16 Dec 2025 10:15:28
After last night we're now on target to score 70+ goals compared with 44 last season. With our woeful defence we're going to concede over 60. So, plenty goal action, and If goal action is the main criterion for entertainment, United's games are probably the most entertaining from a neutral perspective in the EPL right now. Love or hate Amorim, football entertainment is what United should be all about and that element seems to be returning, as frustrating as it is to watch us give up leads game after game.
We all have our ideas about what we need to take the next step. Clearly we have problems in midfield and defence particularly in Amorim's preferred system. It would not surprise me if the club tries to sign someone in the January window. In the meantime I'll go along with 4-8 goal thrillers over a painful 0-0, 1-0, or 0-1.
16 Dec 2025 11:28:26
I absolutely agree, last night as a whole lot of fun and I’m all for it. In the summer we sorted out our attack and we all knew that left us short in midfield and defence, if the next few windows improve our defence and midfield like the last one improved the attack then the future looks just fine, with a few youngsters shining and looking to knock on the door that hopefully we can keep hold of.
16 Dec 2025 12:13:47
We are 2nd in the league for chances created and top of the league for shots. We are third in the league for goals scored. Every metric is a massive improvement on last year.
The issue is obviously the goals we concede. There is a glaring issue with the team, you see it every game. last night was a perfect example, we get absolutely destroyed my midfield runners both on and off the ball. The back line are set up and keep their discipline in most instances. We allow midfield runners to overload the defence.
Last night the three Bournemouth goals from open play were all due to the midfield not dong their job.
1st - Shaw loses the ball on the left, makes no effort to get the ball back, there is massive amounts of space as Casemiro isn't in the left CM position, Mount is having to sprint back to cover, Semenyo is allowed to run for appox 20 meters at the defence and scores.
2nd - Tavernier picks the ball up in the centre circle, Bruno is the wrong side, Tavernier is allowed to run with the ball for approx 10 meters and put in a through ball completely un impeded by Bruno.
4th - Jiménez picks the ball up in the centre circle to the right (no player within 7 meters), Bruno is on the left side of the pitch. Cuhna tries to get back to put him under pressure but there's too much space to make up player drives at the defence with the ball, puts in a through ball and they score.
This is constantly happening, we've lost loads of points this season as we have not picked up midfield runners.
We have a great creative vessel in Bruno, he however lacks tactical discipline. Casemiro hasn't got the legs to cover both him and Bruno and to be fair to Casemiro there isn't a player in football that can cover that much ground.
We desperately need to change this midfield. We need players with better tactical discipline, more energy and more tenacity. We need two players that an cover Brunos creative numbers whist actually providing cover for the defence.
16 Dec 2025 18:52:17
Rewz good points and whilst I absolutely recognise brunos strengths i also see his short comings in his position at the moment.
For the 4th goal he was on the left but mainoo dived in to win a ball he couldn't win and left the midfield vacant.
The reasoning for that is that neither have defencive instincts and nous. Its not natural for them and the more frantic a game gets its plays into their strengths but more importantly throughly exposes their weaknesses.
Bruno gets exposed losing possession in bad areas and as you say players running off him. Cas is his cover and its been ok at times but when cas goes off the stats tell you we do worse.
But bruno also is our talisman and is involved in a high percentage of our attacking play and output.
Again i'm not a huge bruno fan but I respect him a lot and I acknowledge how hard he tries.
In his defence in order to be rounded he does not want to play deeper. For the way the manager wants to play he feels bruno is our best option to play with cas. We know he wants a cm. Is that to play with cas or with bruno. If he gets a cm My guess is it will be to play with cas for the remainder of the season and not with bruno.