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KingAlabi:
Come and carry your Fred from Manchester United Biko, I like the guy not the player

He likes you too as a guy but as a football fan wey no sabi ball, definitely not

KingAlabi:
A new player or tominay.

A new player is not coming in so we're left with Tom. Not a bad choice. I would have preferred Matic or Lindelof sha

patrickmuf:
Thank you, this is what it is.

Is that not the same thing we have been saying since? How dare anyone question Bruno's position and involvement

Oasis007:


Everyone sha must blame Fred..... LMFAO! Bruno is immune to Criticism for losing possession, playing one chance football, but we must drag Fred for every mistake he makes.

I'll see how the team sets up after the international break

Oasis007:


Fred is rubbish, yet he's almost certain to start every match. Yet he's starting for Brazil National Team.

Fred is rubbish for losing possession, but Bruno is a risk Taker for losing possession also.

We go dry alright las las.

E be things

melodyogonna:
I still wonder how you guys learned so much about what Ronaldo, the coaching staff and the board will or will not do. Nawa sha

Is it not capitalcee? That's why he's one of the easiest to troll na

patrickmuf:
Hehehe

But to be sincere, I don't think they trust Fred especially when he has a man on him...

Same here. I only wonder why he is always one of the highest in terms of possession and passes. My guess is that he steals the ball of his teammates

patrickmuf:
Una sure say no be Fred or him agent be this?

As soon as you mention Fred, my guy go ready to attack or defend...

Because I asked if that's how he lies? It's well know that Maguire pushes the ball forward most times when he has that space. It has nothing to do with who is playing DM. I don't like lies

patrickmuf:
Fred calm down.

LMAO

KingAlabi:
Among our back four, only varane had the confidence to pass to Fred, Maguire dey ignore Fred die, he rather boots the ball up front.

Is this how you lie everyday?

KingAlabi:
Even with my points above, Fred shouldn't be starting for United I rather have Donny in that pivot, but not with pogba.

Donny and who?

TheLequte:
What else is the job of a DM?

Or you think everything you mentioned happens at the same time?

ChristineC:
well, every game is important and every dog has his day I guess.

True

elrony:
You sef don taya

Make we kuku stick to double pivot for some games if we don't sign a DM

Exactly. If we don't sign a DM, we have to come to terms with the fact that playing Pogba deep benefits nobody. He should be allowed to be creative, right in front of the double pivot.

ChristineC:
Bruno has had a free role in this team except on his debut game. no United fan is oblivious of this fact.

While it will turn out okay some times, we will seriously struggle with Pogba and Bruno in the same team, both suitable for free roles, especially when it matters most

ChristineC:
that's a simple view.
this is Varane's heat map in the game. place it side by side with Pogba and Fred in your earlier posts and you'd see that Bruno cannot operate in that same area because they were pretty static there.
the bane of this team was poor passing from the back. if we can sort that out, we can still field our attacking talents comfortably.

The area I hoped Bruno will occupy is just Infront of the two CM

Illimitable:
We already discussed this yesterday.

United should be pressing better after a loss of possession. I don’t see it at all apart from 3-4 players(Bruno, Cavani, Fred, Rashford). The others just jog or lament about the fact that they didn’t get a foul or crying about a missed chance.

The pressing needs to be better but I don’t want to even talk about that yet when there’s a gaping hole in the midfield crying for an elite operator. Pep’s teams are always compact and they look way better without the ball than when United are without the ball.

It’s a coaching issue. Pep and Ole aren’t in the same class. Every of our players should be tearing a muscle to get the ball back but we have too many lazy players. Martial doesn’t even run into space when we have the ball. He wants the ball to his feet every time. He should be sold as well but Joel Glazer is romantically in love with him.

Bruno laments the most in that team fyi

When I said having two CDMs is guaranteed, I knew what I was talking about. This team, with the way we play, is not ripe for just one player there. Omo that player will suffer

ChristineC:
this is his heat map against Leeds as well.

We had two CDMs in Fred and Tom. Yesterday, I wasn't sure Pogba offered much without the ball. Bruno had all that freedom to play the free role. But what happens when we don't have those two together? That's why I was talking about our players the other day when we were excited about our attacking options. This team will suffer if we think we can fit in all those attacking players into the field at the same time

elrony:
How would it Bruno covering the left side, when he's supposed to be playing an advanced AM position?

Abeg which formation we even play cos I am not understanding again

I can't find who is supposed to be there. I'm even confused if Pogba and Fred were supposed to cover that whole side why did Pogba now concentrate on the right and Fred at the middle. This team is confused

elrony:
We are saying the same thing na bros, the DM shouldn't be the one constantly on an opposing RW's case

Okay understood

See the difference. Between Pogba and Fred and that of Bruno. Where exactly is he playing?

This is Fred's

This is Pogba's heat map

MRTA7:
Since when is Bruno a striker?

Sorry not striker, forward. That's what they said he's to play now

Looking at the heat map, Pogba covered the right side of the midfield, Fred operated more at the center. I'm not sure who was supposed to cover the left side. I could guess Bruno but he's our striker

ChristineC:
Touches of the ball
Wolves midfield
Neves 80
Moutinho 61
Marçal 67
Semedo 56

United midfield
Fred 86
Pogba 93
Bruno 63

their three CB Saïss, Kilman and Coady had 143 total touches, only Varane and Maguire had 144.

the only reason they created better was because they passed better and with better intent, and the first half which they played well was a hack challenge on United players which the ref allowed for reasons best known to him.

We kept the ball better in the second half. That really helped the team

nitrogen:
Omo, I hate Bruno for one thing, impatience. Other players will give you the ball, and you will just throw it away in 1 sec without regret or anything.

He makes 1 quality/creative pass out of 10 or so in very game. Efficiency is key.

That impatience is killing. That's why we will always fall short when it matters but I see many people are not ready for that discussion here

nitrogen:
You only watched the final. Fred did really well in the competition.

Fred was even taken off for an attacker. It wasn't a like for like sub. Some comments are just way off

patrickmuf:
Lol No be everybody dey watch match.

Some are so fixated on some small details, ignoring the bigger picture.

elrony:
Why will Fred be on Adama, no be RW he dey play. Wetin do Wan Bissaka and James?

Which kain team be this

Elrony na wa o. AWB should follow Adama to the midfield? As for James, I'm not even sure I saw him giving Adama any close marking at all. Fred should have just troway face too. Na him Bleep up

nihilistjnr:
But you were also talking about Bruno not dropping into midfield etc.

I addressed all your points in a single post.

That was because Adama, Trincao and co were dropping into the midfield. Would it hurt for him to drop in, deprive Wolves of the ball,make them run around and finally retreat? Is that not what happened at the end?