He didn't play much under Mourinho and his inclusion was mostly to get himself sacked.
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He didn't play much under Mourinho and his inclusion was mostly to get himself sacked.
He played injured from the 30th minute TBF
My 6 year old said to me there is a load more clips to add to his hiding youtube clips
A six year old
He must be injured for years
Spoke about looking in the mirror last week, needs to take his own advice. Shocking footballer
Exactly what I was thinking, Kante was brilliant tonight and gave him an absolute run around. He’s costing the whole team. No protection for the defence. No creativity in midfield. No controlling the game. It’s such a key position to be so deficient.
I’m not sure looking in the mirror is gonna help him become a better footballer in fairness.
I dunno. Obviously when he’s playing as badly as he is now he’s absolutely useless on the ball. Which stands out a mile. But his main problem isn’t how bad he is on the ball it’s his complete cluelessness about where to position himself when he isn’t on the ball. Which screws us, in and out of possession. And that’s a chronic problem you see in every match he plays. Even on those rare occasions when he uses the ball very well.
Scrap this. Players like Djemba Djemba, Possebon, and Gibson had more about them than Scott.
He's not good enough to be starting and never will be, but that's not his problem, it's the club's and the management.
Idiotic move even for the Glazers to not spend £30-£40m on a CM in January.
Idiotic move even for the Glazers to not spend £30-£40m on a CM in January.
Guy is Paycho Sid, 9/10 on the mic, absolute danger in the ring
That CM position is so damn important, if we can put a proper baller in there, that alone would make a big difference, as would adding a top attacking fullback and a RW like Antony.
We have some absolute utter shite that get way too many minutes, as you say, upgrading them will work wonders.
Swear he spends most of the game somehow chasing a CM breaking through the middle with the ball.
I agree with that, but it’s more the “He’s a League One player at best” stuff I’m taking issue with. He’s done okay for us at times, albeit he’s been massively overpromoted. There’s a pretty simply reason several managers have been picking him ahead of more talented players. And it’s not him that that reflects badly on.
Personally, I believe/hope he’ll be phased out if we can actually get it together.
Maybe his best position is CB after all? I dunno, starting to doubt if he even has a future as a back up anymore. Really want him to kick on as he's got the attitude we need.
We have conceded 52 goals in 35 games in a season with him as a defensive midfielder supposedly protecting the defence. A world-class defensive midfielder and I believe you won’t concede any more than 40 even with average defenders behind.
Again, I agree with that, in the main. His strengths are more in the realm of getting around the place in a sort of unfocused way and sometimes making things happen. Was it a couple of years ago he got close to double digits in terms of goals? That’s decent for a CM. It’s something. But he’s being asked to hold together a creaking, poorly coached midfield and that’s obviously never going to be within his skill set.
Gives me hope in a way, I expect to see huge improvement when we actually have midfielders.
Soooo he’s part of the problem then isn’t he
We’d of had more of it if he could contribute
You know the number one solution of how to get more of the ball don't you?
Have better fecking midfielders. You think Xavi or Scholes, Carrick, Pirlo, etc etc etc play tonight and have under 30 passes?
Says it all that I’m not remotely surprised.
A nothing player who’d struggle to get into most teams in the league. Yet here he is starting regularly in our midfield. Joke.
A nothing player who’d struggle to get into most teams in the league. Yet here he is starting regularly in our midfield. Joke.
He's pretty much the Jesse Lingard in the middle of the park
I really want to be on Scott's side but come on, this is a terrible stat.
Remember this stat isn't a consequence of us barely having the ball. It's one of the causes.
Our midfield's passing stats tonight:
McTominay - 27 Passes 85.2%
Matic - 42 Passes 81%
Bruno 37 Passes 73%
Fact is, 1) we're not set up to keep the ball as our movement is so stagnant, 2) none of midfielders are known to keep possession of the ball anyway.
The title obviously makes it sound worse than it is, but during the season so far, McTominay, when it comes to our midfielders, is second after Matic, with a passing percentage of 84.7%, which is better than Pogba, Bruno and Fred, who are meant to better passers of the ball, especially the former two.
Some may argue this is because they are more adventurous, but sometimes we just need someone to get their foot on the ball and dictate the pace of the game. Unfortunately, with our mdifielders, we've either got players who are too safe or too adventurous - no one in between.
We need at least two midfielders in the summer who will be able to do that. That being said, you could argue that in a more possession based system, such as the one we're expecting to see under ten Hag, passing stats would naturally go up as they'd be more players in support, we'd dominate the pitch high up, more movement, etc.
McTominay - 27 Passes 85.2%
Matic - 42 Passes 81%
Bruno 37 Passes 73%
Fact is, 1) we're not set up to keep the ball as our movement is so stagnant, 2) none of midfielders are known to keep possession of the ball anyway.
The title obviously makes it sound worse than it is, but during the season so far, McTominay, when it comes to our midfielders, is second after Matic, with a passing percentage of 84.7%, which is better than Pogba, Bruno and Fred, who are meant to better passers of the ball, especially the former two.
Some may argue this is because they are more adventurous, but sometimes we just need someone to get their foot on the ball and dictate the pace of the game. Unfortunately, with our mdifielders, we've either got players who are too safe or too adventurous - no one in between.
We need at least two midfielders in the summer who will be able to do that. That being said, you could argue that in a more possession based system, such as the one we're expecting to see under ten Hag, passing stats would naturally go up as they'd be more players in support, we'd dominate the pitch high up, more movement, etc.
How do you think a team as a whole generates possession?
I'm guessing this is one of those things that's the opposite of the truth?
His off the ball movement was fantastic tonight, if it wasn't for him we'd have lost that game. 
In all seriousness, he's like the John Oshea's, Darren Fletcher's, Wes Brown's, Darren Gibson's, he's good enough to be a substitute but he's ideal for inspiring young players that there is a way to get in and around the first team from the academy etc,
In all seriousness, he's like the John Oshea's, Darren Fletcher's, Wes Brown's, Darren Gibson's, he's good enough to be a substitute but he's ideal for inspiring young players that there is a way to get in and around the first team from the academy etc,
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The players you mentioned were squad players in title winning teams, barring Ronaldo and one or two more they piss all over anything we’ve got now.
Absolute imposter, and based on the pieces you see in the media has a decent PR team.
Looks the part, says all the right things, but definitely doesn’t back it up 99% of the time, turning in cowardly performances.
Looks the part, says all the right things, but definitely doesn’t back it up 99% of the time, turning in cowardly performances.
*Use only in case of Leeds*
We can probably play Maguire in midfield and there won't be much difference.
You can’t compare his pass completion with Bruno (especially) and Pogba. He should have amongst the highest pass completion on the team because of his role in the team. They could get away with being amongst the lowest.
As has been repeatedly said, the biggest issue isn’t his erratic passing anyway. It’s the way he lets the game pass him by.
Fred has this problem, also. This is an issue with the team, not one player. As for not comparing it with Pogba and Bruno, of course I can, especially Pogba, who has played deep a lot this season. More often than not, those two will lose the ball either dilly dallying on it or playing Hollywood balls when a simple pass is on. As for the hiding bit, what have the aforementioned players done in the bigger games this season?
McTominay may not be the most blessed player in our squad, but he runs his arse off every game and I believe in a more possession based team, as I said before, will improve not only him, but our team on a whole.
He wasn’t doing much right tonight. Horrific performance. Needs to have a long look in the mirror.
Surprised he got the ball at all with the amount of hiding he was doing.
Yeah but he did get into at least 2 fights. That is his "Roy Keane impression" quota.
Shame he didn't pick other parts of Roy's game.
Shame he didn't pick other parts of Roy's game.
For reference. Reece James had about 100 touches at full back.
A midfielder who can't either get near the ball or make a pass for almost a whole half of football at any level is inconceivable. When that player is playing Premier League football for Man Utd then it's even more so.
He has that one game every now and then where he looks really good. But he disappears all too often and that is his biggest problem, he hides from the ball and let's games pass him by. He's a decent hard working lad, but he's just not good enough to even be a squad player.
I agree with you about Scot McT. But if we all agree that he isn't good enough to play for a top team, why the hell do managers keep picking him?
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