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Has he even created one chance for us so far? I know El Ghazi hasn't been great, but I can at least remember El Ghazi getting shots on target, and putting in a few crosses.

I really can't remember a single positive impact Trez has had. 

1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said:

He didn't exactly impose himself, but what service did he have? We lost the midfield battle so comprehensively that he had little to work with. I feel we need to get someone closer to him. 

I agree with that, but counterpoint, Davis came on when we had 10 men, and got very little service, but Davis still managed to impact the match. 

Wesley was barely moving up top. If the ball was not coming directly to him, Wesley was not putting in the effort. Guilbert played him a pass into space, and Wesley didn't even attempt to run for it. 

Wesley has 7 touches in the first 45 minutes with 1 completed pass. HORRENDOUS. 

I think it will be a mix of starters and subs. I can see Wesley, Jota/El Ghazi, and Trez playing this. 

Team still needs to gel, so I get resting the team, but getting more minutes with certain players is key. 

Quality. He looks to try through balls constantly which Wesley loved. Keep him starting. 

Is this crazy?

Watching McGinn over hit corners, or watching us waste our freekicks was angering. Conor serves a purpose in this team. 

Grealish and McGinn draw so many fouls each match so having someone who can consistently whip in a great ball makes us a threat. We are struggling with goals, so we can't afford to waste the few chances we get. 

Conor needs to get into the team.

3-5-1-1? 

Throwing Trez and Guilbert to the fire day 1 would not have worked out. This was a smart move by Dean to start Elmo. I think we won't see Guilbert and Trez together for a while. 

Didn't he have 6 passes all match?

Surprised to see him rip up his contract. Wonder where he will end up? Was never a starter, but filled a lot of roles for us.

Can't see an XI other than that one assuming El Ghazi is fit for this one. Nakamba, Trezeguet, and Kodjia as sub options is decent as well. 

20 minutes away from my wife's family. Might have to go watch some hearts matches 

34 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

I reckon Bruce will play 3 at the back with Axel part of it. They have loads of centre halves.  He had success with Hull playing that way.

Plus didn’t he try it with us a few times too?

He did. I think that was the formation Bruce wanted to play, but we had too many players that didn't fit that mold. 

Newcastle played 3 at the back numerous times last season so it would work. 

5 hours ago, Zatman said:

I think Juve are getting best deal out of this. Think Dybala will flop at United . Juve have been trying to get rid of him all summer

I think so too which seems to be the strange opinion according to a lot of people. Lukaku is prone to bad misses, but he is still a good striker, and I think he will suit the Italian league well. 

Dybala is basically a goal scoring #10, so United need to have a proper #9 to make this work which I am not sure Rashford is or ready to take on that huge responsibility on his own yet. 

Crazy money for Webster

Think we need to ship out Kalinic and Nyland before we can bring in a keeper.

3 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

Wow this thread was pretty active when he apparently was ‘embarrassing’ against Walsall yet when he plays ok and even scores not a peep. 

People love to hate, but hate to praise. 

Both Ozil's and Kolasnic's wives were in the car. Ozil did the right thing. Just because Kolasnic was mad enough to fight two men with knives, doesn't mean Ozil should do the same. 

But wow Kolasnic is a beast. 

Don't think this will happen. We need a goalie more. 

I think Trezeguet was our back up option when we didn't land Benrahma. It's unfortunate, but we can't put this much money into our wings when other spots need work. 

1 hour ago, lexicon said:

I wonder why he wasn't in the first XI yesterday. Any ideas?

Hourihane and Lansbury likely won't be starting against Spurs. Think it was just Dean testing out a different pairing other than McGinn-Hourihane. 

Great option if Mings gets hurts or needs rest. Hause can also fill in at left back which always helps. He is also only 24. Think he still has a strong future. 

If we judge Chester for those last few months when Bruce was in charge, then we also have to judge Grealish. Grealish was pretty poor under Bruce before getting sacked. Grealish was also playing with an injury much like Chester was...

34 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

F*** me it’s amazing how sentiment clouds judgement. Chester was awful last season. It’s no coincidence he played no part in our 10 game winning run. 

Because he was f***ing hurt

Chester-Terry last season was amazing. Chester really came into his own next to him. I think Chester still has plenty to give and the transfer fee reported is not good enough. We wouldn't be able to replace him with those funds. 

It's an MLS team that was fielding a lot of their subs. He did well, but I think there is a reason Dean didn't play him at all in the championship. We have plenty of CM depth, and I think we should sell. 

We have very few senior players left in the team, and Chester looks like he can still play.

7.5 million won't get us a replacement of his quality and experience. 

He is on 4.5k a week. Guarantee Leeds offered him something like 12-15k a week. We can easily do 20k if not more.