Premier League 2024/25: Man United vs Fulham - Fri 16th Aug - 20:00 KO

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Dalot Maguire Martinez Mazrouri

Casemiro Mainoo

Amad Mount Rashford

Bruno
 
I want to see what Mount is all about tonight and why we bought him, it’s about time.
 
Sancho not made the squad, possibly on his way out to another club or taking it easy in training again?
 
Dalot at left back Mazraoui at right back.

Sticking with the 4-2-2-2 system we deployed at the end of last season.
 
It’s the sensible choice a lad making his debut you put him in his best position. Dalot has done a good job in that position before and up against Adama I want my stronger defender which is Dalot.

Hard to see what the plan is here for creating chances with no striker we can’t cross the ball and it’s unlikely we get many counter attack opportunities.
 
jsp said:
It’s the sensible choice a lad making his debut you put him in his best position. Dalot has done a good job in that position before and up against Adama I want my stronger defender which is Dalot.

Hard to see what the plan is here for creating chances with no striker we can’t cross the ball and it’s unlikely we get many counter attack opportunities.
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It's clearly weakening our attack, an area which we are not exaclty firing in. I can't see the sense in it. There are no easy games in this league and Mazraoui being on the right helps nobody - he has no chemistry with anyone. Dalot should be at right back to build more with Amad and Garnacho. it's that simple in my mind.
 
The front 4 have to start moving the ball quicker between them.

If they’re going to get through the middle it will need quick one or two touch moves to get through.

They haven’t combined yet.
 
Jayc1860 said:
It's clearly weakening our attack, and area which we are not exaclty firing in. I can;t see the sense in it. There are no easy games in this league and Mazraoui being at right helps nobody - he has no chemistry with anyone. Dalot should be at right back to build more with Amad and garnacho. it's that simple in my mind.
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How many games have Dalot and Amad played together?

Maz being right back helps him and whoever plays left back will be a weak point for us.

Adama is a huge threat on the counter I think putting our better defensive full back against him makes sense.

Bruno needs to bury that chance.
 
jsp said:
How many games have Dalot and Amad played together?

Maz being right back helps him and whoever plays left back will be a weak point for us.

Adama is a huge threat on the counter I think putting our better defensive full back against him makes sense.

Bruno needs to bury that chance.
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What you should be looking at is how effective Rashford is playing with Dalot down that side. They had a lot of games together last season and the outcome was not good.
 
Another big chance for Bruno.

Second was a decent save but still one of them has to be put away.
 
Jayc1860 said:
What you should be looking at is how effective Rashford is playing with Dalot down that side. They had a lot of games together last season and the outcome was not good.
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Would it be any better with Maz? I doubt it as Maz wouldn’t be providing the overlap Rashford craves.

I think a smarter winger would look to pull very wide and draw the full back out to him rather than just sit inside which is what Rashford does.
 
jsp said:
Would it be any better with Maz? I doubt it as Maz wouldn’t be providing the overlap Rashford craves.

I think a smarter winger would look to pull very wide and draw the full back out to him rather than just sit inside which is what Rashford does.
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I doubt it would be any worse.

But you would have Dalot's crossing and overlap on the right. Which he's very good at.
 
Struggling without a focal point upfront but still should be a couple up.

A bit of early season rust but overall a decent comeback in that half after Fulham started well.
 
jsp said:
Crossing the ball to who though?
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Putting it in the danger area would be enough. A cross doesn't need to be in the air either. It's the threat he carries and the stretching of teams that's important.
 
Does feel like Mount and Bruno together is two players both trying to do the same job.

Wonder if we might see Zhirkzee come on as the first attacking change around the hour mark.
 
Another good chance for Mount.

Keeper out quickly again but still that close to goal the keeper shouldn’t get a chance.
 
Mount and Amad off

Zhirkzee and Garnacho on.

Would be nice to see the lads jog/sprint off at 0-0 not dawdle but of urgency lads
 
We’ve just put one on he’s played 10 minutes are we are writing him off?

Bruno’s final ball has been poor tonight.

Rashford brighter second half.

These are there for the taking if we can find the quality in the final third.
 
Hopefully there’s something left in the tank for the final 15 here as we’ve drifted in this game since we made our subs.
 

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