Seems a decent enough lad and he saved us in that Brentford game. We were buzzing for him and us. But he was brought on in the dying minutes and put up top in sheer desperation. If he has to play a part, it should be off the bench to cause some mayhem in the box when we need a goal. How has that converted into cementing his place in the starting XI? The mind fecking boggles.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
It really is inexplicable madness.
It does sound (read) silly.
He is also far from being our worst midfielder or player.
Mount, Eriksen & Amrabat are not very good.
This guy makes our players look invincible using stats you would wonder why we look so shit and lose more often than not if our players win the stats war every game.
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Good stats.
I thought he was decent, particularly 1st half.
Team were chasing shadows 2nd half.
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Good stats.
I thought he was decent, particularly 1st half.
Team were chasing shadows 2nd half.
If he passes that early chance and we score then the game turns out differently. That’s why Mctominay is not the standards we need. His footballing IQ Is a shambles. Someone like Eriksen passes that.
Thought he looked more natural and comfortable in the first half playing the more advanced role. Second half when he moved back a bit, predictably he was rubbish. I would sooner play any of our other midfielders at DM at this point.
Ultimately, even as someone who largely likes McTominay, he has to go. I firmly believe that at the right team, in the right role (something like a Fellaini #10) he can be a solid PL player, but not for a team that is aspiring to play an attractive, possession based brand of football. Stick him at a mid-bottom half team and let him cause havoc and score goals. Don’t expect him to dominate possession or control the game.
Ultimately, even as someone who largely likes McTominay, he has to go. I firmly believe that at the right team, in the right role (something like a Fellaini #10) he can be a solid PL player, but not for a team that is aspiring to play an attractive, possession based brand of football. Stick him at a mid-bottom half team and let him cause havoc and score goals. Don’t expect him to dominate possession or control the game.
I'm still trying to get my head around the decision to drop him deeper in the 2nd half. He was our only player who offered that bit of a goal threat in the 1st half, but to play him in a role where everyone and their dog knows he struggles, that too against the best team in league ( maybe world), was nothing short of baffling.
It's not his fault he keeps getting picked it's the manager. He plays as he always did, hiding from the ball and being invisible.
Spot on.
Completely agree. He has his uses, but that is not as a midfielder. He's terrible as a six, and also rather worthless as an 8 for a full 90 minutes. We lose the midfield with him on the pitch as he simply goes hiding. It's as if he doesn't understand the role. He has some surging runs into the opposition box that sometimes pay off, but his positioning both when our team is progressing the ball or when we are pressing is ridiculously bad. He's either nowhere to be seen, or he's just in the wrong position. He runs around a bit, but nothing extraordinary.
Stop starting him - use him as an impact sub, as you say, and then sell him in January.
ETH has lost it. It's the only explanation. He's in survival mode and that's never a good sign.
Nothing necessarily against Scott as a player, I think there's a version of history where he's a half-decent bit-part player for us. However, with the deficiencies already in the squad as it is I think he highlights all of them. He's a ball-shy midfielder with hilariously low pass numbers, who's 6'5" and doesn't offer a proper physical presence - especially surprising is how crap a tackler he is. Our midfield is a mess and at this point he's the worst of a bad bunch.
That Brentford game has done more harm than good. Him accidentally winning us the game with those 2 goals has meant Erik has had to stick with it either to make it look like it was his plan all along, or because he has no idea what else to do and hoping for him to nick a goal is the best he can do.
That Brentford game has done more harm than good. Him accidentally winning us the game with those 2 goals has meant Erik has had to stick with it either to make it look like it was his plan all along, or because he has no idea what else to do and hoping for him to nick a goal is the best he can do.
Agree with this. He's not good enough and wouldn't exactly be the best player on the team at most mid-table/bottom half teams, yet he keeps starting games for us.
Agree. We have a 6+ year sample size to show us that McTominay is no good.
Pundits think because he is a big lad, he can put himself about in midfield. He doesn't.
Awful management now to put him in midfield in this more advanced 8/10 role, especially at the expense of Bruno. And even worse to drop him deeper at half time.
Liverpool signed Gravenberch for 35 million which is about what we could have gotten for selling McTominay this summer. He is not a bad football player, but he will never be a player starting in a team playing great football and that is just a fact. We are asking a player who grew up as a striker to play as a defensive midfield player for about 6 years now and still haven't realized that he is not good at that. Despite all that, because of his nationality, he still has immense value but we have refused to cash in on it and replace him with someone who can actually do what we need.
Why are we still yet to replace Michael Carrick in this team about 7 years on now? The only player who has come close was Matic who was over the hill by the time we signed him.
Why are we still yet to replace Michael Carrick in this team about 7 years on now? The only player who has come close was Matic who was over the hill by the time we signed him.
Yeah its such lazy commentary. He just jockeys and watches the game passby around him
The only way he used to impose himself on a game was with his running (weird for a man his size) but he doesn't even seem to cover that much ground anymore. Just trots around the middle not doing anything in or out of possession. He's a passenger.
100% agree, I can only offer that under the current pressure and stress the focus on the final score has overtaken the managers thinking, and due to desperation to get a goal, he has convinced himself picking McTom increases the chances of nicking a goal and 3 points.
Where you just need to take a step back and realise McTom is a good option from the bench, when you need a goal in the last 10-15 mins...no more!
He wasn't terrible but two big moments from him possibly cost us the game.
Simple through ball to Hojlund. Crap shot instead.
Not tracking Silva for the second. Basic bit of defending.
Another player just not giving enough attention to the basics.
Simple through ball to Hojlund. Crap shot instead.
Not tracking Silva for the second. Basic bit of defending.
Another player just not giving enough attention to the basics.
Jesus. A great 10 minute cameo off the bench against Brentford but otherwise he's been one of the worst in a struggling team.
There’s been some dogshit POTM awards in the post Fergie era but that has to be right up there as one of the least deserved ever. Depressingly, it’s probably also gone to the most deserving candidate.
if he continues to start in midfield prob be the end of my support for EtH. If you have any desire to bring a positive style of play to a top level team putting someone like scott mctominay into fecking midfield shows you have no clue on what you are doing. id legit rather have fellaini out there, and that is saying something.
It's hard to pick somebody, but I'd say probably Maguire should have got it. Which is also somewhat depressing.
McHack should only be used as a late sub when chasing a goal.
He was shit in every game apart from 10 minutes against Brentford. It does seem ridiculous that one performance won him player of the month but it’s not like there is much else to choose from.
Fulham 0:1 Man Utd
Had a decent game.
Not saying much cos the rest were a bit naff, but I thought he was our best midfielder on today.
Loved him absolutely twatting everything in sight at the end
Loved him absolutely twatting everything in sight at the end
Yep, decent performance, better on the ball in the first, did some important defensive stuff in the second. Seemed a bit more balanced with him slightly deeper, closer to Eriksen rather than alongside Hojlund.
No idea what people are thinking but after the tap in goal, fair play for a good run that's what he does in box, he was fecking invisible. Our midfield looked like dogshit against a piss poor fulham team and he was one reason why
Decent game, took control when needed to most of the time.
Him spending most of stoppage time kicking for touch like a fly half was top notch.
Don't like him starting but at the moment his performances are OK, constantly above the average for our midfielder and he is a goal threat.
He was right about us fighting like dogs today, what he failed to mention was that the dogs in question would be sleeping chihuahua’s
V harsh to overrule his goal, was actually fine today. Probably the best of the midfielders.
I thought he was good but no doubt the haters be piling in.
I look at a player like Sarr for Spurs who's surrounded by two playmakers in Bissouma and Maddison, which allows him to focus on getting up and down the pitch.
Unfortunately, we don't have that, but I've always said he's useful, especially if played in that box to box role.
Was up and down the pitch today and made some crucial blocks that could have easily resulted in a Fulham goal.
Did well, in my opinion.
I look at a player like Sarr for Spurs who's surrounded by two playmakers in Bissouma and Maddison, which allows him to focus on getting up and down the pitch.
Unfortunately, we don't have that, but I've always said he's useful, especially if played in that box to box role.
Was up and down the pitch today and made some crucial blocks that could have easily resulted in a Fulham goal.
Did well, in my opinion.
I certainly wouldn't say he was 'good', but he was much better than he has been the last few games.
Good performance from Scott today. Certainly looked like he cared, and also showed quality on the ball.
Good performance. Anyone else thinking he'd score if Martial didn't shoot the ball and did that overhead kick? Think McTominay would have a good chance to score there.
Started off ok but overall a poor performance, team is so bad though and such a poor game that he was one of the better players still.