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The run for that first chance was really good, he is definitely a starter until both Rashford and Sancho find their top form at the very least.
I'm a little confused as to what we should do with him at this stage of his development.
As a central striker he doesn't hold the ball well enough.
As a wide player he doesn't stretch the play or provide much of a threat down the flank.
He's not yet at the stage to make either position his own, but he's so good at coming in from the side and shooting that he needs to be somewhere on the pitch. He would probably be best as some type of supporting striker/false 9 at the moment.
I disagree. But he's in great form, shoukd really kick on this season. Imagine if he got a good amount of chances every match.He's already a more effective player than Rashford top form or not. He should be in our starting eleven regardless.
I think we have options now which is great. We need him receiving the ball close to the edge of the box like he did for today's goal. That way he can shift to either foot and either drill it as a shot or if double teamed you know a man will be free and that's where Cavani and Ronaldo will help with their movement (and if awb can exploit the space and provide overlapping runs)I'm a little confused as to what we should do with him at this stage of his development.
As a central striker he doesn't hold the ball well enough.
As a wide player he doesn't stretch the play or provide much of a threat down the flank.
He's not yet at the stage to make either position his own, but he's so good at coming in from the side and shooting that he needs to be somewhere on the pitch. He would probably be best as some type of supporting striker/false 9 at the moment.
I hope he had genuinely told him to feck off. He stayed home for the Euros and he's better for it. Clever move.I wonder what he’s done to offend Southgate? No sane person could think Bamford is more worthy of a place in the England squad
I'm a little confused as to what we should do with him at this stage of his development.
As a central striker he doesn't hold the ball well enough.
As a wide player he doesn't stretch the play or provide much of a threat down the flank.
He's not yet at the stage to make either position his own, but he's so good at coming in from the side and shooting that he needs to be somewhere on the pitch. He would probably be best as some type of supporting striker/false 9 at the moment.
He’s also pretty poor at tracking back when he plays wide. Opposition teams seem to consistently get the most joy down whatever flank he plays on. So it is a bit of a conundrum.
| Position | Pressures | Percentile | |
| James | Winger | 21.59 | 94 |
| Bruno | Attacking mid | 21.46 | 93 |
| Lingard | Winger | 21.14 | 90 |
| Cavani | Forward | 15.44 | 64 |
| Greenwood | Winger | 12.78 | 22 |
| Martial | Forward | 10.39 | 12 |
| Rashford | Winger | 11.06 | 10 |
| Sancho | Winger | 10.76 | 8 |
| Ronaldo | Forward | 6.69 | 1 |
Greenwood would need 30 goals in all comps this season to match what Rooney scored in his first 3 seasons at United.How many goals does he have in total for United? I tried to use transfermarkt but not sure if they’re right. By my calculations, he has 33.
Rooney ended with 253, right? It’s not out of the realm of possibility he could reach that
All our wide players should improve their work rate, at least the ones who will be staying at club.
This table shows how poor our young players are when it comes to work rate.
Position Pressures Percentile James Winger Bruno Attacking mid Lingard Winger Cavani Forward Greenwood Winger Martial Forward Rashford Winger Sancho Winger Ronaldo Forward
How does Martial end up in a higher percentile with a lower number than Rashford or Sancho?All our wide players should improve their work rate, at least the ones who will be staying at club.
This table shows how poor our young players are when it comes to work rate.
Position Pressures Percentile James Winger Bruno Attacking mid Lingard Winger Cavani Forward Greenwood Winger Martial Forward Rashford Winger Sancho Winger Ronaldo Forward
Superb finishing. A great striker.
How does Martial end up in a higher percentile with a lower number than Rashford or Sancho?
Feck me. No wonder Fred has to cover so much ground every game. Don’t think there’s a DM in the game who could compensate for playing two wide players who are that much worse than all their peers at helping the defence.
Those stats also show why James gets so many games. One winger who doesn’t defend can be carried but not two at once.
Yes, and very accurate with his shooting.what I like about him is that he doesn't have vanity about his goals.
He's not trying to lob it when its not on, no 'failed' curlers when its more effective for him to just pump it straight through low and hard on goal.
Don't forget Benzema started at LW position too at Lyon. I think some players just need to play other positions to improve certain aspects of their game before moving to the "main" position. Same goes for Greenwood and as you have mentioned, he lacks some of the key skills to be a proper 9, but I don't doubt he will make it especially now United have two of the best strikers out there.Greenwood has very little skillset that makes him compatible with a #9 role at the moment. Being a good finisher =/= good #9.
Back to goal, holding ball up, winning headers, being alive when the ball is in the box... he does none of these things well. His good attributes are linking up, dribbling and shooting. He is clearly more lethal from the wing running at players than being at #9 and spending most of his time with his back to the goal.
I don't understand this obsession people have with him getting minutes in the #9 role. It's not like playing as an inverted forward is stifling his development. Many world class forwards played on the wing for much longer than Greenwood with no problems. RVP was playing as a winger at Arsenal till age 23-24. Same for Thierry Henry.
If we're going to line up Ronaldo, Bruno, Rashford/Sancho and Greenwood, there's no chance we're doing it with Pogba in midfield that's for sure. Midfielders in that team will have a lot to do.All our wide players should improve their work rate, at least the ones who will be staying at club.
This table shows how poor our young players are when it comes to work rate.
Position Pressures Percentile James Winger Bruno Attacking mid Lingard Winger Cavani Forward Greenwood Winger Martial Forward Rashford Winger Sancho Winger Ronaldo Forward
All our wide players should improve their work rate, at least the ones who will be staying at club.
This table shows how poor our young players are when it comes to work rate.
Position Pressures Percentile James Winger Bruno Attacking mid Lingard Winger Cavani Forward Greenwood Winger Martial Forward Rashford Winger Sancho Winger Ronaldo Forward
I'm interested by the percentile stat. Which positions are included in this? Is it only forward players or does it include midfielders and defenders?
Only if our aim to play that way where that's our CF's job, I really hope it's not.I'm a little confused as to what we should do with him at this stage of his development.
As a central striker he doesn't hold the ball well enough.
As a wide player he doesn't stretch the play or provide much of a threat down the flank.
He's not yet at the stage to make either position his own, but he's so good at coming in from the side and shooting that he needs to be somewhere on the pitch. He would probably be best as some type of supporting striker/false 9 at the moment.
He'll break 20 league goals this season if he keeps this up.
