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12 Dec 2018 20:59:24
I have spent the first half watching Lukaku closely and, for the life of me, I don't think I saw a single positive contribution. Poor touch, terrible lay-offs, misplaced passes, beaten to every header, failure to control any ball passed up to him, and slow to react. Clueless. The rest of the team were not good, but Lukaku was the worst of them all.

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12 Dec 2018 22:08:50
As much as he has been poor this season i don't see what he can do when all the other players are so detatched from him, mata pereira were meant to be the wingers tonight yet spent most of the time picking the ball off of the back 4.

12 Dec 2018 22:14:02
Well the second string did ok, likes of Pogba and RedRom need a run out now and then 👀.

12 Dec 2018 23:40:46
The game was a dead rubber but the apathy of the performance was frightening.

I don't care what anybody says when you have no recognisable system or style of play it's difficult for any player to excel.

Pereira was trialled as a deep lying midfielder, he's then plucked from obscurity and shunted out on the left wing. What do we expect him to do?

Can anybody tell me what Jose wants from Pogba, Fred even Fellaini. What is their role in the team?

Fellaini is not a defensive midfielder. He can't run or tackle, his mobility is no existent and his passing ability limited. Unless he's further up the pitch getting on the end of crosses or the ball is played directly into his chest so he can hold it up he's a waste of a player. Would Pep, Klopp, Potch, Sarri or Emary have Fellaini as their defensive midfielder? Use him correctly or not at all.

Fred was largely deployed in a midfield axis for Shakhtar, he has energy, mobility and is good on the ball. He's better from deeper positions where he can play forward passes or dribble from deep breaking the lines. For Utd he's been used to the right of a midfield 3. He's being asked to play further forward on the half turn. When he receives the ball he has no options as Lingard or Mata often drift inside occupying the same space and doing the same job. If the full back doesn't overlap we have no width. He looks bewildered and lost. Why not swap Fred and Fellaini around? Let Fred build the play, allowing Fellaini to get further up the pitch and get into the box where he's a threat.

Pogba has been done to death, we all know his strengths and weaknesses but do any of us really know what Jose wants from him? I certainly don't and he's another that looks confused and disillusioned.

Rojo was selected at left back for no reason other than to give him minutes. He was predictably replaced and it was another wasted selection. How can you expect a player to perform when he knows he's 3rd choice left back and has predominantly been played at CB anyway. If he's not good enough then simply don't play him and certainly not at left back. Give a young lad a chance that's hungry and committed.

Against Valencia we had no width, no pace and no mobility. It was a collection of individuals playing without any defined roles, structure or purpose. They were given a platform to fail not excel and they obliged accordingly.

Our squad is being mismanaged and half of them now appear demotivated and disinterested.

In essence we had a deep lying midfielder that can't pass, set the tempo or build the play. Wide players with no pace that prefer to come inside and receive the ball to feet with no options ahead of them and full backs that didn't attack or provide any width. We had a CF that thrives from crosses yet we played with no width and nobody that can cross a ball. It was a wasted opportunity to build on the Fulham performance and we now head into the weekend with no momentum.

The game didn't matter and it showed. Let's hope Sunday is different!

12 Dec 2018 23:58:26
Lukaku reminds me of the time that souness brought on George weahs cousin.

12 Dec 2018 23:47:55
I agree, he's very poor imo. The amount of times he loses the ball for a £75 million player is staggering. How many attacks break down because of him? I think if we had a striker who could control the ball or make better runs, the midfield would find it easier.

13 Dec 2018 01:05:49
Excellent post as usual, DLIB.

13 Dec 2018 01:36:08
With that many midfielders on we needed a forward who could hold the ball or good enough to join in the play at least! Lukaku useless again pogba can’t do it unless he has senior players he respects!

13 Dec 2018 07:15:43
We need in a manager who can use the squad correctly. However whilst the bean counter waits to save a few million its doing untold damage to the club.







 

 

 
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