He's terrible in the air for a big man. Biggest issue is his lack of technical ability.
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At some point being young won’t be a good enough excuse.
He had the whole goal to aim at but shot straight at the keeper, it was a chance even Weghorst would have taken.
Yeah, no.
Should have done better than hitting it right at the keeper's body but it was a good chance rather than a great one.
He really wouldn't.
His first touch for his chance was poor, had to dig out the shot rather than strike through it.
I don't think he will become a Lewandowski/Suarez level of striker, but I think he has the potential to be a tier or two below, which is still extremely good.
He has strength, pace and hold-up play. Regarding his hold-up, I think he is struggling to hold off the most physical defenders, which has been evident in the last two games against Upamecano, KMJ, van Dijk and Konaté. Hold-up play comes with experience, just like it did with Harry Kane. He has mastered the art, despite not being particularly physical.
In addition to this, I think his movement is very good. He showed it for Atalanta, he has shown it for Denmark, and he showed it for us already. The problem right now is that there is a "disconnect" between the players. He is in a new team trying to gel with his team mates, but there is always a new injury, or there are too many changes in the lineup. Rashford, then Garnacho, back to Rashford, Bruno switching roles with McTominay, Antony being the most unpredictable player in the world and you have no idea what he is going to do, etc.
We don't even have a style of play. A striker can't just run random directions when we have no attacking patterns, or no known sequences in how we build-up. Almost every team in the PL do this, but we don't. You mentioned Newcastle, but Newcastle are a very good side that create major chances after chances each game. Same applies to Brighton. Every player they have look good, and it's not a coincidence. Do you seriously think Ferguson would score many goals for us?
I also think he has natural instincts, which is why he was being compared to Cavani along with his movement. It is really easy to forget he is only 20, and that because of his price tag, he should be as good as those strikers. That's not how football works, it's just how the market works.
We could've bought Osimhen, and we would still struggle with scoring goals. Osimhen, right now, is a better striker, but it's not a given that he would score goals in this team. Unless you're Agüero, Benzema or Suarez that can create for themselves, strikers rely on service.
Unfortunately can't see it with him so far...
Weghorst vibes. That's not a bad thing. I quite liked Weghorst, but right now the only way for him to score in the PL is if his teammates hand him chances on the platter.
You really want to ignore that there is also a goalkeeper in goal. The best goalkeeper in the league even. Who is actually really good at these types of saves where he makes the ball hit his body.
Surely Hojlund could have scored but better strikers have missed better chances against Alisson. Even the best strikers miss chances and this wasnt even a 'absolute sitter'.
Need more from him, unfortunately. That's 12 games and no goals now, and another big chance missed.
Score at least 1 goal in his first 13 league games would be a nice start.
Had high hopes for him and still do. I think he has all the tools and cant judge him for a good 9months or so yet......but ironic been such a hyped signing and people listig him on the few good signing Ten Hag has made, when the reality so far is he has barely improved on Weighorst last season.
I genuinely don't see it with this guy.
I like Hojlund but it’s beginning to get worrying.
We can blame service all we want, but he just doesn’t get himself involved.
We can blame service all we want, but he just doesn’t get himself involved.
There is nothing elite there, or even close to it.
Pace? He's fast but doesn't have particularly quick acceleration so it's only useful with big empty pitch to run into, which is rare for us.
Movement? Absolutely not. It's very poor.
Finishing? Clearly not.
Link up/passing/interplay? No. He has one trick in that respect, backing into the defender which works frequently but his layoffs are largely poor when he does do it.
People say the team isn't passing to him, but when is he ever in a good position to pass to? Moreover, when he is he fecks up.
That is the main worry for me, if his all round game doesn't improve it is inevitable Utd will need to upgrade. Not many teams can afford a one dimensional striker, especially with the profile of the other attackers.
Early days but coaches have to be working hard with him.
Does he? What tools are these?
Because apart from his athletic ability and work rate, nothing is really standing out with him yet.
No, it's not, because there is a significant difference in their abilities and potential.
Should just get Lautaro or Osimhen, this kids a bench player for the foreseeable future
The fact there are rumours of us going for another, older striker suggests to me that that will happen.
His performance today is exactly why I don't buy the excuse of no service or the team not getting him touches. Better player would make more out of the opportunities he gets but he's pretty clumsy and chances disappear because of this.
He also seems more interested in backing down his marker than getting past him. We just have to keep developing him but he's nowhere near ready at the moment.
He also seems more interested in backing down his marker than getting past him. We just have to keep developing him but he's nowhere near ready at the moment.
Macheda and Wilson scored more goals in their debut league seasons than he has
.He has great acceleration. Seriously, mate.
His movement is very good, which is why he was likened to Cavani in the first place. A striker can't make effective movements when you don't have decoys to use ffs. You need support as a striker.
Finishing needs to be improved, yes.
Link up needs to improve, even if it's okay for a 20 year old. It's hard to link up with players who have no interest in linking up.
Macheda and Wilson scored more goals in their debut league seasons than he has
Oh my god, that's insane!
So your logic is based on whoever scores most goals in their debut season has the highest potential! Amazing, Mitcher. That truly shows your superb knowledge of football!
He's quick, but he can't seem to use it against any of the CB's he's faced in the league.
If he's so Cavani esque why has he failed to score? Why is it the team can't find him, and when they do find him, he fluffs every chance?
He's not done OK for a 20 year old, considering how there are younger players like Ferguson outscoring him.
Macheda and Wilson scored more goals in their debut league seasons than he has
James Wilson actually scored twice on his Premier League debut at the age of 19, Hojlund is a year older than that and hasnt scored any Premier League goals at all
Way to put words in my mouth. I'm just pointing out your point was moot when these players scored more than he has so far. He actually has shown less potential than Macheda and Wilson, which people on the caf and in real life were all very hyped up about.
Doesn't work hard enough to get involved, often jogging around pointlessly rather than makeing an effort to get into posistions to receive the ball. Worrying lack of technical ability also struggles in intricate build up.
Decent target man to lump the ball to and can finish with his left foot. But he is looking a bit like the Danish Andy Carroll in all honesty minus the towering aerial ability but with some pace.
Decent target man to lump the ball to and can finish with his left foot. But he is looking a bit like the Danish Andy Carroll in all honesty minus the towering aerial ability but with some pace.
He has scored against Bayern. Are you not satisfied until he scores against Bournemouth, or what's your deal?
The team can't find him because they're not able to create chances. Look at how many chances our attackers create
Comparing us to Brighton is just laughable. Ferguson scores in a fully functional team with a great coach, and a system that makes every player look great. But here's a question for you, do you think he would do that for us?
People saying "he was facing Allisson for that chance".
F**k sake, every keeper in the league and probably their back-up too would have saved that shot, it was straight at his chest.
That shot needed to be pinged along the ground either under Allisson or into the corner. If he saves it then, hands up, fair enough.
But the shot he took was shit.
F**k sake, every keeper in the league and probably their back-up too would have saved that shot, it was straight at his chest.
That shot needed to be pinged along the ground either under Allisson or into the corner. If he saves it then, hands up, fair enough.
But the shot he took was shit.
Wow he scored against Bayern in a weird game we still ended up losing!He has scored against Bayern. Are you not satisfied until he scores against Bournemouth, or what's your deal?
The team can't find him because they're not able to create chances. Look at how many chances our attackers create
Comparing us to Brighton is just laughable. Ferguson scores in a fully functional team with a great coach, and a system that makes every player look great. But here's a question for you, do you think he would do that for us?
I don't think he's good at pressing, was it supposed to be one of his strengths off the ball?
Weghorst used to create a lot of turnovers, he wasn't so quick but seemed to have more energy.
Weghorst used to create a lot of turnovers, he wasn't so quick but seemed to have more energy.
If we were selling him I’d doubt anybody would pay more than £25 million for him. We really got our pants pulled down by Atalanta. Nothing about him screams elite level talent.
And he even fecked up the rebound!
He’s playing ahead of the least creative attacking midfielder in the league, flanked by another youngster on one wing and a completely unproductive Antony on the other. The service into him is woeful and he desperately needs a goal. But he also does need to show more, he’s clearly a project but would hope to see a little bit more from him.
Macheda and Wilson scored more goals in their debut league seasons than he has
We were a better team with a better manager then (for Macheda at least!)
Also the season isn’t even half way through yet.
Wow he scored against Bayern in a weird game we still ended up losing!
Yeah, his goals would also have sent us through in CL, if it wasn't for completely ridiculous team mates, you know? Drawing to Galatasaray and losing to Copenhagen after he scored twice in each game.
What has "weird game" anything to do with it? Do you think our 0-3 loss to Bournemouth was a normal game? Would you be happy if he scored in that match?
We were a better team with a better manager then
Also the season isn’t even half way through yet.
We had Ryan Giggs in charge when James Wilson played
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