And you can blame the board for that. Competent football director would of got it done earlier for cheaper
With Antony signed what’s our front 3?
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Antthree (Elanga - Martial - Antony)
Sancho, Martial, Rashford. Anthony will probably come of the bench. I think best contribution by Anthony will be the competition for the first team spot.
Depends on the opposition. Like how Pep rotates his wide players on a game by game basis.
Much faster than Sancho. He’s got a brilliant burst of acceleration.
Sancho Ronaldo Antony
after a few weeks this will become the standard IMO. Then it will be up to Rashford/Martial to impress.
after a few weeks this will become the standard IMO. Then it will be up to Rashford/Martial to impress.
Existing plus Antony!
This
Posters on here thought Sancho was quick until he played in England!
Check out the vid when Antony is up against Malacia and Malacia has him covered for pace and we have seen how quick Malacia is.
Sure they will if you actually create chances
Are we also allowed to buy a real number 9 ?
Boy's got some magic feet. I find the audio track to be appalling, but those feet might make him a star in this league. And of course you can mute it.
4:48
for those wondering if hes fast. He was walking and then totally outpaced the defenderit's that kind of thinking that had us playing maguire week in week out even when he should have been on the bench. His price tag shouldnt guarantee him a starting position.
In fairness every one of wingers are crap except for Sancho. So Antony should start. In the case of Maguire we did players who could replace him. Why the hell are people bitching about Antony having to earn his spot when our other wingers haven't except for Sancho.
Antony actually plays to Ronaldo’s strengths IMHO…
Would imagine Sacho-Ronaldo-Antony
Would imagine Sacho-Ronaldo-Antony
Amen. A decent preseason and one sub spell seems to have made people on here a bit forgetful of the vast majority of games he’s played for us…
Rashford-Martial-Antony
I think Rashford/Martial have great interplay between them, but Sancho can obviously play instead of Rashford as well.
I think Rashford/Martial have great interplay between them, but Sancho can obviously play instead of Rashford as well.
Sancho --------- Ronaldo ---------- Antony
You don't put Rashford at CF and expect him to bury those delicious left footed dinks into the box from Antony. He can't even bury his own chances.
You want a complete CF to feed off Antony. Rashford is not a CF and nowhere near consistent enough to be expected to convert any half chances. You need a predator in the box.
You don't put Rashford at CF and expect him to bury those delicious left footed dinks into the box from Antony. He can't even bury his own chances.
Joke post?
You want a complete CF to feed off Antony. Rashford is not a CF and nowhere near consistent enough to be expected to convert any half chances. You need a predator in the box.
Joke post?
You want a complete CF to feed off Antony. Rashford is not a CF and nowhere near consistent enough to be expected to convert any half chances. You need a predator in the box.
Indeed. His career appears to be going in reverse at a time when he should be at his peak.
You may be on to something here. The condensed schedule thanks to the WC being in the Middle East means clubs will be rotating players to avoid exhaustion and injury, so ETH will want multiple options to select from. His number lineup is probably as you have it above.
We’ll rotate constantly. As the clubs with the best squads do. City have a different front 3 every game nearly. You need a squad of players, and we now have more options. Liverpool stuck with their front three for a while, inhalers and all, but last season rotated a lot with Jota.
First choice:
Sancho-Martial-Antony
Backups:
Rashford-?*-Elanga
*assuming Ronaldo leaves
Sancho-Martial-Antony
Backups:
Rashford-?*-Elanga
*assuming Ronaldo leaves
At least people are basing it on what Ten Hag has seen and preferred. It's not like it's come from nothing. United under Ten Hag have performed best with him in the side because he has been excellent in that very limited viewing United fans (and ETH) have seen under this new system.
Take a look at what he's competing against. Rashford who hasn't looked great in that role, and has also been pretty awful for a season. And then Ronaldo, who doesn't look to be all that thrilled to up his workrate and has had Ten Hag bench him. It could be temporary, but that's the impression thus far.
It's not like it's come from absolutely nothing, but past memories.
Rashford - Ronaldo - Elanga
Stupid question.
Stupid question.
LW should be Sancho
RW should be Antony
CF would still be an issue:
Martial - best at holding up play and could liberate our WF, but could never stay fit, inconsistent and low end products
Rashford - best at counter attack run, but could not do anything else, totally invisible in match
Ronaldo - best at scoring goals and receiving cross from Antony, but could not press and getting old, and might still leave before window closed
RW should be Antony
CF would still be an issue:
Martial - best at holding up play and could liberate our WF, but could never stay fit, inconsistent and low end products
Rashford - best at counter attack run, but could not do anything else, totally invisible in match
Ronaldo - best at scoring goals and receiving cross from Antony, but could not press and getting old, and might still leave before window closed
Rashford Martial Antony
Sancho scored a super goal against Liverpool but otherwise has been anonymous. He was substituted after 64 mins against Brentford, 72 mins against Liverpool and 68 mins against Southampton. Rashford was substituted after 87 mins against Liverpool.
Ronaldo has made it clear that he isn't a team player. If he stays, I expect his playing time in the PL to be limited.
Elanga to get a few PL starts when we rotate.
Sancho scored a super goal against Liverpool but otherwise has been anonymous. He was substituted after 64 mins against Brentford, 72 mins against Liverpool and 68 mins against Southampton. Rashford was substituted after 87 mins against Liverpool.
Ronaldo has made it clear that he isn't a team player. If he stays, I expect his playing time in the PL to be limited.
Elanga to get a few PL starts when we rotate.
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What do you know about my reasoning to call me naive? You seem more cenceited and confused, writing that.
I haven’t bought Antony. I wrote what my guesswork choice would be. Antony will get starts, but if Sancho and Rashford outperforms him on the flanks, I don’t think Ten Hag will have him a nailed on starter regardless of his price. If you think the price tag is a guarantee that Antony will hit the ground running, I am not sure why you call me naive. It might happen, it might not.
Like anyone else, I hope for the best.
Rashford - Anthony
Sancho
Sancho
Yeah one of Rashford and Martial is getting sold next summer IMO for someone we hope is the next god tier Man Utd central striker. Sancho will get another couple of seasons IMO and I hope he’ll come good, him and Antony are a potentially exciting pair of imps.
I have a sneaky suspicion that we might try out Bruno as false 9 at some point. How well it will work is another story though
Once upon a time, Ronaldo and Maguire had stronger claims to that status. No one's untouchable here anymore, I don't think
The fact that you can't see that he's the only one of them (of our current bunch) that can play the CF role shocks me. I hope Rashford learns the role so we actually have a choice to make, but right now, as long as Martial is fit, he's playing as we saw throughout pre-season, and the one game (huge game by the way) in which he was actually fit.
Malacia is quick though! Missing a slide tackle against Salah, getting up and catching up to successfully tackle him again in about 5 or so seconds says that boy has boosters on. I don't know that any other fullback is doing that against Mo.
Ashley Young had him in his back pocket a few years ago
All those who lectured me on "how to run a business" and "it's called negotiating": any chance you can school me on the "deal" we managed here but letting it drag on for weeks.... Arnold + Murtough = Mini Woodward.
To answer the thread question: we still need a target man, a real No.9 so I'd like to think the front three isn't complete yet.... although my guess is that will be that
To answer the thread question: we still need a target man, a real No.9 so I'd like to think the front three isn't complete yet.... although my guess is that will be that
Sancho - Martial - Anthony.
He simply won't get enough goals to get us a CL spot. He is not even close to the centre forwards we've had in the past and the sort we still need now
That’s not really the point here.
Regardless of fitness, you can still have a “best front 3”.