23 Jul 2018 00:11:36
San Jose observations:
Back 4 - I would like to see Fosu-Mensah and Tuanzebe in some more difficult tests. So far they have done well, but not been tested enough. Shaw, to me, is limited offensively. We know he can run with the ball, but he doesn't get wide at times and demand the ball like he should. Too passive at times, just walking and waiting for the pass to go to someone else.
MF - Pereira was excellent tonight. I admit I was critical of him the first game, but he worked hard and passed the ball very well tonight. Herrera improved as well, a good moments of creativity. McTominay has looked rather limited in both games, but he does play with a good attitude.
Up front - Martial is the story tonight. No presence at center forward, and he did not play with much intensity on the wing either. I would not be surprised if he is sold. Shame, because he is loaded with talent.
We have not looked inspiring at all in two games. One goal in two games, one shot tonight, a header from McTominay. Granted, it is preseason, and post-World Cup. But Mourinho does nothing in the match but sit and watch. Hope we will see something more from the team on Wednesday vs Milan.
23 Jul 2018 00:43:25
ANDREA Pereira played well tonight. 18yr old Dutch kid proved Jose right as he was far too easily knocked off RH ball. He will not prosper in the Premier League until he is strong enough. Agree with you about Shaw but he was not alone in waiting for things to happen. Apart from Andreas the only other player to try and make something happen was Alexis who looked a class above everyone else. Defensively we got caught far too many times and a better team would have really punished us. Darmian is not good enough so let him go to Juve. Martial had no real supply so it's unfair to judge him. We desperately need a creative midfield player who can boss a match too. Last thing is that we as a team had not enough width and were painfully slow getting forward.
23 Jul 2018 10:30:00
"Mourinho does nothing in the match but sit and watch"
That probably tells you all you need to know mate, he's watching and giving people a chance to show what they can do, we had a lot of kids on the pitch and they are not fit, I'm really not sure what people are expecting.