Davinson Sanchez made 5 or 6 really poor inaccurate or intercepted passes in his own half in the first 30 minutes when United were still pressing, makes constant questionable decisions positioning himself with and without the ball, AND the Pogba goal deflected off him to boot, yet he's being praised because he made a few chase down recovery tackles. What a time.
Davinson Sanchez made 5 or 6 really poor inaccurate or intercepted passes in his own half in the first 30 minutes when United were still pressing, makes constant questionable decisions positioning himself with and without the ball, AND the Pogba goal deflected off him to boot, yet he's being praised because he made a few chase down recovery tackles. What a time.
Embarrassing display from Ajax. It wasn't even a close
Was going to say that but didn't want to get attacked for it. He's talented but definitely needs to learn a LOT.
Even his recovery tackle on Lingard was just Lingard being weak. He shoved him over, but the ref didn't give it (rightly so) because Lingard displayed zero strength.
United in the Champions League, England will have five clubs involved
They won't get an extra EL spot however, so only Arsenal and Everton will be involved (Everton will have to qualify)
Never seen so many wasted possessions. Ajax just refused to actually do something with the ball in the final third. Pass, dribble, pass, dribble, giveaway.
Chelsea, Spurs, City, and United in the group stage.
Liverpool in the playoff round (win and into group stage, lose and into Europa group stage)
I mean, what were they supposed to do. Say what you will about how terrible it looks, but if there's one thing a Mourinho team is good at, it's maintaining shape and not being broken down. Given that Ajax was being dominated in the air, the option of playing it wide and crossing in wasn't great either.
Chelsea, Spurs, City, and United in the group stage.
Liverpool in the playoff round (win and into group stage, lose and into Europa group stage)
Arsenal in group stage of Europa.
Everton in Third qualifying round (2 wins to get to group stage, loss sends you home)
Davinson Sanchez made 5 or 6 really poor inaccurate or intercepted passes in his own half in the first 30 minutes when United were still pressing, makes constant questionable decisions positioning himself with and without the ball, AND the Pogba goal deflected off him to boot, yet he's being praised because he made a few chase down recovery tackles. What a time.
Yes, he seems to make good passes sometimes, and he's obviously extremely athletic, but him going to United would be a total disaster right now. Especially since he won't be making these chase down tackles on a team that parks the bus so often.
The majority of the play in Ajax's build up came from him and so he's going to give the ball away at times. It's not he had great outlets all the time either. As for the defending, you clearly missed his presence in the air which considering his time was important. He also won every tackle he went for. You're making a lot out of some mistakes. Can't believe the deflection is being brought up either.
It'd be the opposite. He'd be a welcome addition to United despite the change in tactics.
The majority of the play did come from him but it probably shouldn't have. Veltman and de Ligt are far superior in possession. Sanchez attempted 9 long balls but only 2 were accurate; de Ligt attempted 4 but 3 were accurate. His positioning was crap too. Aerial presence and recovery tackles are overrated.