I think that just shows how confident he is in his finishing
11
Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 52
- Goals
- 12
- Assists
- 5
- Yellow cards
- 2
- Status
@Strelok
The full-backs push high up to stretch and provide width while the two DMs (Wilian Arao and Gerson) cover the mid-zones out wide behind the FBs.
It also must be noted that they did this while playing a very high line and so the spaces were very compact - it minimised the risk of getting countered and at the same time the two wide forwards and the two techno-midgets were always pretty close together in attacking zones to initiate the combination play to break down parked buses. When they can’t do that and it’s too congested in the centre of the opposition defence they ping it out wide to Felipe Luis or Rafinha.
In my first post on the issue I mentioned it in a counter-attacking scenario where the two forwards would split - but to break down a low block as you mentioned, the above scenario is how they went about it for most of their games.
The full-backs push high up to stretch and provide width while the two DMs (Wilian Arao and Gerson) cover the mid-zones out wide behind the FBs.
It also must be noted that they did this while playing a very high line and so the spaces were very compact - it minimised the risk of getting countered and at the same time the two wide forwards and the two techno-midgets were always pretty close together in attacking zones to initiate the combination play to break down parked buses. When they can’t do that and it’s too congested in the centre of the opposition defence they ping it out wide to Felipe Luis or Rafinha.
In my first post on the issue I mentioned it in a counter-attacking scenario where the two forwards would split - but to break down a low block as you mentioned, the above scenario is how they went about it for most of their games.
Did he think he was offside ? It confused me tbh.
I think he thought he was offside but players are told to play on, like Rashford against Leipzig.
Thank you for the details info.
This sounds interesting but imo a bit risky against most PL teams. Most of them have good pacey wingers/forwards. While we have Maguire and Telles on the left. In a very high line. Imo they'd simply focus to attack that weak point by playing long ball to the space behind them. Fred alone won't suffice I think.
Yes the main issue for me in that scenario is we need Axel to solidify a spot in the defence. Maguire and Lindelof would get killed in a high-line counter. On the other hand remember how good Smalling was alongside Blind under LVG defending those situations. So a pacey CB is essential.
Flamengo did get killed a few times with that by the way, they didn’t have a particularly quick CB, certainly not as fast as Axel/Smalling. But they scored so many goals at the other end so it didn’t matter much.
Massive game (maybe couple) for him to lockdown the striker spot.
Could be the beginning of something amazing
Could be the beginning of something amazing
I would love Mason to get a good run of games playing centrally as a striker. His finishing is sensational and hopefully he'll become a better player with learning from Cavani.
I'd love to see him score the winners against Leipzig and City in the next week!
I'd love to see him score the winners against Leipzig and City in the next week!
I like that. Gone were the days of top forwards trying to hit the ball first time ala RVP, Rooney (pre bald days), Ruud, Shearer..
He is trying stuff like that and I'd like him to keep trying until he gets the confidence and timing right.
This kid is a real talent. In my view, he is a center forward, not inside forward. Has excellent shooting ability. Off the ball movement could be better, but that will come with good coaching.
I am no United fan, but I genuinely feel happy when academy players make it at the top level.
I am no United fan, but I genuinely feel happy when academy players make it at the top level.
I like to see hm improve his movement. I'm worried if that's something that needs to come naturally.
Need this guy to come good because we should not be getting Haaland
RB Leipzig 3:2 Man Utd
Played well tonight. Or at the very least he was one of our few players who didn't embarrass himself.
Man, that early chance. That's the sort of thing he usually makes light work off.
Yep. Given how shambolic we were i really don't think it would have made a difference.
Not ruthless enough tonight.
Selfish af. One of the worst players to play with if you’re his team mate
Did well to produce a penalty to turn the game, though
Greenwood won the penalty and he looked good in the build up. Some of his touches to take him away from a marker were top quality. However, the part of his game we rely most on was missing tonight. He had sight of goal in good areas tonight. Didn't take the chance.
Nothing to do with him TBF. That was on the referee for being stupid.
He tried and tried and for that I commend him.
Literally everything to do with him. He won the penalty.
He dived and the ref bought it you mean.
Him, Pogba and Bruno are the only attacking players that would get any credit from me tonight, and still the latter's first half perfirmance was a stinker
Can't believe I'm about to say this but he's learning too much from Rashford and Martial and turning into them.
He did ok tonight but man he really needed to score that chance
He did ok tonight but man he really needed to score that chance
Eh? You thought that was a dive?
Mate it was incredibly soft
He does what all modern strikers do, felt contact, highlighted it, won the penalty, turned the game and we were a whisker from drawing 3-3.
Positive contribution
He was every bit as selfish as Rashford and somehow managed to win us a penalty. Sounds rather ruthless.
I think he got clattered. Defender tried to manhandle him. Perhaps safe to say both tried to get an edge in a not totally honest way and the defender came off worseMate it was incredibly soft
I thought he was brilliant personally
All strikers are going to have games where they don't hit the back of the net but remember this kid is 19 years old
Gonna be WC
All strikers are going to have games where they don't hit the back of the net but remember this kid is 19 years old
Gonna be WC
Yeah this is what I thought, defender was a bit of an idiot to clatter into the back of him.
I actually thought he was really bad until the final 15-20 minutes when he came alive. Much like the team in general. Anyway not a slight against him, he’s not the issue in any way.
Absolute run of the mill shoulder to shoulder challenge and Greenwood threw himself to the ground. It was a very soft penalty. Who cares though. We're out.
Showed some moments of real class, MOTM for me.
He didn't dive.
Rashford should have passed to him on the edge of the box in the first half, he would have buried it.
- Status