Manchester United vs Arsenal -KO 22:00 BST - July 22

Originally Posted by no fun

Mount and rice trying to out-anonymise each other

Mounts been tidy. No scholes-like passes but he’s been good with pressing and one touch passing keeping the ball moving.

Mainoo has been playing with such maturity. Good first half. Now to watch slab come on and remove any calmness we have in the back 4

Yep. Mount has been good. Picking the ball up in thise little spaces and moving it on quickly. We’ve been slow and ponderous for years. We need more of that.

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

Now to watch slab come on and remove any calmness we have in the back 4

We smashed their first team AOTS

buying an no frills defensive midfielder for 100m is madness.

especially when rice isn’t exactly accomplished. He is never really the difference for West Ham and his best position is being occupied by havertz.

rice would be perfect for us playing where our number 7 is just buzzing around doing nothing just as he did for Chelsea and England.
almost has a The Scottish Player look about him.

sancho looks good
Martinez looks good.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

Yep. Mount has been good. Picking the ball up in thise little spaces and moving it on quickly. We’ve been slow and ponderous for years. We need more of that.

sounds nice and could be true but it isn’t.
he is running around with no defined role.

Originally Posted by NedKelly

I know it’s only preseason but many times even last season varane would have these games where you don’t even knows he’s playing. But in a good way. Just calmly without any nerves or panic cleans everything up.

I’m not one for getting carried away but Mainoo will be better than Lothar Mattheus.

Originally Posted by marlo

buying an no frills defensive midfielder for 100m is madness.

especially when rice isn’t exactly accomplished. He is never really the difference for West Ham and his best position is being occupied by havertz.

rice would be perfect for us playing where our number 7 is just buzzing around doing nothing just as he did for Chelsea and England.
almost has a The Scottish Player look about him.

sancho looks good
Martinez looks good.



sounds nice and could be true but it isn’t.
he is running around with no defined role.

Yes, if only we had Declan Rice there instead, playing a role he’s never played.

I know you have a need to keep the meme going, but latching onto Mount after your ‘we don’t look good in possession’ Hail Mary just reeks of…..well, you.

Originally Posted by marlo

buying an no frills defensive midfielder for 100m is madness.

especially when rice isn’t exactly accomplished. He is never really the difference for West Ham and his best position is being occupied by havertz.

rice would be perfect for us playing where our number 7 is just buzzing around doing nothing just as he did for Chelsea and England.
almost has a The Scottish Player look about him.

sancho looks good
Martinez looks good.



sounds nice and could be true but it isn’t.
he is running around with no defined role.

Log off for the night pal, you’ve made enough of a @#%&! of yourself as it is.

No defined role

Originally Posted by dunk

No defined role

https://twitter.com/epl_enthusiast/status/1682864769458667521?s=46&t=gxphPdCyNn5G1bnpwj1gww

I used to watch Chelsea a lot as this is what he is like .

I even said we can’t afford to have him and Bruno both playing hero ball.

Originally Posted by dunk

No defined role

Erik is known for just sending them out with no directions....

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

Yep. Mount has been good. Picking the ball up in thise little spaces and moving it on quickly. We’ve been slow and ponderous for years. We need more of that.

Him and Mainoo will be great at that this season, under-appreciated doing little things like that

I don't think Artesta understands who Rice is. I see Rice play the same for england just doing the minimum. If you are paying 100mil you should be asking for more out of a midfielder.

Originally Posted by armchair

I don't think Artesta understands who Rice is. I see Rice play the same for england just doing the minimum. If you are paying 100mil you should be asking for more out of a midfielder.

Does he have a pass on him or is he a defensive midfielder? I always expected a good defensive midfielder but one who also has good distribution. Haven’t seen it with England nor today.

Still it’s only pre season, forget about Arsenal. If there’s a CM to talk about it’s Mainoo. Kids in a few years will be pinging a ball across and shouting “kobbie”

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Erik is known for just sending them out with no directions....

An utterly ludicrous observation

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

Does he have a pass on him or is he a defensive midfielder? I always expected a good defensive midfielder but one who also has good distribution. Haven’t seen it with England nor today.

Still it’s only pre season, forget about Arsenal. If there’s a CM to talk about it’s Mainoo. Kids in a few years will be pinging a ball across and shouting “kobbie”

Decent distribution. Ince level.

What he is great at is breaking up an attack with an interception and then launching a counter.

He's well capable of rampaging further forward too.

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

Does he have a pass on him or is he a defensive midfielder? I always expected a good defensive midfielder but one who also has good distribution. Haven’t seen it with England nor today.

Still it’s only pre season, forget about Arsenal. If there’s a CM to talk about it’s Mainoo. Kids in a few years will be pinging a ball across and shouting “kobbie”

His passing is very underrated because he’s encouraged to just cover the back four. When he first broke through he was far more complete as a midfielder. Occasionally you still see it where he’ll carry the ball all the way up the pitch.

The Euro final he was England’s best player and they went to shit the moment he was subbed off.

Arsenal leaving a load of players on. Shitbags.

Originally Posted by armchair

Decent distribution. Ince level.

What he is great at is breaking up an attack with an interception and then launching a counter.

He's well capable of rampaging further forward too.

This. It’s mega frustrating that people think he’s just another defender.