The BIG ISSUES With Man Utd’s Recruitment…

In Manchester United’s second match of the 23/24 Premier League, they slumped to a disappointing 2-0 defeat away at Ange Postecoglu’s Spurs, in a performance that again highlighted a lot of problems at the club. So in this Premier League Review, Statman Dave takes a look at how Man Utd’s poor recruitment over the past 5 years are still holding the club back. Will more signings improve results? Does Casemiro need more help? Is Erik Ten Hag the problem? Find out on the Premier League Review.
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[@ultimateblaze23]

Didn't u make 50 videos about how Mount is PERFECT for United?

[@user-pr5oq6xm4t]

He sure did.

[@schmokojones5393]

These ‘football experts’ change their sentiment based on reality. If they’re right about a player you’ll never hear the end of it, if they’re wrong, well they made 3 videos to cover up their opinion. The intention of their videos isn’t to be educational, rather just another vibes based ploy to hype up a player behind the shroud of ‘stats’, ‘midfield double pivots’, and ‘registas’

[@theportugueselegend]

Everybody did, and I think that's because he's english. He's an absolute waste of space playing in a 3 men midfield alongside Bruno, who has the same abilities, only better

[@jzilla1234]

Literally. Makes a video how every rumoured player is perfect for united. Then how they will dramatically improve united when they join

[@garfieldlondon628]

FOR REAL

[@umairarifshaikh5095]

You were saying mount would be an excellent fit as an 8 ,a month ago! Anyone who knows football knew that mount was a terrible signing.

[@gra9]

facts he was twerking for him

[@__magnusss__]

He’s not even playing as an 8, if he was I bet he’d be a lot better

[@Abdi-libaax]

People should listen to me

[@The_Judge300]

100% Dave said Mount was a fantastic signing and would be an excellent 8 for us. To me it made no sense at all to make him our first signing this summer. He has not been good for 18 months, had only 1 year left of his contract, he wanted to come to United, and still ETH decided to pay way to much for him as our first signing when we all knew that we needed a top striker way more than we needed Mount. We also knew that we needed Amrabat way more than we needed Mount. Dave, the "expert" didn't see that when we signing Mount, but suddenly the "expert" understands the mistake it was to sign Mount instead of Amrabat earlier in this window. ETH signing Antony and Mount is not exactly making me confident in him as our manager.

[@RebuildFC]

​@@gra9😂

[@steve0ization]

They had Sabitzer who contributed more and was cheaper and more versatile yet they bought mount for more and could have used the funds for both Sabitzer and Ambarat

[@Philly_Jump_Over_The_Fence]

Sabitzer was terrible.

[@brianjg2773]

@@Philly_Jump_Over_The_Fence mount is worse

[@brianjg2773]

More so, Donny would do anything mount can do

[@theemotionalremix]

​@@brianjg2773Donny is better than Mount. Mount is playing like a player that's about to get sold rather than a new signing.

[@loudoy1]

A lot of managers can alter their tactics to suit the players at their disposal. ETH’s “system” might be great but it seems to require a very specific set of players (who coincidentally played for him at Ajax)

[@theportugueselegend]

And even the ones who played for him, like Antony, aren't fitting exactly well! Which means Ten Hag is lost out there. But the recruitment is very very bad honestly

[@djonalexander3628]

Bringing Eredivisie to epl is sub quality.

[@zero59267]

​@@djonalexander3628true, there's a reason why eredivisie is "merely" the 5th ranked league in europe.

[@ayubayunusa3188]

I agree with you. ETH is also stubborn, everything is obvious but he is still looking at the wrong direction.

[@starblacks6329]

All United needed was to sign in KANE and Caicedo like CM. and probably keep Fred!

[@Esinell]

We shouldn't have let go of Ralf Ragnick. It's one of the worst mistakes united have ever made. Should have been our director of football.

[@zeeone4492]

💯

[@LearningNeverStopsEx]

I couldn't believe people were celebrating it.

[@dmayfield125]

All because he called everyone out in public.

[@famofoadebusuyi7842]

But many of the fans said he wasn’t good 😂 I was sad happy when he left because I was tired defending him and knew the fans would end up crying 😂

[@kwl189]

​@@dmayfield125and rightfully so.

[@Rich-gb6cu]

I feel Sancho should've started as a false 9 with Rashford on the left, or, we take the risk of starting Martial up top with Rashford on left and drop Antony for Sancho as Antony imo has been super poor. I think drop Mount for Eriksen to partner Casemiro because it looks clear to me that Mount still needs to bed in. The quicker Hoijlund is fit the better our transitional play will be and hold up of the ball will be in the final third. I'd like to see Amad Diallo have a run on the right, he was immense for Sunderland last season and his confidence will be high. He can take on his man on his right which Antony seems completely incapable of doing and Amad has a sting of a shot as seen last season. A lot to improve but once we have our full team to pick from, the rhythm will start to take place and we'll see better play.

[@KennedyNgugik]

Actually our problems aren't even in defending but in passing the ball and retaining possession long enough to build a sustained attack Rashford losing the ball trying one on one Bruno and Mason with Hollywood passes with no one to aim for Antony getting the ball stuck under his foot and losing the ball They urgency and patience in passing the ball enough time to make their attacks unpredictable, such it's easier to trigger a counter attack because you know what mason , Bruno, rashford and Antony will do every time they get the ball Double team garnacho Intercept Bruno and Mason passes

[@michaelduffy4522]

Agree completely. Our passing is atrocious. I love him but Bruno gets away with it far too much. His short passing game is dreadful. We are so light in midfield now and in striker department . Unfortunately I can't see that getting sorted this window. Things will inevitably improve but when Eric claimed in his presser that there was no problem with the midfield tactics v wolves I knew we'd lose against spurs . It's the 1st time he's ever worried me . That was poor .

[@anonymous-rb3jn]

​@@michaelduffy4522Bruno's short passing isn't the best, but they're not that bad. It's the flicks he tries that's a problem.

[@__Leebee]

Casemiro and Bruno* do Hollywood passes, not Mount. Mount is much safer in fact his pass accuracy is factually higher than both midfielders consistently and is always in and around 82%. The urgency you see from most of the players was there last season and the seasons before and it's simply because of the type of players they are, they are direct without using their brains, most don't scan, stop and think about the pass, they don't lift their heads either...this is a fundamentals problems & for the older players is unlikely to change as they will have habits, the younger players 24 and under you can drill.

[@nicklikethesoup]

The ball isn’t stuck under Antony’s feet. He’s just doing his little dances like his twirl. That’s all.

[@seanperez1773]

The team is going to be fine. The last game showed we need better finishing & build up in the final third which are easy fixes. People criticized the HELL out of Arsenal for YEARS and now they’re one of the best in the Prem. Patience is needed and giving our lads confidence is key.

[@chrisclassical7]

united's problem last year was scoring goals, without rashford's hot streak united were mid table at best. their problem this year once again is scoring goals. 1 goal in 2 games scored by a center back assisted by a full back. the biggest threat in the spurs game was casemiro a defensive midfielder. the front 5 are basically shite, can't score and offer zero without the ball.

[@danielvilliers612]

​@@chrisclassical7we should have had two blatant pens in this game. The game was a bit more balanced in terms of chances created. My guess is that we had a very intense cardio pre season and we are still not match fit.

[@The_Judge300]

Arsenal and Arteta have made way better signings than United and ETH have. Arteta also has a clear style of play that he is able to make his players follow, but ETH is making our players run around like headless chickens in shoehorned positions.

[@haroldsimarmsta750]

The problem is people cant be patient. And i cant get over this. They expect us to be invincible already. Arsenal need how many seasons to be challenging? More than 3 seasons for sure.

[@jimbob7924]

Wasting 65 m on mount when we ain't got the money to waste is far from "fine".

[@n.h187]

Sell Antony his decision making is shocking. Play Sancho he's much better. We got absolutely fleeced by Ajax, get rid for £50m.

[@lbarigon]

Who would pay that much and what would the scout say about him? £20 maybe

[@Deehydrate]

😂🤦so Sancho is better huh? Reactionary

[@grobocop2213]

He's shite

[@__magnusss__]

@@Deehydrate off the right Sancho is much better, especially when Højlund will be back

[@nishkthri93]

Why cant we just use VDB somewhere? And of course start Sancho as false 9.

[@theatreofoil1448]

We have two problems 1. We lack height and physicality 2. We have uninterested players, Players like Rashford who dont press at all. Look at our game against Liverpool, we looked like we were playing with 8 players because our players rarely ran after the ball

[@__Leebee]

Ten hag bought mctominay on against wolves at 80 mins. For 12 mins we were pinned back defending shots. Onana nearly conceded a penalty trying to keep one of those shots out. What defensive security? He brought him on at pre season against arsenal in the second half for 45mins with casemiro, he made ONE tackle, arsenals posession went from 47% posession in the first half to 62% where like wolves they were in on goal more. This re-writing of history is killing me

[@Philly_Jump_Over_The_Fence]

McTominay is an atrocious footballer in every respect. No strenghts. The £30m offer for him should have been taken - and amrobat should be with us right now.

[@Zahrul3]

McTominay wouldn't even play in relegation sides!

[@virupakshawalla5734]

But stats don't lie 😮. If your called Statman you only spit facts 😂

[@artaigar.n.p3520]

I think everything you said is right, but some of these players can't hold the ball to then continue the attack if the opponents' defence close us off.

[@HeisMorganKokoyo23]

Don`t also forget Dave that when we decided to use the 2-3-5 system Varane is not the most mobile hence we need another centre back in either J.C. Todibo or Tapsoba. Also we need other midfield reinforcements like amrabat and Onana or Palacios (I don`t really rate Gravenberch)

[@amt1293]

Wasn't you doing videos saying how these signings wound work and ETH brilliance ... Reactionary

[@user-pr5oq6xm4t]

I read this title and im confused because this guy just like every other english pundit swore that Mount was an excellent player and a great new addition 😕

[@mariogame_dev8004]

They said same for Maguire

[@eoinm5758]

And unlike every other pundit he can admit when he's wrong

[@user-pr5oq6xm4t]

@@eoinm5758 when did he admit he was wrong?

[@TalkingTennisTT]

How do you get these screenshots? What tech do you use? Would like to use something similar for my tennis channel

[@LeeHusk19]

Casemiro looks way too involved in the attacking play this season. I’d like to see his average position during attacks this season vs last season. He looks too high at times and gets blown by, whilst we’re used to seeing him being in front shuttling side to side to block progress. I’d like to see him sit further back on attacks in the coming games and drag his teammates around to hold the structure. The defensive communication seems to have vanished in the first two games and I don’t see anyone really taking that responsibility on the pitch.

[@olimitation5466]

Can you make a video on how a 3-4-3 would look with this man united squad and the potential strengths and weaknesses

[@tt404]

Somebody send this video link to Erik Ten Hag & all those are involved with Transfer at Manchester United

[@tris421]

Mason Mount 15 accurate passes in 85 minutes? Oh my days.

[@Ev3rNoor23]

It is very hard to switch from two holding midfielders to just the single pivot. If you don't have the right players, you are going to look worse. I think it's too early to tell. We need a few more games before making a determination. But we can always switch back to last season's setup and get our feet under us before trying the single pivot again when we are more prepared.

[@ryanfinnerty6239]

Yep this happened with Arteta too a few years ago. He tried a 433 with Partey at base and it went horribly so he reverted to the 4231 with double tens

[@Ev3rNoor23]

@ryanfinnerty6239 Arteta is a perfect example! I think Ten Hag is thinking that if we don't get to the single pivot, there is no way we are improving upon last season. We need a tactical advantage to compete for the championship. But now it is clear, we may not be able to pull this formation off with Casemiro much less Amrabat. The importance and stress on the holding player is high and its unreasonable to expect Casemiro to handle it himself for the length of a campaign. And a backup arrival is uncertain. Nottingham Forest is going to be the easiest opponent to test this on. So if we don't see positive results there, I think switching back is the move to make. Even if it means struggling to a top 4 finish again, we can use the year to put in the principles necessary and get the roster right before trying again next year.

[@mattdaniels6430]

I like Amrabat and would have brought him in first thing this summer. Makes absolute sense - more than Mount in my eyes. But now that Mount is there, it is clear, how ETH wants to play. And in that system, there simply is no deep lying midfielder. Therefor I am not too sure how much sense it would make to bring in Amrabat at this point. Better to go for somebody who is more closely to Casemiros skillset, mostly his defensive output. We shouldn't abandon a system we seemingly recruited most of the summer for just because it didn't click in the first two games.

[@mitchsanderson8206]

What fans seem to forget is we’ve not played ten Hags football for a whole season with a proper striker yet. This is such an important role in our team, especially when we create so many chances but cannot finish them. I’ve said it so many times, forget another CB and GK. Go and get another Striker to rotate with Højlund. We cannot play Rashford there and lose his impact from the left and we cannot rely on Martial for anything. Amrabaat and another striker before September and that’s a very good window imo.

[@nathancamacho1581]

One hundred percent agree that it looked like we had no ideas in possession and kept trying to go over the top! Great analysis!

[@febian1529]

Rodri play alone as single pivot, same with partey both of the able to control the match with their passing and ball retention. The problem with Casemiro he cant control the match, he is too direct and too quick to release the ball, upfront we also don't have striker who hold the ball well so we constantly lose the ball. Last season Eriksen help him so much in ball retention, this season when he has to do it alone he cant do that Solution is we have to sign someone like amrabat who could control the tempo, retain possession and pick the right pass at the right moment. And we need hojlund ASAP, he is the one who could hold the ball, wait for other player to come into good position and link up play.

[@corny17]

I would rather see Sancho in a false 9 position again. He did pretty well in pre season, and Rashford is just so much better on the left. Garnacho should still only be a super sub/ cup player against small teams. Amrabat looks like he would help make the midfield so much more solid. Hope it happens

[@NeoKurow]

Excellent analysis. Sadly looks like they are not going for Amrabat now after made him wait for weeks! They are now trying to get Gravenberch from Bayern...

[@the-arkk]

Mount is the perfect play, the solution is to emulate Pep's 3-2-4-1 formation with AWB a double pivot right back partner to Casemiro, He has the pace, athleticism and power to cover the midfield. Just tweak to your players personal strength.

[@phatbi971]

This board ain’t making any more signings. This is on Ten Hag on signing mount when he could have gone for a more complete midfielder

[@astrohit127jc2]

We are so lucky to have beat all those teams queuing up to buy Mount, he is a game changer 😂

[@ritchie130787]

Signing Amrabat would NOT solve united's problems. Its individual ability to dominate 1v1, its tactical awareness and understanding, its play recognition and the ability to refocus and reset instead of trying long/ killer passes all the time, its playing your best players in their best positions, its fitness, its professionalism and professional pride. Also its not going to change overnight with Hojlund, who is injured and not had a pre-season. It is looking bleak, we genuinely look like relegation candidates.

[@benharris5621]

I’d say a big issue is we’re signing players that suit different styles actually we have a squad that suits different styles. I think ten hag actually wants to be more like pool than city physical dominant high press direct vertical football hojlund mount actually suit this so do Marcus and Bruno. But Antony is a player who doesn’t thrive in this style at all and cas is aging so neither does he really.

[@broza82]

Why ETH picked the same 11 that played against Wolves is beyond me. Our midfield is weak, our wingers are crap [Antony especially] plus we've got no striker.

[@rob5249]

Ole 2.0

[@Bochop1]

I understood why, we won he did it last season, now we will see adjustments this next game

[@delmanpronto9374]

having seen that game against tottenham, i know there were so many bad performances, but i just want to highlight, just how bad rashford was. united lost some very good opportunities to score/counter tottenham because lord rashford turned into a lukaku with his touch.

[@joakim1600]

The basic problem is that Manchester United is easy to read for any opponent because the lack of options. If the opponents know that they have a player that can recive a long ball they would not press so high. Now they know that playing short is Uniteds only option. Hojlund will change that because he is more natural no 9. So Rasmus Hojlund will also make Onana better by giving him more options; going short, medium short or going long.

[@zero59267]

Big assumption IF Hojlund will meet up the expectations. If he falls short for a game, everything falls apart for that game. Really worrying honestly. 200m+ and everywhere I see United players on the pitch, more than half of them are still "not good enough" players. Absolutely a disasterclass in club management.

[@mathewsgeorge89]

Statman back to his best. Agree with every bit of the analysis.

[@charlieyertyr9961]

First solution is to take rashford to the right We need atleast one proper winger cos we don't have one at the moment.... Get martial in.... if he is fit Gravenberg would be great When we missed out on kMJ, i was devastated cos i knew we will struggle cos we need a ball carrying CB.... We need a full back that understands inverting... we don't have any.... We need a striker (welbeck, ferguson, richarlison), it must not be a kane or osimhen, a striker that presents the aerial threat... We are too predictable in attack esp right side attack...

[@chrisclassical7]

with the present squad and injuries i feel they should play 3 center backs with martinez in the middle acting as a center back/ defensive midfielder. he is top class with the ball. so instead of having 5 attacking players there would be 4. the system could rotate between 4-2-4 when the opposition has the ball and 4-3-3 when united has the ball. the front 4 would be 2 wingers a number 10 and a false 9

[@cestmoitheo]

Thank you Statman for making sense!

[@LordPiddlington1912]

Immensely frustrating to watch on Saturday, rest defence was just as bad as against Wolves and the players are still not covering each other's positions. Why didn't Sancho start against Spurs? Keen to bring in Gravenberch if he's available, as well as Amrabat. We need to start making smart buys rather than paying an arm and a leg every time that we need to bring in someone new.

[@mahadasif2474]

i also think its down to the fact that Ten Hag doesn’t have an elite structure above him, such the likes of Pep and Klopp actually have.

[@MrRokkit]

*Q:* Could Utd's rest defence benefit from AWB taking up a sweeping role in possession?

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Ten isn't a very likable character and looks like players aren't really playing for him. Not getting back and tracking runners is a sign you can't be arsed for the gaffer. It's passive aggression against a pain in the ass. Imagine him Bruno Martinez and Bruno in the same dressing room. Who would want to go work with those workmates 😢🤕

[@nolanmusic1]

Hey Dave, if United can shift; Henderson, VdB, Williams & Bailly could they/should they bring in both Amrabat & Gravenberch? Or would one be enough??

[@zeeone4492]

You do know the United board CEO DOF and management structure are all incompetent

[@rosslogie217]

It's crazy to see so many people blaming the midfield for our issues when the forward line on current form is the worst in the top 6. Garnacho has been awful and Rashford isn't a 9. Anthony fairly mediocre although I think he suffers due to having to FB partner. Sancho has been the biggest disappointment given his pedigree when we signed him. If you think signing Amarabat will turn Rashford into a 9 or make Garnacho stop losing the ball 10x a game you're crazy.

[@commentarytalk1446]

Utd needed: Striker, DM and Goalie and CD. That's a lot in one window for a new spine and all needed to be top quality: Imho ManU went for other positions and also lower quality eg lack DM got Mount instead. That said ETH seems a good coach and with the striker available should be better. Still need a DM...

[@Devotion27244]

Dave has more than exhibited his ability to tactically scout for @Manutd . Definitely deserves credit and a role at the club to help improve them moving forward. Regardless thank you for your work man! We see you!

[@virupakshawalla5734]

😂

[@mozan33r71]

I think not buying Frimpong is the biggest issue. They leave Bissaka open and he has so much of the ball but he ain't doing nothing

[@kenztalks9420]

not buying frimpong is man united biggest problem? lol

[@mozan33r71]

@kenztalks9420 Look how teams set up pressure against us. Do really need to explain how Bissaka is the new Mguure? Always a pass option but also a pass waste?

[@cornthdl]

I've been saying this for a while. I was very disappointed to hear we weren't selling Wan Bissaka or Dalot and getting a Frimpong type. Look at the massive difference Kieran Trippier made at Newcastle when they bought him. It would likely allow us to get more out of Antony as well.

[@adamparker6540]

​@@mozan33r71 it really is a shame Wan-Bissaka is poor on the ball. He's such an asset to have in defence and has proven how good he is over the last 6 months but if we want to progress to a proper build-up and possession-based system we need a better ball carrier.

[@deedstaar7520]

Not necessarily, Ten Hag wants inverted fullbacks. The problem is AWB can’t attack and neither can his partner in Antony

[@AANDYG2010]

New here. Brilliant analysis

[@theportugueselegend]

The problem with United is not only the coach, but they've the worst scouting system of the big 6! Mount was an absolute wreck of a transfer only because he was british. Hojlund is not a bad player, but he won't fit in United's system and needs (at least a striker with 20 goals per season). Onana isn't the best keeper for United, he's too free with the ball and requires a specific group of players to support his technical game style. Honestly, what pisses me off more, is that there were loads of choices and alternatives in this transfer market and United didn't get them. Alex Scott would work wonders for United, Harry Kane would be crazy expensive but would fit extremely well in that striker hole they have and there were a lot of keepers out there on a better fit than Onana (Diogo Costa, Vlachodimos, Bazunu, Robert Sanchez, etc.) Manchester United managed to get worse than last year. I thought that couldn't be possible

[@daveryan2473]

Looks to me like United are waiting it out to see if Gravenberch manages to push himself out of Bayern. Suspect it’ll be Amrabat if Gravenberch gets stuck at Bayern or Ops for the scousers.

[@bruhanime370]

going to liverpool

[@PoisonDwarf28]

Fab recently mentioned liverpool aren't really interested in amrabat it's atletico who are interested incase depaul leaves for saudi

[@subhanqureshi4273]

It is not easy to be a united fan. Just 2 games in the season and we are already having headaches of the system not working and erik ten hag not signing proper players. Mount doesn't fit this system. Antony is average wonder why we paid 90 m for a 25 m winger. Casemiro was a panic buy and we made a big mistake by paying 70 m for a player of his age. Now he is playing like a 40 year old. I guess this is the start of the road to the sacking of erik ten hag. Greenwood leaving is another heartbreak

[@jacethejoker]

The problem with United is they buy players out of desperation, too many aging has-beens, and unwanted players who were good 3-5 years ago. Mount is a good player but where is his position, he's not a CDM, winger or even a No.10. Until the Glaziers go we won't be challenging as they don't employ staff who have any idea with transfers.

[@pukabowers4353]

There's too much micro management with regard to tactics. When players are restricted to specific tasks issued by coaching staff rather than relying on their footballing instinct and experience then you are more likely to see a team of good players fail if the tactics are not spot on. And if players need to be micro managed them then maybe they aren't that good after all. But the other problem with Utd is that a lot of the players just aren't good enough. Nor is the manager.

[@elijahojo1286]

So that means man city and Arsenal are not good enough and Pep is shit by this logic? coz they use the same managerial style?

[@pukabowers4353]

@@elijahojo1286 No, because Pep and Arteta have gotten their tactics spot on and have players who can do exactly what is required of them in each specific roles.

[@elijahojo1286]

@@pukabowers4353 Lol Pep is in a well run club who is well known for getting quality players before Pep came in, so it make the job easier for any manager, as for Arteta do you know how many years he got it wrong before he got it right last year?

[@pukabowers4353]

@@elijahojo1286 yes, which my point, keep up.

[@elijahojo1286]

@@pukabowers4353 Nah you were talking like that top Manager get their tactics spot on in a year even with a disjointed squad

[@aaronbraithwaite]

Our passing is very poor… that’s it. It’s still early in the season. Still time to gel. We started poor last season and we finished well. We will come good. Just give it time 💪🏾

[@azaman9374]

Why aren't we signing El Neseiri. Hes always banging goals in

[@akinyemiakintayo5530]

One issue people fail to realize in our game is the fact we're not even aggressive, we don't press, we show no zeal, nothing... Rashford won't charge at defenders... Likewise our midfielders... Bournemouth scored first against Liverpool and everyone knew Liverpool would win... They never relent..

[@kenztalks9420]

Still waiting on Onana to revolutionize our style of play like you and the other internet experts told me, also didnt you say mount was perfect for ten hag system? two free 8s and everything?

[@Abdi-libaax]

Did you see onana pass to Garnacho? That should have been a goal. It's not onana fault if these players can't control the ball. Getting rid of DDG was one of the best decisions. Guess what? He is still a free agent.

[@kenztalks9420]

@Abdi-libaax one pass to garnacho is not revolutionizing how manchester united plays football. Are you an idiot?..we look worst now than we did last season, everyone says a ball playing goal keeper would have a domino effect on how we play, that was bullshit from the beginning and it is literally being proven false before our eyes

[@MB98164]

I was excited for this season but its turning into a nightmare, Maguire deal fell through.. Pavard gone to Inter.. No Amrabat.. Greenwood gone.. smells like Gravenberch on loan MIGHT happen.

[@__Leebee]

At 7.00 that analysis was poor. Mason mount is pointing to the empty space bissouma & sarr had vacated. AWB to 'attack the penalty area' where there is 4v1 against him was never going to work. What AWB needed to do was switch the play to the space spurs vacated to shaws side where we would have had an overload, but what happened was AWB played the ball to Casemiro who tried to find Bruno in the box (as usual) gets it wrong and we lose posession.

[@stekelly1980]

Eric ten hag should not be choosing players, he keeps picking players that he's had previous experience of either with or in weaker leagues, I'm losing faith!

[@jzilla1234]

And all the players he was lucky to have at ajax were bought using their scouting system or from their academy. None of them were ten hags signings originally

[@fynmerkyYTL8134L]

not a month ago you were making noise about how perfect a signing he was for Ten Hag's United. but those of us who truly know football knew he was just a waste of our space and finances for other players we ACTUALLY need.

[@karzi22]

Damn when is it gonna stop raining on united. Everything is upside down a while roller coaster and its just 2 games 😔

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Idea that hand ball decision at close quarters man falling backwards is comparable to wiping out a player 😂. Lets admit it Ten is a mistake. Ole was making great progress until Ronaldo came in and shat the bed.😢

[@ducewildin]

Mount Works Very Hard For The Team Everyone Need To Do The Same IMO💯

[@rory_2312]

All preseason the tacticos were telling us how great a signing Mason Mount is and now they're backtracking, fantastic!🤣

[@Sleepless4Life]

Statman Dave on the ropes. Even he can't plaster over the cracks 😅

[@noloveforthehaters]

If you dont buy world class players you wont have a world class team. Pretty simple.

[@nananou1687]

Ralf Rangnick was the answer and United and that bastard murtough left him to save his job

[@sam1987142]

You know it's bad, that StatmanDave is laid back, chained up and less enthusiastic than ever

[@kermit63]

I have been watching football for over 50 years. I have never heard of "rest defence" What the hell is "rest defence"?

[@trevg9450]

The biggest problem with United is showing right there on that board. Which would United fans prefer. Ganacho, Rashford, Antony OOOORRRRR Rashford, Kane, Sancho.. There my friend is the problem. One can analyze all the midfield stuff and who's playing where but it's all smoke and mirrors when you don't have a top class finisher. They failed to address their biggest weakness and are suffering the consequences. All the tactics mean nothing when you can't score. Tactics, nor the midfield, nor who is playing where has anything to do with Fernandes header, or Rashford's missed header, or Antony hitting his usual post. They had a chance to get that one guy that would lift this team and cause concern for their opponents and they let him walk to Bavaria. Until they find someone or by someone who can score consistently, they are who they are. They better hope Hojlund is Haaland's baby brother.

[@user-dv4rh2my1x]

Feel like United fans and owners deserve each other. Fans were pushing for Maguire, Sancho, Antony all these guys.

[@jarzhinio]

There are 2 maim schools of thought on Mount: 1) Mount is overpriced, overrated and won't work out as a starter at United. 2) Mount is a bargain, underrated and absolutely perfect for the next step in the Ten Hag rebuild, he must be given time to work. I have never been able to see the 2nd position clearly. I just cannot picture it. I have been aware of Mount since he started to make his mark at Derby. I could be wrong but I don't think United's interest in Mason Mount started from the point Ten Hag joined, though the narrative which the club are happy to condone seems to be that Ten Hag wanted Mount from day one. My main concern is over the influence of "the world's best home grown talent" line which is associated with John Murtough and the Ole-ball era. Im also concerned by the fact we spent all last Summer failing to get De Jong, then this Summer we go out and sign Mount relatively early, then give him the number 7. It suggests that Ten Hag's plan A has been comprehensively binned and we are now on plan B, C or possibly D. That's what I would mark our transfer business as this Summer, D (acceptable, nor a fail / ungraded, but the lowest pass you can give) I just don't like the way Mount plays I don't like watching him, not Ten Hag's high press version of Ole-ball. I think we looked better with Weghorst playing instead of Mount.

[@dashiellvermilya1981]

Bissouma has been cooking

[@AlrickHarris-sr3lv]

Ten Hag's system won't work he can go do it to my knowledge at Ajax ,he got no ability to see where the fault is and no ability to make the necessary changes like the game against spurs our midfield was no way near good the likes of mount and casimero needs to sit out the next game ,get Amrabat and pavard in,which also seems to me won't happen ,if these same style of play occurs we will be punish

[@kyleparr9513]

Maybe ETHs system doesnt work in the prem? Doesnt mean hes a bad mamager just needs to change it and quick

[@eddiemavusso]

It’s not his system. His flaw is his talent ID. We really need a elite DOF that can understand the managers needs and is able to identify the perfect targets. We can’t just let ETH get 100% control of our transfer targets.

[@akshayakshay2081]

He's a terrible manager lmao

[@maklyram]

Ten Hag will figure it out. He bought development players, but that might not be enough for a club that needs instant success. One thing is certain that one should never doubt Ten Hag.

[@The_Judge300]

LOL What has ETH really proven at United? That he had the balls to deal with Ronaldo? Yes. That he had the balls to bench Maguire? Yes. That he managed to win a Mickey Mouse trophy when most teams in the league were crap? Yes. That he managed to get 3rd when most teams in the league were crap? Yes. Did he make the team play good football? Not at all. Was he totally dependent on Rashy having great form for much of the season to score many goals? Yes. Was he totally dependent on a solid defense to achieve this? Yes. Was the football extremely boring to watch? Hell, yes. Did ETH sign a one trick pony with no right foot that he paid extremely to much for and that most likely is not good enough for United? Very much likely. What has ETH really improved? Yes, he did better than the club did the season before, but he did not in reality do any better than multiple seasons before that. And that with a much better squad in a weaker league. I for sure doubt ETH, but you can live with your copium as long as it lasts.

[@danisonudeme1708]

You we’re praising all these signings I remember how “ perfect “ mount is perfect for United.

[@michaelphillips4470]

Dave plz watch the gm hw can the players wrk the ball if they can't? We r poor because we play to rashford and bruno strengths and they r not at the messi and Ronaldo level to play for them them 2 r not good enough to b our main guys

[@jenserikck]

But why is the recruitment so poor? What is it? New and better scouts needed? Better description on what type of players to get? What? Statman Dave mentioned earlier Andre from Fluminese, one of the best young CDM’s in the world. MUFC needed a striker, why did the club go all in on Mount as the priority? Why did the club not get Højlund earlier in the window as well as Amrabat? Amrabat 25 mill. Andre (CDM) 20 mill. There 2 high quality midfielders. Maxence Caqueret also mentioned many times. Guimares mentioned before he went to Newcastle. The scouting process needs an overhaul Big time. Something is wrong and the club is not listining to the suggestions on what to do. They just go business as usual. Overpaying and last minute panic buys. What is there to do? As a fan, it is so frustrating.

[@eugenebelford9087]

Actually, I don't necessarily think it's the scouting. It's recruitment - so: Arnold, Murtough and Ten Hag. I think so because: Over the recent years the scouting did produce your Elangas, Pellistris, Mejbris, Garnachos, etc. etc. . My current impression is actually this: Something HAS changed since Woodward is gone. B4, see the VDB signing, maybe even the Ronaldo signing or the Progba signing players were brought in against the wishes of the managers for commercial/ PR reasons. Arnold and Murtough (as incompetent as they are) try to get in players the manager wants. Hey, they even got the manager in who the fans wanted. But unfortunately, as brilliant as ETH is when it comes to understanding football and tactics, he seems to be unable to delegate tasks (trust issues?) without micro-managing every detail. Plus, he seems to be single-minded to the extreme.

[@realtalk8049]

EtH should be pragmatic we can't play he's desired 4-3-3 formation just yet the squad is better with a 4-5-1 formation Bruno is best as a solo 10 mount can play elsewhere. Casemiro needs a partner

[@nikhilspeaking]

The club needs new owners; if that can't be done get a good CEO, if this can't be done at least get a DoF

[@zeeone4492]

All should be done

[@gaonemotsoela4689]

Unpopular opinion is that if Bruno and Rashford dnt score they dnt offer much. They both lose the ball frequently and to be fair to Bruno he tries to track back. With Rashford well. Secondly ETH need to tell Bruno to protect the ball. Stop trying to make Hollywood passes all the time

[@drod1747]

We need amra at and another striker

[@craycray8950]

Am not blaming ETH signings i believe he needs a full clear out like Pep did. Maybe keep Rashford and Bruno as bench players but players like Shaw and AWB don’t show any ambition to win Man U a premier league title

[@thebizness5596]

Ten Hags talent ID is shocking. He never picked the players at Ajax so I don't know why he's picking the players at Man Utd. He had a whole board above him who have principles in style of play then they get the players to fit the system and the manager deals with it. This is why we need Qatari in ASAP because they will get the best in class and it wouldn't matter which manager we have.

[@bigmitchtv3922]

All his signings last year were good barring Antony who's first season was average. Just because we've had two bad games doesn't mean we throw everything out of the window. This time last year we had no points. We are shite now but have time to improve it's too early for anyone with a brain to start discrediting Ten Hag after two games.

[@64Ahmed]

Because the people at utd who are supposed to identify and recruit players are even more shocking, people blame managers but the reason for utd's downfall has been recruitment

[@bigmitchtv3922]

This over-reactionary tendencies makes me know you'll be a far worse manager so please don't give any advice

[@nananou1687]

The reason is that the highest ups, aka Murtough and Arnold are shit

[@zeeone4492]

​@@bigmitchtv3922Weghorst was crap He chased De Jong all last summer He didn't sign Onana last season knowing De Gea can't play his style He only seems to want Ajax Dutch or players who have played in Holland that's not player ID

[@MyManUtd101]

Why did we buy mount for that amount of money??? We should've gone for Amrabat and got him for free next season. Just play him or mctominay(ffs) alongside Casemiro so that we don't get thrashed in midfield.

[@theemotionalremix]

You look around the Premier League and every top side has improved. Chelsea and Liverpool look recovered from their hangover. Spurs are looking like a top team. City and Arsenal aren't getting any weaker. And now even Brighton are playing like champions. It's official. Manchester United have fallen behind.

[@katlehotrey212]

I don't know any football club that has succeeded without any dof who actually knows what their doing Results might cover deficiencies but you will get exposed over when not building your squad properly

[@addimorgan5]

this just shows how match ratings etc do not show the bigger picture - Bruno 7.8 and Antony 7.2 - arguably the 2 worst players on the pitch. stats dont always show it as it is

[@shivvashishthabhargava4600]

Lol Ten Hag is funny. I really liked Jose and even Ole. RR was so nice. We can barely hold the ball and run plays. Shame on Bruno, Antony and Mount. What are you overpaid for? Been a fan for two decades. Never seen such a shabby United midfield. Play Eriksen and Casemiro. Drop Antony please. Martial and Sancho are fine as false nines. ETH doesn't know how to get his players to play together it seems. Issues aplenty.

[@bunmeng007]

When Utd signs sancho, mount, antony, the dude released why these players r perfect for utd 😂😂😂

[@livandy2128]

We need a DOF like yesterday

[@definepoetic]

"The best transitional team in world football" (for our opponents)

[@debunk2462]

Brother its 2023 and the facts are Anthony Martial is still Manchester United's best forward.😂

[@ryanfinnerty6239]

😂😂😂

[@lehlohonolomokoena5196]

We need defensive players like Schlotterbeck,Theo hernandez n Pavard or Frimpong not more midfielder or attackers our current defenders are not making it easy for the rest of the team.

[@nunoalmeida2749]

I feel like man united should go the opposite direction. They have one of the best chance creators in the world in Bruno they should look to isolate him either in the half space or in the wing and let him look for those high risk killer balls. Man united doesn't need to control possession the objective is not to take the ball home it is to take the 3 points.

[@user-be4xn1rh4z]

Feel these players have less control on the ball.