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Daily Manchester United - Episode 110 - United lose to Spurs for a 3rd time
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Cormac is joined by Tom, as they both review United's 1-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur.
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Manchester United's Disappointing Loss
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello United fans and welcome to episode 110 of Daily Man United. My name is Conoc Dooley and today I'm joined by Tam. Tam, another last for United. One nil till it spurs away. Just and another defeat. same Seems like same old, same old. What was your thoughts on the match?
00:00:27
Tom Cairns
The game felt flat ah very flat for me, Cormac. Honestly, I could have predicted it. I didn't think there was going to be that many goals in there anyway. I thought it was just going to be a really sloppy performance from both teams, as we have seen ah all the way through the campaign.
00:00:41
Tom Cairns
And given its Spurs as well, and yet beaten three times this season by them now, with this really, really poor Spurs team, it it sums it up for me.
00:00:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I mean, no, absolutely. I mean, you said it three times using as far as, and they've been having just as bad season as we have, um, you know, going into the game, we were spot above them. It was one really, really, it kind of had to win, I think. Um, and now we lose and we're down to 15th. I think they're up to
Struggles in Strategy and Execution
00:01:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
12th. So, um, yeah, it was just wasn't really a great performance. Um, do you think though it was the one little score line was fair? Cause you know, you did have chances, you think,
00:01:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
could have maybe got out at definitely a point or something or even three.
00:01:23
Tom Cairns
I thought we had our chances. It's not like we have many, but we definitely had enough chances to say get that equalizer, but it just happened to not to be. But we can't really complain because attacking wise we've been quite sloppy, and defensive wise we've been quite sloppy. And I was thinking about, do we play better in the middle of the park, or do we play better when we're pinging the balls in on the wing? I think we are better at putting balls in on the wing, but Apart from Xerxes, no one's really been getting on the end of them. I don't really think there's one player in that Manchinaya team who's had a decent performance. um You could say it a little bit about Huyland a little bit. I thought Huyland was somewhat okay, but I don't think he was clean, cool enough with his chances when he had them. yeah It's difficult to really give anything over five out of 10 for any Manchinaya player out today on the back of what we've seen over the course of 90 minutes.
00:02:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, it was, there was not much going on. I think to be fair, I thought Xerxes actually had a decent game. I thought he showed some spells of look like a real baller at times in that kind of 10 role. And I mean, I guess we'll get into it now. He's, he's playing there cause we lost him a mad recently. Um, you know, obviously a massive loss being our best player all season, really. Um, but to lose him and then along with Coby menu for four weeks. Um, and then even we were missing a guarantee in Collier. I'm not sure what happened this week, but players are just dropping like flies. But yeah, how how important are so how well it's an important player, but how big of a loss is that going to be losing a match?
Impact of Player Injuries
00:03:02
Tom Cairns
Well, especially when you've got the Europa League on the horizon, when United are going to need him the most, that's a body blow. And now who's going to, who's going to stand up and be counted? Who's going to, you know, stand out from the crowd out of all these, you know, it could even take one of the teenagers off the bench to really rescue it for United, because how else are United going to be able to rescue it? I mean, I've got anything to lose now at this stage, now that we've got nearly half of the team half of the first team really miss him through injury either out or known as well and i would be tempted now to just say well if we're going to play out as we ah have been doing why not give one of the teenagers off the bench a chance
00:03:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, he brought Cido, Obi Martin on for, what, three minutes at the end. It was the only change. And I was surprised at that, because I felt like looking at players like Bruno in the middle, they were doing a lot of running. And a few of the players looked tired. Casimiros first start, and I don't know how long. He played 90 minutes. So yeah, it was interesting. He didn't really bring on or give the youngsters much more of a chance. But yeah, I mean, going back to Mad, losing him, and then we got rid of Antony and Rashford.
00:04:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
no recruitment in January, bringing in attackers. And now you're left with Gurnacho really being the only winger at the club. I mean, just that window, it seemed like we needed to bring players in and just didn't. And now you've just kind of said to the manager, well, you're going to have to make do with, you know, these youngsters. Yeah. And for me anyway, I just think that it was handled completely wrong for me in the ass. But given, you know, I'm mad out, would you take Anthony Rasterback if we could?
00:04:45
Tom Cairns
You probably could, but it's it's just whether fans would be on board with it. It's just like, well, Russia's been on the bench all this time. You know, if you're going to just bench him all this time, you may as well just send him out on loan. And people just say the same thing with Anthony because Anthony had been woefully United throughout the season before he went out on loan at Real Betters. And now he's coming up with the goods over there. And so it just feels now, when you see players shining over at other clubs, like what we saw with Jaden Sancho when he was on loan at Dortmund last season.
00:05:14
Tom Cairns
and you look at other players who, and I'm trying to think of other examples, but it just feels like a ah repeat feat where players have not proven a United, go on to achieve better success at other clubs, which makes many eyes to look more of the problem.
Recruitment Challenges and Underperformance
00:05:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, it hit the nail on the head there. I mean, it's, we've seen it so often in players, I don't know if it's just a curse or something that old Trafford, but yeah, I mean, players come to us. They're playing great before they come. We think they're going to be the answer. And then, you know, they just don't play well at all. We've seen it time and time again, players like Demaria, you know, when we signed him, I thought he was going to save us. And then he got, was brutal really. And then left for PSG and he found form there again. I mean, yeah, I don't know.
00:05:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know what the issue is, but I mean, we just can't keep spending money on these big players and then not working out. You know, it's, it's just so unacceptable really. Um, but yeah, I mean, back to the game anyway, you know, where did you think those areas of proven you think like tactics wise, do you think I'm really kind of got it well today or would you like to see change a few things off?
00:06:22
Tom Cairns
Well, I was happy with the way the balls were being pinged out to the wind, to the wings. I think Casamiro on the offensive side of things, I thought was all right. I think he struggled to cope in the middle of the park when, yeah, I think it's Bergfeld who plays in the middle for Spurs. I thought he really struggled to cope with him. And I think Casamiro was one of those who just struggled to keep hold of the ball whenever he needed to do. And I think that's been our problem all seasons that whenever we were in possession, it's like we have to play pretty basic football.
00:06:52
Tom Cairns
without having to show any form of quality in there. And so that' that explains why United are where they are. They are where they are for a reason. It could almost put Spurs in that same equation. I don't think Spurs play that high quality style of football compared to the likes of City of Liverpool, Arsenal and all that.
00:07:13
Tom Cairns
They're a million miles away from it, both Spurs and United. And I think you United right now, they just need to come up with something a little bit more exquisite, a little bit sort of fast paced type where the moment you pass the balls to someone and they have it, it's then down to you to make that run over and provide that option to them. And even if you do become an option and they don't pass it to you, go and create a problem to the opposition.
00:07:39
Tom Cairns
because that's that opens up more options for the ah the player that has the ball at his feet to put the ball into when the penalty for someone to get ahead on it.
00:07:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I know. Great. I mean, yeah, it just looks like we're lacking ideas and players don't really know what they're doing, you know, on the front foot. Besides, you know, of when we're counter-attacking, I think they have a good idea and that's when we look at strongest. But yeah, I mean, when we have teams pinned in the box, it doesn't really seem like there's much of a game plan at all. We said time and time again on this podcast. So yeah, I mean, hopefully Amory can work things out. We're going to go for a quick break here. And then when we're back, we'll continue at a recap of the Spurs United game.
Defensive Errors and Goalkeeping Debate
00:09:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. So obviously, you know, Spurs had a great search of that match. I think they scored what in about 10 minutes, um, of what is a burry bell shot, right? Pushed over to, um, a bit Madison came onto it. Do you think one Anna could have done a little bit better with the goal or?
00:09:29
Tom Cairns
It's very hard to say. It's very easy to point the finger at the goalkeeper, but I think he could have just stretched out maybe a little bit more and pushed the ball towards the far side. And so it would have bought United more time to just set up more properly. But I blame more on De Litz for not picking Madison up because Madison was well and truly on the side. There was no, no complaints about the goal. It's just the fact that Madison wasn't picked up by De Litz, who was the closest to.
00:09:57
Tom Cairns
to him and yeah I'm afraid United have only got themselves to blame for that because as a team they failed again.
00:10:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I mean, I agree with you. I think that's kind of the difference. If you want it or not, you know, Madison was alive, alert to that ball. I think going on and maybe could have done a bit better. But yeah, like you said, I think the lift was really a fault, you know, just standing there, no awareness to who's around them at all. And yeah, it was just easy tapping for Madison. And then to be fair, though, I thought, you know, you'd responded. Well, and we had a few chances. um You know, it seems like there was that what one chance where um ball fell to Dallow kind of had a bit of a not really an open goal with players in the line, but it was a poor shot from him. And it just seems like our finishing at the moment. I mean, Gernacho had that one really bit of a sitter and he just blazed it over the bear. Um, you know, I, I feel like just the finishing at this moment and we don't really have much other attackers. It's just the thing that's killing us. Cause I honestly thought if we had ti taken the chances we had, we probably had a better chances to be honest, I thought than Spurs. We could have actually gone and won the game, but I mean, I feel like that's been,
00:11:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know, same old, same old, all season. We just can't finish. And Gernacho, I think Gary Neville was saying on commentary that he hasn't actually registered a goal or an assist in the primes since Amarene took over. I mean, and he's our only real winger at the club. Yeah, for me, I know Utah, but I think just the finishing is just a joke.
00:11:21
Tom Cairns
Well, Garnaccio, for me, has lost his standards. I mean, when he came on off the bench and in the Leicester game, he was a bright spark. He was the bright spark that upped the urgency in the United attack. Today, he was the opposite. Whenever he had a chance, I mean, he had one chance before which was brilliantly saved by Vicario. And then he had another one afterwards, which is the one that you run about, where he just tightly skies it. I don't know whether the ball was bob bobbling as he um as he was controlling it, but it just blazed it over. I mean, that there's no excuse for that because he was in a it's not like it was a very tight angle for him to get the shot away on target. It just blazed it over into Rose's head.
00:12:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I mean, it seems like yeah he just can't finish any chances at the moment. And we've seen how clinical and how we can bang them in, you know, time and time again over the seasons. But yeah, I mean, it just doesn't seem to be going right for him at the moment. And this is the full first third or full 90 minutes we've seen from Patrick Dorgou. Were you impressed by him? I know, kind of wasn't really a great day out for you neither, but individually, how did you think you don't?
00:12:31
Tom Cairns
I thought he'd done okay, but I think his crossing needs some work, because there were a couple of times where whenever he was putting balls into the penalty area, it was just either going over the bar past Vicario and nowhere near United Head.
00:12:46
Tom Cairns
So defensively, I thought he did okay, although he had that scare, didn't he, where he tangled up with... I can't remember who it was when Onano threw the ball, and it nearly hit Casamiro, and Dogu had an inverted collider with...
00:12:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think
00:12:59
Tom Cairns
um ah come
00:13:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's Brandon Johnson was it?
00:13:01
Tom Cairns
Was it Brandon Johnson? Yeah.
00:13:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I believe it was.
00:13:04
Tom Cairns
Yeah. that So he was unfortunate with that one was Dorgu, but that was Anana's fault for playing the ball or throwing the ball to him when it was a dangerous one to do so. So I think Anana has so has to take some responsibility for that.
00:13:16
Tom Cairns
But I think overall Dorgu, I thought he actually played okay, but he needs to upke up his game still.
00:13:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I agree. I thought, um, he showed, you know, a positive signs, especially moving forward, you know, i passing the ball out left, right. And then he's continuing on their own, looking for it back. So I think we've missed that down the, down the sides. Um, I thought going forward, he actually looked a good bit better in Dalo. Um, but yeah, as you said, defensive, I think he could use a bit of work. And yeah, brought up a good point with on Anna, those balls, he, it wasn't just that time. I think I noticed another one once or twice, you see he was putting door given those positions with those throws. That was.
00:13:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Really, I thought Onana had an OK game, besides maybe the the ah goal doing a bit better. I thought the other areas, throws, I thought he was just putting our fullbacks under immense pressure. And yeah, he seemed Dorgou had to take a yellow um because of that. So yeah, I think that Onana could work on those things a bit. But yeah, I thought Dorgou overall, I thought it was good to see him get 90 minutes in. And yeah, he he looked decent for me.
00:14:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So I want to touch on then going back to the youngsters on the bench. I think why it was only Lindelof on the bench that was not a teenager. um Bit of a joke really, but how important you know are they going to be now with all these injuries out?
Opportunities for Young Talent
00:14:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you think Amareem will trust them with a lot more minutes? Because it seems like you know ah we could have used fresh legs tonight and he didn't play any of them really.
00:14:39
Tom Cairns
Well, if there's games where United it can afford to play those youngsters, it's going to be the Premier League games now. Because let's be honest, we're not getting European football fired at our elite position. We've got Everton away next, and that is going to be an almighty tough game, given the form that Everton are in right now. I would probably say, if United are going to play as they did against Tottenham today with the squad that they've got, it's worth giving the youngsters a go.
00:15:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, a hundred percent. I agree with you. I mean, I would have liked to seen, you know, obviously it was good Cheeto coming on. I think he's can be an actual help for us. You know, he's been banging the goals under edge, but I would have also liked to see him hurry a mass and play. You know, he's been highly rated in the academy and, you know, we kind of need full backs right now, you know, just Dalo and Dorga really. I know Maserati can play right wing back, but I feel like he's a lot better center back. So, yeah, I mean, we'll see what goes on, but we,
00:15:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've had a history of bringing up good players. You know, last few seasons we've had like Cubby May and Ukemup. I mean, also I'm hoping there's some talents there and they can get meaningful minutes in this season and, you know, grow into possibly next season. harm But yeah, I know it's just a, it's a shame that like what last year's season before where just the injuries everywhere. And yeah, the bench has just been full filled with youth. Um, yeah, I don't know what's going on, but injuries just seem to be taken, taken over at the moment. All right. Well, we're going to go for our second ad break. And when we're back.
00:16:04
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I will be doing some player ratings.
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Critique of Player Performances
00:16:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'll get into some player ratings and I will start with Anana. I'm interested, I know you said you probably wouldn't give more than a five to any of them, and but we'll see if we can maybe be a bit more generous. So Anana, how he'd on out of 10?
00:17:02
Tom Cairns
I would say 4.5 out of 10 for me. Not entirely at fault for the yeah for the goal, but there were times where I think that one way through towards Dorgu that got Dorgu bugged was just tactically inept from him. And that's what very nearly cost us again. So for that reason, I think 4.5 out of 10 is a for me.
00:17:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I agree with you. I think I give him a five, you know, he saved, you know, the ones that needed to be saved and, you know, besides the goal, and maybe possibly doing a little bit better. It was just, yeah, his distribution seemed a bit off today. Um, but yeah, no, I think five is a fair, fair one. Um, going onto the center back, starting with McGuire.
00:17:45
Tom Cairns
McGuire I thought was reasonably good. I thought he was consent in the back line. um I would give him a five and a half out of 10. I think that's respectable.
00:17:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. No, I think I'm there, which I think I give him a six. I think out of the three, I think he probably had the best game. Yeah. I think he, you know, that will, what needs to be done. And yeah, I mean, didn't do anything stand out, but I thought just, yeah, how to sell a game. I'm going over to Maserati then.
00:18:14
Tom Cairns
Matt's Roy didn't do a lot to impress me in all honesty, so I think five is going to be my default rating.
00:18:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. No, I, I think I agree with your five is perfect for him. Didn't really. You know, I'll have that much of an impact and really didn't do much. So I think five is good. And then moving on to delay. So I have a feeling we might have a lower rating for him.
00:18:33
Tom Cairns
Yeah, four and a half, I thought he was at fault for the for that he um for the goal of medicine where he just didn't pick him up in the box when he needed to have done. He was focusing more on Bergval getting the shot away first and then not noticing that Madison was like almost like right in front of him, really, when you think of it. So the fact he didn't, he was totally the oblivious of Madison's presence. I think you got to say he didn't deal with it as well as he needed to have done and should have done. So four and a half out of five, as four and a half out of 10 is my score for him.
00:18:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I know. I think I'll agree with you on that rating. Yeah, I mean, just that goal. If he's alert there on his feet, gets there first, it's nil-nil and a different game, different result. So yeah, I know. I agree with that rating. So moving on to the foldbacks, let's start with Dalo.
00:19:16
Tom Cairns
I get nervous with Deloe every single time I watch him.
00:19:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:19:21
Tom Cairns
Certainly no more than a five.
00:19:25
Tom Cairns
I think, because he got more involved on the attacking side of things, I think the problem is when he's attacking the way he does, he just leaves the back line so exposed, and it's very nerve-wracking watching that.
00:19:39
Tom Cairns
um I'm gonna say, just to be generous, I'm gonna say five, because that was probably one of his better performances, but not by a long way.
00:19:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. No, I thought I'll agree with talking about five as well. It's, you know, I don't know what's happened to Alo his player of season last year, you know, and he looked like such a threat going forward, but now this season, you know, he had that shocker of a miss against West Ham, you know, could have done better. I thought for that ball, um, that was blocked. And yeah, I mean, it just, I don't know what that was. He just doesn't seem like himself at all this year. And it's a shame because, you know, he had such an impact last year and I really thought he was,
00:20:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know, step fitting into the shoes of that right back, right wing back position. arm So yeah, no, I agree with you with a five. I'm going to Dorgu.
00:20:23
Tom Cairns
Dogu, I would give him, I'd give him a five as well. Cause I thought he, I think on that right, on the left-hand side, cause he played there today on like the game against Leicester the other week, ah thought I thought it suited him better than I thought he played better on that side. But five is always getting from me.
00:20:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, um yeah it was ah great seeing him playing left wing back. I wasn't sure what Amory was thinking, you know im playing him right wing back the other day. But anyway, I think I'm going to give him a six. I thought he looked better in Dalo on that other side. I'm going forward. I thought he had a bit about him. And yeah, I mean, he obviously got the yellow, but on Ana, really just put that on him. And I thought Dorgu, that was great foul, to be fair, because Spurs were on the counter-attacks. So yeah, no, I'll give Dorgu a six. Going to the two.
00:21:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
def Defense of Midsend, Casamiro.
00:21:14
Tom Cairns
Kazemira I thought did okay when he was pinging the balls in on to the wings where Fernandez was and Delo a thing at times. I know he's ah he was unfortunate with the yellow, but it was the correct decision for the yellow card for the challenge he made on some. I'd probably given a five and a half out of ten for Kazemira. I thought he was one of the better players on the pitch, but not by a long way.
00:21:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah, I know, I can't say an interesting one because, yeah, I thought, as you said, he was getting on that ball and really swinging around. I thought he looked a lot like him all the self, but there was just times in the match where he was getting caught on the ball and was just slow. I noticed that a few times with him, start of the season. um So, yeah, I'm going to give him a five. Going to Bruno then.
00:21:56
Tom Cairns
Bruno got his crosses away. It's just a shame that no one was really getting on the end of him as well as they needed to have done. Certainly had an opportunity missed in the second half where he just needed a better quality of header on it. And it just, it's almost like it grazed his head as the ball came in because he's one of the taller players on the pitch. So by theory, he should have been getting on the end of Bruno's crosses. um But Bruno's overall performance, I'd probably give him a five and a half as well.
00:22:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, I'm gonna be there on I think I'll give him a six I thought he was looked there by fair most creative player as you said the crosses He was putting in some great balls great first-time balls. And yeah, I mean Xerxes he had that chance to You know, others there, they're about, so yeah, I thought, Bruin, I'll give him the circumstances.
00:22:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought he'd done decent, so I'll give him a six. And then move him to the two above him, Gernath Shaw. We'll start with him.
00:22:50
Tom Cairns
He had a really shocking performance today. I thought it did go on that show.
00:22:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he did.
00:22:53
Tom Cairns
He definitely does not deserve anything more than a five. um I'd give him a four and a half. I don't think he put his chances away as well as he needed to have done. And if there was a time for him to really step up today, was it with all the injuries that we had? Yeah, the chance to really make a name for himself and I don't think he quite did it. So it's a four and a half hour out of 10 for me.
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I'm going to be critical of him. I'm going to give him a four. I thought, yeah, I mean, the chances he was getting, he was getting into, you know, right areas, but it's just end product. It's just not good enough yet to be fair to decent enough shots, which we carry out on well on. But I mean, that, that one, he should have scored, you know, that gets us right back in the game, you know, one, one. Um, and yeah, it's just not good enough time and time again with Karen Acho. So yeah, I'll give him a four and then going over to Xerxes.
00:23:40
Tom Cairns
I thought in the first half, I thought Xerxes did okay, but second half he really struggled. I don't think he really kept all of the ball well enough when he needed to have done, especially when he got caught on the ball in the middle part by the likes of Bergval and all that. So I think his performance in the first half has saved him to stay in a five. So a five is what he's getting from me.
00:24:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. Yeah. I mean, I said earlier in the episode, I thought he'd done well today. So I think I'm going to give him a six and a half. Um, you know, first time kind of seeing him up there with Hoyland, I think that 10 road suits him a lot better in striker. Um, but yeah, no, I just thought it was areas in the game, especially that first half where he was a great outlet. You know, he was not Megan lads, you know, he was, he looked confident on the ball and that's what I love to see. So I'll give him a six and a half out of 10. And then our last player, uh, Hoyland.
00:24:34
Tom Cairns
He got a couple of shots on target throughout the game. He had one in the first half, which I thought he did very well to cut back inside or from the right hand side. I would probably give him a five as well for Highland. I thought it was better than some of the other games I've seen him play. um So I think five is always what he's getting from me. um So we've just got to hope that in the next game he plays against Everton. He can put on a better show, but it'll be mightily difficult against the likes of Tarkovsky and Brantway. I can't believe I'll be saying that at this point in the season now, but given how Everton have been performing under David Moyes, David Moyes will set up that team very well to play against us, because he knows how to get the better of us, given how much of a depressing time he had over at United all those years back. So I think for Highland, he's got to step up his game still, because I've got a feeling that the Everton game will be tougher than it is against Tottenham that we've had today.
00:25:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I agree with you. Yeah, Everton have looked really good the last two games. So yeah, not ideal us going to their last against Spurs right today. Um, but yeah, back to oil. I mean, yeah, I feel like he, he looked a bit more lively, I think, than the last two games. I'll give him a five as well. Um, yeah, I got two decent shots off and to be fair, he nearly got on the end of that one. Xerxes slipped through with him in the second half, but Dan saw credit to him. Just got there in the nick of time. Um, so yeah, no, I'll give five oil and didn't really do much today.
00:25:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So yeah, that's the end of the fair ratings. I mean, yeah, I mean, pretty much all fives around. It wasn't a great performance at all from the team. um Any final thoughts about today's performance before we end the episode?
00:26:12
Tom Cairns
ah Not good enough today. It's safe to say um So we need to do better against Everton. I mean, I even said the other way we didn't play very well against Leicester either So we need to we need to come up with a Europa League type performance against Everton next time out if we're gonna look like a team that's gonna be difficult to go up against but at the moment we just look like a group of individuals and that's it
00:26:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I think he said it well. ah Even at one point, I've seen Dallow over at Amorim, and it seemed like Dallow didn't have a clue what he was doing at Amorim, trying to explain it. So yeah, it just doesn't seem like the players quite have the idea yet. But no, yeah, it's, I mean, not good enough. We're losing the Spurs, having a terrible season like us. And I mean, yeah, just you watch these performances and you just go into the next game against everyone. You really feel like, you know, we do well to get a point there, to be honest. Things just haven't been going great. um But yeah, I mean, hopefully we can go there,
00:27:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
do something, we get a few players back, hopefully Ugarthay and Toby Collier, it's just not out for this game. They'll be back and maybe we'll see some more youngsters get involved there. But yeah, Tom, thanks for joining me. Wasn't the ah the the result we wanted. um But yeah, thanks to all the listeners as well. And we will catch you tomorrow again. Thank you for listening to Daily Manchester United, and we'll see you soon.