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Post by keanosdog16 on Mar 16, 2022 11:00:25 GMT
It's done now, not looking for another Manchester united inquisition on what went wrong. What i want is for Rangnick to now show some authority and sense, there is one thing to play for and that is 4th, whether anyone likes it or not, wants it or not, it's simply a fact that is the only target left this season. I expect Bruno to play where he does the most damage (no.10), I want Sancho on the right, elanga left if Rashford can't be bothered. Matic/Mct/Fred vying for no.6 and no.8 position. Dalot rb, whoever LB, Varane with Lindelof or Bailly (Maguire back in the academy). Don't want to see mata, pogba or lingard kick a ball until 4th is secured thus they can say bye bye. It's all about Ralf separating wheat from the chaff now if he doesn't then he is reflective of the the last decade, talk the walk and forget the walk! Bruno's best position is not no 10 i don't think, he played just behind Ronaldo last night and was ineffective, he's been pushed back in to that role in recent weeks and his form hose nose dived again, it did pick up when we switched to a 3 man midfield and he was more box to box, making runs from deep. Read an article recently quoting his previous boss at Sporting, his best position as he states is as an 8, going box to box and i agree with that based on what we've seen this season. Agree with everything else, Maguire not good enough for the academy though, perhaps he can help the kit man....... |
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Post by viking22 on Mar 16, 2022 11:16:12 GMT
Nine games left and we are basically playing once a week. Think we need to stick to basics and play people in their correct positions and have a pretty fixed team with minimal rotation.
For me Matic has to start every game. He is well past it but still offers way more than Scotty and gives more freedom for players like Fred and Pogba to get forward.
Personally I prefer Pogba as a number 10 to Bruno under Ralf. I think Bruno was better suited to Ole's counter attacking approach and Ronaldo cramps his style. Pogba is more dynamic and creates space for other players and when he does bother showing up he can dominate a midfield. And at least he has a bit of an incentive to perform as he courts potential suitors for a summer move.
As someone else pointed out Bruno has turned into Mkhi doing little all game but then producing the occasional assist. Actually what I would like to see is Bruno as a false right winger the way we used to play Mata under LVG and Jose. Or alternatively play Pogba on the left so that he can combine with Bruno and create more space for Bruno.
Rashford should just be benched for the rest of the season. Similarly with Maguire. Elanga and Lindelof aren't good enough either but they have much better attitudes and are coachable.
Fred starts every game for me. He will eventually revert to type. But if he can keep his good form going until the end of the season it will help massively.
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Post by johnboy14 on Mar 16, 2022 11:18:58 GMT
It's done now, not looking for another Manchester united inquisition on what went wrong. What i want is for Rangnick to now show some authority and sense, there is one thing to play for and that is 4th, whether anyone likes it or not, wants it or not, it's simply a fact that is the only target left this season. I expect Bruno to play where he does the most damage (no.10), I want Sancho on the right, elanga left if Rashford can't be bothered. Matic/Mct/Fred vying for no.6 and no.8 position. Dalot rb, whoever LB, Varane with Lindelof or Bailly (Maguire back in the academy). Don't want to see mata, pogba or lingard kick a ball until 4th is secured thus they can say bye bye. It's all about Ralf separating wheat from the chaff now if he doesn't then he is reflective of the the last decade, talk the walk and forget the walk! Bruno's best position is not no 10 i don't think, he played just behind Ronaldo last night and was ineffective, he's been pushed back in to that role in recent weeks and his form hose nose dived again, it did pick up when we switched to a 3 man midfield and he was more box to box, making runs from deep. Read an article recently quoting his previous boss at Sporting, his best position as he states is as an 8, going box to box and i agree with that based on what we've seen this season. Agree with everything else, Maguire not good enough for the academy though, perhaps he can help the kit man....... He's always played in front of two sitting players in a utd shirt, I'm struggling to see what's different about his current role in the team. His shirt number is irrelevant because he's simply not playing well enough in possession. He could benefit like everyone from a playmaker in midfield but his form of late is worrying. |
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Post by mightyez on Mar 16, 2022 12:25:53 GMT
Bruno's best position is not no 10 i don't think, he played just behind Ronaldo last night and was ineffective, he's been pushed back in to that role in recent weeks and his form hose nose dived again, it did pick up when we switched to a 3 man midfield and he was more box to box, making runs from deep. Read an article recently quoting his previous boss at Sporting, his best position as he states is as an 8, going box to box and i agree with that based on what we've seen this season. Agree with everything else, Maguire not good enough for the academy though, perhaps he can help the kit man....... He's always played in front of two sitting players in a utd shirt, I'm struggling to see what's different about his current role in the team. His shirt number is irrelevant because he's simply not playing well enough in possession. He could benefit like everyone from a playmaker in midfield but his form of late is worrying. A deep lying playmaker type like Carrick |
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Post by redcase on Mar 16, 2022 12:48:10 GMT
Very wrong to blame Dalot here. He is where he is because of that fucking slabhead cunt. Someone has to knobble him in training. If Rangnick doesn't drop him now that there is literally NOTHING left to play for, he can eat a dick too.  |
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Post by viking22 on Mar 16, 2022 13:23:04 GMT
I don't know what the problem is. Managers have dropped much bigger name players such as Rooney and Pogba and Rashford and even Ronaldo with no repercussions. I am sure by now a lot of players are annoyed that Maguire retains his captaincy and gets to play every week when he is such a liability. Lindelof and Bailly are both fit and couldn't do much worse.
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Post by Reduntildeath on Mar 16, 2022 13:25:26 GMT
Absolutely-Fucking-Shitbird-For-A-Captain. FC
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Post by Kamilo on Mar 16, 2022 13:33:19 GMT
Very wrong to blame Dalot here. He is where he is because of that fucking slabhead cunt. Someone has to knobble him in training. If Rangnick doesn't drop him now that there is literally NOTHING left to play for, he can eat a dick too. Glad you brought this up. I’d say 75% of our conceited goals he’s out of position in some manner. Dalot isn’t a great defender but he is shifting over here to cover for Maguire doing fuck all. But he was pointing and yelling at others in the build up as he does and then ball watches himself. |
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Post by Reduntildeath on Mar 16, 2022 13:43:24 GMT
Or:
Thursday-Night-European-Football.FC
Has rather a nice ring to it!
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Post by redcase on Mar 16, 2022 13:44:00 GMT
Very wrong to blame Dalot here. He is where he is because of that fucking slabhead cunt. Someone has to knobble him in training. If Rangnick doesn't drop him now that there is literally NOTHING left to play for, he can eat a dick too. Glad you brought this up. I’d say 75% of our conceited goals he’s out of position in some manner. Dalot isn’t a great defender but he is shifting over here to cover for Maguire doing fuck all. But he was pointing and yelling at others in the build up as he does and then ball watches himself. As the adage goes, you are only as strong as your weakest link. |
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Post by fergiegiveusawave on Mar 16, 2022 14:07:18 GMT
I think Rangnick made his thoughts on Maguire very clear when he subbed him off. When you want to take one of your central defenders off for an attacker as a last throw of the dice, surely it won't be the one who is actually the captain? Tells you everything. He was essentially saying, I'm more confident with Varane and someone else if this goes to extra time than Maguire. How can he keep his place in the team, let alone as captain?
Phil Jones came back and had that superb performance yet hasn't had a sniff since. If he doesn't have the bottle to drop someone he clearly doesn't rate then as I've said before, what use is he to this club behind the scenes.
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Post by johnboy14 on Mar 16, 2022 14:22:34 GMT
Very wrong to blame Dalot here. He is where he is because of that fucking slabhead cunt. Someone has to knobble him in training. If Rangnick doesn't drop him now that there is literally NOTHING left to play for, he can eat a dick too. Glad you brought this up. I’d say 75% of our conceited goals he’s out of position in some manner. Dalot isn’t a great defender but he is shifting over here to cover for Maguire doing fuck all. But he was pointing and yelling at others in the build up as he does and then ball watches himself. Ball watching is a sign of panic but in his defence he's having to cover two players which is a form of gambling whatever you do. He didn't know Lodi was behind him, that's a lack of awareness. Maguire is just a disaster, if you want to play high up, you can't to carry players like him. If Ralf is capable of leaving Ronaldo on the bench, then he's certainly capable of leaving bucket head on the bench. |
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Post by Stew on Mar 16, 2022 14:29:07 GMT
I think Rangnick made his thoughts on Maguire very clear when he subbed him off. When you want to take one of your central defenders off for an attacker as a last throw of the dice, surely it won't be the one who is actually the captain? Tells you everything. He was essentially saying, I'm more confident with Varane and someone else if this goes to extra time than Maguire. How can he keep his place in the team, let alone as captain? Phil Jones came back and had that superb performance yet hasn't had a sniff since. If he doesn't have the bottle to drop someone he clearly doesn't rate then as I've said before, what use is he to this club behind the scenes. Good points and very true. |
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Post by Kojak on Mar 16, 2022 14:39:44 GMT
Very wrong to blame Dalot here. He is where he is because of that fucking slabhead cunt. Someone has to knobble him in training. If Rangnick doesn't drop him now that there is literally NOTHING left to play for, he can eat a dick too. Yeah, I mean I called Dalot shit after the goal and I stand by it in general. However having watched it back, he’s got three players to cover on his own essentially because Maguire has squeezed up (as he did all night to negative effect) and Elanga doesn’t track back to mark the man at the back stick. Dalot should still be aware the goalscorer is behind him, unfortunately he doesn’t have a clue he’s there. But the blame for the goal doesn’t solely lie with him. |
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Post by redcase on Mar 16, 2022 14:56:22 GMT
Very wrong to blame Dalot here. He is where he is because of that fucking slabhead cunt. Someone has to knobble him in training. If Rangnick doesn't drop him now that there is literally NOTHING left to play for, he can eat a dick too. Yeah, I mean I called Dalot shit after the goal and I stand by it in general. However having watched it back, he’s got three players to cover on his own essentially because Maguire has squeezed up (as he did all night to negative effect) and Elanga doesn’t track back to mark the man at the back stick. Dalot should still be aware the goalscorer is behind him, unfortunately he doesn’t have a clue he’s there. But the blame for the goal doesn’t solely lie with him. If we're being fair to Dalot, if he leaves his current position and moves backward to check the runner we have a huge hole in the middle of the park with one striker already in position and another approaching from midfield. Culpability for this imo lies with Maguire (as fucking usual) and maybe a bit with Elanga. |
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