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dalot can improve defensively, he is still young and needs more coaching/training: overload training can help with his positioning, awareness and decision making. antony tracking back is part of the reason why ten hag signed him, sancho/elanga only give a token effort of pressing/closing down to help out with defence

with the window closed, lets do a tongue in cheek ranking of ETH signings so far...

1. eriksen - ETH really kio tio durian, good vision and passing, hope ETH can manage his minutes to avoid burnout

1. martinez - injects a much needed dose of aggressiveness into the defence, good positioning and anticipation, quick to close down on shots, a player who gives his all whenever he plays, joint 1 because eriksen is free :p

3. malacia - overlapping runs down the left, more attacking than shaw, but needs to improve defensively

4. casemiro - subs appearance so far, can't comment much but he is UCL winner

4. antony - scored on debut, we shall see how he performs for this season

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Good thing he also subsequently trained at Ajax, where ten Hag was able to see him first-hand.

Apparently we have approached him as far back as LVG. He said himself he had spoken to every Utd manager since then, but the circumstances weren't always ideal to make the switch to Old Trafford. I was gutted when he went to Inter at the time.

He has been instrumental, especially this last game against Arsenal.

The first goal - all eleven players made 18 passes in total, from front to back and to the front again.... but it was his pass to Bruno that took out five Arsenal players in one fell swoop, and sliced them open for Bruno to bring it forward to Sancho, Rashford and finally Antony....

And then again from out of defence to Bruno, who made a peach of a pass for Rashford's first...

And of course making that forward run to assist Rashford's second...

This trident of McTominay/Eriksen/Bruno is working. McTom the defensive one, Eriksen providing the link from defence to Bruno.

Gotta say McTominay has been great the past few matches too. Always turning up as a third centreback, beside being part of that trident. Guess that's why ten Hag has stuck with him and Casemiro has to warm the bench for now.

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Ten Hag might really rotate his squad this time. Expect a start for Casemiro and.... *gulp*, Maguire. Perhaps a start for Ronaldo too, with Rashford maybe being rested as a precaution.

Head says 1:1 but following the heart and going with:

Man Utd 2 : 1 Real Sociedad

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Good observation n analysis :)...but wonder if they hv wasted money bringing casemiro in if Mctom is so good ...just like last time OGS brought in Sancho from Dortmund at such a exorbitant price only to underform n benched n not played in most matches

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they shd win the match tomorrow night against RS easily if ETH plays his best XI esp when they hv sold their best striker Isak to Newcastle...but seems like he wants to rest 1 or 2 of his impt players for league matches...if Mcdisaster plays they will certainly be hit by at least 1 goal if not more...if they win, it will prolly be by just 1 goal since MD may let in a few into his own net... otherwise they can win comfortably by 2 to 3 goals margin esp if Antony plays...wonder how @ChrisSutton will predict the result of this game ??

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Good analysis.

Yup, looks like Eriksen can do as a substitute for Frenkie DJ....:p
Those passes were excellent. That vision and reading of the game.

McTom had been doing an excellent job at the back. Assisting with aerial threat since Martinez is short. Also acting as hatchet man on the midfield.

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The massive influence appears to be Eriksen.
Like Bro Imom pointed out, the linkage from defence to Bruno.
Bruno will do the killer pass once he gets the ball from Eriksen. Which is what I think Bruno excels in. That killer short pass.
I was trying to figure out what is the difference between Eriksen and Bruno.
Why both of them can co-exist.:p

With the forward portion settled, McTom can do what he was tasked.
Hatchet man in midfield and providing cover for the CB.
Probably this is what he excel in.
Lest not forget, he knows in case he fail to cut off the attack in midfield, Martinez will be behind him.

Probably ETH also was thinking of putting McTom / Eriksen in as a stop gap before Casemiro arrival. But I think ETH was overwhelmed at the success of that trident. Now he appears to have a headache....
End up Casemiro is sitting on the bench. But do remember McTom is rash and will tend to collect cards. So, Casemiro is still needed.

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As long McDisaster dun play, Man U is in with a chance to win.
For god sake, hope and pray ETH keeps him on the bench forever.
Will Lindelof injured, really can't think of anyone else though.:(

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Agree with u lacoruna wat u said ...they shd hv sold him in the summer transfer window...the guy just can't make it physically as a defender however hard he tries in the system played by this new manager n all the previous managers...just can't run fast enough to challenge n stop opposition strikers from scoring...they shd hv kept Bailly instead who is a better defender n can lead an attack too like seen when he played in pre-season n send Mcdisaster out on loan instead...sigh

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Oh well... the run had to come to an end.

Maguire has maintained his 100% record on starting in all of Utd's losses this season. :rolleyes:

But to be fair, haven't watched the match or highlights. Only read that Ronaldo missed a glorious chance at the start of the second half.

R.I.P Queen Elizabeth II.

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The penalty was unlucky…
This team B is losing and we know why…
:D

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Indeed the win run has ended...with ETH making mistakes in selection of players n his favorite Antony out of form ....also CR7 has lost his ability to score when he was given 4 chances to by Eriksen n Bruno ..deteriorated so much from last season when he scored 24 goals pretty easily ...can also say he had no luck with 1 goal disallowed..players who impressed were Casemiro, Eriksen, n Bruno as well as academy boys Gernacho n Charlie McNeil

Yes, ETH never learn his lesson that whenever McD plays the team loses ...seems like he brings bad luck to the team ..watched the 2nd half only

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I watched the entire match and was sorely disappointed.
It was a boring one to some extent. But CR7 could have converted some of the chances that come his way.
Probably only Eriksen deserve some mention...the rest was just meh....including Antony.
The Sociedad keeper was hardly tested.

It was inevitable that Sociedad took the lead as they sense the host inability to score.
It couldn't be more bad considering Sociedad took the lead thru a hugely controversial penalty.

And yes, as mentioned before, as long Maguire starts, Man U can't win.:D

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Crystal Palace v Man Utd x-x 0-1

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62820796

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Yes bro, the penalty shdnt hv counted as the ball accidentally hit Martinez leg 1st then bounce onto his arms...he didn't purposely use his hands to stop the ball from going in...frankly they shd hv won last night thru CR7's beautifully taken goal which was disallowed for off side...can say they were deprived of a win or draw ...normally for penalties, referee will check with VAR n VAR may reverse the decision or ask referee to go monitor to check again ..but don't know why this referee make decision himself without consulting VAR ...but I m not sure why this team is losing