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2020-21 Performances

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5.8 Season Average Rating
Appearances
52
Goals
12
Assists
5
Yellow cards
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Apart from his finishing his game is still very immature/underdeveloped. Really needs to work on it in order to start contributing again.
 
If somebody made a clip of his performance and played it backwards, it'd look like he was getting a lot of passes from centre backs.

He looks lost. Still has a decent touch and had a couple of dangerous crosses, but at this point we probably shouldn't count on him.
 
it’s tough for him because as a striker you have to be selfish and create opportunities for himself which he is pretty good ate for his age but as a winger it’s too counterproductive. He’s actually pretty good at creating for others when he puts his mind to it, but that just hasn’t been the case.
 
Benefit of the doubt because he's still young but he shouldn't be starting games for us at the moment. Last throw of the dice/ impact sub only.

I mean I know he is but he actually looks like a lost boy out there at times this season.
 
I like how he's delivering crosses into the box particularly when we have Cavani up top, hope to see more of that instead of cutting in and shoot - especially important from our wide players!
 
I didn’t think he was that bad. Looked like it may be tactical to hold with and be put in some good crosses. Obviously want more, but it doesn’t help when the guy behind him is having a nightmare too.
 
Anustart89 said:
People say that AWB isn't helped by not having a proper right winger in front of him, but playing on the right wing at United is a tough job when AWB refuses to provide any overlapping runs. Greenwood always had a guy marking him and another one behind him in support, which forces him to turn backwards (or try to beat two players to simply get a cross in), which makes his performances a bit of a nothing performance. Got the ball, turned back and played it inside.

You'll see how bad a time our specialist right winger will have (in 2026, once we finally buy one), playing with AWB behind him.
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He has to do two jobs.
AWB is an awful support fullback. Absolutely awful. He gives Mason 0 outlet.
 
Put a couple of good crosses in, kept the ball well enough but for his talent he has to be doing more. Go and get himself on the ball and make things happen. Looks too desperate to score to get the monkey off his back.
 
FrankDrebin said:
He has to do two jobs.
AWB is an awful support fullback. Absolutely awful. He gives Mason 0 outlet.
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Exactly.

If we sign Sancho, it'll take three weeks of him playing ahead of AWB until people start asking if he was reliant on Dortmund's system and whether we overpaid for him.
 
Is all this negativity because he didn’t score??

I thought his general play was very good. Close control was very good. Hardly lost the ball at all.

I mean let’s be honest when ever he gets the ball near that penalty box he has around 4 opposition players around him, they know how deadly he is.

I don’t think he looks lost at all. The signs are positive. He needs to adjust to these markers. Zero opposition let him face goals with any time.

I think he needs to receive the ball on the half turn on the edge of the box as when he drives from the byline it gives the defenders a chance to reshuffle. We need to work the ball to him more.
 
Doesn't suit being shunted out on the wing with little support from behind him and this is just exacerbated by being seriously out of form.

Still contributed some nice touches and crosses but hopefully he gets some more game time through the middle when it's appropriate.

Downturns in form are universal for young players who burst onto the scene (Look at TAA atm); Greenwood will bounce back soon. With an absolute worldie of a finish probably.
 
The Viper said:
What exactly does he offer on the right wing ? He never takes on players which is very annoying. He's a young chap, he should be doing that more often. As soon as he receives the ball, he either passes it back or sideways. I understand AWB isn't more of a help going forward but he still has to do more and be a bit more lively.
He's lethal in the box but he won't get it served on the plate all the time. He has to make more chances for himself and the team. His form has been vey disappointing.
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Well he put in some good crosses from the right

I think we all know what he offers from the right (as we saw it post lock down 1 last season)

It's just not happening so far this season and part of that might be him being in and out the team whereas last season he played pretty much as part or the three with martial and Rashford most games near the end for our top4 push
 
The Viper said:
What exactly does he offer on the right wing ? He never takes on players which is very annoying. He's a young chap, he should be doing that more often. As soon as he receives the ball, he either passes it back or sideways. I understand AWB isn't more of a help going forward but he still has to do more and be a bit more lively.
He's lethal in the box but he won't get it served on the plate all the time. He has to make more chances for himself and the team. His form has been vey disappointing.
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He never takes on players because the risk/reward of it is shit. He has to beat (at least) two men every time he gets the ball just to get to the byline for a cross that may or may not find a teammate who may or may not score from it. If he only had to beat one man to get space for a cross he might attempt it more often. That would be achievable if the right back would make a threatening overlapping run every now and then that would force the right back to fall back. If he'd tried to beat two men just to get a cross in everyone would call him immature and selfish.

As it is right now, turning back and going for a left-footed cross from a deeper position or playing it inside to Bruno/Pogba is a much better option nine times out of ten.
 
Really feel he should be tried up front. He's a finisher but not necessarily great at beating his man, which means he's effectively wasted out wide.
 
Januzaj vibes this season... Hopefully rediscovers himself, still very young, so there's time.
 
Expected given his age, think he just needs to just absorb whatever he can learn from Cavani whilst he's at the club.
 
Thought, he did well. Held the width to spread Fulham out and played in some good crosses and was reliable with the ball.

However, teams have clearly planned for his shooting ability and just collapse in on him in a group when he gets near the box in a shooting angle.

If we had a better right back, he could play more like an inside forward and use his best attribute which is to shoot.
 
Being played out of position isn’t helping him. I like to see him upfront alongside Cavani in the cup.
 
Jev said:
He's unrecognisable from last season, trying to be a player he is not instead of keeping it simple like he did last year. Feels like his ego is getting in his way right now. He's having a horrid season.
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Ego? I'm seeing the opposite. Just walking about with his head down looking totally devoid of confidence. I wish he had some more belief
 
He is a lot stronger this season physically.

Obviously, he is still young. It just looks at this moment that he does not possess anything special apart from his shooting which he has been doing into crowds nowadays.

We do need to enforce that side with a proper winger.
 
Shane88 said:
Very worried he's going to be another one like him.
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like night and day.

he’s not getting a game as a striker with Cavani and Martial ahead of him, and every game. Wing crucial. It’s fine for him to be getting time on the right. He’s had a few too many ‘downs’ this season, but nothing to worry about.
 
I am not really worried about him or his progression. This is more than likely a part of growing pains.

But by god what the hell is he doing? Unless he is being instructed its ridiculous to see him all the while do the same thing, cut inside and pass it back to the defenders all the freakin time. Completely pointless. Almost like we are playing with 10 men, 9.5 with AWB behind him. Surely striking a ball well with either foot is not the only thing he can do. I mean I have seen him in U-18 and reserves, where are the passes, where is the dribbling, where are the step overs? Its probably just that he has lost confidence but man it was painful. Or maybe Ole needs to encourage him to express himself more.
 
I feel a bit sorry for him.

Not a RW but still not good enough to be playing through the Middle unless he’s used up top maybe with Cavani.
 
I love how were blaming AWB now for the lack of Greenwood goals when compared to last seasons tally. When in fact Greenwood scored those goals with AWB at right back........ doh!
 
hes been very poor this season, needs to up his game and quickly, maybe even send him out on loan, might get a reaction from him,
 
Just not very comfortable in actual right wing positions. He did one thing great last season, take the ball outside the box and shoot early and accurately into the corner giving the keeper no chance. He's not getting into those goalscoring positions/chances very often at the moment - and no they almost never came from our attacks down the right, they came from central play or play from the left finding him in a bit of space to get his shot away. When he actually has had chances this season he hasn't finished that well so far
 
Mason Greedywood. Wish he kept it simple like last season and was more of a team player instead of shooting straight at defenders.
 
Mr Smith said:
Really feel he should be tried up front. He's a finisher but not necessarily great at beating his man, which means he's effectively wasted out wide.
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Honestly, I'd rather use Ighalo over him as CF. He is very poor in that the role with the game against Watford the latest example. Physically he is not ready and doesn't seem to know where to position himself. He's great finisher but being a striker at the top level is much more than that.
 
thepolice123 said:
Honestly, I'd rather use Ighalo over him as CF. He is very poor in that the role with the game against Watford the latest example. Physically he is not ready and doesn't seem to know where to position himself. He's great finisher but being a striker at the top level is much more than that.
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Which other matches can you think of when he played as a striker? The only one I can really think of is Tottenham at home last season. We need to give him more minutes up front, else he’ll never get experience playing there. Just saying oh well he didn’t do that well against Watford playing for an hour with the second string so I’ll pick a 30+ year old whose likely to leave this month seems a bit silly.
 
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