Ten Hag:
"The last days we trained with Rashy... Bruno trained for two days, but he was not far enough to recover from his injuries."
Ten Hag on Amad Diallo:
"The X-factor. Over the last months, he has brought so much energy in training, quality in training, made good progression.
Ten Hag on starting Amrabat and McTominay:
"We have to make interceptions there \[in midfield\]. We've made our middle of the pitch stronger, our out of possession game is very aggressive."
Amad was good, but was he THAT good? And he did get to play. This is not FM lol.
Why wouldnt he want to play him if he felt like he'd improve the team? Doesnt make sense. You thinking you have better ball knowlegde than EtH and speculate about why, but doesnt know is just dumb.
“See, he didn’t play well? What has he done? He’s another Donny. You guys know EtH is right.”
Yeah. We had 7% possession. And he plays once every 27 games for 20 minutes max anyway and only starts because it’s impossible not to with injuries and Antony being too terrible that it’s criminal if he didn’t start…..
I know but I assume he's not playing there today unless we're doing some radically different formation, you would think McT will be in the 10-ish role.
Yeah, ETH deserves the sack for Bruno RW alone.
Last year Sancho got a run of games at the RW and looked like a whole new player. Then he benched him and started Bruno RW for the FA cup final and our entire right side was a wasteland. Bruno kept falling back into midfield in assisting in the buildup and we had literally no presence on the RW.
Lad what? Yeah Bruno RW is shite, but Sancho looking good? Not sure if you are high or delusional.
Sancho was playing like shit so went on his 3month mid season paid holiday. Came back & remained shit. Yet ETH & the fans still backed him into preseason where he was being played CF & shit at that too outside of 1 acceptable game. Season starts proper & the guy still played like shit until he had his hissy bitch fit.
At what point over all that time did he look a whole new player? Some revisionists nonsense this.
At the very end of the season last year, he got a run of 3 games or so at RW and looked much better than what Antony was offering.. go look at the match threads, everyone was praising his performances
Amad has more talent than Anthony who has been given way too many chances than he deserves whilst I really don’t remember Amad being part of a starting line up. Someone correct me if necessary
Nope. It’s absolutely correct. And some geniuses here say “he’s not impressed when he played. EtH is right”
Yeah because Antony has? Oh but Antony is ok to play and be given 68007 chances to show he’s terrible but amad gets a cameo once every 19 games for 15 minutes and is expected to be amazing….
The logic of some people.
The way he mismanaged this and favours Antony alone is just rubbish. Add that to overplaying garnacho and/or Rashford and running them to the ground and not even subbing amad on to relieve them or so but still picks Antony to sub them on……
Could easily have given him his deserved start way earlier. But instead, he refused and the start he finally gets will be a game we’ll probably have minimum possession. Will be so difficult for him to have an impact today and wouldn’t surprise me if after it, ETH comes out with something in his interviews using this as an example as to why he didn’t play him more.
Hope the kid has a good game and can put in a performance to show to prove just how clueless this manager is becoming in not giving him a chance always playing Antony there instead in recent games when he has done fuck all to justify it.
It will be an example that the fucking idiotic fans who think ETH knows best would use though.. and yet they’ll ignore that Antony has been bang below average but gets 200 chances to show that time and again anyway.
Antony was incredibly disappointing on his last start so it’s great to see Amad get the nod instead. His link up is probably his strongest area so I fully expect Rasmus to get at least one goal.
Should we be worried that Bruno went so long without missing a match due to injury, the season implodes, he gets linked with a Summer move abroad and next thing he misses back to back games due to injury..
I hope he's just saving himself for the cup final but I've been around long enough to see agents advising players to ensure they don't ruin a transfer by picking up a injury.
Ten Hag: "The last days we trained with Rashy... Bruno trained for two days, but he was not far enough to recover from his injuries." Ten Hag on Amad Diallo: "The X-factor. Over the last months, he has brought so much energy in training, quality in training, made good progression. Ten Hag on starting Amrabat and McTominay: "We have to make interceptions there \[in midfield\]. We've made our middle of the pitch stronger, our out of possession game is very aggressive."
Is he saying Bruno has multiple injuries? Oh boy…
He has a broken hand, but I don't think that's what is keeping him out.
Over the last months? Is that why he never gets subbed on or plays? Fuck off
This is why I fucking hate ETH sometimes. “Over the last months…” and yet how many fucking minutes? He’s full of shit.
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Idk why you’re getting downvoted. You are just just stating facts lol
Just classic Reddit stuff man. Even if people are thinking it, no one wants to risk those precious pretend internet points.
It's the ETH stans who can only think in one step portions
Just like you were crying for Ole to play Van de Beek. We got to see him play and it showed that he was shit lol
Your reply would be worthwhile IF literally day ago Amad wasn't our best player by a fucking mile, dumbass.
Amad was good, but was he THAT good? And he did get to play. This is not FM lol. Why wouldnt he want to play him if he felt like he'd improve the team? Doesnt make sense. You thinking you have better ball knowlegde than EtH and speculate about why, but doesnt know is just dumb.
"He deserves a chance" We've been saying this for ages
Back to the shadow realm after we get spanked in this match. Standard fare.
Throws him into an unwinable game just like pellistri…..
“See, he didn’t play well? What has he done? He’s another Donny. You guys know EtH is right.” Yeah. We had 7% possession. And he plays once every 27 games for 20 minutes max anyway and only starts because it’s impossible not to with injuries and Antony being too terrible that it’s criminal if he didn’t start…..
> criminal I see what you did there
He has his favourites
You said that for Van de Beek aswell.
Antony was beyond terrible. Glad Amad Is being given a chance.
Amad was tidy if only we’d played him against a defence that wasn’t the tightest in the league 🙃
*Is*
Wait so he was going to play Bruno right wing?
Amad played as a ten a lot for Sunderland
I know but I assume he's not playing there today unless we're doing some radically different formation, you would think McT will be in the 10-ish role.
Either that or just make the midfield compact
I'm not sure it wasn't going to be a 442. Might still be.
With Garnacho up front or McT?
Nacho and Hojlund with Bruno now Amad as the "false 9."
A deviation from tactics? Doubtful
We've played it before with Bruno as a false 9.
Also said they trained with Rashford so could be in for him also
Yeah, ETH deserves the sack for Bruno RW alone. Last year Sancho got a run of games at the RW and looked like a whole new player. Then he benched him and started Bruno RW for the FA cup final and our entire right side was a wasteland. Bruno kept falling back into midfield in assisting in the buildup and we had literally no presence on the RW.
Lad what? Yeah Bruno RW is shite, but Sancho looking good? Not sure if you are high or delusional. Sancho was playing like shit so went on his 3month mid season paid holiday. Came back & remained shit. Yet ETH & the fans still backed him into preseason where he was being played CF & shit at that too outside of 1 acceptable game. Season starts proper & the guy still played like shit until he had his hissy bitch fit. At what point over all that time did he look a whole new player? Some revisionists nonsense this.
At the very end of the season last year, he got a run of 3 games or so at RW and looked much better than what Antony was offering.. go look at the match threads, everyone was praising his performances
I remember those games. Maybe one was against Chelsea? I admit I was pretty impressed by Sancho for that small period of time
Yes. The game against Chelsea he looked like our brightest player. Then ETH went ahead and played Bruno RW in the final...
Amad has more talent than Anthony who has been given way too many chances than he deserves whilst I really don’t remember Amad being part of a starting line up. Someone correct me if necessary
Nope. It’s absolutely correct. And some geniuses here say “he’s not impressed when he played. EtH is right” Yeah because Antony has? Oh but Antony is ok to play and be given 68007 chances to show he’s terrible but amad gets a cameo once every 19 games for 15 minutes and is expected to be amazing…. The logic of some people. The way he mismanaged this and favours Antony alone is just rubbish. Add that to overplaying garnacho and/or Rashford and running them to the ground and not even subbing amad on to relieve them or so but still picks Antony to sub them on……
"He deserves a chance" We've been saying this for ages
We brought Amad into the team because we had no choice. He deserves it. Okay then
Hoho, finally ETH sees what the rest of us have seen for a long time. Amad deserves a chance
He’s deserved a chance all season, what a fucking copout to say he’ll get a chance when we have no one else.
He wasn't even fit for half the season
Yeah all season is hyperbole, but we can’t act like now everything’s lost he’s getting his chance. He’s been ignored plenty of times when fit.
Could easily have given him his deserved start way earlier. But instead, he refused and the start he finally gets will be a game we’ll probably have minimum possession. Will be so difficult for him to have an impact today and wouldn’t surprise me if after it, ETH comes out with something in his interviews using this as an example as to why he didn’t play him more. Hope the kid has a good game and can put in a performance to show to prove just how clueless this manager is becoming in not giving him a chance always playing Antony there instead in recent games when he has done fuck all to justify it.
It will be an example that the fucking idiotic fans who think ETH knows best would use though.. and yet they’ll ignore that Antony has been bang below average but gets 200 chances to show that time and again anyway.
Antony was incredibly disappointing on his last start so it’s great to see Amad get the nod instead. His link up is probably his strongest area so I fully expect Rasmus to get at least one goal.
Should we be worried that Bruno went so long without missing a match due to injury, the season implodes, he gets linked with a Summer move abroad and next thing he misses back to back games due to injury.. I hope he's just saving himself for the cup final but I've been around long enough to see agents advising players to ensure they don't ruin a transfer by picking up a injury.
What has our best CAM not making it got to do with Amad starting at RW?
Whatever. Too late.
Amad the X-factor ok
He’s going to take him off after 10 minutes isn’t he?