I guess that was supposed to be Sanchez
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I guess that was supposed to be Sanchez
If he isn’t in the pitch, we struggle for goals, it’s as simple as that. Jose has got to sort that out. I get that Sánchez was brought in partly to improve us in that area, but it’s not working out. Lingard was chipping in last season, but it still wasn’t enough.
We have created roughly the same quality of chances as Chelsea yet have scored far less. You can say that both against Watford and Spurs we were good for more goals.
Yes we can be better in creating but I have been quite frustrated with our horrible counter attacking. I think it's not the tactics but the execution that is the problem as we mess up counter attacks far too often.
Should have scored more against Burnley as well. I agree our counter attacks need to improve, we should have killed that Watford game with a counter.
He is carrying the team at the moment and that is a worry as one man can't do that for a full season.
His life would be sooo much easier if others were scoring too....
We've built the team around him scoring, it should hardly be much of a surprise that we depend on him scoring goals then.
That is true to a point but any team would expect midfield and wide players to be contributing more in any system.
We seen last year what happened when Lukaku lost form and was injured,
The biggest issue was when he was out injured, where the solution was to play the exact same system only with Rashford up top. It's more of a player dependent system. Why didn't we play to Rashfords strength instead of using him as he was Lukaku ?
Top post - Players like arnautpvic, Ibrahimlvic, Fellaini will play better upfront because of what we actually intend to do with the ball - not that players like Rashford & Martial are not better than arnautpvic or who ever else we were linked with.
Maybe even play to their two strengths in the same team?
Bring Martial back to the starting XI and I’m certain Lukaku will do much better than with Sanchez. Him and Tony have shown an understanding and opportunities have been created out of that for one another than with any other combination for Rom.
True, they seem to have a really good understanding. Certainly much better than Sanchez and Lukaku
Rom has now scored 20 league goals for us. Only 3 players have scored 20 league goals for us in fewer games - Ruud, RVP and Yorke. Shows he’s doing pretty well for us and I think he will have a very good season for us tbh.
He's starting to hit form at a good time for us.
Bit of a weird one considering the Sancez-Lukaku link up has been improving a lot recently, with Sanchez setting Lukaku up with nice far post crosses.
In any case I think if we had a decent right winger providing width down that flank with Shaw continuing his form down the left, that would free up either Martial or Sanchez to play closer to Lukaku and therefore get more goals for themselves while also providing more ammuniation for Rom.
Currently there's too much onus on Lukaku to score and if he doesn't we usually fire blanks and lose the game.
Maybe then we should try Sanchez on the right, where he has actually played before and since he's not setting that left wing on fire, or even on sparks, it might be worth a shout. The fact that it still hasn't been done after all this time, I can't imagine Mourinho hasn't considered it so the question is whether Sanchez made it a stipulation in his coming here that he would not play on the right.
Rom is likely going to do better with service coming from the left rather than the right, but with a Shaw-Martial left wing creating danger and possibilities for Lukaku, that gives space for Sanchez to attack from the right.
He's been poor overall so far, yet is still scoring regularly. Very encouraging when a striker has that trait. Can't wait to see how many he bags when he gets himself in top form.
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Nothing went for him today, at all. Lethargic and sloppy. Was it the lack of break in the summer catching him up or did the big fella not like the heavy astro?
Him and Rashford were probably the worst out there. Poor touches all game it seemed.
He was poor. Probably should have subbed him off instead of Rashford, looked tired.
His inability to retain possession was almost comical. Lets be generous and put it down to the pitch.
Very invisible today.
Off day, he’ll be back to scoring against Wolves.
touch like cement
Well no because the ball bounces straight off cement
Well no because the ball bounces straight off cement
Are you thinking of concrete?
Cement is more like a powder and when wet it's sticky as feck
A victim of the fake pitch it seems. It's already hard enough for him to control the ball with tree trunks for legs, the fake pitch affecting the bounce of the ball made it difficult for him.
That Martial pass summed him up. He had every right to expect Lukaku to go for that as he played the pass but he didn't even move. He has near zero anticipation and movement.
Getting a single shot against opposition that poor is worrying.
Getting a single shot against opposition that poor is worrying.
Is it just me or has he put on a couple of stone in muscle recently? He's always been built- don't get me wrong- but he looks like a tank at the minute. Seems to be slowing him down! Where's the Lukaku at Everton that would dribble with pace past players before smashing the ball into the net??
Poor day.
Hopefully he bounces back vs Wolves.
Hopefully he bounces back vs Wolves.
Shit yeah concerete im fecking dumbAre you thinking of concrete?
Cement is more like a powder and when wet it's sticky as feck
Getting tired of his poor touch, movement, workrate, overall if he isn't scoring he isn't doing much.
Played like he had oil on his boots tonight.
When he's bad...he's really really bad. Couldn't trap a bag of cement. Hope he's back to his best on Sunday.
Good he got a rest today
Are you thinking of concrete?
Cement is more like a powder and when wet it's sticky as feck
Touch like a bar of wet soap
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