Manchester United vs Lens (Sat 5th August, 12:45 UK time)

Mount with an open goal miss, Onana lobbed from the halfway line and Hojburg with the deadest trim you could imagine. Alarm bells.
 
I like some of what I'm seeing but tbh I think the midfield is a bit of an issue. Lens are finding a lot of space when they break through the centre
 
Garnacho is already our best attacker. Just so positive in his play. Just keep playing him and he can be a superstar.
 
Garnacho is going to shine this season. Getting those early Ronaldo vibes from him.
 
People blaming Delot for the goal :lol: . He’s literally halfway up the fecking pitch.
 
Love Garnacho, he should start most weeks.
 
Problem with a sweeping keeper, unless you have a very quick and mobile DM you are always exposed on the counter. Neither are the CBs quick enough to deal with this higher line. Not sure ETH has really thought this through.
You're over analysing.
 
Garnacho is pretty much the only player that makes this game interesting.
 
If this was a league game Casemiro would have been booked twice in the first 15 minutes for stupid fouls. Hope he’s just getting that sort of thing out of his system before the season starts
Surely we will get another CM in before the window is up. Playing him alone in midfield is a suicide job.
 
Problem with a sweeping keeper, unless you have a very quick and mobile DM you are always exposed on the counter. Neither are the CBs quick enough to deal with this higher line. Not sure ETH has really thought this through.

Give it maximus ‘til end of the season.
 
Does he need to be so high when we have possession on the halfway line?

Yes, because he becomes part of the outfield line in that situation. He needs to be close to the back four.

Blame is entirely with Dalot who is doing his best to play himself onto the bench for the first league game.
 
This kind of goal will be exposed several times in the PL. Especially with the abysmal passing around the back line.
 
Bruno's passing has been great but everyone else has been real sloppy.
 
That’s on Dalot. If we don’t keep possession better, poor Onana is gonna get lobbed a lot. None of that will be his fault because that’s how we want to play, with a sweeper keeper. The key to that is not just a keeper who can do it but a team that are monsterous in possession
 
Problem with a sweeping keeper, unless you have a very quick and mobile DM you are always exposed on the counter. Neither are the CBs quick enough to deal with this higher line. Not sure ETH has really thought this through.
I reckon he probably has mate.
 
Every team is going to do that .. Onana needs to be more selective with coming out of the box..

Being on his toes ready to rush out is one thing.. standing outside the box when the ball is still at the half way line is probably unnecessary.