awb can beat anyone when he dribble but he needs to use more of his brain. Shaw probably got ptsd lol.
can't blame him when mcsauce and shaw didn't do their job so he needs to rush over to defend😄

Rashford running into space is fantastic

offensive fred is miles better than defensive fred.

Under Bielsa Herrera was a CM, a deeper one.. then under Velverde he was deployed as a CAM..
He said it himself that deeper role CM is his preferred and best position..

Its not that big of conversion for Herrera, it is a big one for Fred.. that is why its not working out good so far

time to start telles again lol

Deja vu from 2020.

We start with the back 6 with McFred.
We concede first.
Ole is forced to chase the game.
We go for it second half and win after making changes.

Ole talks about starting better but he keeps starting his default team in the first half.
I actually feel that we will get some sort of a result against Liverpool.

Watch back the previous match, i felt Greenwood cannot start in future match, i feel he doesn't have the impact on the RW, he macam lost in the match against Atalanta.

McTom is the another one perform badly, not much contribution in term of pressure, tackle and passing.

The 2 substitution of Greenwood and McTom pin point the problem. But i think Ole need to change the midfield combination, break up McFred, maybe put Fred and Matic/VDB/Pogba to test out.

Cavani have the understanding with Ronaldo after he step into the pitch, i don't see that with Ronaldo and Greenwood/Rashford. When Cavani on centre, Ronaldo appear in LW.

Not the formation per se but the individual instructions.
Like last season, both midfielders were told to sit starting the game. When we were chasing the game, either one of them will get the freedom to break forward while the other covers to take more risk in attacking.

The individual instructions when starting the game is like wearing a straightjacket and it isn't working. We keep conceding.
But Ole clearly sees something he likes because he keeps going back to it.
That's probably what we do best. Defend deep and rely on #DaveSaves to keep us in the game.
Then counter and try to get a goal.

Which is why I think we will have a decent run in the next few difficult games. Not win them all but get enough points off them so Ole is safe.

Against Pool 5-3-2 might be workable, i'm more worry of Maguire and Shaw marking Salah.
It has proven Ronaldo-Cavani is workable but probably not in Liverpool match. Somehow i feel both of them has the synergy. It is like Bruno-Ronaldo.

Ya, the back 3 formations last year Ole use on early season of 2020/2021 and we lost badly, if not mistaken that Tottenham match, after that he switch back to 4-2-3-1.

That's probably the keyword, try to play more openly.
The midfield deficit is there. We start bright but gradually we lose the midfield battle. As more opposition attacks go through the midfield, our defensive line sinks so we end up deep with the gap forming between the defence and attack again. I think Lindelof has been fine so far. Maguire really needs to do better.
Maguire usually doesn't mark, he prefers to be the free man. #beckenbauer

Maybe nightmares of the back 3 formation really means Ole has sworn off it forever.

Wanted to reply to you yesterday but forgot as I thought the Herrera referrence was timely.

Herrera didn't change to become a CDM per se, he was always a box to box. What happened was he was sometimes deployed as a man marker on the opposition's best attacker which gave the sense that he was performing a CDM role.
Think back to Mou's time when he put Herrera to man mark prime Hazard. He literally marked Hazard out of the game, rumours say Hazard is still checking under his bed for Herrera. Herrera always had very good technical and positioning skills so it was easier for him. He is also quite pressure resistant.

Talking about being press resistent and Fred. If Fred plays,  the most interesting point of the game would be how Fred copes against the strongest press in the League, Liverpool.
We really don't want to lose the ball to Liverpool in that position.

Personally I am against an interim manager. Its either get a permanent one in or just stick with Ole until end of the season.

The absolute worst would be an interim manager who is an ex United player. That rocks the boat by changing the manager and yet solves nothing. Ole's problem is not personality which is easily fixed by bringing in a club legend like the Mou situation. It is tactics and top tier coaching. And there are no top tier managers who is a United legend.

Another United legend interim manager would be same sh*t different toilet bowl for me.

Not saying we have to stick with Ole, but it is one of two options.
If sticking with Ole is too damaging then there is one option left. New permanent manager. I understand the Board has reservations around Conte's style but there is a saying that beggars can't be choosers.

If Conte is the only one interested, give him a two year contract and see what happens.

hopefully he can leave early. his persistence of fielding greenwood ahead of sancho and not even change formation to fit cavani and cr.  mcfred ahead of vdb and matic? even pogba can do a better job than mcfred. last week i saw scott keep on holding and passing the ball around but he doesnt know who to pass to. so much hesitation like doesnt know what to do with the ball.

if no noise from the media or fans, glazers likely to stick with ole. these americants owners just cant make it.

on whether SAF still backs ole. looking at that headshake in disbelief and him leaving OT before fulltime, i dont think he will still back this guy. hopefully wont see him survive until city game. already have atalanta and spurs game coming. spurs which we lost 6-1 under ole as well the thought of son and kane running through maguire like he wasnt there 

but for conte, who just won with inter and leave because no backing from owners. is similar to jomo. but at least he is not yes man.

Actually, regardless, the board should still speak to conte and discuss his plans. They can easily bring up their concerns about the style not fitting, and conte can explain like why he thinks he can work with the players they have, or if he would  immediately need investment to bring in HIS players.

Thats why i was confused earlier on when they sign OGS on a contract. Like did they sign him just becaus of an uptick of form? I reckon they would have spoken to him, heard about his plan and system before signing him as a main manager.. normal job interview also will ask about plans, takkan million dollar contract no need ask.

this united board obviously not result/goal oriented. how can you extend ole when he still have contract running and when other managers (allegri/ancelotti) is available? clubs shouldnt take on legend without proven records or cv to run the club. cfc done it with lampard failed but cut loss immediately and get tuchel. united done it with ole (haven sack).

clubs that are goal oriented will be cfc, mc and rm under perez.

If the Board appoints Xavi and he joins, I will applaud the club. To see positional play principles at United. Yes. But don't think they will be able to pull it off.

Plus, the United Old Boys Club will probably be against it as he isn't "United DNA" and doesn't fit their criteria of what a United manager should be. Neville, Rio and all.