04 Aug 2024 16:00:35
Interesting interview with zirkzee who claims he is not a cf more of a false 9.
We played our last 3 games lady session without a cf which covers Bruno a lot as he was not relied upon to be in the right place defensively which is a major weakness when he plays in a 3 man midfield.
Eth claiming sancho might play that role v city.
What is our tactic? Will we play with a cf like rasmus or without utilising zirkzee or sancho or Bruno?
It's bit weird that our preference is not clear imo.
Perhaps we will play some games one way and others with a cf.
It looks to me as if we are still unsure of exactly what the team shape will be when all our back.
04 Aug 2024 16:37:23
Maybe Zirkee playing off Hojlund up top.
04 Aug 2024 17:09:42
Loads of different options, we can play it different ways, the style of play will mainly be in how we build from the back, hopefully what we do up front will start to click.
04 Aug 2024 17:40:25
EtH used to regularly switch between a false 9 type player in Tadic and a more traditional CF in Dolberg during his time at Ajax.
I expect it's something that is likely to happen now at United with Zirkzee and Højlund offering very different solutions to potentially different problems.
Personally I think with players like Rashford, Garnacho and Antony that we are better off playing with a false 9 type CF who can drop deep, pull a CB out of place and link play.
While Højlund could prove to be useful playing on the right of Zirkzee or as an option late in the game against tiring legs when space has opened up.
04 Aug 2024 18:25:53
If only we had a Ruud in our team!
04 Aug 2024 20:55:43
No good if you don't pay with a cf salford.
04 Aug 2024 22:42:18
Rashford always played well with Martial (when he was fit! ) so I can see him benefitting from Zirkzee style where they will interplay and swap positions.
We don't have providers so hojlund will always struggle.