Beans
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You have to call him an attacking midfielder as he's disinterested in defending.
He’s been rewarded with 2 starts after scoring 2 late goals as a CF. But that’s enough now.
Sadly we all know too well he will never be anything more than average in midfield.
United cannot seriously be about to go into another match against City with McTom in midfield.
Will be Casemiro-Amrabat McT at 10 Bruno on the right, you heard it here first.He’s been rewarded with 2 starts after scoring 2 late goals as a CF. But that’s enough now.
Sadly we all know too well he will never be anything more than average in midfield.
United cannot seriously be about to go into another match against City with McTom in midfield.
The myth that has grown up in the last couple of weeks that he’s a goal scorer doesn’t really stand scrutiny. The most goals he has scored in a Premiership season before now is 4. God only knows why this guy is still getting game time.The only role he offers any real value is coming off the bench as a backup striker when chasing a game because he's a good finisher.
He shouldn't be starting important games.
We have a sample size of 5 years that tells us that McTominay is a very limited midfielder.
He is no good as a 6, he can't pass, his positioning is poor and he doesn't show for the ball. You watch him and he seems to just let the game pass him buy.
But he is good at bursting into the box to try and get on the end of things. Has done it well for Scotland and potentially saved the manager's job with two goals v Brentford. The narrative now is that he is a "box to box" midfielder that should be played at an 8. The Scottish Vierra.
No way. If ETH had anything about him, he would stick to his principles and setup the midfield in a way that allows us to control a game. McTominay doesn't offer this.
Just stop playing him. Beggers belief he’s still getting game time. No wonder we are a mid table team with him in the line up.Stop playing him in midfield.
He was poor up front today. He butchered 2 great chances with poor playHe's much better when given the attacking licence to get forward. Got into some good positions in the first half. With better decision making, we could have found ourselves a goal up. Was unlucky not to score, too.
Second half, when he dropped back, he struggled but so did Amrabat, and previously, Casemiro has in this fixture, too.
He was poor up front today. He butchered 2 great chances with poor play
Couldn’t give less of a feck and he knows it. Mourinho’s biggest “feck you” to United was saddling us with this pretender. Horrendous player, absolutely horrendous.
Yeah its what 4 managers now who have tried him as a defensive midfielder and he has had maybe 2 good games there in 6 years? As far as I am concerned, unless it is an absolute emergency situation, he just should never be playing as a defensive midfielder. He shouldn't be playing at all mind you, but especially not as a 6. I would rather play a center back or even Bruno in that position than him.Playing him as a DM should be an automatic sackable offence.
We all know he can’t do it. So why do managers keep trying it?