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2022-23 Performances

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Isn't this awful experience over already ? Just put the guy out of his misery.

This is probably the biggest game he'll ever play in his career.

Again, I don't want to fault him. It's not his fault he's an awful footballer. He's trying his best but he doesn't belong here.

Please bench him already.
 
PoTMS said:
Can someone more tactically astute than me explain what he brings to the team? What does Ten Hag see in him? He's not even playing as our striker, he's playing #10 for Christ's sake.
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Ten Hag didn't really have many other options today really - no Sabitzer, Martial or McTominay. Any of those three available and surely he doesn't start today?

He must be dropped for Sabitzer next week with him back from suspension.
 
PoTMS said:
What absolute rubbish. He was as useful as a chocolate teapot. I guess you see what you wanna see.
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The performance in isolation wasn't good but he was an extra man almost always available in midfield to challenge them. There's a reason Ten Hag didn't sub him.

He isn't a good footballer but tactically he does exactly what the manager asks him.
 
I can only think he's in the side to press from the front which he does do admirably but outside of that it's tough to see anything he brings, which is a real shame as he's a likeable guy.
 
You should've bought Luuk de Jong really. He does what you guys thought Wout does.
 
Adam-Utd said:
I don't remember the situation, but heading is often about timing and being aggressive - as we've seen with Martinez.

He's certainly nothing special with his head, but I think he holds it up well into his chest/feet.
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That's a good point about timing for headers but a guy of his height, he should be decreasing the need to have impeccable timing
 
Very strange little experiment with Wout. I definitely did not expect this when we got a 7ft striker on loan.
 
Idxomer said:
The performance in isolation wasn't good but he was an extra man almost always available in midfield to challenge them. There's a reason Ten Hag didn't sub him.

He isn't a good footballer but tactically he does exactly what the manager asks him.
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You know your striker sucks when that's the best you have to praise him for, mate. The fact we have to resort to talk about the "defensive role in midfield" when assessing a striker says it all, really.

That's the only thing we can think of to praise him for as in his actual role as a striker up top he's awful.
 
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kouroux said:
That's a good point about timing for headers but a guy of his height, he should be decreasing the need to have impeccable timing
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I don't think our service to him is great. Often the goal kicks are short/not accurate, the balls played forward aren't really in his favour.

I think he always tries to get on the end of things which make him look worse. Could he do better in some situations? sure, but I feel people expect him to be winning everything which isn't always realistic.
 
He's useless, to think we passed on Felix to save a few million, when the clubs about to be sold for 4 or 5 billion. We could seriously be a threat in every competition we're still in with him
 
Thought he was great in the defensive phase, really instrumental in our pressing which was a key in how good we looked.

That said, he is definitely one of the worst headers of the ball which is hilarious considering his size. Also, have to score that chance.
 
If we went for Felix instead we’d have a real shot at the title
 
The nicest thing I can say about him is that he runs a lot. He's just not good at this football thing, odd how ETH keeps playing him.
 
Cassidy said:
If we went for Felix instead we’d have a real shot at the title
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bit difficult when you have no money to spend.

Weghorst is doing ok. He works hard and provides some decent link up play. Hes a temporary fix for free as Martials fitness continues to leave us short on strikers. Hes no long term solution but for now hes doing ok and the team can play well with him contributing.
 
RedIan said:
bit difficult when you have no money to spend.

Weghorst is doing ok. He works hard and provides some decent link up play. Hes a temporary fix for free as Martials fitness continues to leave us short on strikers. Hes no long term solution but for now hes doing ok and the team can play well with him contributing.
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Agree regarding financials.
Weghorst isn’t really doing ok at all, we can agree to disagree. Seems to me people are making excuses for his lack of quality in the final third. Guy can’t even put in proper challenges for headers when we put good balls into the box
 
He was cheap and available and we needed something. Thats pretty much the entire story of why he is here. Hes not great. Hes not even good a lot of the time. Unfortunately he is all we could get with the funds available and hes a damn site better than nothing. Works hard for the team and will never complain or cause issues.

If Martial was fit he wouldn't get much of a look in but Martial is rarely fit. In the summer I imagine that CM, CF and probably RB will be the highest priorities.
 
He does everything his manager asks of him. He runs all day long, presses well, hassles players and keeps things simple.

Every manager needs one or two dogs of war in his squad. If ETH didn't like him he'd have found a way of playing without him.

Burnley will no doubt want his 100k wage off their books and I will put good money on it we sign him for peanuts for the squad.

Just got a feeling the manager likes him.
 
Rozay said:
Fellaini.
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Fellaini actually won some headers though.

Anyway, he works his arse off. He’s a cheap as chips loanee. I can’t have many complaints. But I really thought a 6’ 7” striker would win more headers ffs.
 
A defensive forward - he is my favourite screen. Did well to press Barca and gave de Jong some trouble. Also does well to act as a wall our players can bounce the ball to as an outlet. Can't be trusted offensively unfortunately.
 
el3mel said:
Isn't this awful experience over already ? Just put the guy out of his misery.

This is probably the biggest game he'll ever play in his career.

Again, I don't want to fault him. It's not his fault he's an awful footballer. He's trying his best but he doesn't belong here.

Please bench him already.
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Well, yeah, apart from that World Cup quarter final that he scored two goals in a couple of months ago.

People talk such bollocks when they want to stick the boot in :lol:
 
kouroux said:
That's a good point about timing for headers but a guy of his height, he should be decreasing the need to have impeccable timing
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It’s baffling. He’s probably close to 8 feet tall when he jumps and yet he never wins the ball.
 
V.O. said:
Well, yeah, apart from that World Cup quarter final that he scored two goals in a couple of months ago.

People talk such bollocks when they want to stick the boot in :lol:
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He just said the same thing (at least to that effect) in the de Gea thread.
 
MadMike said:
But I really thought a 6’ 7” striker would win more headers ffs.
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His timing, anticipation, positioning is all off when it comes to headers. I almost burst out laughing few times today after he missed what it should have been a clean header considering his height.

Have very little doubt that Martinez is battering him in the air in training ground.
 
PoTMS said:
Can someone more tactically astute than me explain what he brings to the team? What does Ten Hag see in him? He's not even playing as our striker, he's playing #10 for Christ's sake.
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Not to put myself forward as someone who is tactically astute, that's quite a claim, but I do have an explanation.

With Fred (who himself played a fantastic game) being stuck on De Jong's man-marking duties and Rashford playing de-facto up front Wout did an amazing (yes, that's the word I'm going with) job at disrupting their midfield even further — making sure that they don't capitalize on their numerical advantage in midfield like they did in the recent El Classico — not just by tackling (less so) and harassing (more so) other players but mainly by coordinating our pressing and cutting off passing lanes. It was a thing of beauty. Something that Fergie loved to do as well with the likes of Welbeck. With Busquets missing the game, stopping De Jong from running it from deeper areas was the biggest task of the night. If we didn't have Wout doing what he did and simply added, say, Garnacho in his place, even the almighty Casemiro wouldn't have been able to hold that midfield together.

It is a shame that he's that limited on the ball (I didn't expect much but I still expected better) and his lack of aerial prowess is almost comical. Hence why he's not good enough for us going forward even as an emergency squad option once we do get any striker in (or back, in Martial's case). But Wout had his role tonight and he played it brilliantly — I'm sure that ten Hag expected him to do just that and he's happy with the big guy.
 
Devil81 said:
He does everything his manager asks of him. He runs all day long, presses well, hassles players and keeps things simple.

Every manager needs one or two dogs of war in his squad. If ETH didn't like him he'd have found a way of playing without him.

Burnley will no doubt want his 100k wage off their books and I will put good money on it we sign him for peanuts for the squad.

Just got a feeling the manager likes him.
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If ETH wanted a player to run all day long, press well, hassle players and keep things simple. He could find these players in non league.
 
Josh 76 said:
If ETH wanted a player to run all day long, press well, hassle players and keep things simple. He could find these players in non league.
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Come on mate that's a ridiculous comment. We need a squad of players he can depend on and certain players who will accept they might only start 15 games a season.

Sir Alex had loads of players that if they'd have played for other clubs would be considered bang average but he knew full well what they could offer in certain games for him.

I could be wrong but I think he likes a forward player that presses in the manner Weghorst does, we seem to be turning the ball over loads more since we have had him in the side and goals come from this, it also prevents the quick break build up from the back by our opponents.
 
It hurts my head to see him played as a 10. He did well enough tonight all things considered but I can't for my life understand why EtH insists on starting him every game. Also, how can he be so bad at winning headers?
 
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