Watched the match last night, although at times I was so bored and frustrated I could easily have turned it off. But, despite some pretty poor performances at the offensive end, defensively I thought Utd were superb. Once they got back into defensive shape, I thought the team defended well as a unit. Maguire was immense again, and wasn’t it good to see Yoro stand his ground at Everton corners. And I agree with Blacky, the powers that be have got to look at the new trend in corners, it’s just a scuffle now. That’s not football. But Utd were really resilient, how many corners did they defend, and credit to Lammens who came and punched and caught whenever he could.
The goal was superb from start to finish, the pace Sesko showed was phenomenal. But, offensively, that was about all we got from Mbeumo and Cunha last night, and to be honest, despite some goals and flashes in recent weeks, they seem to struggle when bullied and when they face a tight disciplined defence which Everton showed last night. In fact, Utd’s front 4, Cunha, Mbeumo, Amad and Bruno were all off it last night, and didn’t have the muscle to hold the ball at all. And I don’t think Mbeumo really has the pace to be a winger. Only Amad has real pace and he was out of sorts completely last night. I don’t think any of those 4 helped themselves by trying to hold on to the ball for too long, but maybe that is because the options weren’t there. To play one touch football, your team mates have to be ready to receive the ball from you, before you have taken it, so you have an option there immediately. For me, they didn’t seem to be in that mindset last night.
Is this the right time to play Sesko from the start though? I’m not sure, but he played the majority of the second half, so the next step is probably to be in the starting 11. And I’m afraid I’d drop Mbeumo. What I would say for him and Sesko and Amad is. their defensive work was excellent though, but wouldn’t it be nice if Utd could actually take the initiative in matches. The goal was a pure breakaway and against teams like Everton, those moments don’t come very often. But, we’re in 4th, we’re above Chelsea and Liverpool, so we have to be fair and say progress has been made. But my question there is, how. Other than the obvious, a new manager, what has been the change (or changes) that have brought about the transformation? Thoughts?
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