McTominay as a striker (3/4th choice in case that isn't entirely obvious)

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McTominay as a CB/ST hybrid.
He will come back and defend out of possession - but get into the box when we're attacking.

I call the role a box-to-box middle-of-the-field player
 
What is this obsession with putting bad players in different positions? McT just isnt good enough at football to be a Manchester United player. Strikers are usually also the most talented players so i dont see how he could play there.

He is a Scottish centre back so no way he should be a Manchester United striker.... or even midfielder
 
OverratedOpinion said:
Oh no, it's not complicated at all. Just a terrible idea. The line about lack of comprehension was more about the fact that I am shocked that anyone would even suggest it with a straight face.
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We all think McTominay in midfield is a terrible idea or him continuing to play for Man Utd. I'm just coming up with a solution.

Each to their own. I'd rather he was sold. I just genuinely think he could make a decent striker.
 
Could McTominay become moderately successful as an itinerant salesman of the sort that was common back in the day but is probably all but extinct these days 'cause of the Internet and all that?

Answer: maybe.

Next week: could McTominay do reasonably well as a jazz musician? And if so, what instrument should he opt for?
 
UnitedFire said:
I mean it's really not hard to comprehend. His best attribute appears to be his finishing ability. He was a striker in the youth system.

This isn't complicated.
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And they changed his position because he wasn’t good enough at it.

This isn’t complicated.
 
Stadjer said:
What is this obsession with putting bad players in different positions? McT just isnt good enough at football to be a Manchester United player. Strikers are usually also the most talented players so i dont see how he could play there.

He is a Scottish centre back so no way he should be a Manchester United striker.... or even midfielder
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If we had the budget and ability in the transfer window I'd sell him and buy a decent midfielder and we still need a striker.

If we are going to persist with him and Ronaldo is injured or gone and Martial loses form I'd rather take a crack at McTominay up front than Rashford.
 
Carolina Red said:
And they changed his position because he wasn’t good enough at it.

This isn’t complicated.
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You don't know this.

Bale was a decent LB, but better LW.

An opinion was formed that McTominay could offer more in midfield than striker, but things change.
 
His striking technique isn't very good, his ability to move with and without the ball is below average and his overall technique is average. But we can always try.
 
youmeletsfly said:
He's hiding from his teammates in the middle. He'll do the same thing in attack.

He is just a limited football player, at least, that is my opinion.
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Or does he show himself more as a finisher because that is where he feels more natural?
 
He wasn’t a striker in the youth system. He played one season for the u23s mainly playing there because there were no strikers in the squad. The likes of Willock also played up top that season.

He’s a midfielder and always has been. You can literally find lineups posted on here of him playing in midfield when he was 14.
 
UnitedFire said:
We all think McTominay in midfield is a terrible idea or him continuing to play for Man Utd. I'm just coming up with a solution.

Each to their own. I'd rather he was sold. I just genuinely think he could make a decent striker.
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His goals come mostly from distance and very occasionally late runs into the box.

He has never shown that he has the positioning, runs in behind, short intricate passing to become a halfway decent striker at this level.

His goalscoring record is honestly not much better than Fred's. This is just completely nonsensical.
 
Unless I hallucinated this I watched him play in defence for Scotland…he’s not a 1-man McTeam ffs
 
Carolina Red said:
What position does he play for Manchester United?
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Beckham moved from RW to CM, P Neville from LB to CM. We even had the Da Silva twins in midfield for one game. Shaw has played CB and LB.

Smith moved from striker to midfield.

... It happens.
 
UnitedFire said:
Beckham moved from RW to CM, P Neville from LB to CM. We even had the Da Silva twins in midfield for one game. Shaw has played CB and LB.

Smith moved from striker to midfield.

... It happens.
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But it won't happen for your boy.
 
UnitedFire said:
Beckham moved from RW to CM, P Neville from LB to CM. We even had the Da Silva twins in midfield for one game. Shaw has played CB and LB.

Smith moved from striker to midfield.

... It happens.
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That isn’t what I asked.

What position does he play for Manchester United?
 
Why do we NEED him in the team? For what reason do we need to find a way to force him in, he's not exactly a big talent that just struggles positionally or is some sort of hybrid player.
 
UnitedFire said:
If we had the budget and ability in the transfer window I'd sell him and buy a decent midfielder and we still need a striker.

If we are going to persist with him and Ronaldo is injured or gone and Martial loses form I'd rather take a crack at McTominay up front than Rashford.
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I think i would even put last season form Rashford ahead of McT if i needed a striker.

Hopefully Rashford comes back to some form though and this McT the striker never becomes a thing.
 
UnitedFire said:
He turns 26 in December. It might be too late to learn all the tricks of the trade of being a striker, or is it.

He is physically perfect as a striker, strong, has experience of winning balls in the air. At 6 foot 3 he has the height for winning crosses, although so far hasn't shown any heading ability in terms of getting goals.

He is pretty quick. His composure and striking ability is very good.

I'd argue Man Utd shouldn't be putting square pegs in round holes, but I do think McTominay would be a better striker than midfielder so if we can't replace him either way I'd be inclined to get him out of the midfield.

Thoughts? Ramblings of a mad man or something in it? He clearly won't have the skill of a Martial, but he might have the physical attributes to offer something else.
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Although I read somewhere he started as a striker as a kid, he shouldnt be on the pitch with the first team in any position. Simply not good enough and already approaching his supposedly best years.
 
UnitedFire said:
He turns 26 in December. It might be too late to learn all the tricks of the trade of being a striker, or is it.

He is physically perfect as a striker, strong, has experience of winning balls in the air. At 6 foot 3 he has the height for winning crosses, although so far hasn't shown any heading ability in terms of getting goals.

He is pretty quick. His composure and striking ability is very good.

I'd argue Man Utd shouldn't be putting square pegs in round holes, but I do think McTominay would be a better striker than midfielder so if we can't replace him either way I'd be inclined to get him out of the midfield.

Thoughts? Ramblings of a mad man or something in it? He clearly won't have the skill of a Martial, but he might have the physical attributes to offer something else.
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Ramblings of a mad man
 
Eriksen——McTominay—Bruno
——————Sancho——————
————Martinez-Lindelof———
Fred-De Jong-Maguire-Elanga
———————DDG———————

Could work
 
I'm sold after seeing his stunning strike against Melbourne.
Hit clean with true pace, power and accuracy.
 
Must be why Ronaldo wants to leave, he's been told the mighty McT will be replacing him as a striker

all makes sense now....
 
I’d say one step at a time, let’s try to move him one step forward as an AM first, if things go according to plan we can then move him up to CF.
 
McTominay as a West Ham United player anyone? Why don't we try this instead?
 
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