02 Nov 2025 07:58:34
Dalot was poor yesterday, Utd looked better when Dorgu came on. i'm not really sure what RA sees in Dalot, as he is more of a hinderence to the team.
Is he just a makeshift until Martinez returns and Shaw can be pushed out back as a lwb?
02 Nov 2025 08:03:37
As I said last week, he's the most consistent player. Previous managers have praised him but he can't defend or attack so not sure what he brings.
02 Nov 2025 09:42:55
Wing back is a special-ist position, hard for converted full backs (Dalot) or converted wingers (Amad) to perform consistently well there. It can only really be solved with recruitment.
I mean the first goal is a clear blueprint on how to score against us because Amad is going to struggle in the air against pretty much every opponent.
Dalot has never been a good attacker really so hard for him to play wing back on his opposite side lol.
02 Nov 2025 09:49:48
Do not want to see shaw as LWB. I think him being at lcb is much of the reason why he's stayed fit. No marauding runs down the wing has helped his legs imo.
02 Nov 2025 11:05:02
If amorim thought Shaw could play lwb he would be playing there. We have options at lcb. Clearly shaw is not considered cir the wider role.
02 Nov 2025 12:19:28
I think the physical demands at LCB are already big so it really wouldn't surprise me if Shaw plays at least part of some games at LWB when Licha is back. He's the only player in the squad that's currently good enough to play there.
02 Nov 2025 16:18:32
He has been defending well at lcb but so slow in possession its getting frustrating.
02 Nov 2025 16:20:55
Seems to me RA not really sure about any of the defenders why on earth does he keep making defensive substitutions when we need to win…. becoming the tinkerman all over again…. I have never ever seen him make a change in a game that’s enhances the team it’s always just like for like TBF Dorgu is no better than Dalot!
Looks like we still need 2 wing backs and still a proper experienced striker, Sesko a long way off being good enough ATM in this league.
02 Nov 2025 19:00:39
Hes only played 6 games. give him a chance. At least he's scored a few.
02 Nov 2025 19:47:56
Our wing backs are in dire need of upgrading.
I was commenting to a mate about how much Amad annoys me with his pathetic defending and general lack of reading the game in that respect.
Then he scored his goal.
So he is the because he offers us something going forward, however, if I was an opposing team, I would be targeting Amad all day long.
02 Nov 2025 19:52:11
Sesko needs more service. He showed yesterday he is capable of making things happen on his own, but he needs his team mates to create more for him.
Both options at LWB don't have that in them and IMO are nowhere good enough.
03 Nov 2025 00:28:07
We have a squad of international players and are playing 1 game a week. The squad has no chance to play themselves into fitness or form, but come christmas we will be glad that we have a few subs that have had some game time.
Zirkzee has barely played, dorgu, maz, ugarte, mainoo, heaven have all been severely starved of minutes. Hiw will the younger players, our future, develop without playing. Many will want to leave in jan with it being a WC year.
03 Nov 2025 04:19:33
The players who aren't playing, have in part, themselves to blame for our current lack of fixtures, be that last season's failure to win the EL, or compete in the EPL, or this year's failure to turn over Grimsby.
03 Nov 2025 04:46:01
Zirkzee has barely played, dorgu, maz, ugarte, mainoo… if your not good enough or the manager just don’t fancy you, your not going to play many minutes, so if you work on the assumption that RA is the man to try take us forward you may as well just get rid of those ones its not a charity to just keep them because someone likes them
Sesko needs much more time to develop just not up to standard required other players have eyes too and make there own judgement so yes we still need an experienced striker in badly.
03 Nov 2025 12:02:10
Been disappointed with dalot and Dorgu.
Will be happy to see Licha back, he will make a massive difference.
If we could somehow find a CM in January. It would be massive but it's a long shot.
03 Nov 2025 17:34:42
Sesko needs to improve his first touch first of all, before other players will even start to look for him, I never ever rated Rasmus but I am really not sure Sesko is any better or anymore potential than he did…. I feel we still really need an experienced striker for Sesko to learn from….
those that say give him time or he needs service are the usual crew that waxed lyrical about Sancho when he first arrived, Rasmus till he left, but you need to show the basics and I am not seeing it with Sesko.