We also kept doing it when the players were mentally and physically shattered and went for 10 minute stretches of being our own worst enemy and giving the ball away and it got really tiring. Its OK to have a plan B in specific circumstances. For example Uniteds technocratic total voetball Dutch coach brought on a big bastard to blam long balls to towards the end and it helped them.
i agree with this quote 100% , we just don't have depth in the goal scoring department ,Undav showed yesterday he's a long way off, Danny is 35..?? so its down to Evan ....we need a big boy up front , you will laugh but it's the piece in the jigsaw and will keep others here ...we need a decent striker a propper , decent striker.
I think we just have to get used to the fact that plan B is adhere even more closely to plan A.
He could have been 4 foot 2 and that wouldn't have impacted the bungled touch which is in danger of defining Undav's time with us.
I don't ever criticise it normally but watching a physically and more importantly mentally exhausted Webster, Caicedo etc try and do those intricate passes late on in the second half and repeatedly pass them out of play was a bit much. So hard to do without a sharp mind as much as body.you could see their body language getting a bit desperate as each time they lost it they realised it would be another hard slog to get the ball back. I think all managers need some element of pragmatism in very particular circumstances. Interestingly enough in interviews he often says he doesn't want his players to be robots and we have seen different things e.g. mitoma against Bournemouth.
De Zerbi has his teams playing an excellent brand of football. But he has achieved little so far that suggests a major European team would take the plunge on him- except, perhaps, an Italian one. His stock is rising, but he's not the sought after manager folk say he is. There is no evidence, for example, that he was on Tottenham's radar. It's just paper talk.
And wether we like it ir not Arsenal, Spurs, Liverpool, City, United all have stadiums around 2x ours and much bigger global franchising money....we can't compete on those levels.
It was never the game to bring in one of the youngsters and I'm sure they all understand that. Promising as they all are, you need experienced players to come on in a cup semi at Wembley
That’s true but I suppose my only real complaint is that he doesn’t seem to be doing much in way of bringing these guys through in games he could give them experience in. The odd 10min sub here or there, or one match then out for 3 months isn’t going to do anything for their progression.
Not sure I agree with that. Ferguson was brought in and is now a regular starter. Enciso is just starting to break through and will probably get more starts before the end of the season. Sarmiento would have if not injured. Buonanotte and Ayari are getting minutes. We can't have 4-5 youngsters starting and still expect to keep up with the best teams in the league.
Agree. Little bit of a strange accusation to throw at RDZ I thought.
He scored a good penalty in the shoot out.
Are there any of these young players in particular you think should be getting more game time?
More I guess that I think Ferguson wouldn’t have maybe got the chance without Welbeck getting injured, likewise really Enciso and Colwill. If they are waiting for injuries for a chance rather than being trusted to come in, they might wait a while
Think you are being a bit unfair. With Ferguson, Enciso both starting games, Sarmiento featuring regularly, Buonanotte and Ayari both getting on as subs, one thing I don't think you can aim at us is that young players aren't getting enough of a chance. You have to remember we only see game days, much of their selection is what is happening on the training pitch. What Enciso is evidence enough of, that you if work hard, whether you are on for injury time, 10 mins or 30mins, if you make an impact in some way you get another chance. If Sarmiento wasn't injured, feel certain he would have been used yesterday. Rather than unfair, maybe it's just impatience. You want to see more of them to see for yourself if they are ready, but if it isn't quite happening for them in training, then understandable the management team are taking their time with some of them.
Yes, I think that’s fair, I am maybe more impatient but I get that it’s maybe too early for them just yet.
