Hojlund is pretty hideous in the buildup. I don’t think you can play him anywhere other than right at the tip of the attack
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 32
- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 1
- Yellow cards
- 1
What you presume is actually true that I made the list to point out areas that is not in the list of his current main strength.
Please list me Hojlund’s current main strength. If you don’t have ball striking in the list of his current main strength, I rest my case.
That’s a very strange approach to football analysis. Basically, the approach is simply ‘no comment’ on any footballer under 25 or so because ‘you never know’. Quite ridiculous, frankly. Whatever it is that a player will eventually become, it is the signs and promise shown in their younger years that buys them optimism. It’s not simply a player’s d.o.b.
2nd thread I’ve visited this morning , the 1st one was a suggestion of putting Yoro in midfield and now Hojlund as a right winger. They are both so bad I don’t know what to pick but I’ll go with Fred as a left back
He needs to play with one objective. Get some shots off. Just go with that mentality. Be selfish.
Yeah he looks like a player void of any confidence and struggling with having too many ideas in his head.
Just task him with having more shots. Simplify his instruction…just get 3 shots off per game.
I’ve said before, but a starting point for this surely has to be putting him on penalties. Any traditional centre forward serious about goalscoring should be looking to take his team’s penalties more often than not. Almost all great goalscorers take pens by default.
There is a shout, Bruno is great at them, but his game doesn't live and breath off scoring, so he can still be effective without finding the back of the net.
Maybe Hojlund and Zirkzee would benefit far greater from taking the penalties. (If United ever get one, seems like they are as rare as a home win these days.)
Hojlund would have to make decisive movements in the box in order to actually take shots. He lacks the capacity to evade defenders with off the ball movements. There's no subtlety to how he moves and his first touch is as stable as boiling ball bearings. Giving him penalties will only patch up his inadequacies. He has to earn his goals.
So you find that strange but think it is totally fine to state “he is shit” as analysis despite coaches and scouts from top clubs all over Europe thinking otherwise? Once again, the point is that it is too early to write him off, nobody is saying all players his age get better but for context examples have been given of players now considered to be top talents who were struggling badly at a similar age.
Lads, I very much doubt our way back out of the wilderness is to treat Hojlund like a competition winner and put him on penos when we’ve already got at least one player who takes them regularly and is considerably better at them.
Want him down the channels today with Zirkzee slipping him in behind every time he can, goal incoming.
I think this could work in a 3412 where Garnaucho plays LF and Zirkzee plays as the 10 behind them but garnaucho position would have been more suited for Rashford and Amorim didn’t entertain that idea!
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That was actually a better than usual Hojlund performance, at least he was some type of threat but his general play is so poor.
7/11 passes
3 shots
1/6 aerials
0 tackles
0 interceptions
0 clearances
0 key passes
7/11 passes
3 shots
1/6 aerials
0 tackles
0 interceptions
0 clearances
0 key passes
Just move him on. He'd struggle in the Championship.
I'm really fed up of watching him play every week. Yes, he doesn't get the service, but sometimes you need to make something happen yourself. He offers almost nothing other than running around a lot and hugging defenders. Today he wasn't even as bad as in recent weeks but still absolutely nowhere near good enough.
Anyone has to be better than him up front currently. Play one of the kids up there.
The rest of the squad is also woeful but he really stands out as the weakest link for me.
Anyone has to be better than him up front currently. Play one of the kids up there.
The rest of the squad is also woeful but he really stands out as the weakest link for me.
same old, but kinda better/more active.
Had involvement, so I’m very happy. Even had 3 shots, with 2 on target, which I can only imagine must tie some sort of PL record for him. I’ll take some involvement for now before we start getting too concerned with the quality of it.
Awful player so far, not seeing much from him.
He will never be good enough. Hold up play is so poor that he will always struggle.
Seems to lack any kind of striker's instinct. There were clear chances for him in this game and he looked off the pace and poorly positioned.
We are stuck with him and it is how it is. We can hope that he will bring some goals in Europa league (which is now absolute priority competition for us). But if he stays here for another season then we are absolutely fecked.
You are very happy? Because he was slightly more involved that his usual anonymous performance?
I agree, he did more today than usual but the problem is that's still miles off being good enough and that by his standards was a good performance. He's shockingly bad and should be benched to give one of the youngsters a run.
Not the weakest link today @HotOne. That would be Casemiro who seemed to be on a quest to see if he could set some sort of record for losing possession. Hojlund showed some improvement today, couple of shots on target, one he made himself and just generally more involved. Not near good enough right now but there is a hint of something developing with him and Zirkzee on the pitch together and they have 13 more games to make it work or both are probably out of here.
A good striker scores a couple in that game.
He's basically just big and can run, can't see what else he does that well.
He's basically just big and can run, can't see what else he does that well.
He is at the wrong place. Criminally below average
He's the kind of guy you can trust to look after your very attractive wife and her hot sisters all weekend when you're on a business trip. He presents no danger whatsoever. Not a threat.
Obviously, it wasn’t the performance of a top striker, but whatever he’s been doing all season has been unacceptable. I at least want to see my striker occasionally shoot, for example. I go into games thinking ‘I just hope he at least has a shot today’. Today he had three. If we can maintain numbers like that then he can at least look like a remotely threatening footballer.
Honestly thought he was ok. Less food moments than Zirkzee but much less shite moments than Zirkzee.
As far as recent performances go it was better but that's about it
As far as recent performances go it was better but that's about it
Standard Hojlund is 6 or 7 passes, no shots, creating nothing for himself or others and plenty of excuses made for him. He was involved today, it wasn't great but at least he was a factor in the match instead of spectator.
Got a couple of shots off by trying to make something happen.
He's the worst striker to ever play for this club
I was referring to him being the weakest link in general in the team, out of the players who play regularly, rather than todays performance.
I agree, he was better today but better isn't good enough and I can't see him ever being good enough. Zirkzee, I can see something. He has great feet and links up the play well. Hojlund on the other hand just rings around like a headless chicken.
His first touch is pathetic.
His only trait is running down the channel. But again his positioning is not that good, so he can exploit his best trait.
Honestly, my only hope is that for atalanta to buy him, there must something there.
His only trait is running down the channel. But again his positioning is not that good, so he can exploit his best trait.
Honestly, my only hope is that for atalanta to buy him, there must something there.
I'm sorry, but this guy is a donkey. I don't think he does a good job at any other Premier League club.
Maybe in time he will improve, but never to the extent to be a forward the quality we need. Absolute nothing player in terms of ability.
Maybe in time he will improve, but never to the extent to be a forward the quality we need. Absolute nothing player in terms of ability.
Thought it was one of his better performances without scoring a goal.
He's atrocious.
The 18 y/o kid can't be worse
Seen enough of him now. Not United material. Next.
Makes me miss Lukaku.