Absolutely. A sign of how no-one at the club has a clue what the standard is any more.
McTominay - what’s his potential?
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Absolutely. A sign of how no-one at the club has a clue what the standard is any more.
At very VERY best McTominay is a squad player in the mould that the likes of John O’Shea, David May, Mike Phelan, Clayton Blackmore, Raimond Van Der Gouw, Jesper Blomqvist and Quinton Fortune all were although that’s probably being hard on the others I’ve said.
I’d go as far as to say McTominay is one of (if not THE) the most fortunate players to ever come through our academy into the first team as he was only really brought through as a way of Jose trying to make us believe he was all for youth coming through then Herrera left, Pogba was the definition of bi polar and is having the poorest collection of midfielders over the last decade the club has most likely EVER seen.
Why ETH would play him in the system he wants to implement after seeing McTominay in training and matches is beyond me and I’ve tried telling myself that it’s ETH playing McTominay to show the money men just how dire our need for De Jong really is, I’d rather Garner or Zidane play until we either sign De Jong or someone else is brought in as no matter what the question is the answer is never going to be McTominay unless it’s a negative question.
I’d go as far as to say McTominay is one of (if not THE) the most fortunate players to ever come through our academy into the first team as he was only really brought through as a way of Jose trying to make us believe he was all for youth coming through then Herrera left, Pogba was the definition of bi polar and is having the poorest collection of midfielders over the last decade the club has most likely EVER seen.
Why ETH would play him in the system he wants to implement after seeing McTominay in training and matches is beyond me and I’ve tried telling myself that it’s ETH playing McTominay to show the money men just how dire our need for De Jong really is, I’d rather Garner or Zidane play until we either sign De Jong or someone else is brought in as no matter what the question is the answer is never going to be McTominay unless it’s a negative question.
Scott doesn’t pick himself, it’s not about him, it’s about whoever picks him….
Genuinely confused as to why he's a starter going into the season, De Jong stuff aside. It's too hard to play the kind of football Ten Hag wants to with a CM who doesn't want or know how to get open. It's asking for counter attacks surely.
McTominay - what’s his potential?
Cleaner, bin-man, office junior at a push.
Cleaner, bin-man, office junior at a push.
In FM terms: CA 170 PA 200.
One day he could be as bad as Rashford
Its mind boggling. If Zidane played like that we wouldn’t see him until Christmas but because Scott is older he gets picked every week
Brought into the first team by Jose to prove a point and humiliate Pogba. Bizarrely remained as a starter ever since.
po·ten·tial | \ pə-ˈten(t)-shəl
1 : existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
It's a 'no' from me, dawg.
1 : existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
It's a 'no' from me, dawg.
The first page makes for hilarious reading.
Mourinho is to blame for this. Pretty sure most people around the club were even shocked that he was the 'youth' player he picked to prove his critics wrong. And he's been a starter ever since which is genuinely embarrassing because I don't even think he'd start for a championship team.
McTominay is a nothing player. I hope ETH realise quick and start Iqbal. He only offer header clearance from corners because he is a big lad but he isn't a goal threat at the other end. Him losing the ball gave Brighton the first goal.
The club is run on sentiment. Homegrown players are given game time that they would never get at other clubs. Mctominay a perfect example. Its admirable all these stats that we give chances but not sure many over last few years have come in and improved our side. ETH needs ro be ruthless.
Next game starter with Fred
The very little potential he had he has well over exceeded.
Championship level
He's the only player who makes me miss watching Djemba-Djemba
Harsh on championship midfielders.
Oh shit, did we reject 30m offer?
Actually you are right there is some decent quality in that top half of Championship
His potential is being booked and getting into a fight!
Even more bizarre was that people bought into him and praised his performances that season. Even for a kid thrown in at the deep end he was bad.
I was gobsmacked because I watched him for our youth teams and he was awful there, too.
He's had some good moments and games here. More than I ever thought he would because I've never rated him. With that said, he should have never been promoted, never been considered a starter, and probably shouldn't be here now.
This is our standards nowadays, though.
He should be a wide CB in a back 3. Probably the only way he could be a positive contributor at this point.
Mctominay or FDJ. It's a tough one
Hand up. Before ETH came, I thought one of the players who would react and benefit from his coaching would be McT, but he has proven me wrong. If ETH persists with him, he’s a fool and will only have himself to blame. Throw in the kids. Bring Keano and Scholesy out of retirement. Just stop playing McT. He’s worse than Fred, which doesn’t say much, but he should most definitely be dropped before Fred is.
Until Eriksen was shifted deep yesterday, we were playing without a midfield.
Until Eriksen was shifted deep yesterday, we were playing without a midfield.
It was Fred who played in the FdJ role today (the 'connector').
For some reason, EtH asked McTominay to play like Kaka bursting into attacking midfield at every opportunity.
If anything he has gone backwards which is sad at his age. He's had some good spells and can score a few goals, should've evolved into something useful at least. 4 years of poor coaching can do that.
He barely looks cognizant out there compared to a few years ago, like he's locked himself into this weird troubled restrictive demeanor.
He barely looks cognizant out there compared to a few years ago, like he's locked himself into this weird troubled restrictive demeanor.
What's his potential? Sucking air.
I can totally see the logic if he didn't think Cristiano had 90 minutes of fitness in him. The plan was for Eriksen and Bruno to drop deep once we had the ball and for McTominay to get into the 9 position and actually give us an aerial option or one running in behind (he moves well enough in a straight line).
What I don't understand is why it wasn't VDB in the role. Hasn't been great in pre-season but it's another player who's played Ten Hag's way to settle everyone down and he makes better runs off the ball going forward and is more comfortable playing like a 9/10 in possession.
Bench player for Scotland. That's it.
I would honestly ship him off to Aberdeen for absolutely nothing. Aberdeen were very close to relegation last season, and that is where McTominay's potential lies.