Always feel bad when a youngster has "one of those days" where absolutely nothing comes off. He's not this bad, he's not good enough for the first team of course but wow was he bad today
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Was he a solskjaer signing?
I think the biggest disappointment for me has been how positionally poor he's been throughout the tour for his age. Makes it really difficult for the team when we go to press.
There's been an out ball around him all game today... Garnacho too in fairness, but he's made up for it with his intensity, and it can be excused considering he's 4 years younger.
There's been an out ball around him all game today... Garnacho too in fairness, but he's made up for it with his intensity, and it can be excused considering he's 4 years younger.
His debut for the senior team came before Ole's appointment, which is a bit insane to think about. He's been trying to get to the senior team for 5 years now — and counting.
Very very poor. Needs to be sold
Chong is a league 1 player. He would get exposed in the championship.
He's 22 and will be 23 by half season, so not really a youngster anymore.
He doesn't have the ability required for this level. Hopefully we can either sell him or loan him with a buying option.
He doesn't have the ability required for this level. Hopefully we can either sell him or loan him with a buying option.
Absolute nightmare of a game today.
I think he did quite well for Birmingham last year in the Championship, and hopefully that'll be enough for a club of that level to give us a couple of quid for him. I can't see any chance of him making it as a Manchester United level player, and he's at a stage of his development where another loan makes no sense.
I think he did quite well for Birmingham last year in the Championship, and hopefully that'll be enough for a club of that level to give us a couple of quid for him. I can't see any chance of him making it as a Manchester United level player, and he's at a stage of his development where another loan makes no sense.
He gives you that Chris Eagles/Luke Chadwick vibe.
Just not good enough.
Just not good enough.
Yep, he's just another in a very long line of academy players who are nowhere close to being good enough. There's no shame in it, only a tiny percentage of them will ever make it to the level required to be part of a CL team. We should accept this and not be too disappointed about shipping academy players out
Wth I remember when he was announced! Time flies
He made a few nice passes infield from out on the wing. Got it through a few opposition players to one of our players in good space infield.
Otherwise he had a real shocker.
Otherwise he had a real shocker.
Please stop letting this guy take time and experience away from our other exciting prospects. He's had his chance and has been a disappointment. Time to get rid. Wish the best for him somewhere else.
The type of performance where you just feel bad for them.
Imposter
Not good enough for any premier league team.
Not good enough at this level. Not even close.
I would take even 2m for him.
He needs to go. He’s taken valuable minutes from Amad and shown nothing.
Should of sold a while ago. Can tell he’s nowhere at the level of a prem player. Don’t even think he’s good enough for championship… didn’t see him do an awful lot at Birmingham.
Terrible today and I've never seen the hype. No chance of making it here. Need to find a permanent home for him
Chris Eagles at least measured his use of the ball. Chong is a lot more hit and hope
I see people being way too harsh as always, just like most wrote off Dalot who I called my favourite player during last season when Ragnick started giving him much needed playing time. I thought Chong did well today, his positioning was really good which resulted in many chances and also connected really well with Laird, Garnacho and Eriksen.
Definitely has a lot to improve, but just like with Dalot last season he needs more games to build up his composure.
Definitely has a lot to improve, but just like with Dalot last season he needs more games to build up his composure.
He was good at Birmingham. He’s not a Man Utd player but the league one level player stuff is nonsense.
He is championship level or leagues outside the top 5. He can build a decent career for himself if he leaves now, there is no point in him sticking around.
I remember him having a good pre-season tour under Jose and people calling Jose useless because he was ready to start and he wasn’t playing.
Wtf
Honestly, the crowd was laughing at him. Everything he did went wrong. He's nowhere near United standard.
He was certainly present on the pitch in his assigned position, some of the time. If that is what you mean by positioning.
Chong is 22. He needs another couple of years developing his game at senior level. I haven't seen anything to suggest he's got what it takes to make it in the Premier League, but maybe bulking up, working on conditioning, who knows: it might not be over for him at the PL level, but it's certainly over for him at United. I can't see him really even helping the newly-promoted sides.
That cnut enraged the hell out of me today
Every player in that team today tried to pass the ball and be a team player.
The second he's got the ball he tried to shoot on goal and tried to "save the day" without any further thought.
Every player in that team today tried to pass the ball and be a team player.
The second he's got the ball he tried to shoot on goal and tried to "save the day" without any further thought.
How is this guy still at United? He's 22 now and we had the chance to let go of him this summer but we triggered the option of another year. He apparantly had a decent spell at Birmingham last season besides his injury but did we really expect some club to suddenly cough of a £5m bid for him? Can't see any other reason than that to still keep him around other than hoping for that miraculous bid..
Swap deal for Antony.
Should probably be chong gone by now.
I remember being annoyed that Jose didn’t bring him on against Juve at home when we were losing and had a sub left he didn’t use…
Not wanting to absolve Jose of anything, but a lot of his weird calls have aged annoyingly well.
Grim. Looked overwhelmed today. Harsh criticism is warranted.
We’ve done this with several players recently. Protecting value and all that.
how a manager with 26 major trophies in his career is somehow having a full and complex understanding about football surprise you ?
We must sell him quickly, not every youth player must play here ,it should be only the best of the best among them. Having Mctominay starting for us week in week out is already embarrassing.
Wouldn’t everyone? That would be a lot of money for him. Buyers are going to come from Holland/bottom end of the Championship etc.
Birmingham fans loved him but he struggled to link with their attack at times, chalked up as too good for their players but if he can't excel in the Championship what's the point in him being back here with us?
I get it that ETH wanted to see everybody for himself but guys like Chong have probably played their last game for us.
What a waste of time it has been developing this guy, he hasn't any real arrogance to grab the numerous opportunities he's had, see he'll never be anything for us as he lacks character.
Amad would have showed a lot more promise with the amount of minute he got in that game.
Amad would have showed a lot more promise with the amount of minute he got in that game.
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