Sideshow Bob
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Are we happy or disappointed with the 0-0?
JSP - McTominay has only played a handful of games, give him a break, he's done really well.
Pogba's agent has been touting him round Europe, no one interested which says it all. He can't play the system everyone plays.
Lukaku needs dropping for Rashford and I would start with Chelsea.
Thought both centre backs played well but they were well protected in the system as the full backs stayed close and they had 2 holding players in front of them at all times.
Both full backs struggled with the wide players from Sevilla who were very tricky and weren't afraid to hit the deck if you went anywhere near them they didn't have rings run around them but it was a tough night for them and neither of them really ventured forward at all not sure I remember either of them putting a cross in all game.
In midfield McTominay was fine without the ball kept his possession and won the ball back a few times but with it we need more from him it's all very safe play and a bit Tom Cleverley, the next level for him is impoving his confidence in his passing so he can play a bit longer and take a bit more risk.
Pogba looks very low on confidence right now there were a few flicks and tricks but he didn't get past the opposition back 4 at all and he didn't really create much either but again he was disciplined and maybe is just trying to go below the radar a bit the main thing is right now is he doesn't look physically powerful you wonder if this illness has affected him a little more than he's letting on.
Matic was awful last night he looks knackered he's still got his strength but he can't move and he's making some very lazy and sloppy passes which can put us in dangerous positions he's looking a shadow of the guy who arrived in the summer.
Up top we just had nothing Sanchez had to come so deep to get a touch, Mata was missing for pretty much the entire game and Lukaku couldn't hold anything up at all and wasted a very good opportunity with that volley in the first half not saying you expect him to score but with that much time and space you expect him to hit the target.
Give McTominey a chance mate bloody hell, knockout stage away at a club who have just got to their domestic cup final and been flying, that was a massive night and a superb experience, he stood there and matched up to everything thrown at him, phenomenal for such a young inexperienced lad.
We don't half try and find cracks in our youngsters on here bloody hell lol
100% agree with him now, why, because you can do a Cruyff turn or a drag bag or a some fifa skill move do you not have to track back, press, work hard.
Does my head in these days, even the likes of Scholes could not tackle for toffee but he was always pressing always working hard, tracking, and if players did not do their job defensively Fergie would absolutely rollock them!
Beckham v Greece at OT anyone, one of the best wide right performances I can remember, he was everywhere, his defensive work was tremendous, he was helping out, tracking back, getting tackles in, up and down that line like a mad man, why do modern fooballers feel they get a free pass from working hard and doing the hard graft, if people don't wanna do it then get them sold, I don't give a sh*t who you are.
100% agree with Jose, either do your job or get f**ed
the rest of the team did have to run around covering him though, he was a bit tactically unaware that game really. Albeit he scored a corker.
100% agree with Jose, either do your job or get f**ed
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