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Oasis007:
My own concern is, if at all Rashford must start, let him lead the attack and allow Garnacho and Amad mount the wings. I am really tired of seeing Rashford in the Lineup. Nigga has lost his mojo.

If INEOS don't wanna lose track at this early stage, Saudi Window ain't close yet, sell Casemiro, Eriksen and Lindelof to them ASAP.

We are are short of dependable personnel in the left back, midfield and attacking position. We can't afford to lose anymore player. I hope the board uses the next 4 months to access the squad thoroughly so that come January we can be decisive in the market. We desperately need a LB, CM and AMF as well as one winger.

drisham:
Goals scored this season
City-9
L'pool-7
Chelsea-7


They are 1 and 2 on the table

We are 11th

You guys scored 6 in one game.

Oasis007:
Something is really not clear to me, is there a clause in Rashford's contract that he must start a match as far as he is available?!

I would rather Garnacho start and struggle than a seasoned professional like Rashford serve us BS.

The problem is that some pundits have managed to paint a picture that Rashford is still a young lad and he believes he is...No accountability on his part at all, he plays rubbish for 90 minutes and manages to cross in 2 good balls and we should applaud him according to Christo because Garnacho was equally dreadful...

I want to see Garnacho out on the left wing and Amad on the right; I am sure they will not hesitate to have a go at the opposition fullback.

Onana should compete with Buyindir for a starting spot.

RB - Mazraoui/Dalot
RCB - Maguire/De Ligt/Yoro
LCB - Martinez/De Ligt/Lindelof
LB - Dalot/Shaw/Amass/Malacia

DM - Ugarte/Case/Collyer
CM - Mainoo/Mount
AMF - Bruno/Mount/Eriksen

LWF - Garnacho/Rashford
RWF - Amad/Antony

CF - Hojlund/Zirkzee/Rashford

Throw in the mix of academy lads.

No player should be guaranteed a starting berth, let all of them know they are in stiff competition for a spot on the starting 11.

Of course, sack Bin Laden.

afrodoc2:
If one breaks it down, there is nothing I can say that ETH excels at.

He does not have good talent ID which means he tries to buy the wrong players.

He often selects the wrong starting line up from his squad, probably still due to poor talent ID.

His team struggles to exhibit successful patterns of play suggesting that his training methods are not adequate.

His substitutions are often puzzling, suggesting poor in game management.

He can’t identify talent, he does not train players well, he is not a great tactician.

I keep saying INEOS should have fired him after the Antony and Mount debacle. I want to see the minutes of the meeting where he explained to INEOS what he saw in Antony to warrant that transfer and the fee.

INEOS were not in charge when we overpaid for Antony, no?

ChristoBam:
Funny thing is Rashford was mediocre(totally agree) but created 2 chances. Garnacho was absolutely useless today but no one talks about that. He literally did nothing.

Name and agenda aside, anyone that looked at the performance today and was trying to use hindsight to criticize the lineup would say Rashford and Amad on both wings should be starting.

Need to emphasize again, Rashford was awful, but Garnacho was totally anonymous. So no one should quote me emphasizing how useless Rashford was while skimming through Garnacho's performance.

Amad should be starting like 10 straight games though

Garnacho should be competing with Rashford for the LWF position. For the RWF position, it should be Amad and Antony.

EBL is not a good coach, Rashford should be under pressure to deliver knowing that he has Garnacho on the bench to take over his starting berth while Amad should know that Antony is ever ready to step in should he perform poorly. Thus far, Bin Laden has managed to make Rashford look untouchable with his stupid decision to keep playing Garnacho from the right. You can see the effort Amad puts in because he knows he has Garnacho and Antony competing for his spot, it should be the case with Rashford on the other side but Bin Laden is just Bin Laden.

Let me just make it clear that as much as Antony has been a disappointment, let him be given opportunities during the last 20 - 30 mins of the second half to impress, if he does excellently, he should bench Amad. Let all the players compete for a starting berth. There was a season where Mourinho had Rashford and Martial fighting for the LWF position and both were at the top of their game cos they didn't want to sit on the bench.

Rashford again played 90 minutes when he was one of the worst players on the pitch.

Play Garnacho and Amad on either wing. As soon as Amad came on, Liverpool started double-marking him. That's him taking out an extra player because of his directness. Imagine if we had Garnacho running at TAA and Amad doing the same on the right wing. Liverpool would have been more cautious in their approach, but no, Rashford must start. Erik Bin Laden is a useless coach.

All except one accept that the set-up of the team and player selection remains a big problem...

nitrogen:
We are literarily back to the donut formation. Dem use Dunkin and Krispy Kreme swear for this guy?

When it was certain he will be sacked toward the end of last season, he fixed our midfield, we became compact. Whenever he is comfortable, he fumbles.

Arne Slot, Flick but Erik Ten Hag was better than all the other managers available.

Christo and the worst writer should not be allowed to post here again. Who is the moderator here?

metodman:
I disagree. The best way to get the best from Bruno is to play him further in attack and make another player do the dirty work Bruno is currently doing. I might be wrong but play Bruno ad a 9.5,bring in a playmaker who could dictate the tempo of the game. That way Bruno would score and assist lots

Which dirty job is he doing?

Don't be deceived; once Ten Hag credits his account in the morning, the excuses will start flowing.

afrodoc2:
Collyer has played well but the guy you quoted has never said a single good thing about Mainoo.

That guy writing trash about Mainoo is a ram.

Bruno needs to play like he does for Portugal, come back and help the midfield. Stop running all over the pitch.

Rashford doesn't bother to take on the opponent Fullback again.

olabode89:
How do you keep the ball when 6 of your players are in the opponent half when the ball is with your CBs?

It's has happen too many times you have to accept it's part of the set up.

Still Zirkzee has been the one trying to find the back of the net. Rashford is done at this level.

YourBestWriter:
IF TEN HAG DOESN'T HAVE THE MIND TO SELL THESE AVERAGE PLAYERS LIKE FERNANDES, ZIRKZEE, RASHFORD, AND CO, THEN ANOTHER COACH THAT HAS THE MIND TO DO THE NEEDFUL SHOULD BE APPOINTED.

YES, AT THIS POINT, TEN HAG SHOULD BE SACKED.

THE PROJECT 10 YEARS LOOKS LIKE IT IS UNACHIEVABLE UNDER TEN HAG AND THE PRESSURE IS TOO MUCH FOR HIM.

THE TIME IS NOW. AFTER THIS MATCH.

If this is the real worst writer, thunder should strike you immediately...

In all these, Erik Ten Hag's attorneys will still come up with excuses...

olabode89:
Old Trafford na Salah dancing hall... Same nonsense set-up... fullbacks are pushed way too forward.

Fullback pushing forward is not the problem, we just don't keep the ball well enough to take advantage of our overlapping fullbacks.

Onana is shit.

Rashford no dey even attempt to take on TAA...Remove the fraud?

Not once in that first half did Rashford take on TAA...Let Garnacho go to the left and Amad come in for Rashford/Zirkzee...

Casemiro is off, good move.

afrodoc2:
Possibly. I wonder what happened in his stint with Ajax.

It is worrying that we still struggle to string a few passes together under pressure.

afrodoc2:
45 mins to ETH out.

1 min. If Casemiro comes out of the dressing room, ETH should be fired immediately.

Our inability to retain possession is affecting us badly. We have been good at winning back possession but we immediately give it away. This is not an issue that started today, I have concluded that ETH simply doesn't know how to coach the players to keep the ball and he is hiding under quick transitions to mask his inadequacy.

nitrogen:
Having Ugarte won’t change anything. The system is shyte. Just look at the gap between Mainoo and Case in the midfield. What are we playing? Also, the way opposition players are unmarked in our box is just unbelievable. The set up is absolutely shit!

. Mainoo is doing his and Casemiro's job.

If Casemiro is not removed by halftime, then I will resume my campaign against ETH...

Let me see how Ugarte will not start our next match, that's when thunder will strike the bald man.

Casemiro is finished.

Ugarte should replace Casemiro after the international break. He has been atrocious thus far.

I was surprised when I saw a lot of guys here who have been around for some time questioning the decision to sign Olmo, a player I liken to Iniesta...

I started following Olmo when he left Barca for Dinamo Zagreb and Man United were after him. He exploded in Euro 2020, but it took Euro 2024 for people to stand up and notice him, yet some fans here still questioned his signing. Fermin Lopez will get his opportunity, but at this moment, Olmo is clear as he can comfortably play on the LW and AMF positions. When he plays from the left, his penchant for drifting in-field means Balde can bomb forward to occupy the space he creates by dragging the fullback inside...

I love the fluidity in the attack with the addition of Olmo...

larride:
That's who we should've gotten before Barca snapped him up but some people were asking us who will replace ETH if we sacked him then.

They said no one in the market was better than Erik Ten Hag...Barca has a lot of injuries but they're winning games and grinding out results...

Gavi, Araujo, Christensen, and FDJ are out injured; they had to let Gundogan leave so they can register Olmo, but still, Hansi Flick has found a way to win using a lot of academy boys...He is getting the job done without excuses but here, ETH attorneys are ever ready with the excuses.