His talent has been evident since his first few appearances, but now that suddenly his G/A is totally fine as well, all the doubters are gone, interesting...
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3 each for him and rashford in last 4 starts, couple of assists each too. Finally seeing some productivty from front players
Can we get his goals and assists updated? It’s way off.
I thought he was very impressive in the post match interview. Obviously quite a cerebral player. Lots of thoughtful insights. Said he found the PL a big step up but is getting used to the pace of the league now. Great to see.
The cerebral assassin.
You saying he has the pedigree?
It's all about the game & how you play it
The signs are strong that he knows how to play the game.
Decade ago we had that trio of Januzaj/Zaha/Lingard who were promising talents. More recently it was Rashford/Greenwood/Martial and for different reasons that didn't work out either. Really hope Mainoo/Garnacho/Hojlund will fullfill their potential and in United shirt of course.
Well done to Rasmus on another good display. Our only ST atm so will start a lot of games for rest of the season, hopefully he makes most of it.
Well done to Rasmus on another good display. Our only ST atm so will start a lot of games for rest of the season, hopefully he makes most of it.
Ole would have loved him.
He should he on 4/5 more assists from the sitters he’s created in just the last two games. If they squared the easy ball to him in the box he’d have had 1/2 more goals from the same games.
His movement created the shooting channel for Rashford’s goal tonight too, which contributed alongside his layoff assist. He gives the ball and goes for the space and causes the defenders to follow a little, probably distracted the keeper too.
Not sure why the Wolves players react since he was never going to get the ball back anyway, which they should have seen from recent matches
it was the right thing for Rasmus to do though
His movement created the shooting channel for Rashford’s goal tonight too, which contributed alongside his layoff assist. He gives the ball and goes for the space and causes the defenders to follow a little, probably distracted the keeper too.
Not sure why the Wolves players react since he was never going to get the ball back anyway, which they should have seen from recent matches
it was the right thing for Rasmus to do thoughHe is that damn good.
Not sure why the Wolves players react since he was never going to get the ball back anyway, which they should have seen from recent matches
Silent domination
Think that's 6 goals and assists in last 5 games.
4 goals in his last 4 games?
And 10 for the season.
Is that correct?
And 10 for the season.
Is that correct?
I'm thinking he will switch to the number 9 from 11 once Martial leaves at the end of the season no?
He definitely would have scored a couple if the ball came 1/2 sec earlier. There was a chance where Garnacho could see and pass to him, he reacted well to get a shot off but would have scored if it was released just a little faster.
Not sure. He wears 11 for Denmark too
Even Bruno releases it a bit late sometimes or overcomplicates it. I think Rashford's okay at this honestly, the timing of the pass is usually right.
Once players watch the replays and instinctively know that Hojlund will be there maybe it'll be natural. Developing an understanding between a strike partnership is pretty important.
I'm really grateful for our scouting department for identifying this guy, and hopefully, eventually most people will see why Atalanta held out for such a big fee for him in the summer. There's a reason why PSG also prioritized Hojlund and only moved onto Ramos when the Dane rejected them in favor of United.
Amazing player and he's at his dream club. The fee will look like a bargain eventually.
Amazing player and he's at his dream club. The fee will look like a bargain eventually.
Feels like Sparky played like he's a no. 10, or I'd say he's similar to Harry Kane.Hojlund works so hard. The hassling and harrying he gets through, week in week out, its like he's been studying old tapes of Sparky.
Hojlund though, I imagine how Cavani would play if we got him 10 years younger.
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World class talent. If he keeps this up he'll be some player in 2 years time assuming the club also managed to get their shit together.
Excellent performance. Crazy how panicked people were at first for a 20 year old who showed good signs in the CL having a slow start in the Prem. Like I keep saying... He's 20. Strikers like him (physical CFs who base a lot of their game on hold up play and battling physically with CBs) understandably take longer to make the step up. Pretty much all CFs of that ilk do very little in big leagues until they turn around 22 of 23. For him to be doing quite well in the serie a, champions league, national team and premier league now before his 21st birthday is great for him and us.
Really good display
He takes too long to control the ball and lay it off when he's holding up play and it always looks a bit complicated. But otherwise, good runs, good pace, works hard and gets a thunderbolt of a shot away. Still haven't seen enough to say he'll hit the heights we demand from our main striker. Does he really have the creativity of a Rooney or the elegance of a Van Persie?
A United #9 should really be best some of the best in the business even if we're lacking in other departments. RvP, Rooney, Tevez, Berbatov, RvN is the pedigree. I think he'll be fine here but don't think he'll be world class.
Don't get me wrong, he's a modern #9. If we can get goals out of the two wingers / inside forwards then it's totally fine to have a guy like him around.
A United #9 should really be best some of the best in the business even if we're lacking in other departments. RvP, Rooney, Tevez, Berbatov, RvN is the pedigree. I think he'll be fine here but don't think he'll be world class.
Don't get me wrong, he's a modern #9. If we can get goals out of the two wingers / inside forwards then it's totally fine to have a guy like him around.
I mean that's totally fine to say that about a 20 year old right now if he doesn't ever improve but a bit harsh to compare him to those players, who apart from Rooney, joined us in their mid--to-late-twenties with much more developed careers under a GOAT manager and incredible team mates.
I mean context and all.
Yeah I guess my prediction is that he won't ever get there. Just don't see enough raw tools in the locker to even hope. Greenwood for instance had the talent and you'd back him to go be an RvP like striker. Hojlund has enough to still have a career here but I think he'll be a rotation option eventually.
Yea, he's had 5 or 6 good layoffs to Bruno in just the last 2 matches, all fairly central and from 20 yards or closer. Glad Rashford tucked one of them away tonight, but we really need Bruno and others to start finishing these chances he's setting up.
He is proving me to be wrong and I am very happy about that
He wont be like Rooney or van perise ..
He will be like Mandzukic
If he can be as good as Mandzukic that would be money well spent to be honest .
It's a little farcical to criticize him when he's the club's top scorer for the season despite his age, having just arrived at a time when the team is struggling severely, and getting absolutely terrible service from his teammates. I've heard a lot of people already calling him a dud and a failure, which is wildly irrational. He's one of the few players in this team who actually show some spirit and genuine promise.
If he wasn't surrounded by dross, he could very easily have had 15+ goals by now, and would certainly finish the season with 20 or more, especially if we hadn't been knocked out of the CL group stages--which no one in their right mind could blame him for, considering he finished the group stages as the tournament's (joint) top scorer alongside fecking Håland and Griezmann, two prime Ballon d'Or candidates. For a 20yo who joined a team in total disarray, that's very impressive. Anyone who doesn't acknowledge this feat must be out of their mind.
Considering the awful service he's getting, the fact that he's on course for 12-15ish goals by the end of the season, without even being our penalty-taker, shows that he has qualities and very likely could serve as our primary striker if the team ever finds any sort of form.
If he wasn't surrounded by dross, he could very easily have had 15+ goals by now, and would certainly finish the season with 20 or more, especially if we hadn't been knocked out of the CL group stages--which no one in their right mind could blame him for, considering he finished the group stages as the tournament's (joint) top scorer alongside fecking Håland and Griezmann, two prime Ballon d'Or candidates. For a 20yo who joined a team in total disarray, that's very impressive. Anyone who doesn't acknowledge this feat must be out of their mind.
Considering the awful service he's getting, the fact that he's on course for 12-15ish goals by the end of the season, without even being our penalty-taker, shows that he has qualities and very likely could serve as our primary striker if the team ever finds any sort of form.
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Height, power, pace, lethal shot, ability to lay people off, ability to make good runs, good pressing and more I mean what else do you want as raw tools from your young striker?
At his age he’s doing better than a lot of world class forwards ever were at a similar age, not to say he would reach the same heights but I just don’t understand the mindset here
Ruud was 22 before he started to hit his heights at PSV
Andy Cole wasn’t pulling up trees till he got to Newcastle at 22 and then wasn’t exactly great for the first 3 seasons with us
Alan Shearer didn’t start to make his mark until 22 at Blackburn
Harry Kane was on the bench in the Championship at Hojlunds age
Cavani didn’t truly flourihs till he hit 23 at Napoli
I could go on and on, now again that’s not to say Hojlund will hit the heights of any of these forwards but i’m sorry you have to be blind if you don’t see the tools, especially when he has tools in his locker that those forwards above didn’t have at the same age and for the rest of their careers
Delighted to see him starting to hit the net regularly, same thing happened in Italy, slow start then started scoring in the second half of the season. I was encouraged to see him talking to Rashford a few times, there's potential for a excellent partnership there, long way to go but 9 goals from 27 games isn't a disaster for a 20 year old. I'm pretty confident that he'll end the season on 15+ then kick on next season.
Won player of the match. Looking like he’s starting to settle and not only grab goals himself but bring others in to the game effectively.
Coming along nicely.
The fact he’s playing well off Rashford is very pleasing, they are clearly trying to develop a partnership. Garnacho is all industry and explosiveness on the other side and looks to be coming along nicely too. It’s the most balanced front 3 we currently have, if Rashford is working as hard as he should be it could be league challenging stuff.
I said a while ago that Rasmus is capable of making chances for himself through forcing mistakes and picking up on scraps. He’s a really good footballer for his size. He puts his body on the line and has a high level of intensity. If we keep blasting the ball towards the near post and hitting that run teams will eventually be ripe for the cutback or tap in at the back post. It’s a good pattern of play that turns teams around. Rasmus is strong enough and fast enough to get ahead of most defenders at least once a game in that type of situation.
I want him to be a success because he seems like a real one. No funny business, works hard and is genuinely happy to be at United.
Fantastic performance. If he can keep up this form it justifies to some extent the hefty fee we paid. Important to remember he is still young though and will be inconsistent at times.
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