The Scottish Player

Originally Posted by BigJim

That's a false equivalency. Similar circumstances don't make them similar players and if Scholes, Lampard or Carrick (I almost did ) had never gotten a proper crack they could never have become who they did would they?

We know enough about The Scottish Player now for the jury to be back in; the question is, do we settle for mediocrity or try to find the next big star, because doing so takes balls (no-one mentioned anything about throwing them willy nilly into multiple "big games" btw - just a proper shot), but isn't our entire history based on giving youth a try?

But right now we would have to throw them in to multiple big games, that's the issue. It's not just a spot in the squad to play when it suits us, come off the bench in good circumstances, learn from Casemiro in training, its a spot in the squad to play when the starter gets injured (Eriksen) or a 4 game ban (Casemiro). If they are going to be in the squad, in place of The Scottish Player, they need to be able to step up when required, I have seen little if anything from our current crop of youth midfielders to suggest they are able. The Scottish Player is awful, putting in a young player thats not ready coulod be reckless to the team or that players career.

Your point about Scholes and Carrick does quite make sense to me, they didn't become who they became because they got a decent crack, they got a decent crack because they showed they had the ability, temperament and maturity to be afforded the opportunities.

https://twitter.com/utddistrict/status/1640791297278525441?s=46&t=bfVvPcxzFISmV5ixy0aAOQ

https://twitter.com/manunitedzone_/status/1640791008706277376?s=46&t=bfVvPcxzFISmV5ixy0aAOQ

Originally Posted by dunk

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unstoppable finsh tbf

He’s got a goal in him tbf.

Good for him.

Has he found his level then?

State of this Spanish @#%&!.

Love him

Originally Posted by puressence

Love him

No you don’t. Shut up.

Raises his price

Pathetically weak Spanish side in giving away a pathetically weak goal shocker.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

No you don’t. Shut up.

Scored again. Sign him up.

And another

Spain with 71% possession fair play to him but Jesus they’re all (boring) style with no substance whatsoever.

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Pathetically weak Spanish side in giving away a pathetically weak goal shocker.

Erm.

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Spain with 71% possession fair play to him but Jesus they’re all (boring) style with no substance whatsoever.

Like a shit City.

Originally Posted by armchair

His hold up play is hugely exaggerated too. He's no Mark Hughes. He does run around closing down people. I thought to myself maybe Ten Hag is using him as an example to Martial, like "look at this useless slow, old guys and how many chances he's making, think about how many you'd make if you did half of his work."

I'd prefer The Scottish Player if we're going to play a donkey up front. He's a failed striker too but he's not as old.

big if true

Nice finish 👍

https://twitter.com/mufcscoop/status/1640805583380008966?s=46&t=46osAsCMaSbh7vgQsN2lEQ

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Spain with 71% possession fair play to him but Jesus they’re all (boring) style with no substance whatsoever.

Spain without the "S"


Mate, could just congratulate him and keep it moving, he's a united player.....

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

Like a shit City.

Bang on. Still clinging onto the way they played over a decade ago - except now they don’t have Iniesta, Xavi, Pique, Puyol etc.