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In Nov. 2023, I receive a tape of Mali's Sékou Koné at the U-17 WC & make a snap-projection: 12 months + 'Bigger clubs willing to pay premium for [his] profile: ground coverage + good in isolations.'
Yesterday, he joined Man. United.
Essay on my process:
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I decided to run it myself.
Scott McTominay vs Leicester🧨.
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Interviewer: What changed? How did you add goals?
Elanga: Last season wasn’t easy for me because I’d play 5-10 mins then I wouldn’t play 10 games then it would be in and out. My family supported me. This game was personal, to prove that I am capable of playing at higher levels.
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(Not) sorry,
I don’t buy the ‘Mainoo is keeping it simple’ tags.
Being the youngest person on the pitch, receiving back to goal as the deepest MF, away at Goodison, is not ‘simple.’
Turning on the ball there is not ‘simple.’
It’s only simple to describe—not to execute.
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Ode to Scott McTominay:
I started writing about football, weaving arguments in essays, because of Scott.
In 2021, data experts on X [dot] com argued that McTominay should be dropped for Donny in the XI. Scott earned his for place.
In 2022, they said McTominay should be dropped
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Why didn’t Walker press McTominay when he received on the turn? Because Rashford’s expected threat is as lethal as his actual threat.
The same reason Doku was skeptical about taking on AWB — expected clamping.
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Jean-Clair Todibo. (1999). 🇫🇷 Centre-Back.
Wide defending mechanics:
— Arrives with a slight left-tilt to show outside
— Tense lower body (ready to spring) + upper-body lean (increase his range of control with hands)
— Subtle bounces to retain momentum & inch closer to attacker.
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McTominay’s reach and finish for his 1st. Immaculate. Not many could’ve manufactured a shot off from that situation.
Yet, someone will sit down on proclaim, ‘he’s not technical enough’ — as if ‘technique’ isn’t multi-dimensional & an emergent quality.
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Splashed so much money under every manager, yet Carrington graduates remain the primary needle-movers in the squad.
Hopefully, the next administration do things differently.
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Question, Elanga’s reply, and shoutout to his family and personal coach, Tom.
Interviewer: What changed? How did you add goals?
Elanga: Last season wasn’t easy for me because I’d play 5-10 mins then I wouldn’t play 10 games then it would be in and out. My family supported me. This game was personal, to prove that I am capable of playing at higher levels.
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Rasmus Højlund. (2003). 192cm. 🇩🇰Centre-Forward.
Offensive profile:
– Heavy channel-runner (space between CB-FB).
– Attempts broad range of finishes, but execution is inconsistent.
– Strong close coordination (relative to his height). Combines well in close proximity.
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We all need to calm down.
A few more ex-Ajax signings will fix this.
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How to analyse United’s build up issues 101:
If Wan-Bissaka played, he’s the issue because he can’t pass & is a pressing trigger.
If Wan-Bissaka didn’t play, United need a first phase midfielder to resolve the build up.
Rinse & Repeat.
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Antony has scored 1 PL goal since October 2022.
In that same timeframe:
• Rashford scored 13.
• Garnacho scored 2 with significantly less minutes.
• Sancho, with a three-month sabbatical, scored 4.
Yet, some football mastermind deduced that Antony’s the most useful forward.
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This is not how football works.
"It's no surprise that teams Harry Kane plays for only go as far as Kane takes them. Why? Because everything runs through Kane" 🧐
(w/
@LyesBouzidi10
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@Culturecams
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S. McTominay changed roles & played deeper after Mount came on — ended the game with:
58 touches
38/45 passes
5/6 ground duels
2/4 aerial duels
(won most duels in the match)
2 shots in the box
That’s why ‘pass completed’ is nigh useless when you refuse to contextualize role.
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Whenever one-footed players pull off something special, we hear the phrase: ‘you know what they are going to do, but you can’t stop it.’
For Arjen Robben, the key was his upright, deceiving posture + immaculately timed power-step. These frames are less than .30 seconds apart.
Historically, the sport’s best performers have been obsessed with deceiving their opponents & disguising their actions — especially those with 🤏🏾 small range (of high-impact traits).
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Liverpool: rebuilding their midfield with young(er) talents who are years away from their peak.
United: spent 70 million on 30-year-old DM last summer BUT need another to ‘complete the midfield’ AND have to also keep tabs for the, now, 31-year-old’s replacement.
Recruitment.
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I am convinced.
We can simply set up this team as a ‘let Amad hoop’ one and be better than last season.
This is the best footballer at the club.
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Too bad United sold their fittest & most athletically-gifted wide player — who also happens to be one of the most dominant in the league in that regard.
He’s not here to buy the team time, like last season, while the other players acclimatize.
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[re: Amrabat’s struggles]
Here’s Jorginho on the Athletic 🎙️ giving an example of how Arteta tailors the game to suit specific profiles:
“When he wants me to play, he doesn’t want me to compete [for] the ball [ahead or in the air]. [Instead] I am going to go for the 2nd ball.”
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United’s midfielders duels won:
S. Amrabat — 1
K. Mainoo — 4
S. McTominay — 11
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On Kobbie Mainoo and the magic of the stiff-arm.
What is it and why is it employed by duelers in open-field sports.
Also: references to other stiff-arm maestros like Paul Pogba + the tacklers (Amadou Onana) who manage to steal their joy.
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— 2023: PSG activate a 60m clause to sign Ugarte + contract till 2028
— 2023: Ugarte struggles with intensity, makes mistakes, gets dropped.
— 2024: Enrique declares his best role is off the bench where he can’t blunder.
— 2024: PSG decide to cut loose. United in for the assist.
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'You need midfielders that can run. We had three of them that kept on running and, if they arrived in a duel, they were aggressive enough to win it.'
If you've read my essays, you know I harp on about tiers of player coverage:
1. Can't run,
2. Can run,
3. Can run and cover,
Slot knows ball. Hardly anything spent this season. 3 matches, 3 clean sheets. Here, he breaks down United setup issues. ETH, in his interview, blames it on individual errors.
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Coaches & scouts earn their bread by projecting players’ skillsets unto their idealistic game-model. While this superimposition occurs across several spectrums, public chatter rarely delves in the (bio)mechanics.
Case Study: How might a player’s tackling mechanics dictate fit?
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Hardly seen a clearer example of ‘waiting to explode’. Elanga (‘02) is in the highest athleticism bracket among U-23 (wide) forwards:
— lean physique
— searing pace & agility (esp. off ball)
— (Bonus) one of the best verticals I’ve ever seen.
This is a potential world-beater.
Anthony Elanga has over 12 clubs ready to take him - he is ready for a fresh challenge. [Simon Jones, Mail]
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Unfortunately, not ‘technical’ enough.
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If it was Ronaldo in Højlund’s place, you think Dalot is taking that shot?
Absolutely not.
That’s the same angle Solanke was assisted from.
The issue is clearly not that Højlund doesn’t get into good positions.
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Composure is the most defining trait of elite finishers.
Any player with ice-in-their-veins kinda composure is a good finisher — or at least, has potential to be.
Two decades ago, most would be CFs.
Today, because of the nature of the game, we nurture them at DM or CB.
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Mount covers so much ground – very helpful but painful to watch.
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“Good move for Amadou Onana.”
Shut up.
This would have been a reasonable-to-good move for every elite club bar Bayern — who already signed Paulinha.
I’m packing my load to Aston Villa: Philogene, Onana, someone there is clearly cooking something serious.
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Amad took set-pieces yesterday, despite C. Eriksen (de-facto 1st-option) being on the pitch.
Non-trivials:
• The most consistent ball-strikers in any squad inevitably man set-pieces, specifically corners.
• Young players who take it have attained internal trust in the squad.
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There is no absolutely NO WAY this was the 2nd yellow card Declan Rice got. The way it was debated on the timeline, I imagined he’d cleared it halfway across the pitch or something.
The only person deserving a card here is the Brighton player — and a red one too.
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I’ve not got a strong opinion about who should be in charge of Manchester United next season, but I have a few takes.
1. For the stage United is at, as long as the coach hasn’t lost support of the dressing room, decisive recruitment is more important than any (immediate) change.
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Garner out. Sabitzer then Amrabat in (on loan)
Alvarez out. Reguilon in (on loan)
Elanga out. Weghorst in (on loan)
Three talented academy players replaced with the manager’s part-timers — who won’t be signed come the end of it.
Ten Hag’s Manchester United.
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Stop to think about how much blood and sweat and hours went into Kobbie’s start yesterday.
The player. Guardians. Teammates. Tens of coaches. For many, he is the first one they’ve seen through the entire process.
That’s the beauty of any academy.
Great to see both Finley McAllister & Dan Gore in the crowd today at Goodison Park no doubt supporting their academy team mates, I know that McAllister is a regular at away games I’ve seen the lad a few times at different aways, this is the United way. Youth Courage Success
#MUFC
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Anel Ahmedhodžić ('99)
Sheffield United. Center-Back. 192cm.
–Mobile defender with a tall, slender build
–Acrobatic: for his size, he falls into slide tackles rather comfortably + can contort his body when challenging in the air
–Great synergy with his frame when defending wide
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Someone will see the intensity and team-dragging-runs that outlets like Rashford and Garnacho offer.
Then complain that they occasionally lose their marker on defense.
Humans — not machines.
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Joshua Zirkzee stands over 6 foot 2 inches tall but plays like he’s under 5 foot 10 inches.
Which other players can this sentence – or the inverse – describe?
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The referee just wanted to get involved.
Where have you ever seen two yellows for dissent in the same sequence?
Disgraceful.
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United’s midfielders - possessions lost:
S. Amrabat - 16
K. Mainoo - 3
S. McTominay - 14
May agenda not blind us.
For the amount of times he lost possession he damn well better have won some duels to make up for it
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If I could give a one-liner for Garnacho’s struggles when trying to execute off the dribble, it’s this:
“He initiates and exits dribbles as if he’s got Ronaldo-esque power in his legs, whereas he should really be emulating a Trossard / Mitoma.”
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Maxi Oyedele (2004)
- straight shooting leg
- planted foot on toes
- arm swung across body to consolidate shooting momentum
- hunched back + shoulders over initial ball position to channel core & keep shot controlled.
(after this frame)
- safe follow-through off planted foot
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City signed S. Ortega on a free transfer in July 2022:
- early so he joined pre-season
- a strong fit for their game model—some even suggested that he was better than Ederson with the ⚽️.
United waited till Sept. 2022, scrambled to loan Dubravka, then did the same in Jan. 2023.
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See how many deep & wide recovery duels he contests.
Observe how easily he blitzes those quarter-to-half pitch sprints AND maintains aggression in the subsequent duel — where most would tire.
In today’s PL & UCL, that’s the baseline for any high-impact midfielder.
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Mason Mount will be one of two Ten Hag signings that any next coach will appreciate and play.
The rest are on lifelines.
Mount is almost guaranteed to feature and thrive.
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‘Tactics’ is not just setting pieces on a board; sometimes, it needs hammering.
“I’ve got a player who’s making runs. He shows us about 6/7 clips; he had ~30 [in total]
“He literally said to Scholsey, Carrick, Shinji, & Wayne — if you cannot find [Robin], you will not play.”
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If you asked why Mainoo’s been able to scale his game *this quickly* to pro. level, you’d probably get responses bordering at:
‘Technique - his technical ability.’
• At best, that’s an oversimplification.
• Really, it completely misses the mark.
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Your academy is not meant to provide only elite, Rashford level, talent. That's a gift.
Its biggest perk is providing you with B-tier talents who will cover spare minutes while you direct funds at the best-of-the-best in crucial positions in your game model.
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This argument is essentially that Ten Hag’s game-model works better with worse players. Hence, it’s a bigger indictment on his approach than the players in question.
Imagine saying, ‘Pep’s ball operates fluidly with less ego’—referring to Haaland & De Bruyne.
Own goal argument.
Is it me or does Ten Hag Ball operate fluidly when there is less ego's in the side and players who operate on a similar wavelength - i.e. more worker bee vibe rather than queen bee vibe.
Does it necessarily mean the side is stronger? no but it is more pleasant on the eye.
#MUFC
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I can’t believe we spent 50 million + 10 millions in add-ons for Manuel Ugarte — who PSG signed for 60 million last summer.
I mean. I can. We are Manchester United.
There’s no way to spin it. No “wait till he plays.” No “he’ll prove you wrong.”
It is not a good deal.
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Garnacho and Rashford and Elanga’s exploits this season are cases for ‘trust and invest in your cat-1 academy.’
Not academy player vs academy player as FT power users have made it seem.
United have 200+ million of wingers who are worse than the academy lads.
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Isn’t it fun that you can just put Amad on the pitch and guarantee that good football will be played?
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Let’s not forget that Pep spent two seasons complaining about Rodri’s positioning before it finally ‘stuck.’
He had some tools, but integration has made that possible.
Even then, lone-6’s are a facade in today’s game. It doesn’t exist.
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Let's see how De Zerbi adapts to opposition sitting off (in high-to-mid blocks) next season. Besides his coherent coaching, Brighton's buildup benefited from the shock-effect.
Managers will pick up cues and set up differently next season.
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Tweeting about United the way I do doesn’t sell.
United isn’t great. Online fans need hope.
Calculated optimism sells:
Say this next signing will change our lives.
Argue a carefully curated vision being executed.
I don’t do it because I’m not here to share content that sells.
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Garnacho is 🤏🏾 amount of burst (acceleration from standstill) from being a dominant presence off the flanks.
He’s got the right, assertive (wing-play) ideas, but his body can’t match…
…avec un peu d’effort, pour l’instant.
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United’s next major offensive recruit should be a winger.
• Højlund + Rashford’s profile as last-line attackers necessitates one more final-ball or isolation specialist.
• The target would be to increase offensive-contribution at RW — or, to put it bluntly, replace Antony.
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United agree deal for Mali’s Sékou Kone (2006) — without any fanfare or buildup.
Thoughts on him from November, last year:
Mali U-17’s Sekou Kone (2006) with strong showings at AFCON & WC.
Engine. Commands opp. & possession with his body (esp. on ⚽️ reception). Agile: claw-like interventions with his long legs. Level-headed in duels.
His 1st-time release is crisp. Scuffs it with more (pre)touches.
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Excited to join and work with the talented folks at SKV!
WELCOME,
@joeladejola
! 👏
We are excited to announce that Joel will be joining our E64 staff as our Player & Video/Game Analysis Coach! ⚽
Welcome to the team Joel, and we can't wait to show you how we do it
#TheValleyWay
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#youthsoccer
#LawrenceKS
#ManhattanKS
#TopekaKS
#E64
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United’s new 2nd GK is yet to make an appearance all season.
United’s new 1st GK is about to leave for AFCON and will miss a few games.
United is trying to extend the 1st GK’s stay for a cup game vs Wigan, no fore-thought for the 2nd GK’s rhythm.
You reap what you sow.
🎙️ | Ten Hag asked if André Onana could be available for the Wigan FA Cup tie:
"We're talking, we have good relationships with all the federations."
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Lisandro Martinez was targeted with long balls during his debut. Nevertheless, he finished the match with a 100% aerial duel success rate, according to Statsbomb.
In preparation for today's game vs Brentford, I employed my brainchild statistic to analyze his aerial performance.
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That goal is for the 'Zirkzee has shown nothing in the box to warrant a big-move' crew.
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I, personally, wouldn’t have K. Mainoo as an outright starter for United this season. So I’m not thinking of potential signings as ‘partners for KM.’
If we’re any serious, we should be able to put a competitive XI without him.
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Rashford switch.
Garnacho cutback.
Bruno slip through.
Mainoo finish.
Manchester United. Beautiful.
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M. Pochettino in 2019.
“(When executing) be careful. It’s not only the (outward) quality you need (but) your character, personality & attitude. When we talk about football, it’s attitude. Aptitude but (also) attitude.”
True ‘technique’ lies inward.
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There’s no reason for Antony getting 45+ minutes besides the fact that he’s (seemingly) the manager’s ‘project.’
United have academy players who offer/offered more.
There are wingers in the Championship who offer more.
United have players on the bench who offer more.
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United’s three best (shot) sequences yesterday involved S. McTominay making the final pass or the one before it.
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— I want Trevoh Chalobah.
— I think Todibo is a similar but marginally worse alternative.
— United need A. Onana.
— I think United should sign a LCB — and plan to move Lisandro to LB.
— United need an Ekitike/Isak typa of CF (who can also play LW).
— J. Neves is a luxury signing.
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A team’s in a slump. Incoherent strategy has left them with one reliable win condition: a youngster with a raw, direct skillset.
Coaches, each desperate to win, exclusively indulge this talent’s game-breaking traits — at the expense of others.
This is Rashford’s United story.
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I don’t see many pro. players attempting this knee-to-ground lunge — especially outside the box. It’s a tad risky in that it’s impossible to recover from if you’re beat, but the sheer pace & abruptness make it potent.
Yet, it’s not an approach or move you often see.
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The simplest case for buying (many) good midfielders is that they can play other positions.
Good DMs can play CB.
Good CMs can play AM.
Good AMs can play wide.
You get enough of them, and injury streaks will never be a worry.
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This is the kind of player who can diffuse the final-stand tendencies of United’s offense.
He allows other players breathe: good weight on his passes, not playing his teammates into pressure (neutral posture on release), and receives well across most angles/heights.
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Inside the box and under pressure, Zirkzee gets shots off better than Rasmus.
I think that anyone proclaiming that he doesn’t ‘generate shots or score goals’ should ditch the charts and use their eyes.
Nothing about his mechanics in the box suggests that he suffers to let one
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Thoughts:
– Ten Hag, since last season, demonstrated that he doesn't value a strict rest-defence as much as his colleagues. (There're pros & cons).
– United will perpetually contend with large spaces.
– Hence why performances are/were inextricably linked with Casemiro's form.
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My case for Martinez at LB:
— FB is a utility position. A ‘good’ FB in one setup performs very different core functions from another.
— Martinez is a good footballer & possibly the most secure in that zone. Good footballers deliver across board. A ~10-metre difference in set
@joeladejola
I don’t think Martinez is mobile enough for LB, although he also lacks the athleticism to be world class at CB. Could only be considered word class because of his ability on the ball.
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Mali U-17’s Sekou Kone (2006) with strong showings at AFCON & WC.
Engine. Commands opp. & possession with his body (esp. on ⚽️ reception). Agile: claw-like interventions with his long legs. Level-headed in duels.
His 1st-time release is crisp. Scuffs it with more (pre)touches.
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Bums and Balance.
Kobe Mainoo showed the ability to receive & turn under pressure in midfield that England require to feed their World class players Bellingham Foden & Kane
1-3-4-3 formation allowed the freedom for Foden to move inside interchange positions & combine with Bellingham & Mainoo
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• Genetics.
• Emulation.
• Same development coach(es).
• Strict dev. regime: perhaps trialled other athletic endeavors at same interval.
Just brainstorming possible reasons why he and Jude have such similar mechanics on the pitch: shielding, release, dribbling.
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Recently joined Sporting Kaw Valley, a Sporting KC affiliate, as a(n) analyst/coach.
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Poetic that Ugarte 60 million move could only be completed after McTominay was sold.
Because the Scotsman would have benched him by December — as he’d done with all the other ‘contenders.’
Talent never hides.
Ode to Scott McTominay:
I started writing about football, weaving arguments in essays, because of Scott.
In 2021, data experts on X [dot] com argued that McTominay should be dropped for Donny in the XI. Scott earned his for place.
In 2022, they said McTominay should be dropped
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See how the technical staff deployed McTominay yesterday: on the last line alongside or ahead of R. Højlund. Does it look like he was on the pitch to ‘receive from the backline’?
Then, you have ‘analysts’ spewing nonsense about him not ‘midfielding.’
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I personally like my forwards complaining when their runs aren’t found: demand more + gesture.
Next time, the player on the ball will bump your stake in the decision-making.
Goal-scoring has/will never been a sympathetic affair.
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I can’t believe we, for two months, entertained the idea that United were playing bad football because of Scott McTominay.
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Not many players in the sport can generate the power and placement Rashford did for that goal.
It's a shame he doesn't shoot more often.
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Spurs have non-regulars combining with starters, appreciating & reacting to runs, and getting the ball in dangerous spaces.
Meanwhile, teams elsewhere are complaining about insufficient time to rehearse offensive sequences.
Same intent. Different training methods.
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I maintain that United signing & being reliably linked with this many 🇳🇱 & 🇳🇱-based players over the past 2 years is concerning.
There are conditions where this would be palatable. But the track record of major 🇳🇱 imports & relative quality in the market don’t justify them.
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Antony cost United 100 million Euros, but when you factor 2nd-order costs (development mins. of better, in-house wingers, compensatory sale of Elanga, pressure on other forwards), that number is an understatement.
One of the most expensive decisions in the club’s recent history.
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Trevoh Chalobah for sub-30m is still an most obvious 2nd CB recruit for United. The club should really be leaving this window with one of those cut-price deals — having come in needing 2/3 CBs.
Other suitors will make a late-window push to further drive that price down.
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Lisandro Martinez has one of the most precise timings at this level.
There aren’t many active players who balance aggression & placement of tackles like him. Especially remarkable when you consider his margins.
Commits like he’s lost his head, composes himself once it’s won.
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Nathan Wood. (2002). 🏴x🇯🇲 . Right-footed. 188cm(+).
🦢Swansea City's Jewel (prev. Middlesborough).
Profile:
– Powerful ball-playing centre-back
– Decisive in recoveries: long strides + brave in box
– Impeccable form when blocking shots/crosses.
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That’s the same angle Solanke was assisted from.
The issue is clearly not that Højlund doesn’t get into good positions.
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The identity of successful teams depends on its best players & the kind + spread of quality in-house.
Pep rings this every presser, but we block our ears & focus on the fanciful output: tactics
—Good XI = Good tactics
—Wide spread = Sustainable tactics
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Olise was my preferred RW target for United 2 years ago (see next tweet).
- Strong, reliable final-ball. Will take set-pieces.
- Maverick with strong fundamentals. Takes initiative outside scope of set-up.
- He was a better fit than Antony – and reportedly available for less.
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