We Need To Talk About Rasmus Højlund
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- čas přidán 19. 05. 2024
- Manchester United have come under a lot of fire this season but the discussion around Rasmus Højlund is ridiculous. Signed as a 20 year old to lead the line for Man Utd, the Danish international has had to adapt to a new league, a new style of play & a new country. What’s more is that Erik Ten Hag has largely used him as a target man style striker, when much of his best work for Atalanta came from the channels. Despite being used in a very different way AND barely getting any service from his teammates, Højlund scored 10 goals in his first Premier League season. So today, let’s talk about Rasmus Højlund.
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HOW MANY GOALS WILL RASMUS HOJLUND SCORE NEXT SEASON?
24
Depends who’s proving him service. If United want the best out of him we need more creative players on the pitch. Get Eze and Olise from Palace and get rid of Rashford and Antony.
28
18 premier league goals , 25 in all comps
20 in all comps
The guy scored 15 with no service. He should get an award for that alone! He can score 20 easily with cutbacks from the byline. Atalanta footage shows how to get the best from him.
16 😊
16 now
Yet he scored less goals in Atalanta.
@@NostalgiNorden he's more lively to watch at Atlanta coz he created fr other strikers
Well said. Easily one of the worst United teams ever if not the worst. He's done well
That stat for his runs was great. Shuts down all the people saying his movement in the box isnt good enough. Well, they'll shut their gobble when they see that. Hojlund is one of the most clinical finishers in the league and you cant tell me otherwise, he'd easily be on 20 plus if we actually passed to him
You've lost the plot
@@yd57hnYou should maybe look at the goals he scores, if someone like Solanke can get close to 20 Premier league goals then Rasmus got the potential to do so as well, if the Utd players bothered to assist him
Excuses.. where was the energy when Martial and Wort were strikers? Same team. Apparently Bruno has the highest chance creation, to whom?
@@jhonma5122 To everyone, the biggest problem is there's not much creativity outside of him where most teams have 2-3 creators. Rashford, Garnacho, and Antony don't really create much, they also take a lot of the chances Bruno creates without being very clinical
@@Brendan_M_ Garnacho has more chance creation than any other player 21yr and below.
Hojlund absolutely changed the game against Brighton. Things looked much better for United once he came on, he's a definite game changer
Imagine if we had another striker and Hojlund could've been introduced slowly like most young players...
@@StatmanDave I was honestly hoping for that when we had first signed, they could've went with a short term option striker to help Hojlund develop and keep some weight off his shoulders. He's been rushed a bit in his development and I really hope it doesn't negatively affect him too much.
@@eddwincedeno538721 ain't rushed lmao
He also looked like he was carrying knocks at times. It would've been pretty cool if the club had two actual first team strikers available to share the workload a bit.
Apart from all the games he didn't change when he started
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With a consistent squad and not starting the season injured i can see hojlund scoring 15-20 next season for sure
If he can score 15 under these circumstances he could do 30 in better ones
15 only lmao he will be scoring 30 in proper system with support
@@squidly1369 think he means in the league
@@ste4392in the league 20 for sure
How can a bum be rated this highly
This is easily one of the best debunking of lazy opinions you’ve ever done. Serhou Guirassy from Stuttgart would be my shout as a rotation with Hojlund, think he would improve our press especially in tandem with Mount if fit and available and makes runs from deep positions which we don’t have currently to ghost into the box and bang in a goal.
We seriously need Mount back to lead the press, he's going to be so vital if he can keep fit
If Rashford gets the ball, 95% of the time he’ll do one of two things; 1) run with it until he loses it, or 2) shoot and miss. He very rarely passes it. Garnacho isnt much better to be honest; he passes maybe 10-15% of the time. They both need to learn that their priority is to create opportunities, it’s not always to finish them
Couldn't agree more. Those two only think of themselves as soon as they reach the final third and its beyond frustrating to watch.
Y’ll have to be more honest about Garnacho. He’s simply selfish. He was also overplayed.
while that is true, Rashford creates the most and looks for Hojlund the most out of any other player
@@onouphrios he created 4 chances for Hojlund this year. Hojlund created 5 for himself.
LoL Hojlund does the same things too. Where was these excuses when Martial and Wort were strickers?
Outside of Bruno, there's not enough creativity at Manchester United to benefit Hojlund. The wide players are not supplying him, they're looking to score their own goals. But they're positioned in a space where they are too far away from the goal to be able to use their strengths.
United need a massive upgrade tactically, or in the squad. The overhaul has to be in one or the other.
A very big summer ahead
You say outside of Bruno but it feels to me like Rashford tries to find him the most with that curved over the top pass from the left channel. I don't remember Bruno playing hojlund in much, at all really.
@@cogitoy7692atleast someone actually watches the games and doesn't chat off of highlights or on twitter the whole time
Overhauls has to be both, tactically and the squad. Otherwise we should be prepared for another mediocre finish.
@@cogitoy7692 Bruno only started connecting with him since recently. Rashford provided the most out of any other player despite people's opinion's on Rashy
Love how he’s shown he can finish with his right foot as well
Chest deflection of Garnacho was ripped!
Thank Dave, great analysis. It was transparently obvious that he was getting no service and I couldn't believe, after that supposed dressing room leak came out after the Arsenal game saying that players weren't passing to him because they had no confidence in him, that EtH reacted by dropping him! That was awful man management. At that point Højlund had managed just under 100 touches in the oppos box the WHOLE season! I love the way he reacted coming off the bench and scoring in the next two games too … the Brighton one taking matters into his own hands!
My gut feeling is that EtH wanted Kane because he's more of a deep lying forward who plays in his wingers to take shots (and as we've seen at Bayern, can still do a better than decent job working with a 10 behind him) he was the perfect solution to Man Utd's current attacking setup. Hojlund is not at his best because fundamentally our wingers are looking to score themselves, rather than play him in. I can't shake the feeling that not enough work is being done on the training ground to score goals when in sustained periods of possession, we're so reliant on scoring on the break or from an individual moment of flair.
That's the managers fault
Rashford is an Inside Forward
Antony is close to an Inverted Winger, Garnacho too I think, even Amad (?). So you're pretty much spot on.
They all occupy the box too much and look to score themselves.
Antony and Hojlund are Ten hag signing though. Then he knew they already have Rashford, Garna, and Amad. Plus he's the one giving them tactics/instructions. It's all back to Ten Hag tbh. If there's anyone more confused with themselves it's Ten Hag.
You know ball. Hojlund will struggle even with a million chances created. He is not an all round striker.
I think the problem for United in regards to attacking the box, is that they either attack too quickly in a counter attack and don't have enough players forward, or else they attack too slowly and the opposition have plenty time to organise, and we can't break them down.
It's like there's no in-between, where they can play quickly up the pitch like other teams do, usually it's either a one-on-one with the keeper, or else the winger holds up the play, for too long and the chance is gone.
man utd always have this kind of problem since mourinho era, relying on the individuals brilliances from certain players like rashford, bruno n garnacho etc..i think the real problem is the players did not have discipline & tactical abilities to execute the coaches tactical plans and collapsed during games..its the same pattern with all coaches after fergie..
The best thing is u put amad and not antony in the analysis setup 😀😀 and i hope antony read this so he pack gis bag himself..
Elijah Adebayo wouldn't be a half bad backup/compliment to Rasmus, all things considered.
Funnily enough, narrowing the front 3 might be similar to how Glasner got the best out of Mateta at Crystal Palace.
First, he recorded the tally of the goals that I expected this season
I don’t think he’s been treated harshly by the media. I think he’s been treated harshly by the manager’s tactics.
I reckon there’s a good chance ten bag is toast after Saturday. Be interesting to see if another manager can get a tune out of this team
He shows bags of potential and his application in his first season has been nothing short of top class.
😂 average not top class
Good stuff mate!
PS: Is that your voice in some of The Overlap channel vids?
Build a team that will supply him, he'll challenge for the golden boot. His conversion rate is quality
😂
@@zeeone4492what’s so funny?
@@StrikeBolteafc if you have to ask....
@@zeeone4492 it's not an opinion, he has one of the highest conversions itl since 2024, despite having the least shots/service out of all the forwards
@@onouphrios that's why United are buying another striker
please talk about Onana too , because people are overlooking him just because of your defence, i know he was the best goalkeeper this season
I will definitely be doing some Onana chat on videos we've got planned for the summer
Onana will remain useless till we have a couple of highly press resistant centre backs playing week in week out. Unless that spine becomes unbreakable, nobody will take Onana seriously.
"Eye Test" suggests Onana is one of the busiest keepers in the league. Be interested to know the stats on Shots Faced, but got to be in the top 3 surely
@@ronanfitzpatrick1261 Still. Onana's game is all about ball distribution and ball progression. But he ain't doing it all alone. Unless you have a spine of Centre-backs and a Holding midfielder that knows how to attract opponents press and create space for attackers behind, he is just another shot stopper.
@@sudharshanve8519 Yeah, I feel sorry for him some games, doing his best not to go long, but has no options a lot of the time.
He had a really terrible start but has come through it well, which speaks to his character. I'm happy United signed him. DeGea was better at shot stopping but not by much (last few seasons), and I think Onana more than makes up for that in all round game - even in a team that isn't making the most of what he can do.
Agree that if we can get a solid, settled pair of centrebacks & a less open midfield things should really start to click
Problem right now is more of our wingers would rather shoot than make the simple through pass. Garnacho and Rashford do this time and time again even when there is no shot available. Don’t get me started on Anthony. Only consistent creator we have is Amad and it took till the end of the season to start playing him.
It's Ten Hag's fault that Rasmus didn't score more. You could tell Ten Hag wasn't doing anything to make the wingers find him. Wingers weren't reprimanded during the games for not finding him
my problem alot is they been spending to much time being passive and not utlizing the timing of an attack when space opens up by way of passing side to side, so players can pass the defenders via through balls, instead you either getting yourself stuck or wasting the time only for the defense to reset to defend your attempt
I really love these videos because it helps me understand the game on a deeper level, I've been trying to get more knowledgeable on this sport for a while. As an American, due to it not being as big over here I didn't grow up with it as much. I've been a supporter of Manchester United since January 2017, and over the years I've been getting more and more knowledgeable because of videos like this. Thank you for sharing this video!
Bro do a cameo on paddock for old times sake it will be great to see you Ste Macca and Jay back. Love your work!
fantastic content Dave
SIUUUUUUU RAMUS HOJLUND RESPECT
This is an amazing analysis really explained everything in details
Hi Dave, I've been a Fan of ur craft since FulltimeDevils days. It's been a while and it deeply sadden me and the situation of our club at the moment. 😢
Bro scored two goals with his right foot from tight angles like just the last two games, I think it is safe to say that he has been working on that part of his game.
Hojlund has always been good on his right when he's had time to set himself - like his goals against West Ham, Newcastle & Brighton. He struggles more (but still hits the target) when he's not quite set (which is understandable) - take his chance against Liverpool at Anfield when his shot went straight at Alisson. Super critical but Hojlund has the ability to finish those chances.
@@StatmanDave fair enough. I mean it’s only been a short time between his Atlanta days and being United’s striker. He still has time. Just find it unbelievable that he has one of the lowest shooting stats in the league because his team refuse to pass to him. I sometimes just watch him in games to understand why he never gets shots and it’s so frustrating to watch. His channel runs are so good and if it were me in his shoes, I would have kicked all my teammates in the knickers by now.
Hey mate - love the videos. How come you don't do the peter crouch pod anymore?
Life has to move forward brother.
this video was indeed needed👌👌
2 years time I do see the kid becoming more calm and experienced enough to get 25 goals a season every season moving forward, let’s hope we can get more service to him and giving him the ball in better positions for him 🙌🏻
Can't wait that long
@@zeeone4492 typical united fan
@@onouphriosyou don't know united in that case, there has always been a blend of experience complemented with young rising stars. In this instance, Ten Hag got it all wrong, Hojlund is too inexperienced, and he's no Ronaldo9 or Haaland or Kane or even Rooney. Kane was scoring 21 goals when he was 21 years of age and Rooney was chipping in 16 goals when he was 20.
True united fans could see Hojlund was way overpriced, and while he could possibly become a Nistelrooy type player one day, United needed someone who could make an immediate impact. If United had bought Hojlund for 25m, and have the rest of his transfer fees on a 50m striker, that would have given United 2 strikers. Paying agency fees to his son who works for Kees Vos isn't the right thing to do by United.
I agree with most of what you have said , united’s goals usually come from individual brilliance, which is very low percentage. Team goals from positioning and curved runs gives a higher return ( look at city and arsenal) , this is my slight criticism of Bruno who usually doesn’t play the simple ball , and is most times our only creative player looking to pass into the final third.
Another criticism is a lack of crosses from the full backs who should be looking to find Rasmus . I have seen an improvement in mc Tomminay making the late run but more is needed in terms of a system of play.
"manu uses 2 wide wingers under ten hag.."
They have used same wing play atleast last 5 years..mostly because of rashford.
And same issues year to year.. am pley to wings.. winger tries to get past opponent.. fails.. stops and plays back.
OR gets past first opponent but is doubled
OR gets past opponent runs to backline but pass is poor.
WE cansee samo for antony and garnacho too.
We need good passers there!
Dave i was hoping you would say change to a 2 striker formation like at atlanta. 352 or 442 diamond?. hojlund with rashford/garnacho front 2 with bruno behind as the 10 with full backs/wing backs creating the width . what do u think?
Could definitely see that working but it would require a lot of investment. Need another quality striker + at least one (if not two) attacking full backs plus CM, DM + CB that the squad needs regardless. Both shapes also waste Garnacho + Amad - although I think they could play 10 (with Bruno deep)
Given that Ten Hag didn't change ANYTHING over the ENTIRE season to provide more service to Hojlund, I think we'll need a new manager before we see the best of him. 😕
Glad you pointed out that Ten Hag didn't change much, yet the same midfield gave Rashford 30 goals.
@ecofriendly0 It's not the same midfield, as Casemiro is a shadow of the player he was last season, and while Mainoo has been great for his age, Eriksen was very good last season.
Plus, I only meant Ten Hag hadn't changed anything DURING this season, I wasn't talking about last season.
Last season, Rashford was the focus of the attack, and Weghorst was in a supporting role, hence why Rashford did so well. This season, Rashford isn't the focus of the attack, but really neither is Hojlund, which is partly why Rashford has dropped off so badly, but also why Hojlund hasn't had a lot of service.
Furthermore, statistically speaking, Bruno is better at providing chances for wingers than for strikers, so Ten Hag needed to adapt his tactics if he wanted to give Hojlund service, but he couldn't manage it, which is why Hojlund only got like 35-40 shots this season.
Dave any chance you can give Erik a call and explain this to him please pal 😂
Amazing vid ❤️👊🏼
It’s so frustrating how simple this video explains tactics but sadly we don’t see it on the pitch 😅
Doesnt help if those two inside wingers wont even look at him for a pass... This is all well and great, but 3 out of 4 of our wingers are solely focused on finishing directly..
Rashford scored 30 goals with the same midfield same tactician.
@StatmanDave Would actually be interested in a similar analysis of Antony. Is there any hope left for the player at United to turn around his form
I firmly believe we need to drop a forward and go with wing backs a a 4-4-2 diamond. We've attempted to go with two 10s at times, but I'd rather two 8s and a 6. 6 can drop between CBs on slow build up, and 8s can backfill for wingbacks when they attack and give width. Rasmus can be one of the 2 up top with any of our attacking wingers being the other, or bring in a more suitable player for that role. Not a single winger in our squad is a natural wide player, so we need to get quality out there somehow. Frimpong one side, and somebody like Maatsen on the other.
Would have loved to still have a cavani or Ibrahimovic on the cards this season to help nurture and develop him whilst offering rotation.
Didn't rasmus score at least one header, I remember one from a Rashford cross I think
Yep. Galatasaray I think
Hojlund hasn't scored in Serie A or the Premier League with his head. He has scored 1 in the Champions League for Man Utd & 1 in Euro 2024 Qualification for Denmark.
@@StatmanDave ahh of course the champions league doesn't count as a league really more of a tournament
16 Goals without service is absolutely class
An Average player is not class
@@zeeone4492 i mean he has the best striker goal conversion rate in Europe
@@United_Wings that stat if true is meaningless as he failed to score even 12 league goals
Antony's right foot has 80% conversion rate
Nerd stats mean nothing
Football is a sport not simulation @@United_Wings
@@ashtonndlovu9470 “nerd stats” are how the best teams determine if players are actually as good as the eye test presents. Hojlund has 19 goals with an xG of 19.63 throughout this season. This implies that he’s pretty clinical with the chances that are created for or by him, and looking at a game by game breakdown, a quarter of those goals have come from games of him having an overall xG less than 0.2. There’s also only been 6 games out of the 4096 minutes he’s played where he had an xG above 1.0. Chance creation for the striker has been a pressing issue for Manchester United for years now. Beyond that, as a young striker, at one of the most high pressure clubs in the world, who also happen to be in one of their worst periods in recent memory, starting the season not being able to play 90 minutes for the first month or two due to injury, any return of above 15 goals is still respectable.
One thing that every Manchester united manager has failed to do is create a solid midfield that is a combination of good chance creation, possession and defense, the wingers don't provide crosses as well and our RB in Wan bissaka is reluctant to cross
HEs been great considering the issues united have had. 20 year old lad scoring 10 goals in the prem without penalties. and 6 in the fa/CL
If United played to Rasmus's strengths by crossing from the goal line, whilst filling in and around the box, he would score in the high 20s.
Especially by using a high press and his pace, dribbling skills. Direct quick attack.
United front players are blessed with pace & skill but our midfield does not have the pace throughout to join defence to attack. Mainoo is a huge bonus, and can join and we have the creativity of Bruno but we need additional pace driving forward from left and right defence so the counter attacking is joined up and done at pace.
That's my opinion.
Having seen Rasmus play for Denmark I have no doubt if he got the right service he could easily be a 30 Goals a season. He is fast, he can dribble, he is strong and he can finish. He is a real talent and we need to play to his strengths, otherwise there was no point in spending those millions on his services!
There's so much more to come from Hojlund. Can't wait for next season.
One of the things that most excited me about him when United first started talking about getting him was watching the way he would run at the last man from deep and play an early ball past him, and outrun the defender to essentially get on the end of his own through ball. When he scored those it was like he should be given a Goal AND an Assist.
Where he needs to improve is his positioning in a congested box.
Too often this season he has either been too far ahead of a ball into the box, or too deep to get on the end of it.
When Scott McTominay is managing to do that job better, you know it's an area that needs working on. I think it's why the wingers have been told to shoot if they feel a chance is on.
But, he's still a kid.
He has plenty of time to develope that side of his game.
The goals McTominay has scored have mosty come from him constantly marking Rasmus so that he could intercept the balls comming to him. It's been infurating to watch. Like they are on two different teams. It's hard for a CF to score goals when the other team essentially has an extra defender. Also we've seen in the last two games how much easier it is to score goals off the bench on this team and generally how toothless McTominay has looked ever since he started doing the tough end of the bargian and played as a starter.
@@muchograndeyolatengo So, McTominay has better attacking positioning than Hojlund. Because if a striker is being out "marked" by a midfielder on his own team, he's either positionally naive, or should have been scoring more goals when McTominay wasn't playing.
He’s good at receiving the early ball and running at the defense the few times he’s received the ball like that he’s scored
What I can't get my head around is, this is all so obvious to any one watching, yet ETH hasn't been able to get the players to correct it. Is this a managerial issue, a training issue, a player issue, or all of the above?
Dave you should be part of our tactical team❤
I agree with everything you said 💯
He cant win us cups yet. He is still young.
We need top finished strikers like Guirassie (9), Ivan Tonny 10 and Hodjland on bench so that he builds up slowly
16:44 didn't hojlund score a header from rashfords cross, in the UCL vs Bayern?
You have to look at this season as an outlier. With the insane injury situation throughout the season, there was no way Untied could have two overlapping fullbacks, meaning wingers would often stay wide. There would also be little to no successful build up as Martinez, the player brought in to build up from the back was out for most of the season, meaning Onana's strong sides weren't any good. I think you'll see a much different United next season if injuries aren't as bad, as well as a good transfer window.
Ethan Wheatley as the backup striker makes sense.. He'll be a Manc lad.. And He's sensational.. Best for him to stay at United and gain experience.. and Push Rasmus's limits
I’m hopeful that this can be improved with, counter-intuitively, a mobile centre back and an attacking left back to replace/support Shaw.
If United have some pace at CB, they can play higher to allow Onana to start possession with the ball at feet - it’s what we signed him for, but he can’t do it with Maguire/Evans/Varane in front of him. Licha + one though and United can compress that midfield chasm by a good ten yards.
Rashford had his best season with Shaw consistently behind him, advancing up to the 18yd box and providing an occasional threat of cutting inside. If he can do that again (or United sign a capable deputy/replacement), Rashford will score goals and create them for Hojlund.
The Hojlund/Rashford/Garnacho trio don’t offer loads in the air but neither did Mane/Salah/Firminho really. United also have Amad to rotate - if anyone can convince EtH that playing the same XI week in week out in 22/23 might have led to the injuries of this season.
I’m sure that a summer off will do Casemiro the world of good, and that players like him and Bruno can create opportunities for Hojlund.
I honestly think that United aren’t that far away, and a couple of reinforcements and a more settled back line could make a real difference - with the right coaching…
Great vid! I've not been overly impressed with Højlund (I have since January tho!), but it is both about his own fit in the team and how his teammates play him. It is a big ask to spearhead a high press AND also being a target man, latter not matching his skillset at all. Pretty much all of that is on the manager and how he's instructing his team to create and position players for both attack and defense. ETH and his coaching squad have been quite lazy in what they ask of the attacking players - the positions are very static (extremely wide wingers and no.9 playing his opposition CBs deep with his aggressive starting position, resulting in tight opposition lines and our CBs not stepping forward to create overload as supposed to) and the no.10 and no.8 are not providing enough footprint and support in final 3rd (Bruno is a pop-up support for our wingers mostly, therefore not possible for Højlund to assist him inside the box). I don't get why there are no adjustments and visible proof of preparation to every fixture and opposition. The players won't improve their tactical mindset and they rely too much on individual instructions (that doesn't have the Pep detail and precision). You won't get those to adjust during a half if things are not working well. The team is just not very organic and dynamic, which is quite absurd if the manager is dead set on playing transitional football.
Hopefully ETH or a new manager can use Højlund skillset better next season. It feels like ETH wanted and prepared for Harry Kane and that play making style for his wingers. Before the season started I thought it would be an acceptable season for Højlund with 10 league goals. I say definitely so considering his CL goals as well. Eventually with more experience a United striker should be 15-20 league goals every season. In 5 years time Højlund might be one of the clubs legendary strikers, potential is there.
It's crazy they say Rashford doesn't pass to him yet Hojlund has more Chances when Rashford plays
Not to mention with the same game plan and midfield, Rashford scored 30 goals...
They rush their chances or give him chances when theirs are gone. Still only his 2nd season of top league football. He's a raw but intelligent a d hard working baller though. Hope Man U doesn't ruin him...
Any United fan should see how much potential the guy has.
He's so young, 1st season in a new league and a team that is honestly just playing poorly 90% of the time and he's still got a decent amount of goals.
He has shown a few times he can score with either foot. Fast and strong. a lot of movement/runs.
Heading I think people shouldn't read too much into it just yet, seeing as United hardly puts in any decent crosses at all.
But the club definitely needs at least 1 more striker to rotate and if it's someone more experienced, maybe mentor Rasmus a little.
I'm a Liverpool fan, but also a dane. And i want my fellow danes to succeed. He can score 5 goals against Liverpool, aslong as Liverpool score 6 lol. Let me just say this analysis is the most on-point football analysis, i've seen in a long while. And i urge people to spam it at Manchester United's coaching team, cause it's so obvious to me what is wrong and what has to be done, yet i've seen no signs of it, which must mean the coaching department is either in a coma or plain stupid at this point.
Send this analysis to Ten Hag
What we need to see more of is Rashford running the ball down the pitch, almost parallel with the net and then desperately kick it into the opposition as a last ditch attempt to pass the ball, once his scoring opportunity has passed. I also think instead of passing to Rasmus inside the box, we should be taking more wild shots from way outside the box. Really send that ball into the crowd.
If we want to beat ManCity we have to use a
1-4-3-2
1-Onana
R-C-L
4-Def
WanBisaka, Evans, Martinez, Dalot
3-Mid
Amad, Bruno, Garnacho
(moniter Garnacho and put on Mount in 70 minute or switch Rashford with Garnacho and sub Garnacho for Anthony)
2-Attk
Rahsford, McTominay
(sub McTominay 55minute for Rasmus to attack with more stamina)
maybe we can squeeze in Matial maybe
Not worried about him. He’s going to excel in due time
Anyone who doesnt rate Hojlund is absolutely clueless. 21 year old first season on a new team (that drastically underperformed with so many injuries) in a new league, in a new system. Started the season injured himself and had all the pressure of being the only actual striker. He could have easily had 20 goals this season alone and he and the team will only get better and more consistent.
Ten Hag's stubbornness with keeping his wingers wide to underlap the fullbacks is a huge reason for why we don't score enough goals. I even think someone like Antony would benefit from playing more in the halfspace where he doesn't need to beat the fullback around the outside. Plus overlapping fullbacks generate crosses and cutbacks. Time honored ways for strikers to score. This is part of why I don't think Ten hag is the guy. I don't think Philosophically he will ever commit to the changes that would make the most use out of our players.
I think the tactic works in principe. Players like Anthony did great with it at Ajax. I think a big problem is that the fullback don’t actually execute the tactic correctly. I think are primary fullbacks are not good enough on the attack anyway, but when we have to play the likes of lindelof and AWB at LB it’s never going to work.
'Manchester United should build up and send balls through the channels' - what player in this team is capable of doing this without losing the ball 9/10 times?
A lot of Antonio Conte's tactics centre around this approach & he's not always had great ball players. Balls into the channels can be low risk clearances that can be turned into great passes when forwards expect them. Every defender for Man Utd can play out from the back and lump the ball down the line for Hojlund to chase - picking the right moment is the biggest challenge but it's better than relying on Onana to do it all the time
The gaffer needs to tell Garnacho to stop being selfish if he wants to play for the club and be a source of good balls for Højlund as much as he can.
If Bruno doesn't pass the ball to the striker, because "that's the kind of player he is", then he's not a very good number 10 and he should play another position. That could be why ETH has not used Bruno as number 10 in the last 2 games which United incidentally won.
what do you think of Ipswich's Leif Davis as a left back option for United next season?
The more we talk about this the more I see we missed players (Shaw, Malacia especially) without suitable replacements. The squad depth is woeful and reasons why Garnacho has been okay and not great and Rashy has fell off this year. Rashy works so well with shaw and would with someone similar.
Rashford and Garnacho need to shift their mentality to treat assist just as important as goals.
Dave strongest squad wise ... Garnacho been playing RW and Rashy been LW ... there's to damn few games with amad to use that lineup imo as a default one
I think you are giving too much credit to the wingers. You mention they hit byline and try to hit 1 striker. They don't do it often. They just want to shoot themselves. Been an issue for 3 years or more now. Martial had the issue too.
7m20s you called Hojlund, Haarland... KEEP DREAMING!
Ten Hag needs to watch this
Goals eazy 20+, He can bag 3 on against a poor defence in a game, he can assist. He is fast and doesnt need photo finishes meaning he can be turned into a 30 goal freak heading in his prime
United have unfortunately had a very piecemeal attack this season and it has resulted in sporadic chances, not periods of consistent pressure on the opposition. We’ve also missed Luke Shaw heavily this year. Without Shaw, we have a very left-biased attack in terms of the forwards, but without the back up of the full back, that forward ends up attacking doubled up defenders. Knowing that we had Wan Bissaka filling in at left back for a number of games towards the end of the season, it really stunted the play. We put Dalot in at left back instead against Newcastle and Brighton, two harder games on paper than those we played with Wan Bissaka, and look what happens. United need Shaw fit, or a new first choice left back this summer.
Signing olise i think would bring so much more out of hojlund. Olise has a good eye for a pass/cross.
One thing they should do is give him a different number - no:11 is for a winger, and only a winger! (I’m only half joking here, I know it makes no difference but it just looks “wrong”)
The stats just prove the eye test. He doesn’t get any service whatsoever
Had we got a backup decent striker, we could have given him easy starts with less pressure but martial being injured for the entire season we had no option but to throw him under the bus straightaway. Also our wingers consider themselves superstars who will first think about dribbling and scoring then finding the striker. We should sign joshua zirkzee as a backup striker.
Also Haaland before Man City was running channels and would get through balls consistently but Pep Changed him
Who would be the best signing to unleash the potential of Hojlund? Frimpong? Olise?
First..get in rasmusss
Smashed that like button!! What a top top analysis with fantastic stats. Trying to sound like Ole, can we get him back with Statman Dave as his assistant?
Hoilund would have been shining brightly if he had gone to a proper "team" which collectively looked to score goals and involve the main striker rather than increase their own goal tally. He has done exceedingly well in this pathetic team for the first season. Really hope they focus on sorting things around him, cuz he is ready to fire!
Wide players want to be ronaldo and score the goals ,the job is to feed the strikers or picking up runs from scotty etc ,rasmus can beat defenders and shoot or create space for a winger for example to have a shot , our wingers need to play there position or make way for someone who sticks to there job ,,there is a forward line in there ,dalot martinez and kobe are there ,solid additions to defence ,midfield and proven experienced striker
Everytime Rasmus gets the ball, it feels like something could happen. He needs the ball alot more.
100%
I hate everytime people mentioned Frimpong to our squad, we already have Dalot ffs. I agree with Dave that we desperately need a LeftBack like Alphonso Davies to replace Luke Shaw who always injured
22 min video and never mentioned that wingers never pass to him. Seems a problem to me 🙄
The coaching staff should watch this video 😂
If he and Halaand swapped sides, we’d see very similar outputs for the respective clubs. Hojlund would score a hatful for City with their service, and Haaland would still score goals but nowhere near as many for United with no service 🤷♂️
Not really, perhaps if Rashford is swapped to City, that might be a different story. Afterall, Rashford scored 30 goals with the same team same service same game plan.
Rasmus Hojlund is an exellent signing but Man United lack in other departments. Dalot have been Man Uniteds best player this season but we need a left back that can act as an winger to force Rashford and Garnacho inside