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Seems a bit crazy going in hard on him after fecking Bayern and Liverpool of all teams. It’s mad. Our fans are so short term yet are more than willing to complain when we waste money on older players who we only get a season or two out of in the end. Screwed if we do and screwed if we don’t
Wow he scored against Bayern in a weird game we still ended up losing!
That goal was the only thing he really did in that game and didnt it only go in because of a deflection off the defender?
It’s really strange that people here are having a go at him in an agressive way.
He’s a 20yo striker evolving in a dysfunctioning team in the midst of an injury crisis and takeover, and people are having a go because he had a tough time against Upamecano and Konate with little to no support from his team mates ?
I’d understand saying he has underwhelming performances but people here are loosing their heads and constantly looking for a new person to shit on.
He’s a 20yo striker evolving in a dysfunctioning team in the midst of an injury crisis and takeover, and people are having a go because he had a tough time against Upamecano and Konate with little to no support from his team mates ?
I’d understand saying he has underwhelming performances but people here are loosing their heads and constantly looking for a new person to shit on.
How does he have no blame in our other matches where he failed to score or provide?
No one has lost their head or "being aggressive." Christ almighty, it's not like he's going to be reading the caf after the match. I was excited at first by his decent cameo against Arsenal and was glad he scored in the CL. But he's quickly shown he's not at all that and not worth the 72 million we paid for him. He simply HAS to be scoring more and at the very least have a few assists. The fact he hasn't got any assists in any competition should raise a few eyebrows at least.
Honestly this place makes little sense.
It was doom and gloom after the wins at Everton and Chelsea by saying « yeah but the opponents are shite ». People kept claiming we would get a thrashing because of Ten Hag naive tactics and claim this draw as a shite result as well.
And now people are turning on a 20yo striker still trying to adapt to a new league and a new team because he’s not prime Van Persie, all the while screaming all summer « he’s young we need to give him time »
Garnacho is a year younger yet has still managed to score goals in that same team.
I'm not sure we should have spent that money on a project.
That's not what I said, but we were comfortably leading those games, and they would have been enough to send us through, if not for some absolute howlers and stupid mistakes. He is not a great striker at the moment, and no one is claiming he is, but he clearly has potential, and you don't need to have a lot of football knowledge to grasp this. Several clubs wanted him, including PSG. He is 20 years old, but his price tag is blinding everyone's view of him. He shouldn't be leading the line for us now, but it's not his fault Atalanta demanded a crazy fee for him or that ten Hag only bought him.
You literally said he was let down by the team.
Even Rashford and Martial have scored more in the league.
No the money we spent was ludicrous but it was clear from his time at Atalanta that we were buying a project not the finished article.
That settles it then!
Because that's how football works, right?
One player scores a goal and is the better goal scorer by default.
Well, in that case, Maguire has scored more league goals than Højlund, so he is a better striker.
He doesn't really do much. He's kinda... meh
Of course he is let down by the team.
Haaland misses two-three sitters a game. It's normal. Missing chances is a part of being a striker, but it doesn't matter because City will create another 10 chances for him and he'll end up scoring eventually.
We created one chance for Højlund today.
I think it's very easy to be dissatisfied with his output against any PL club considering it currently stands at 0.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?
Garnacho Rashford and Martial are all here for years. They are totally settled in here. I can’t remember the last time any of them had a good game against Liverpool
I was just pointing out how ridiculous it is to be still blaming the players around him or him being only 20 at this point, he has played enough games to have scored at least one goal now but still hasnt scored any.
I dont think you can say this today. Rashfords cutback was there for hojlund to tap it in. He didn't gamble (along with Hannibal) and ederson got to it. He had two good moments to score, and didn't take it.Of course he is let down by the team.
Haaland misses two-three sitters a game. It's normal. Missing chances is a part of being a striker, but it doesn't matter because City will create another 10 chances for him and he'll end up scoring eventually.
We created one chance for Højlund today.
That was his first clear chance in ages and he missed it. He was probably shocked to actually be shooting in a game . Now, we need to give him more of those. I think his finishing is better than what he showed today, just take a look at his CL goals. Hopefully today is a learning experience for him and teaches him composure. He'll come good and I'll be here for it.
Tbf, as bizarre as it sounds, if Maguire was played up front for this Utd side for 882 minutes, he would almost certainly have more returns than Hojlund.
If only Maguire was 20 years old - we could start claiming that he has ‘all the tools’ to be an elite CF!
Target man? His hold up play is very poor and he rarely if ever wins a header.
He's at his most dangerous running towards the opponent's goal but we can never play him into that scenario.
With his back to goal, he's no good to us at the moment.
Out of curiosity, have you identified a replacement for Højlund or who would you rather have, and why?
Don't say Kane.
Yes because he’s playing in prime barcelona to be scoring and assisting for fun at 20yo.
The context has absolutely nothing to do with his performance.
Every other striker bar the top established ones are around the 6-7 goals scored in all comps, and Hojlund has 5, which is very decent for a young striker trying to get settle in a new team and in a new league
Garnacho has been around the team for longer. And this season Hojlund still has scored more than him.
But you completely missed my point.
I can’t wait to see Mainoo’s thread after a few disappointing games
I’m not going in on him for missing that chance although I’m gutted he didn’t take it.
he’s had a tough few weeks that may have knocked his confidence, I’m sure he looked a lot sharper in his first few games, he always seems to be on his heels when there’s a ball to go for. We Al know he’s still a bit weak and naive when battling for the ball but hopefully that will come
he’s had a tough few weeks that may have knocked his confidence, I’m sure he looked a lot sharper in his first few games, he always seems to be on his heels when there’s a ball to go for. We Al know he’s still a bit weak and naive when battling for the ball but hopefully that will come
Garnacho plays on the wing, is 19 years old, and has scored more goals.
BS
I don't blame him for the missed chance, best strikers in the world score 1 of 3 and he's going to wait another 5 games to get 2 similar chances at United - so then we can talk.
I just don't rate him as a player in general, doesn't seem to do much. Seems to me like his biggest (physical) attributes just don't work on this level.
Garnacho has not scored more goals and that’s pretty much it.
Playing on the wing isn't necessarily a disadvantage, especially with how we play.
And scoring fewer goals than one of our best attacking talents in a long time is somehow an embarrassment, or what are you implying?
I thought he did alright the very few times the ball came to him. Pity he didn’t put that chance away, would’ve been the perfect kickstart for him. We desperately need another CF to rotate him with though.
Oh come off it, there's no excuses. You can't bring up his age and then hand wave away the fact that younger players in his own team let alone the rest of the league are outperforming him goals wise.
He has scored more in the league where it counts. They have the same OVERALL for the season. And I can wager that Garnacho will finish the season with more than Rasmus at their current rate.
This - this so f*ing much. We've wasted so much money on "established" top players, whom have just never turned out great for us in the long run. Pogba, Di Maria, Falcao (albeit a loan right?), Mata (50/50 on this), Schweinsteiger, Lukaku, Sanchez, Matic, Fred, Maguire, Sacnho the list goes on. I quite like what I see from Højlund, and in an otherwise unexciting time as a United-fan, at least seeing this kid (along with Mainoo and Garnacho) develop is the most excitement these days. If we're realistic, this season we're not playing for any silverware, and are hardly going to get into top 4 by the look of it.
In Ronaldo's first season for us (in a much much better team mind you) he had 6 goals and 8 assists. Højlund is at 5 goals already.
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This is the first time I've heard that CL doesn't count.
Why can I not say Kane? I’ll say whoever I choose.
For me, I wanted a proven PL striker to come into the side with Rashford moved wide and Garnacho on the other flank. Even a proven, good Championship striker I would’ve preferred, honestly.
This is a side that just finished 3rd and needed a GOALSCORER first and foremost.
I’ll also add that I absolutely do not subscribe to this utterly pathetic, scarcity mindset that has infected Man Utd in recent years where any player (or manager) that isn’t readily offered to the club is deemed ‘impossible to get’.
I’d have been happy, to varying degrees, with any of Kane, Watkins, Toney, Mitrovic, Solanke, Awonyi, DCL - even a Wissa or Cunha etc would’ve been a wiser and more beneficial transfer.
It didn’t need to be a big name for me, Utd just needed an actual functional, PL ready GOALSCORER.
He should have stayed in Atalanta 2 more seasons. Less pressure and there he would have gotten 3 or 4 good chances most games and that way learned and developed into a great striker.
For now he is not clinical enough in his finishing and a weak header.
Instead he came here too early, gets/creates no chances and will regress and end up like so many others.
Just dont see any other players out there we can afford that will guarantee goals in this team.
For now he is not clinical enough in his finishing and a weak header.
Instead he came here too early, gets/creates no chances and will regress and end up like so many others.
Just dont see any other players out there we can afford that will guarantee goals in this team.
So how long do we have to wait before people stop making excuses for this guy and accept that he just isnt good enough for this level?
So instead of taking a risk with a young rated striker who has great potential (who btw has 5 in 6 CL games), you'd rather we spent that money on a constantly injured DCL with 8 goals total in his last 3 PL seasons, or Solanke, Awoniyi or Wissa with 6-10 PL goals. I mean, would those goals make that big of a difference?
So, now that you've understood how wrong you were about Rashford, maybe you would be wrong about those signings too?
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