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Episode 83 - Wingback Specialists Needed - Tactic Tuesdays
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Niall is joined by Ollie to discuss the Liverpool match at the weekend!
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Manchester United's Optimism
00:00:08
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Hello and welcome back to the Daily Manchester United Podcast. My name is Niall Hannigan and I'm back with Ollie. Ollie, how's it going? Happy New Year.
00:00:16
OllieP
Happy New Year to you, my friend. Yes, it's um as I like to be positive. It's positive times at the moment. We're back to where we should be, I feel. Sort of, eh?
00:00:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, we we had we had a bit of a rough Christmas and and new years, but um yeah, we're back with a bit of positivity, um a smile on
Reflecting on the Liverpool Match
00:00:35
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our face. I think if you look back years ago and, you know, to be this happy with the point in Liverpool, you'd probably be like, well, what happened? But considering where we are, considering the circumstances, considering where Liverpool are, I think it's a great point.
00:00:47
OllieP
Yeah, amazing. um Absolutely amazing point. It was such a great game. and It was good to watch as well.
00:00:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:00:52
OllieP
You know, it's just been a long time since I've actually been entertained watching the play. And this was really enjoyable. It really was. I was kind of like, oh, this feels like the old times, you know what I mean?
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
me Yeah.
00:01:02
OllieP
Over the dark days of Christmas, are all over December, it was horrible. It really was. It was kind of like I was feeling bad for Amorim, just to follow the path of
Fresh Start for Manchester United in 2025
00:01:10
OllieP
the team. It was just so much going on as well, so much drama.
00:01:13
OllieP
And I kind of feel, all right, we're back to football again now. We're back to playing football and doing what we do best. So yeah, it's been it's been nice. It's a good start to the year, 2025. So long as it continues. Fingers crossed.
00:01:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know it was like a bit of ah a fever drain there for a while it was like Bournemouth, Wolves, Newcastle just like just defeat after defeat and you were like where are we going like all the games kind of seemed to merge into one and it was just absolutely horrible but as you said New Year
00:01:31
OllieP
Yeah.
00:01:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fresh start, it seems like, fresh attitude. I think that's kind of the main thing that but we can probably focus on today in general on our Tactics Tuesday.
Passionate Performance Against Liverpool
00:01:49
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and Obviously, Kieran and Dan were on yesterday, give a very kind of passionate post-match podcast.
00:01:54
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and We're very, very happy with the results and kind of the raw reaction after the game. But I mean, all of the performance itself, it was just night and day compared to anything else we've seen over the last few months.
00:02:04
OllieP
yeah Yeah, it was such a contrast. It really was just so much energy, so much energy in the squad.
00:02:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:11
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Yeah.
00:02:12
OllieP
Like every player was, everyone was helping each other out. It was the tackles are flying in so much passion and as well. it It was just great to watch. It really was just, um, I kind of felt like, right.
00:02:23
OllieP
Is it going to be one of them where they get off to an early and get an early goal at the start? And then we just capitulate, but no, it wasn't.
00:02:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:02:28
OllieP
We were, we were dominating from the start. We were the best team in the first half and we're the best team in the second half. I can't really fault any player in in the squad. Everyone really put in a shift.
00:02:40
OllieP
um Everyone knew their job. um it was It was just a great team. and It sounds cheesy, but it was just such a great team effort. It really was. Amorim really got them hyped up for this one. And I just think Liverpool underestimated us a lot.
00:02:53
OllieP
They really did. There was a lot of going through all their memes and stuff on Instagram, social media, whatever you're looking at.
00:02:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:02:59
OllieP
And he just thought, we haven't got a cat in hell's chance. We're playing top of the league. They're absolutely flying. But they underestimated us, and we we outplayed them for most of the game. We really did. They could have scored a few more goals, obviously, but we could have scored a lot more. I mean, they're very lucky. They're lucky then they didn't go like four. We could have scored four goals in that game, easily.
00:03:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, no, 100 percent. And it's interesting when you mentioned the passion, because like sometimes you can see, you know, boys flying into tackles and giving it a big roar in the first 10 minutes, but it's all a kind of hot air, like it's all empty, you know, and then a goal goes in and then it's heads down and there's actually nothing to back it up.
00:03:29
OllieP
Yeah.
Frustration Over Inconsistency
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But it was like a passionate but also like disciplined performance, I thought. And it actually would just frustrate you. you know, watching a performance like that where they can get up for a game against Man City and Liverpool and then get absolutely battered off the pitch by anyone else, like anyone else, every other team, doesn't matter below them, above them in the table.
00:03:47
OllieP
That's it.
00:03:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, I think they're not even shaking a leg some other games, you know, like, and you know, really like, are you, am I the idiot here? Am I even being played? Because like, why, why, why can't you do this every week?
00:04:05
OllieP
Yeah.
00:04:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And, you know, we and we know there's quality in the squad and we also kind of I suppose, are frustrated by maybe them not showing it as much as they could. But like, we're kind of justified after you see reforms like that and say, look, this is what you can do every week.
00:04:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is what you're paid to do. There's no excuse to put in this amount of effort.
00:04:19
OllieP
Yeah.
00:04:24
OllieP
Yeah, that's that's exactly it because you kind of feel now ah next game, obviously we've got Arsenal the next game, but if we do play like some of the lesser lesser teams, we should say, um where where is that energy?
00:04:34
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Yeah.
00:04:37
OllieP
Where is that that passion, like you were saying? and it's It sort of just disappears, doesn't it? We've got no consistency. And without consistency, you're absolutely nothing. Because like you said, we beat Man City, putting a good performance against them, and then we're drawn with Liverpool when we should have won.
00:04:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mhm.
00:04:50
OllieP
and So that's what it is. We just need it week in,
Consistency in Team Selection
00:04:53
OllieP
week out. Maybe it's because of the formation, we're switching and changing every week.
00:04:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mhm.
00:04:57
OllieP
Maybe there's too much change within the squad. Like you look at Liverpool, it barely changes from week to week. You look at Man City, it doesn't really change from week to week. Maybe that's just what we need. Maybe we just need the same starting 11 every week.
00:05:10
OllieP
And that's going to give us that consistency then. Everyone's going to get comfortable with each other. um And then we can just get the ball rolling from there, it's excuse the pun.
00:05:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, you're right, though, because there's one thing bringing in a new system, ah which takes time anyway. But then if you're playing the same team in a new system, fair enough, that can kind of give them a chance.
00:05:25
OllieP
Mm.
00:05:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
But you're right. It's been a new system, but a new new team every week, pretty much.
00:05:33
OllieP
yeah
00:05:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And when Amram took over, there was a very busy period where there was League Cup ties and everything. So you know it was every three, four days. And European ties as well, those three or four days, there was a new team going out.
00:05:44
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and Amram need to know what players he trusts, what positions he can put players in. and We had Ahmad in multiple different positions over the first few games. and We had Rashford. He's not featuring all now. So you know he was trying to kind of find what players he wants to play. But you're right. I mean, there's one thing learning the system and playing it. But I think just that the energy and the fight and running back and all that, those are things that are non-negotiables. And that's exactly what they did um against Liverpool, which was great to see.
00:06:14
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You mentioned the formation. You know, Amru has been in what, two months now, maybe, give or take. We've seen ups and downs of the formation. What's your opinion now? What's the review of the 343 at this stage? Ali, like, are you a fan of it? Are you thinking, I don't see it working. I do see it working. Do we need new personnel for it? What
Struggles with Scoring Goals
00:06:34
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do you think in general? Because, you know, it's a lot of teams do build up with a three at the back, but a 343 is in the formation that a lot of teams would use.
00:06:42
OllieP
Yeah, that's that's it. It's going to take a lot of getting used to, but I think our major problem is and it's not the formation. It's goals. We're just not scoring.
00:06:49
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yeah
00:06:50
OllieP
We are not scoring. And yeah our main guy, he's probably hoyling, doesn't he?
00:06:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:55
OllieP
He's the guy we're looking for for goals. And he's, he's, he looks like he's got good technique. He's got a good technique, but he doesn't look like a 20 goal a season player. He doesn't look like he can finish.
00:07:06
OllieP
He's not deadly.
00:07:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:07
OllieP
He's not a rude of an history. Do you know what I mean? He's not a hoiling.
00:07:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no.
00:07:10
OllieP
You stick him in front of the goal. He's probably going to need about five chances before he actually hits the back of the net. And that's our problem. We just haven't got goal scorers. I think we're creating chances. We're getting forward. We're going past defenders, but we're just not getting goals. And that's, that's ultimately what it's all going to be down to. So we can change formations up. We can see it to each play individually, but it doesn't make a difference because we're not sticking the ball in the back of the net.
00:07:34
OllieP
So I don't know what's going to change. There's a lot of pressure on Hoyle and shoulders because he needs to produce, man. He had that one on one. He was on his favored left side as well.
00:07:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:07:44
OllieP
That should be his bread and butter.
00:07:45
OllieP
Do you know what I mean? That one on one that he had. And he's not even getting anywhere near the goal. He's not really testing Allison yesterday, which is a major issue. But he is a good player. I like his energy.
00:07:56
OllieP
I like the way he moves around. But we've got one guy. We've got one guy really. Xerxes. I know I put him down a lot. I feel bad about the guy, but he's he's is he up for it? Is he one of those guys that's going to get any more than 10 goals a season?
00:08:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:08
OllieP
It's it's difficult. We need goal scorers, man. But the 3-4-3, it looks like people are adjusting to it.
00:08:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:15
OllieP
It looks like the players are adjusting to his philosophy. um But it's, like I said, I'll repeat myself again. It's goals. We're not scoring.
00:08:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah No, absolutely. We'll take a quick break here. We're back with a bit more about the the tactical setup in United and and maybe where we see players playing.
00:08:41
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Bruno Fernandes' Deeper Role
00:09:10
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So you mentioned about us, I suppose, getting used to the system and and you can see that there's you know players are kind of starting to get it now. I want to touch on the wing backs later on, but firstly, those kind of like deep line midfielder positions and particularly Bruno Fernandez, like he was excellent against Liverpool.
00:09:29
OllieP
Brilliant.
00:09:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he was even better when he went into the deeper of the two midfielders and playing alongside Ugarate, for example, when we brought on Garnaccio and for Bruno went back in beside Ugarate.
00:09:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you think that's a position that he can play long-term? I tweeted it out, I think, during the game. But I think it actually suits him better, where he's facing the play more. he I think we need a different type of player in the two number 10 positions, more dynamic, a stronger runner with the ball. And I don't think he suits that. I think he might suit it if it's one number 10. But because of the positions we're playing with the two and behind the striker, I think we need a different type of profile than Bruno. but what's your position What's your kind of opinion on on Bruno itself?
00:10:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because sometimes you're not really sure where he fits into this system.
00:10:14
OllieP
Yeah.
00:10:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he he's a bit random in there. But he's also our talisman and our best player. So how does he fit into this system?
00:10:21
OllieP
Yeah, we'll have to sit after yesterday with so many question marks a lot of the time, isn't it? Is he as good as when we first bought him?
00:10:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:27
OllieP
But after yesterday, it's obviously yes, isn't it? You can really get the team going. He's that engine in midfield, and that was the major question. Is he better, like, further up the pitch, or is he better deeper?
00:10:39
OllieP
I think, like you said, I think he was a little bit better, a little bit deeper, because I think he gets frustrated when he's too far up the pitch, because he's not getting the ball to his feet.
00:10:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. He comes back anyway, like all the time.
00:10:48
OllieP
He's not getting the ball to him. Yeah.
00:10:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:50
OllieP
Yeah he's getting frustrated and I think when he does get the ball he's trying to do too much at the time so he's not involved but yeah I think sitting deep is probably a little bit better. I know we've got a guy we've got many that are there as well who's sitting deeper but.
00:11:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:11:04
OllieP
yeah I don't know, it's it's difficult to say what sort of system we come up with, but I think he does look a little bit better when he's not too close to the the attackers. um Just getting involved with play a lot more and just dictating.
00:11:16
OllieP
I think that's what he is. He likes to dictate play.
00:11:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:19
OllieP
So sitting deeper, I think it is the way forward for him. He looked really comfortable yesterday. He looked like he was enjoying his football as well.
00:11:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:25
OllieP
I don't know if it was just being out for a game after getting that red card. He felt like he needed to sort of, ah I don't know, prove to the United Faithful that um he he is good enough and ah ah make making amends for getting that red card, I guess.
00:11:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:11:38
OllieP
But yeah, I like i like the way he played yesterday. He looked really good. That position where where he sat, he just looked really good.
00:11:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, it's a tricky one with him because you know his quality on the ball, you want him on the ball as much as possible. um It depends then who you're playing against, I suppose. Like, would you trust Bruno and Agarte as your two deepest linemen failures? Like, does he have the discipline to actually play that position?
00:12:03
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out of possession um because with menu and agard you're kind of you feel a bit safer you know even just playing a more defensive minded player there and but I think and I might be wishful thinking but I think he is ah you know he's coming what is he nearly 30 now like
00:12:10
OllieP
Yeah.
00:12:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he's starting to even grasp the game further where he needs to be more disciplined and he can't keep playing those 40, 50 hour passes and United need to have a bit more possession of the ball. And I think as he develops and later on into his career, I think he'll actually play a lot more regularly in that too, because he's never really injured.
00:12:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's got a good engine. He can run all day.
00:12:39
OllieP
Yeah.
00:12:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But it's just that discipline, I think, of playing that position and not just, you know, you see in the odd time, he'll he'll go chasing a fallback or ah or a center half and kind of they'll just pop it around him and then there's a gap in the midfield.
00:12:48
OllieP
Yeah.
00:12:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
You can't really do that if you're playing in the in the deepest too. um But I'm sure Amram will kind of, you know, look to get that discipline within the squad. Because I think he sees a lot of those players playing in multiple positions. Like we've seen Ahmad play on wing back. We've seen him play in the number 10. We've seen Mount play deep and in the number 10. So there are kind of areas to to mix and match there. And I think we have the ah profiles for it.
00:13:16
OllieP
Yeah, yeah, definitely is. ah We haven't got a huge squad and we haven't got ah abundance of um abundance of talent.
00:13:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, we've got Ericsson and Casamiro for a cover in midfield.
00:13:23
OllieP
not um Yeah, that's it.
00:13:26
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like
00:13:26
OllieP
That's it. That's it. People have to play multiple positions. We haven't really got a choice in that in that matter at all.
00:13:30
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yeah
00:13:32
OllieP
and So people do have to be flexible. They do have to be willing to ah play out of their favor position because that's the only way we're actually going to get through the season. um But yeah, it's about adjusting really, it's about believing in the manager, about believing in his project, what he's trying to do.
00:13:48
OllieP
And I think a lot of these players, I look at them, I feel like they are, they are adjusting, they are believing in what he's actually trying to instill into the team, this new formation.
00:13:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:13:57
OllieP
We're going to go on ah about it all season, that's all people have spoke about, this 3-4-3. but essentially what it comes down to is just believing in the manager and just believing that we can actually go out there and beat teams and I think we look through Christmas and it looked like there was just no self-belief at all that we could be anyone but now it seems like I know it's one game I know we're getting excited it was Liverpool but it seems like he's instilled something
00:14:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:14:20
OllieP
Maybe it's because the personnel, the players that are around the squad, I don't want to name any names, rhymes of Ashford, but ah maybe, maybe he's one of the guys that's just, ah he doesn't want to around the team. Maybe there's some players who are rotten eggs who just don't give, give back to the team what they should be. I've heard a few rumors about his attitude, Rashford again. I think he might've been in trouble about nights out, et cetera. Maybe Amarin just doesn't want that around his team. Maybe just wants players who believe in him, believe in his,
00:14:47
OllieP
philosophy and he doesn't want to ruin that which
Discipline and Attitude Concerns
00:14:50
OllieP
is fair enough which is what you want with what we want yeah entirely
00:14:54
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Absolutely. Should be the bare minimum, really. I suppose if you're, if you're on that much money and you're a professional athlete, just don't go out.
00:14:58
OllieP
Yeah, don't go out and get leverage.
00:15:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's fine. Like, yeah.
00:15:03
OllieP
Especially before games, it's just nuts. It is absolutely nuts. It's disrespectful to your teammates, your manager, the club, the fans. It's it's just pretty simple stuff.
00:15:15
OllieP
It really is. So hopefully he he's done really well media wise at the moment. He's not aired all his dirty laundry in public, which is great. He's been good with the media and he's just said what needs to be said. So I'm fully behind him. Honestly, I really like this guy.
00:15:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I'm the same, 100%. Okay, we'll take another quick break here and we'll be back with, yeah, a bit more for for Tactics Tuesday.
00:15:47
OllieP
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00:16:15
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Right. Wingbacks.
Challenges with Fullbacks as Wingbacks
00:16:17
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OK. Carriger did a bit of analysis there last week. And then I saw a clip of Inter Milan playing and scoring a goal. And Dumfries scored two goals at the weekend for Inter Milan. And the goal was a counter attack where DeMarco and Dumfries ended up as the two highest players on the pitch, the left wing back and the right wing back. Now, Inter Milan have been playing 3-4-3 for ages now. And those two are like specialized wingbacks.
00:16:44
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But it just showed like how good the system can be. And then you look at United and at the moment we're still playing fullbacks as wingbacks in the big game. So we have Mizrahi and Dallow who are used to playing in the back four, either as a right back or a left back.
00:16:58
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and in those games, it feels like we're a bit trapped because we normally end up with five across the back when we're trying to build out rather than them being extremely high.
00:17:07
OllieP
Yeah.
00:17:07
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And and it doesn't seem that natural. And about yesterday was the one game where Dallow saw Trent and was like, yeah, I can actually go past him because every other time he's had a fallback, he turns back on his right foot and passes it back or tries to cross on his right foot.
00:17:12
OllieP
Hmm. Yeah, he does.
00:17:20
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And do you think, and Amr mentioned this at the start, where he's going to start with foldbacks and then eventually maybe get more attacking players in those wingback roles, but do you think there's players in the squad that we could play in those wingback roles in and a game where we think we're going to have more possession and we can actually be a bit more attacking?
00:17:39
OllieP
Yeah, wow. You look at Shaw, obviously Shaw's the guy you look for in that left.
00:17:43
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I don't know.
00:17:44
OllieP
If he was fully fit, if if you got Shaw, I know, I know it's just terrible, isn't it?
00:17:45
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Shaw's doing TikToks now, so he's not.
00:17:49
OllieP
And it's heartbreaking as well because you don't realize how fast Shaw is.
00:17:54
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He's so good if he's fed these.
00:17:54
OllieP
He's so quick, so quick.
00:17:56
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Yeah.
00:17:56
OllieP
Naturally, he's a left footed player. He's natural on that left side. He knows how he's got a great cross on him. He can find a play, he can do the short pass, do the long pass. He's got a good shot on him and he's powerful.
00:18:09
OllieP
He's just got the whole package, but ah it's just it's heartbreaking. It really is.
00:18:13
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It is.
00:18:13
OllieP
You just want him as a left wing back or a left full back, sorry. But yeah, he's it's just annoying.
00:18:19
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Yeah.
00:18:20
OllieP
You can't really see him really getting to full fitness. And Melasia, I don't know what's happening with him at all.
00:18:24
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Now, is he good enough, though?
00:18:26
OllieP
Is is he out injured again? Is he just unfavored?
00:18:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is he good enough? Like, he's decent, like, he's decent.
00:18:30
OllieP
That's it, that's it. He looks he looks quite athletic. He can bomb back up and forth, back and down the the flank, but is he good enough? Yeah, that's probably the best question for it. I don't know if he is, which is a shame, really.
00:18:43
OllieP
So we've got those two naturally left-footed players, but they're just inconsistent.
00:18:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:48
OllieP
You just can't trust them. There's no trust there. You need someone every week. And that's why what it is. Milan, you've got two players who are playing every week.
00:18:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:18:56
OllieP
uh we're chipping and changing every week and it's it just doesn't work man and these positions are probably the two most but important positions on the pitch yeah
00:19:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, that's it. Yeah. Like if he wants to play that way, you need like specialized players for those positions because it's so pivotal. I mean, the mind to run and they have to do, but they have to be comfortable on the ball in the final third. Also like, um, so it's very hard to turn a full back into one. I think Ms. Rawi and Dalla were obviously very good on the ball, but, um,
00:19:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
they internally look like wingers when they're taking on players. And you can tell they're not.
00:19:29
OllieP
yeah
00:19:30
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you know he like when they're taking It doesn't look good when they're taking on players. So and I'm just thinking, is there anyone else in the squad that could play there? I mean, Ahmad did a job out there, but I'm loving the freedom that he's playing within the number 10, where he just kind of picks up positions anywhere on the pitch, rather than kind of being forced to track back into that position um when you United are defending.
00:19:50
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Rashford, I don't think so. I just don't think he does enough running.
00:19:52
OllieP
Yeah. No, not a forward throw.
00:19:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Anthony plays the odd time, but he's just not good enough. um Who else do we have that can play like Garnaccio is too attacking to play left wing back.
00:20:03
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So I think that's definitely an area that needs to be looked at in terms of, okay, who are kind of athletic enough fullbacks that are extremely good in the final third. and And surely that has to be an area that we need to look at.
00:20:03
OllieP
Yeah.
00:20:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, if you want to continue with the system, their pivotal roles, like you said.
00:20:19
OllieP
Yeah. And it's, you can, you can put plays in that position. They might be athletic, but how are you just going to give away free kicks?
00:20:23
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Yeah.
00:20:25
OllieP
Do you know what I mean? Are these, are these guys that can actually nick the ball off a player? Cause he probably doesn't get someone who's going to track back and they're just going to pick up a yellow card or even worse. Do you know what I mean? And it's. you need You need players who are actually defensive minded. It's it completely different philosophy. What's going on in their head compared to what an attacker thinks, it's completely different. So you need players who can actually do that job. but Like you say, they they specialize in that area. All we are is going to be picking up yellow cards all the time. Give them any free kicks.
00:20:53
OllieP
um and probably getting punished by set pieces. So you just really need to look and think, right, we we need to buy these players in the summer. Because I don't think we're going to buy any one over January.
00:21:01
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nah No, no.
00:21:02
OllieP
It never really happens. No one's really available either. And you don't really want to get players coming in this this quickly, trying to install that philosophy to them. And it's just not working. So it's best we get shopping now and get it all set for summer.
00:21:15
OllieP
And hopefully, we can get to snatch those players and get them nice and early as well. So Amorim can like get the philosophy set over to them. It just depends who's available as well. Cause this is a position that's honestly, it's there's not many that are amazing in the world in that position that are available.
00:21:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:31
OllieP
So it's tricky.
00:21:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it is. It
Praise for Defensive Players
00:21:34
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is. and And I suppose then you're, when you look at the back three, I mean, first of all, we need to touch on McGuire. I mean, a new lease of life in this back three, like it's, it's brilliant because, you know, he's got a bit of cover.
00:21:40
OllieP
<unk>s amazing
00:21:46
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Um, he can commit now to tackles. He can commit to aerial deals because he knows he has the two and behind.
00:21:48
OllieP
yeah
00:21:52
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Um, Amram clearly likes him.
00:21:54
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Um, and he's looking like he's going to extend his deal as well, which is brilliant.
00:21:54
OllieP
Yeah.
00:21:57
OllieP
Hmm.
00:21:57
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So. That's great. Then, I mean, Yaro looks, looks the real deal.
00:22:02
OllieP
Oh, that tackle.
00:22:02
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Um, the tackle is insane.
00:22:03
OllieP
What a tackle. Oh, beautiful.
00:22:04
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Um, but everything he does is one touch. It's brilliant.
00:22:07
OllieP
Yeah.
00:22:08
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He moves the ball so fast. It's not getting out of it.
00:22:10
OllieP
Hmm.
00:22:10
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He played a brilliant cross field pass as well. They're going to actually near the end and Gurnacho found himself offside. I don't know how you can be offside when you can look across the whole line, but
00:22:15
OllieP
No, it's in. Yeah.
00:22:19
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Jorro seems to be doing well. Delict is still a bit rash, like you know that diving in in front of Gackbo yesterday.
00:22:23
OllieP
Yeah.
00:22:25
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um Martin is solid, can be rash, but is perfect for that left of the three.
00:22:30
OllieP
Yeah, his best game yesterday, by far.
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um
00:22:33
OllieP
He's been awful all season, but that was his best game by far.
00:22:34
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Yeah, yeah to ya ah brilliant finish, brilliant finish.
00:22:35
OllieP
What a finish. What a finish. but mean pigs eggs i know and
00:22:39
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But he's he's comfortable in covering on the wings as well, which is good. You know, so I think I'm i'm kind of more comfortable with those four rotating in that back three, um which is good.
00:22:46
OllieP
yeah
00:22:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's just those wing back positions and you look kind of across the lead. I mean, you have Aiden Nuri from Wolves, you have Kirk Kess from Bournemouth, but like these are these are good players, but you just don't know are they like top, top, top players.
00:23:00
OllieP
Yeah.
00:23:01
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And
00:23:02
OllieP
They're gonna do well in the present day.
00:23:02
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you know, we need to get back to buying the best, I suppose, and and just like, you know, buying top quality players, like you look back at that away team, me you just have four unbelievable strikers and you're like, right, you know, that's probably why we won that much, you know, like, because we have that many good players.
00:23:05
OllieP
Yeah.
00:23:16
OllieP
yeah It was crazy, isn't it? You look back at squad, just like, oh my word, we were packed, just packed with talent.
00:23:22
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Yeah.
00:23:24
OllieP
Just absolute monsters, you know what I mean? These are all captains, you know what I mean?
00:23:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, madness.
00:23:28
OllieP
It's just nuts, isn't it? And yeah, you kind of our team is very thin. There's ah there's a big shopping list. There's a is a big exodus on the way.
00:23:35
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chris yeah
00:23:36
OllieP
Has to be. Has to be a massive exodus on the way for the summer. I don't think a lot of players are going to go during the January transfer at all.
00:23:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:23:44
OllieP
ah We're too thin on the ground for that. But yeah, it has to be a massive exodus and we just need to get in quality so hopefully there's gonna be no panics like we've had with ten hag and um Managers before him we're gonna actually think about who we actually need He doesn't matter if we spend big as long as it's plays.
00:23:59
OllieP
We actually need and plays it actually job Yeah, great.
00:24:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, like the Yara one, the Yara one's perfect.
00:24:04
OllieP
Bye. Why bye?
00:24:04
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Yeah.
00:24:06
OllieP
He's brilliant 50 million and he's a Teenager you like 20 or whatever
00:24:10
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Yeah, he's I think he's 19. Yeah.
00:24:11
OllieP
19, a teenager, and he looks that good.
00:24:12
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Yeah.
00:24:14
OllieP
He's just stepped up into the Premier League. Like he's been there for years. He looks amazing.
00:24:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, absolutely.
00:24:18
OllieP
So yeah, it's not about the money or how much we spend. It's about how we spend it. So fingers crossed. It's going to be a great summer
00:24:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know we're back. Sorry, I'm after Jinx in it. But anyway, and good stuff. Well, Ollie, thanks for joining me today. and Yeah, we touched on, I suppose, all the different areas of the team that we probably need to look at and on who what personality we're playing where and wing backs and deep line positions.
00:24:36
OllieP
great
00:24:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah, we got a bit of got a bit of fight and passion back into the team as well this weekend. weekend So always always good to see. But yes, thank you for joining me. And yeah, we'll catch you in the next one.
00:24:55
OllieP
Cheers buddy, take care mate.