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Originally Posted by loveikan
Manchester United travelling squad vs Barcelona:
De Gea, Romero, Grant
Dalot, Darmian, Young, Jones, Lindelof, Rojo, Smalling, Shaw
Fred, Matic, McTominay, Pereira, Pogba, Lingard, Mata
Martial, Sanchez, Lukaku, Rashford
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On paper, the names appearing here looks good. But on the field?
Martial...good as he may be, to me a very timid player that pulls out of any opposing tackles far too easily and at times seems least interested in trying to win back "lost" possession.
Lukaku...one of the worst amongst the "rated" players in the Premier League with first touch. Strong as he is, technically weak and seldom get past one, let alone two defenders. His present position on the wing not working as he is still extremely poor in his crossing which hardly gets to his colleagues.
Lingard...very hard working lad, but that is probably his only strength.
Sanchez...nothing to say!!!
Matic....far too slow in this modern game. Keeps ball too long to initiate any quick attacks
Young....past his prime. Indulge in far too much back-pass or square pass. Hardly able to start quick counter attacks.
Rojo....do we need to even mention his name on the list?
Mata...similar attributes as Matic, damn slow player
This is only my personal opinion. I honestly wish I was wrong with all these assessments which means we have a really good team.