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No. The most worrying thing about this was Mourinho's performance.Most worrying thing about the game was Hojbjerg's performance.
No. The most worrying thing about this was Mourinho's performance.Most worrying thing about the game was Hojbjerg's performance.
I am stunned. Stunned. That was like the last days of Poch.
we simply can't rely on one player in lo celso, not like it would have come as a shock to Mourinho that he wasn't going to be available, again with n'dombele hes had plenty of time to look at him. if he cant see this side is devoid of any creative players or simply midfielders with any ability then he blind, he would have know weeks ago what options he was going to have for the game and yet here we are looking like we have gone into the game without any sort of tactics.It's funny you say that cause the Bayern players did not take to Ancelotti's methods and felt they were dated compared to Pep.
In Jose's defence, he was without Lo Celso, a player who was key to our game against them last time. Also if Ndombele had been half the player we thought we were buying then Jose would have at least had more quality available instead of Sissoko and Winks
It's one fucking game, 1 game, when did we turn into this fucking shit show of entitled knobs. I sure as shit wasn't happy with the performance but ffs grow some balls.
That’s a 3 match ban. We are such a calamitous club.
Exactly that. We will go the rest of the season unbeaten ?It's one fucking game, 1 game, when did we turn into this fucking shit show of entitled knobs. I sure as shit wasn't happy with the performance but ffs grow some balls.
Grealish is an AM who usually plays off the left and Utd are still looking at AMs in Sancho and (reportedly) Bale so it’s not unlikely that if a team agreed terms with AV, they would come in. Unfortunately, as far as I can see we haven’t had any ITK that we are even considering Grealish as an option (or any other AM).United have a plethora of midfielders, they won't be going for Grealish.
I'd just log off again if I were you.Just back from village cricket. Unlucky loss or season in the bin?
It's not one game though.It's one fucking game, 1 game, when did we turn into this fucking shit show of entitled knobs. I sure as shit wasn't happy with the performance but ffs grow some balls.
I know this game was poor, there's no getting away from that but we do have the tools within the squad to fix these issues and shouldn't write off our season based on this one game. We're notoriously poor at the start of nearly every season (which is something the club needs to analyse greatly).
We had a good defensive shape today in the first half, Doherty and Hojbjerg did actually provide some solidity. What we lacked was the connection from midfield to attack. I wasn't shocked to see Dele not come out for the 2nd half, I don't think he was any worse than anybody else out there but I knew Jose wouldn't risk Ndombele on for Winks but I was surprised that Lamela wasn't the chosen one, he can link midfield to attack and play the 1-2's and also can add a lot of intensity which we lacked.
I think if we look at going forward and we consider that Lo Celso will be back, Lamela can come in, hopefully Ndombele can get up to speed and add the creativity from deeper we can fix by far the biggest issue of our game today.
What concerns me is our defence. Dier has been touted as the big solution but again he fails to attack the ball, Alderweireld was very poor today and looked 2 yards behind the game. We need Sanchez to kick on because he can provide what we lack and is a possible solution. If I'm Jose I'd personally be more desperate for Reguilion than Davies so we have a more balanced fullback system both in defence and attack.
Bringing on Sissoko really ruined our shape and I thought the logical solution was going to be because we were bringing on Ndombele to make it 4-3-3 and add Sissoko to cover defensively. What we saw was akin to the Poch era where we lose all shape chasing a game we're losing.
It's one fucking game, 1 game, when did we turn into this fucking shit show of entitled knobs. I sure as shit wasn't happy with the performance but ffs grow some balls.
Ndombele cannot be picked there he has no stamina and will put the team under pressure repeatedly when he inevitably gives the ball away and doesn’t have the energy or desire to get it back. I wish it were different but surely he can only play in a free role around Kane where it is less risky and let others do the work for him.
He was fine in the first half. He was engaging Everton as they approached and was pressing in good areas.Most worrying thing about the game was Hojbjerg's performance.
I assume it was to thicken up the midfield and take control but it didn’t work and we then lurched from one formation to the next desperately looking for something to work. Nothing did. Our midfield was woeful, we couldn’t string 4 passes together but there is also such poor movement ahead from Kane and Son.The Sissoko sub at half time was a total mind fuck at the time and proved to be a pivotal moment
Its not one fucking game though is it! We have seen more of these atrocious performances under Jose than we have seen positive performances!
It isn't one game. It's just about every game since Mourinho arrived. Some results have been good but the performances generally haven't. Yes, his time here has been disjointed by covid-19, but Mourinho has had ample time to give us at least the basis of a way to play. We don't have it. We use a low block and we hit it long for the fast front men. Any organised team with a half-decent coach will see that, prepare for it and nullify it. Which is what Ancelotti and Everton did today.It's one fucking game, 1 game, when did we turn into this fucking shit show of entitled knobs. I sure as shit wasn't happy with the performance but ffs grow some balls.
Sorry. I love Kane, but he's not above criticism. Kane from 2 and 3 years ago, made things happen. When he got on the ball, it was exciting to see what he would do with it. If he wasn't getting the supply, he went looking for it. He seems less inclined to do that these days.He's a world class striker, not a holding midfielder. He shouldn't be charging around the pitch making challenges, if he is then something has gone badly wrong with how we are playing.
Yep,,,the changing formation stifled things for sure. Game won and lost midfieldI assume it was to thicken up the midfield and take control but it didn’t work and we then lurched from one formation to the next desperately looking for something to work. Nothing did. Our midfield was woeful, we couldn’t string 4 passes together but there is also such poor movement ahead from Kane and Son.