What was Eriksen then?
Sofyan Amrabat | 2023/24 Performances
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What was Eriksen then?
Who's Fletcher?
Quite possibly, but you have a guy who is not great at breaking lines with passes and you play him in a shape that requires him to have to do it to make it work. It is just strange choices by the coaching team.
Ten Hag has given him some tough jobs so far.
To be fair Eriksen switched with Bruno and fletcher played Amrabats role . I think people are not getting that part correct. Most say it like Eriksen came in and played Amrabats role . Bruno is the one who failed in what Eriksen did when he came on ,it didn't help that fletcher is not a 10 in the 1st half.
We need a midfielder who can be a backbone of our team.
And this guy is not the one.
And this guy is not the one.
They both played in CM which Fletcher and Amrabat had done in the first half. Bruno was on the pitch the whole time
I think he will, in time. Only had a handful of games and all amidst this disrupted, out-of-form team. Half of them out of his actual position. There are signs he has the right qualities, but he clearly doesn't have confidence in his role in the formation yet, finds himself out of position too much.
Whatever you expect to happen, it's much too soon to draw any firm conclusions.
The only reason we didn't buy him was down to ffp rules. We have agreed to take him on loan then buy him and people need to accept this.
He is our player now and will be next season
He is our player now and will be next season
In the camp that he played alright and it's impossible for any player in that position to succeed when Erik stubbornly plays his two high central midfield.
I really struggle to!
EtHs very own Donny. Such a stupid signing from ten Hag. Insisting on a player like that almost makes me want him out. There is now possible way he is good enough. Barely for the PL. Obviously not for Man Utd.
There is an 'option to buy' for about £21m without mention of any obligations. If Ten Hag decides to waste that money on an already limited budget on him then god help us.
But this is pretty much as expected. I understand some people will get excited with new joiners no matter what, but the majority on the Cafe always considered him a squad player that can cover for some midfield positions and maybe give us another dimension, but he wasn't going to revolutionise us. Definitely not if we're playing him alone in midfield.
He's doing his job alright I think.
Am I missing a Fletcher - McTominay joke?
Of all our squad issues, I just don't see why Amrabat is getting a lot of hate. He has been steady. Nothing amazing but with right players around him he could be very useful addition for us. You can't have a team full of Bruno's (even the good version) you need a functional midfield.
He adds to our managers lack of recruitment accruement which is going to be a problem for us to shift when he finally leaves.
We were lacking any real creativity, the addition of Eriksen immediately cured that.
Thank God for that - I thought it was meConfusing myself from watching up on his sons this week. I mean McTom each time
He is just not good enough. I would prefer Fred or Sabitzer over Amrabat, and I see it as a "typical" mistake - a player has a fantastic world cup and a big club wants him after that.
From a moneyball perspective, buying a player on the back of strong performances in an international tournament is one of the worst things a club can do.
surprised to see so many write off Amrabat....
He's basically played as a one man midfield in our last 2 games between defence and a glut of pressing attackers. No player can do what's being asked of him in my view.
Stick Casemiro/Ericksen next to him this weekend and we will see his worth
He's basically played as a one man midfield in our last 2 games between defence and a glut of pressing attackers. No player can do what's being asked of him in my view.
Stick Casemiro/Ericksen next to him this weekend and we will see his worth
Agree, but replace McT.
McTominay dropped deeper in the second half and actually played as a midfielder instead of whatever he was doing in the first half where he was pushing extremely high (like he did against Sheffield United as well). So we went from Amrabat by himself to having both McTominay and Eriksen there. Scott's not even good in that role (or any role for that matter) but having an extra person at least changed the dynamics a bit and made it easier for his partner.
I'd say he's shown a lot more in the deeper role than Sabitzer did for us. The only time the latter looked even close to good enough was when we played him as a #10.
So far Fred was certainly better, but it's still early days and I'm not going to judge Amrabat during a time that our entire midfield set-up is unbalanced.
He’s not as good as Fred. It’s as simple as that. Wouldn’t get in the City, Arsenal, Spurs, Pool or Chelsea teams so why should he be in ours? Our standards are so low
They were both playing CM first half it was just typical McTominay being hardly on the ball and having any influence. He did the same in the 2nd half. It was all Eriksen
Thank God for that - I thought it was me
I take it back, it was all you. How dare you not know our player in the current year 2023 Mr. Fletcher and you call yourself a fan, shameful.
I think, as much as people may not like to hear it, aerial ability would have factored into that change, Amrabat is very weak in the air, and will often choose not to contest knowing that. Would have thought that having Maguire and Varane, easily our 2 best aerially would have been enough insurance for Ten Hag, but possibly not. Makes me wonder if Lisandro and Amrabat are playable together if there is no Cas to screen some of the long balls.
In the first half McTominay was level, if not ahead of, Bruno most of the time. To all intents and purposes it was a 4141 with a significant gap between Amrabat in the deeper role and everyone ahead of him. In the second half Scott was the deepest midfielder taking over from Amrabat, with Eriksen playing slightly ahead of him but nowhere near as much as Scott had been in the first half. So basically the 4231 that has been our main formation for many years. Scott's position changed significantly between the two halves.
when all are fit, I wouldn't mind seeing a three of Amrabat, Casemiro and Mount being given a go. Probably won't happen though, more likely be Amrabat, Casemiro and Bruno. I'm not for scapegoating Bruno, but I think a break might recharge his batteries.
I can't ask Erik but I can ask the CAF. Why did the CAF tell us that we're signing a world-class player while the fans of his ex-teams kept telling us that he's a mediocre player?
Because all the fans of ex-teams opinions on here came from Reddit. Which is consistently fecking clueless about all things football.
He looks a good addition on loan. For a permanent signing we need more class and mobility.
He is a good squad player . The issue has been( for a while now) that we have a lot of squad players who are starting games and that’s never good
While we keep playing with only 1 deep CDM and with 2 AMs, we'll keep wondering why the CDM is nowhere near good enough. It can be Amrabat, Casemiro or Jesus H Christ playing in CDM and it will make no difference.
I hope Amrabat and Eriksen both start against City with only Bruno given free role to attack.
I hope Amrabat and Eriksen both start against City with only Bruno given free role to attack.
In our (Caf) defence, it is classic fan stuff everywhere. Nearly every new player is a world class (or at least "great signing"). In first month. After that..........reality check comes.
Was thinking the same. Forget top teams, if he was so good, the likes of Brighton, Everton or West Ham would've snapped him up at that price.
How many people said that he was a world-class player?
I would say that most of the people in favour of his signing thought he'd be better than he has been so far and was a type of midfielder that we didn't have in the squad, and would therefore go on to be a good part of the midfield group but not necessarily first choice in the long-term. Considering he's only played a few matches in midfield for us and they've predominately been when the midfield has had a terrible balance, there's still a fair chance that that will be the case.
been a tough start, he's been injured, played out of position and I don't think he's fully match fit yet. I don't think he had a full preseason due to the transfer spec around him, plus he hasn't played in a settled midfield yet. I think once Casemiro regains some kind of form, I think them 2 together could be effective, or as effective as we can get with what we have. Those 2 could keep it tight whilst one of Eriksen, Bruno or Mount plays the creative role.
They didn't. If you're referring to the Liverpool-biased website that referenced the reddit post that had three fans saying he was mediocre, they're about as clueless as they come.
And no one said he was world class.
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