Getting a read on this current Manchester United team is no easy feat.
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The only way United can guarantee their place in the knockout stages on Tuesday is if they win at the Wolfsburg Arena.
About his Saturday rivals, Bilic said that “They’re not conceding goals and somebody said they are boring, but they are not a team that is giving you the ball and defending”.
“They want to score every minute of the game but it’s not possible”. What’s to blame for such a lackluster return?
He claimed he was an attacking coach and appealed to the fans to stick with the team. Without question, there are certain departments in which they need to strengthen in the final third too.
“Anthony Martial is playing as a striker but he never played as a striker at Monaco he played on the wing”.
Wayne Rooney is out. For not only the club’s marquee attacking talent, but also the club captain, it’s not unfair for the fans and management to be demanding more of him. Supply is thin and for a large portion of the possession, United players are engaged in laborious back passes and sideways passes.
Early in the second half, Zarate ran onto Andy Carroll’s lay-off but sliced badly wide from eight meters out, and the match was then played nearly exclusively in West Ham’s half. Jesse Lingard is hurting. Football is scoring goals. But Van Gaal is not sure whether he will be dipping into the transfer market next month. But I think we don’t have the players to play with long balls.
Bastian Schweinsteiger, who scored his first goal for the club last week, is in centre midfield alongside the recalled Morgan Schneiderlin. It’s in my opinion the chemistry between players and staff. That chemistry is the most important thing.
There’s frustration among supporters amid renewed concerns that United’s stale performances on the pitch mirror the mood behind the scenes, with players unhappy with the repetitive nature of Van Gaal’s strict regime.
The personality of the squad is a quiet one though.
“Rooney needs to play up top where he can make things happen”.
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“We have to pass over this period”, Van Gaal said. Now, even with a win West Ham will still be relying on friendly results in City’s and Leicester’s matches, but the only thing they can control is their own result.
