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Manchester United 4:1 Melbourne Defeat (Fri 15th July, 11:05 UK time)
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This. Brace yourself for being called a moaner though.
I'll rather Iqbal in midfield and Hannibal at 10.
I'm hoping Pellistri impresses this season. He and Sancho should secure that right wing
All our best play has come down the right when so often in the past it’s just been all down the left.
Sancho has been very good again.
Sancho has been very good again.
Melbourne Victory have an amazing set of fans. The club should be very proud.
Looked clunky at the early stages but slowly improved.
Still a lot of work required and better midfielders than McFred to help the team maintain better possession style
Still a lot of work required and better midfielders than McFred to help the team maintain better possession style
Agreed. Also loving the overlaps from spare midfielders and full backs down the flank and then trying the cutback. It’s how Pep’s teams score 80% of their goals.
Good practise and experience for TH against low blocks, this. Nice to see the interplay between Dalot and Sancho, hopefully a nice partnership growing. Martial looks like he would get goals in a Ten Hag team.
It's amazing how it has switched, and the left side of midfield suddenly feels much more of an issue. Elanga has good tactical discipline, movement and work rate, but isn't threatening enough for a side looking to finish top 4.
It's amazing how it has switched, and the left side of midfield suddenly feels much more of an issue. Elanga has good tactical discipline, movement and work rate, but isn't threatening enough for a side looking to finish top 4.
To be fair after winning 4-0 against Liverpool, to be 2-1 up at HT vs PSG is impressive.
I'm hopeful every year. Now with proper coaching I'm hopeful he can be a very effective CF. And yet.
We could possibly end up back with Sancho on the left and Eriksen on the right at times. It really depends if Eriksen will only be used as a CM/10 or will play wide playmaker againBy the looks of it so far this pre season, I think we may need a left winger instead of a right winger.
Our attacks bar Martial refused to make runs when we are on the edge of the opponents' boxes.
Eric needs to fix that.
Eric needs to fix that.
Ronaldo isn't starting 60 games as striker though.
Eth can see now that Maguire is so slow
Plenty of the players are moving off the ball and guessing where the gaps are going to be rather than just standing in them. Big improvement that.
Not good signs from Shaw, hoped we'd see the energetic version of him in pre season but looks lethargic. If there's one player of ours id say had been on PEDs in year's gone it would be him, the difference is insane.
Not good signs from Shaw, hoped we'd see the energetic version of him in pre season but looks lethargic. If there's one player of ours id say had been on PEDs in year's gone it would be him, the difference is insane.
Think its an athleticism thing, he's got the technical ability and defensively good but he just doesn't have the ability to run up and down that wing, conversely dalot can run all day. Here's hoping Malacia pushes for a starting spot as he has an engine on him. Still think apart from Sancho we are missing a tricky winger, definitely could do with Antony.
Apparently was useful as a striker, but converted to midfield due to his ability on the ball.
I think every kid wants to be a striker growing up though!!
Victory playing FIFA with their 8 players in the box looking for counters is exactly what we needed in pre-season. The team needs to get used to creating chances against these defenses. Sancho's technical ability has already created the chances and if we get some of that in midfield the chances will come easier. Martial also seems to have found his dribbling boots.
The negatives are easily identifiable. It's clear that McT can't provide that and Fred while attempts the forward passes is successful too few times. Maguire and Lindelof can't play together in a high line, Martinez's aggression will make him first choice quite easily. Elanga has also disappointed, maybe he got too used to playing on the right under Rangnick but he seems clueless on the left.
Hope to see Hannibal, Iqbal and Malacia in action in the second half.
The negatives are easily identifiable. It's clear that McT can't provide that and Fred while attempts the forward passes is successful too few times. Maguire and Lindelof can't play together in a high line, Martinez's aggression will make him first choice quite easily. Elanga has also disappointed, maybe he got too used to playing on the right under Rangnick but he seems clueless on the left.
Hope to see Hannibal, Iqbal and Malacia in action in the second half.
Rocket from Mctominay. Haters gonna hate though. Superb from Maguire in the build up for the second.
He is in the squad and will likely play second half
Elanga meant that pass for Martial, absolutely quality awareness from the young man.
McTominay doing his best John Cena impression?
We've been a left channel based side for a lot longer than 8 seasons. Post Cristiano, Evra, Giggs, Nani did a lot of attacking down the left...
We've been a left channel based side for a lot longer than 8 seasons. Post Cristiano, Evra, Giggs, Nani did a lot of attacking down the left...
these pricks with 9 men defending in the box...
its a friendly FFS have a bit of fun
its a friendly FFS have a bit of fun
He's excellent aerially too. Can be the ideal modern lone frontman when he wants too. The last bit being the biggest problem.
Hope to see Zidane , Hannibal, Pellistris, Malacia and Garnacho in the second half.
Ten Hag giving Tony that arm around the shoulder treatment Ole gave him in 2019. Seems like thats the trick
Oh, silly me. He's wearing number 75 and that is why I had to scroll way down the squad list for today.
I’m sure Erik will be absolutely pissed at this.
The Caf's two favourite players scoring 
Juve so cheap we managed to keep the image rights
Elanga is so average.
Yeah that could work. I'm just saying you can see why ETH wants another attacker, preferably one that is good at one v ones and can create space from the dribble. Rashford/Elanga doesn't do it for me. Of course he could still choose to go for a rw and play Sancho lw.
Lets lose 9-1 against a team that costs 30 times more than us, sounds fun to you?
This team with Ronaldo
Who's gonna defend MUTV?