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Leyqute:
Rashford started out as a fantastic player with lots of potential about all aspects of his game- passes, technique, creativity, team play, finishing, positioning, etc.

But somewhere along the way, he decided to focus on scoring goals alone - to the detriment of his other attributes.

Since he took that decision, all other aspects of his game has become horrible.

And let me tell you one thing - It’s not the injury.

Because there has been absolutely no difference in how he played before he got injured to how he’s playing now.

It’s not the injury

It’s not the manager.

He’s just a full scale idiot.

You are right. Sometimes last year I referred to Rashford as Welbeck 2.0 and someone here kicked against it. He definitely lost it even before last season. Yea there are always those spectacular displays here and there but he is lost. Now he is all about dribbling like an headless chicken especially with him not raising his head up.

It was all about his output before but now.....

ChristoBam:
We now have Bruno trying to find him everytime with passes. Telles and Dalot also doing the same.

Telles and Dalot mostly cross into the box and Ronaldo is the only player out of the 4 attacking players in the 4-2-2 formation who is good with his head. I think that's the reason they target him. Moreover he's the main striker.

I think the team is not balanced... so many players but it doesn't seem like there's enough balance.

Mrviktor:
It's a new system.. Give it time

Na new formation

New role for bruno nd rash.

Ronaldo and cavani might link better

I agree, but like I said, you can't blame their poor performances on the formation when they have been playing so badly even before the new manager was introduced. We could say Rashford has just come back from an injury but Bruno?

I like Bruno but he has been so poor this season even before the new formation. Hopefully he will pick up somehow.

DeadPresidents:
Expert was being sarcastic

Oh, great!

Expert17:
Nothing bro, Bruno needs to be benched.

Rauf should start either Lingard or Mata.

Please do not mention Mata... he's done. Whoever must play that position must be mobile and intelligent.

I noted it during the match against Crystal Park that for this system to work, Bruno and Rashford will wdefinitely have to improve. They were poor again yesterday and like I told Nitrogen, it's not entirely the system that is affecting them because they have been poor even during OLE.

I really wanna see a combination of Ronaldo and Cavani. On paper, it will be more deadly. Yesterday Ronaldo played mostly facing our goal-post and couldn't make moves off the shoulders of defenders.

For most part of the first half, our full-backs were pressed back. Most teams will adopt that because they are our major source of control and attack, especially with Bruno so poor. Sancho wasn't great either.

The manager needs to do some tweaking and should be alittle bit flexible with the system. Failure to do that will cause us to play like yesterday in many matches.

I would advise Ralph to avoid any interviews for now, if possible. A lot of people will now start observing keenly now, including myself. From the start of this match, I couldn't see any Ghen-Ghen...

The talks must match the performances...... Its too early but this match has raised so many eyebrows

slimghost:
Yeah, he needs 7 minutes a game and 90 minutes every leap year to cover himself in glory.

I understand the sentiment but time will tell. We all want the same thing anyway

Joezinho:
If I was VdB, I'd honestly instruct my agent to make a similar statement as Martial's. The way he's been used is nothing short of insulting.

He has not covered himself in glory... its not like he has been spectacular

nitrogen:
Baba, the system no make sense. See as Norwich dey play us like say dem be Liverpool.

I agree about system but he has been very very poor from the start of the season

What the hell happened to Bruno?

nitrogen:
Baba think say he dey Bundesliga.

A big question mark on him now

This 4-2-2 needs very technical players. Not sure our midfielders are good enough especially with Bruno bring way poff form.

eph12:
LMAO this team has gone back to default settings. WTF is Fred sitting back instead of forcing the press? Why is nobody doing the press we saw last match?

I think its because of the 4-5-1 formation from Norwich...its forcing Dalot and Telles to stay back instead of creating width

Oasis007:


£20m + AWB for Rice..... Fr(i)ed Rice Combo gonna taste well.

You wish bro... wake up from your dream

Rice will definitely go for 80million at least. He's even their captain.

That AWB's transfer must be investigated. I suspect there wss a Nigerian politician involved in the fraudulent transfer

Half-time.

Most of these boys are not yet ready.

1-1

Another clear miss, this time from Mata

That should have been a goal from Diallo. He made a mess of it

VDB doing so well in that position so far

Goal... Green

Bruno has been particularly poor.

Fred

patrickmuf:
We are playing well, really well...Good movements here and there, all we need is a goal.

Yea with few players needing to really step up. If Rashford and Bruno were in form, we would definitely have scored

That cross....

Fullbacks attacking high
Scot being used as a third CB when defending.
Press.. Press

It's evident what the manager is trying to do even if its still a long way to go.

It's obvious Ralph is saying we must have some realistic expectations and he's right.

I just don't appreciate the way he likes bringing other successful managers into his responses. It might be the questions they are always asking him though.

All the same, I like him already and I pray it works out the way we hope for.

I see Ronaldo is making Martial run more than usual

It's obvious that most people that chant OLE-IN on here are not United fans....and I'm not talking of the proud and obvious Chelsea and Arsenal fans.

Just scroll up

Lana1:
From his press conference yesterday:



What exactly have they corrected? Instead of working on his tactics this last international break, bástard went to Norway to go and be drinking Ale with Floki.

A very good question!

They make the same mistakes every week so what are they correcting exactly?

It's either the players are dull or the managers are delusional

Someone posted this... wow

Oasis007:
One source cited the lack of understanding between Cristiano Ronaldo and Mason Greenwood as being down to Solskjaer and his inability to force the pair to link up more convincingly.

Teammates have noticed that the pair rarely pass to each other in attacking positions and that Ronaldo is becoming visibly irritated by his young teammate's decision to shoot rather than pass in goalscoring positions.

- Mark Odgen

I have noticed that as well. I even thought they have got some form of rivalry going on between them especially on the part of Mason

The way these Liverpool players are fast and coordinated.