect, Ugarte/Cas and Bruno could work if Cas is on like today.
Not necessarily a bad thing for his development in terms of not overplaying him at this stage, coming off the Euros they need to consider how heavily he is used.
Bang on.Peripheral today, needs to get mire involved in games this season. That said, I’ve said many times that I don’t think he has the physical profile for that. Central midfield is a ‘busy’ role and he reminds me of Pogba with his movement. Not a short, sharp shuttler.
I see his quality being his quality, and as a result I prefer him more as the third midfielder than the second. Let him drift and let’s look to get him on the ball in between lines where he can slip people in, play one twos and go past players. I also think he’s got a good goal threat in him. But he doesn’t have the running power.
I appreciate that this is his first game etc, but last season was the same. He lacks the intensity for the deeper role.