02 Jun 2025 22:34:12
Reckon I'm going to get shot down here, but here goes.
Rasmus Hoijlund
I genuinely believe with a pre-season under RA, Cunha playing behind him, (and possibly Mbuemo too) that he will come good (even as a different option/ sub)
Loaning him or selling (at a loss) this summer seems like bad business to me.
I think the same with Zirkzee. I may be wrong of course with these two but I think by the end of a pre-season under RA and into the new season, a few players are going to surprise us.
I'm clearly in the minority with these two judging by posts.
So which player/ players (that could leave this window) do fellow fans think can, or will have a turnaround in form?
(Apologies for this being badly worded/ written)
02 Jun 2025 23:06:10
Zirkzee has to stay IMO. With Cunha and potentially Mbeumo, he feeds those free lunches all day long.
03 Jun 2025 00:30:23
I agree Desi, I do think there is a player in Hojlund and he is worth persevering with, certainly for another season. There is no question he receives no where near enough service from his teammates.
Last season he had the second best conversion rate of goals to chances in the premier league, second only to Haaland. I know he has been poor this season, but I do think he has been hung out to dry somewhat with no support.
I do hope he has the opportunity to continue, maybe as backup to someone like Mateta, whom he can learn from.
03 Jun 2025 00:57:29
Send him to sporting on loan for 2 years. He'd gain great experience buy victor from them and they can invest that money elsewhere.
03 Jun 2025 00:59:10
He will comeback from this season amd do well but it will be somewhere else.
03 Jun 2025 01:25:40
I have a lot of time for Rasmus, he had no service at all and I was furious with our so called creatives shooting from anywhere instead of feeding his runs. They also always choose a cut back cross instead of playing the first option challenging cross to the striker. Second half of the season I just think he lost his way. Fans started calling him out and the shirt weighed heavy.
Happy if he stays and we sign another striker, if we sign an automatic starter ahead of him that can only be good, because I do think he is pretty good with better service.
Some rumours surfacing that he could go to inter, no idea if true, but if true, could be best for all parties.
03 Jun 2025 04:39:40
I was backing Hoijlund early on in the year bemoaning the lack of service. But as the year went on and there was occasional service he was way off.
That may well be something that a few months of regular service will improve but I fear that to keep him will put us on the back foot from day one. We don’t want another year of that.
BUT
We absolutely have to stop walking the ball into the area and cross the bloody ball more often. Watch “All the Goals on MUTV and see the difference. More excitement, more chances and more goals!
03 Jun 2025 06:55:09
He’s rubbish. Get rid.
03 Jun 2025 06:57:03
He can’t hold the ball up, he can’t win a ball in the Air, he wrestles and losses every time and left sitting on his arse, he got no strikers intellect, his runs are delayed action, he can’t hit a barn door, he got the ego of a Ronaldo but the feet of a Donkey
Even the stats of the first season are a joke, look at who those goals come again and the context of those matches
He is 1 in 6-8 striker at very best, even in Italy he was same….
If and a big if, if offer comes in he got to go.
03 Jun 2025 07:30:04
Heard Hoiland staying and if Bruno leaves eze is our target.
03 Jun 2025 08:20:26
Rasmus won’t be staying, if offer comes in he gone
No point in him staying, he is a very very poor striker, no amount of stats can change the facts.
03 Jun 2025 10:56:23
I had faith, but it has evaporated over the last 6 months. He may turn out to be a great player, but might be more suited to another league.
03 Jun 2025 11:07:53
I think it's fair to say this season has been diabolical and many strikers would have struggled in this team. Really hoping that we can see some rewards from actual coaching, as it's going to be impossible to sell every single player that has poor/ zero form and/ or currently doesn't fit the system. Seeing what RA and his team can do with current misfits to turn their fortunes around is something that is just as/ more important than the signings we make.
03 Jun 2025 12:17:55
You could coach Rasmus till the cows come home, he is 22 and gone backwards, he shows no traits of ever being a decent striker let alone a top striker.
Needs to be gone for himself as much as us…. another 70 million wasted because I doubt he will make half of that now.
03 Jun 2025 14:27:15
I seem to remember he did alright when coached by RVN. After he left Rasmus went downhill. I may have those dates wrong but I have to question how our strike force are being coached.
03 Jun 2025 15:46:28
You need the right level of natural ability for any coach to enhance that, Rasmus is void of many attributes needed to be a decent striker.
03 Jun 2025 18:54:18
German, your view is so clouded and negative on Rasmus that I don't believe you could have a clear thought about it.
The striker in a team often represents the failings of the whole team, not just their own. Haaland looked bang average in a poor city team this season in many games. But he is considered by many one of the best around. Our best crossing this year came from hoylund himself, the only one who tried to play the ball between the defense and keeper. Totally agree that he had a few opportunities towards the end of the season where he could have done better. But early season he had zero service and was ignored by everyone. He will be a good player, he is still young and improving. Not his fault that utd made him our only striker.
03 Jun 2025 20:58:26
Dodgy. Helmets views on life are clouded with negativity.
03 Jun 2025 21:56:53
German I agree we'll be lucky to make half what we paid for him if we sell him. Also is 22 the age where we decide if a player can cut it or not?
I feel collectively as United fans we're too impatient and tougher on our youngsters than other clubs seem to be.
People mention Gyokeres. He was at Coventry and lit up the Portuguese league under RA and his staffs tutelage. Look at the Sporting side RA had at his disposal, they were coached into title winners.
Isn't this what we were all hoping for when we got RA? To get this squad into shape and unlock the potential of what we already have?