Manchester United Thread 25/26 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 26.09.24

If he benches Sesko again, i'm Amorim out. eff it.

Bayindir
Yoro,De Ligt, Shaw
Amad,Casemiro,Mainoo,Dorgu
Mbeumo, Bruno
Sesko

Assuming that Mount and Cunha are not fit to start, that should be the starting line up and the only acceptable change, imo, is Lammens for Bayindir.

Sesko has to start, Amad has to be RWB, and Mainoo has to come in for Mount/Cunha (with Bruno moving to 10).

If he continues with Sesko on the bench he's just looking for excuses.
If he plays Dalot over Amad at RWB he's a coward and I'll lose faith in whatever vision he has for the team because he just reverts to the defensive 5 at the back formation which has no future.
And assuming Mount and Cunha aren't fit, that surely means Bruno to the 10 and then Mainoo surely HAS to come in because if you move Bruno and still don't play Mainoo the argument he is backup/rotation to Bruno is just a lie and he'll be further forcing Mainoo's hand.

we need to see what United are under Amorim. He needs to show confidence in his plan, and his team. If his ideal is at least one offensive winger at wingback - have the bravery to go with it. If his ideal is at least one progressive attacking threat in CM - have the bravery to go with it and play Mainoo over Ugarte if Bruno is being moved.
And you spent 80m on a striker. He's done preseason. he's done 3 sub appearances. he's played internationals, effing play him.

If I am gonna 'need' to defend our performances in losses or draws, at least let it be on the grounds we are trying to play towards what we assume is the goal - and not be 'Oh but we didn't have Sesko starting because he needs to spend 6 months learning how to run the channel, and we played a fullback at WB so that is why our attack floundered in the final third'

We've looked better without Sesko though. He has done absolutely nothing to earn a place in the starting lineup, and especially in a derby I think it'd be a big mistake starting him.

Ah yes, give up on a 80m signing after half a game. Of course we should be starting him.

For me the issue is that if this was the same situation last year, he'd 100% start Hojlund. Poor Rasmus was damn near undroppable despite being so sh*t.

I understand that he may be breaking Sesko in more gently in order to reduce the same pressure that contributed to breaking Hojlund, but there's gradual introduction and then there's taking the piss.

I want Sesko to start. For him not to when we may be missions Cunha & Mount would be kinda bizarre.

No he wouldn't people have short memories but we had an insane injury crisis for a long time under Amorim last year we were having benches full of young lads we had the bare bones a lot of the time. Zirk looked like taking his spot (even though he wasn't great) but then he got injured, the manager had very few options last season and no other option up top except the young lad who isn't ready. Even mainoo was tried but he also got injured.

The situations aren't comparable at all

most of our shots are by Bruno, Cunha, Mbeumo (8 each), Zirkzee (7), Amad (6). so IMO it isn't screaming the wrong players are taking the shots. they just aren't shooting well enough.

Bruno missing a penalty and Amad missing what should have been a certain goal - put those away like both players should have had the stats look more respectable. Zirkzee arguably missed a sitter too but I think he was fouled and should have had a penalty given for it.

But yeah, DO get Sesko on the pitch regardless (4 shots, btw)

It's not rocket science but putting Sesko on the pitch is some magic solution.

It's way too early to call anything but for the limited time Sesko has gotten so far, we haven't looked half as dangerous in attack.

I want to see him start though, it might take time for him to click in the front 3, but we have to give it that time. Injuries should guarantee that he starts imo. I'm not sure Amorim would have started him if Mount and Cunha were fit though.

Bayindir will start.

Sekso better start. Don't need 10 games to ease him in when we have no striker.

Sounds gloriously final.

Cunha is a loss for sure. He’s been excellent. Hopefully him and Mount aren’t too far away.

Well we hvae to learn to be fluid with him. He's hardly a clucky player. We've made a bet on him as our striker for the forseeable future. Lets see it.

or sack the people that brought him in if he already can't work.

Maz will start. Amad will play in Cunhas spot. Sesko up top. Bruno and Cas in the middle, Mainoo on for Cas at the 60 minutes mark

Buying players we had no plan or use for got us here. I hope sesko isn't that. But deciding to play no striker over the guy the club committed to isn't promising, and not the sign of a well thought out plan.

And Mount and cunha were a big part of our good play. NEITHER are available. So I don't get how there is any argument for any player other than him up front.

Helps us build to what end - there is no one in the box to aim a cross at!

It was our biggest issue vs Arsenal. for all the good build out and play, there was no one in the box occupying the defenders.

I do worry Amorim is going to do as you and other are suggesting and play an ultra defesive, cautious side, and we will lose as a result. And it is ruining all my faith in Amorim. If we play 5 defenders and no striker, again, I just can't keep defending his sh1t. I can't keep trying to defend a vision he isn't showing us.