maik99:


Wild coming from a man united fan whose GK was De Gea for a long time

That was a shade for DDG

odizeey:
n
Na we be the low block sef. 😅

As I see the comment I just laugh because I already know how the match will go

olabode89:
This Mainoo go sit for bench las las.

For who?

Lol low block una

Jamiuokolaa:




I am not disputing the fact that there are tactical gaps that need to be closed by the manager. However, we still cannot dispute the fact that a midfield controller needs to be press-resistant..

We keep on talking about Mainoo's age while we deliberately ignore the fact that he is a senior player with the 3 Lions already. I am not sure he would be in the team if he was synonymous with getting dispossessed every now and then thereby gifting the opposition with Goal scoring opportunities. He cannot be praised for being more mature than his age, then when he makes mistakes that should be corrected to aid and fastrack his development, we remember he is only 19 years old.

Like I said earlier, his decision making in scenarios like that would determine wether he would be compared to the likes of Xavi, Scholes etc or wether na them Blessing Kaku or Christian Obodo calibre 5 years for now....

Please just rate him as Blessing Kaku already

maik99:


First goal was a wrong pass
Second goal was Case bundled off the ball like a sack of sawdust, from behind
The third goal is the one that can be really called a close down from pressing
Slot can go on and on about a gameplan but that game was open until Casemiro decided to gift two whole goals.

Casemiro aside we were constantly in a 4 vs 2 when Liverpool won the ball higher up the pitch. We also had opportunities to and even did outnumber them like that a few times but did Bleep all with it

One wrong pass from Case and it was how many against how many?

Jamiuokolaa:


His decision making in scenarios like that would determine to a reasonable extent, the heights he would attain in his career...

There would always be situations like that and as a controlling midfielder, being press resistant is an attribute that cannot be overemphasized.

What happened to "drawing a foul"?

Are we saying there was no "safe pass" available?

At 19 years old, in a rubbish team and midfield? You go need wake up o

Jodera:

See as the round Mainoo like theif wey dem wan do am jungle justice

I was one of those who felt Mainoo was at fault for the 3rd goal but after seeing that pix, omorr, I no blame am one bit. No even valid support near him at all.

Na only elite midfielder fit escape for that situation.

I will even say he is at fault, but that system is criminal and will always have punishable errors. Most teams are aware of this already. ETH has continued to play with a big hole in his midfield

MRTA7:


He wants to build from the back but with his fullbacks high and wide. Problem is those teams who build from the back invert their full backs into midfield. Eth wants his to remain high and wide to help outnumber the other teams defence. The problem is that is a terrible idea and for it to work you need the best press resistant ball carrier to pickup the ball from the defence and get it forward to either wide areas or progress it and pass it through the lines. Casemiro is the opposite of such ball carrier. Its the reason he wants Frenkie so much.

From the very little I know, the midfielders have to play close to each other at all times. I don't think Frenkie or any midfielder will be happy to play like this

chrisley024:
you're right. My point is about his tactics, where most of the players go forward includng CM which suits McTom well, instead of transitioning forward as a team. One of the major issues of this is lack of passing options.

Its confusing. Does he want to build play from the back or he wants to play quick transition football?

maik99:


Only the third goal is a close down tho , no?
Easy to praise Slot for having a gameplan when we were making mistakes all over the place

Maybe I have forgotten how the first goal happened. I remember Case had to pass and he chose to pass forward, which was intercepted.

I have not praised Slot gameplan. I only mentioned it because he spoke about it and we saw it happen. What can you say about your ETH's game plan?

chrisley024:
It's the reason I don't like Eth tactics. Why is Mainoo's pair, who's supposed to help in transitioning the ball to our forwards, far away from him.

Makes more sense why he wanted McTom to remain.

I'm not sure what Mctom is supposed to do in this situation? The same mctom that always hide behind players? He will most likely be getting ready to run into the LFC 18

Mrviktor:


I circled the midfielders and how they aren't giving mainoo any options..

The left winger also was occupied..

I wonder why he still choose to carry the ball towards that direction..

If u see u are closed down..
Release the ball or boot it upwards.. don't hold it like u are pogba..or Gattuso..

If u don't have that strength to hold 4 players on ur own release the ball or shoot it away..

That is why the system will set up any player to fail. You see they always want to retain possession and play from the back which is what ETH is trying to do, how do you now expect them to shoot the ball away when they are closed down when the first thing in their head is to try to beat the press?

Players do lose ball, its not a new thing. The best players have lost the ball multiple times. The real question is why is your team so open anytime the players lose the ball in that position?

There is a reason I have not even mentioned Casemiro name at all or any player. Slot and his team came with a game plan. Close down Case and Mainoo very fast with as many players as possible. What was ETH's plan? Anybody?

Mrviktor:


Mazroui was clearly in front of him..like sef mazroui right there

Which of those two you circled Mazroui?

4 whole players around him with some to spare on the options he had. Makes you wonder if LFC had more than 11 eleven players on the field or ETH is just very useless

Ellexy:
But they told us one of his strong assets is his ability to scan spaces around him.

Yes. Did you see those two players in the space around hi? Look around him and tell me what you can see

But Slot is bad. See as the players surrounded Mainoo. Even the ones they said he should be able to see and pass too behind him have players close to them and will dispossess them before the ball even gets to them

Mrviktor:


Someone that doesn't watch football will think we are attacking on the right... Even mainoo had chance to pass the ball here..

I know Mainoo should have eyes on the back of his head to see those behind him as the superstar he is. Don't mind them

engrelvis:
kobbie Mainoo is nothing special... just one season wonder. His game this season has been completely useless. Yes Casemiro is reckless but oga mainoo is not helpin mata at all. Dnt really know y Arambat was sent back.

If Amrabat was here, would he bench Mainoo?

Ellexy:
BREAKING, Omar Berrada:

"Erik has our full backing and we’ve worked very closely together in this transfer window. We're going to continue working very closely with him to help him get the best results out of the team."

[@ChrisWheelerDM]

The dreaded Vote of Confidence

Very good. Makes everything sweeter

YourBestWriter:


Yes.

That Liverpool match was everything.

Dey play

YourBestWriter:


Oga what happened yesterday was different from last season and even the first two games of this season sef.

Anybody with sharp football eyes will see that what Ten Hag was doing was far away from the project 10 years. He was absolutely clueless and it will be permanent because I don't see him bringing any new ideas to return to the way. He looked afraid of the players.

It was very clear for all to see.

So you're saying what caused your breakdown yesterday was just one match out of about 90 over the last 2 years?

Ellexy:
Rashford actually played wey better than Garnacho yesterday. Zirkzee squandered 2 easy chances that Rashford put on a plate for him.

Having said that, Amad should have started over Garnacho. The later has just been playing rubbish.

We only saw Rashford when the match was over yeah? He was probably conserving his energy

maik99:


There was no reason for agenda in the first two games. Yesterday’s game was absolutely abysmal and those are the kind of things that should be called out

Any other thing is stupidity

The funny thing is that what happened yesterday is not different from what happened for majority of last season and even the first season. So I'm not sure why this one is different for you

odizeey:


After they finish capping, they will stylishly start blending with the crowd

He has won two trophies, so after Pep, he has done better than all the teams combined in epl

maik99:
Ten Hag was atrocious yesterday

Were you not the one that asked people to be crying the other day?

Leyqute:


Defensive issues. Don’t care where it started from. Midfield or attack or defense

I get you

Leyqute:
If ETH is wise, the first issue to solve is the defensive issue. After that, you sort the attack.

Cos how will you be swallowing goals like eba while your attacking taktiks are worth naught?

You mean the midfield?

melodyogonna:

Knew Rashford was being isolated

LFC were always going to be stronger and more technical in the midfield, so how on earth did ETH allow that huge gap between bruno and our two CM? If he wants to play this way, then abandon the so called playing out of the back and boot the ball up field so that we have 4 of our players contesting for the ball. He wants to keep the ball and play of the back, but he is playing 424.

I'm just so happy that he is still here and everyone is gradually seeing his uselessness in 4K

Slot really capitalized on a known United problem that ETH has refused to solve because he is too stubborn to see it. He solved that problem in the last matches of last season but he has resumed his useless tactics. Having a defense that can play out of the back is not enough, there has to be enough options in the midfield to receive the balls from the defenders. ETH needs his three midfielders opening spaces to receive the ball from the defense. Even the attackers are supposed to join depending on who we are playing against. Its just laziness on the players part if they are not able to come into our half to receive the ball and get into threatening positions when we beat the press.

Mrviktor:


I've seen enough to see that.

He's like felani..

But we don't even cross the ball...

Rashford was doing that at some point. We came so close then