Nobody Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 20 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: I thought Isak was a striker? He should be our main forward. He is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Bro has to start. Doesn’t have to be in place of Wilson though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 7 hours ago, Nobody said: He is. That's what I thought. I don't get why people are saying he's not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAK Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: That's what I thought. I don't get why people are saying he's not? I think people mean he’s not your hold it up and lay it off type of striker. He likes it into space facing the opposition and likes to drift to the wings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Looked really good when he came on imho. Needs starting. Probs instead of Wilson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Best player when he came on, needs to be given a run in the team now ahead of Wilson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Yeah. He was class. Few Mancs sat behind me. They were commenting between themselves on how good he was and they couldn’t deal with him, glad he didn’t start etc. He has looked best in a bit of a withdrawn role, off the front man. Gets in some really nice positions and just glides about the pitch. But even factoring that in, I think he should be getting a start up top now. Can’t see Howe starting both and changing the system any time soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said: Yeah. He was class. Few Mancs sat behind me. They were commenting between themselves on how good he was and they couldn’t deal with him, glad he didn’t start etc. He has looked best in a bit of a withdrawn role, off the front man. Gets in some really nice positions and just glides about the pitch. But even factoring that in, I think he should be getting a start up top now. Can’t see Howe starting both and changing the system any time soon. Agreed - I’m the summer though I think we need to go for a Toney type player and have isak just behind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 His movement is sensational and he’ll only get better as we add better players around him. Has the potential to reach the very top. Looking forward to watching him grow as we grow over the next few years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Has to start. A bit baffled reading that he isn’t a striker? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Has to start. He's clearly a far better player than Wilson. I think the plan will be to move to a front three similar to that of Liverpool where you have three players who float about. The traditional number nine is a dying breed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Aye, he's got a bit of the Firmino's about him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixx Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I want to see 4-4-fucking-2 again with him and Wilson up front and ASM and Almiron out wide. Really liked to see him drop between the lines and get the ball at his feet and he seems to have a good understanding with ASM. I'm also quite confident that Joelinton and Bruno are more than capable of holding down the fort in midfield without Willock/Longstaff. Get Targett in to help ASM on the left wing. Go a bit hell for leather with two strikers. Our formation with a single striker and Trippier acting as a bit of a playmaker from the right back position isn't quite working any more this year. We need to try something different and Isak has to be the key to that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 He needs to start and get extended run. I am not sure i he will start him though unless Wilson get his usual injury set back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 39 minutes ago, St1pe said: Has to start. A bit baffled reading that he isn’t a striker? He isn't a lone striker, which is how we play. He struggles in that role imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 He seemed absolutely fine in the few games he had there before the injury when he first joined I thought? Particularly against Liverpool away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 He was fine at the top of a front three in Spain. A large part of the problem is that the link up with our wingers isn't there yet. Promising stuff from him and ASM, but it'll be a combination of lack of playing time and him being far better than anyone who plays alongside him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palestoon Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 16 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: He seemed absolutely fine in the few games he had there before the injury when he first joined I thought? Particularly against Liverpool away. I think against a team like Liverpool where we sit back and look to hit them on the break, he's fine as a lone striker. He has room to roam, find channels to run and use his pace. But against sides who sit deep, he's struggled to get into the games, and usually just gets dominated physically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Maybe we change our style to play him upfront. He's not the hold it up guy. He comes deep and wide. That needs other players to run centrally. ASM doesn't often make that run. Certainly needs to start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I liked his self confidence. The first thing he did when he came on was take on Rashford for pace. Not many players would back themselves to do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmot Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Build a forward line around him. Wilson was shite yesterday, and has been for a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Has to be the priority to find a system that works for him. He looks far more dangerous than any of our other players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I would give Isak, ASM and Gordon a go as our front three for the rest of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Isak Gordon ASM Bruno Beg Jow Longstaff Targett Botman Schar Trippier Pope Worth a try? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I've been an advocate of it in the past but I now struggle to see a point in moving our best player from his current position. We've seen in the past three league games how we struggle to build from the back when he isn't the link between defence and midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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