MY TAKE ON THE GAME BETWEEN MAN UTD VS MAN CITY .1-2

yesterday mana utd played man city in utd's home .   the game can be clearly described as the game of two halves . the first halves was the proper footballing lesson from city to utd and the way you get ur formation correct and how you make it work .this was the game where on one team likes to have the ball and open the opposition by dominating then with possession and testing them with their defensive concentration and organisation . while the other one like to keep it compact and likes to play on the counter . the game could had been over and it would had been spanking had city been a little bit more clinical . while the first half was for city utd came into the game into the second half with the change of their personal and formation. but one thing that i was very much surprised and disappointed by was the time that mouriniho took to change the formation and personal . i expected him to make the changes immediately in the first half itself when he saw that his formation was not working and that the game was getting drifted away from him and man city having so much of ball . not only that they had the penetration  in the utd defense . for me he could have had made the formation changes in the first half itself and time that he took to make the changes was the reason that utd lost the game .
now it doesnt matter as to what formation you play but its the players who make the formation work . its the players understanding which comes from managers teaching which he does it on the training pitch to make them understand as to what they need to do in the run of play and what their position should be . i remember paul scholes talking about the way former man utd assistant carlos quieroz taking the team's defensive drills as to how and what they should do when they loose the ball and how much distance there should be between players and who should mark whom and how players will help each other out on defense . the reason of this writing is because in the first half man utd were too flat too much too much wide and just like most mouriniho team lacking cohesion .
utd started the game with 4-2-3-1 formation which was 4-4-2 on defense while city started the game with 4-1-4-1  or 4-3-3 formation. now the formation here are very important and as i had said is the kind of players that used to make this formation work . while utd had fellaini and pogba in the middle while  city had fernandiniho ,silva and de bruyne in the middle . first thing city had the numbers advantage in the middle of the park . seconldy there players were more mobile compared to utd . the game started with the familiar note of how gaurdiola's team play and he has started to put his stamp on the team . city had illenacho upfront with nolito and sterling on the wings . the gaurdiola stamp can already be seen they like to play out from the back . they are comfortable on the ball . the centre backs can play ball and pass it . the signs were in the first evident in the first five minutes itself when otamendi could bring ball out from the back and release de bruyne in the space between valencia and baiely . city's game plan was that nolito and sterling will keep on stretching the defense and you could see that city were passing the ball from one end to other in the bid to keep on stretching utd . what this will do was that this will create space in the middle for city where on they can exploit it with runners from midfield . there other plan was to release nolito or sterling behind the back four with them making the diagonal run . the trouble for utd was that utd were not that cohesive on their defense .
as i had written earlier about the paul scholes incidence about carlos quieroz . here fellaini and pogba just didnt had the cohesive ness between them . this fact can be seen with the space between them . this was the first thing that mouriniho failed to correct . he should have asked fellaini and pogba to close the gap between them . if you could see that they had somewhere around 10 yards of space between these two playes . now that kind of space is enough to exploit for the team like city . pogba and fellaini needed to complement each and that is what is expected of them on defense but for me pogba is not that good on defensive discipline . city dont spend time on the ball and players like silva and de bruyne didn infact exploit that space if you could see . utd were very much stretched in the first half . when utd had the ball utd were trying to go direct to zlatan . city just made sure that he didnt any time on the ball and closed him down very quickly and stones and otamendi were on ibra in a flash and just because of the lack of cohesion in mouriniho's team city could just close down utd quickly and have the possession back . second thing was the lack of confidence on the ball by certain utd players like rooney and lingard ( i dont know why he started ). although rooney had changed his game plan and he looks to passing the ball in one go but still he looks suspect with the ball . utd didnt really had the plan as to what they are going to do when they have the ball . silva was the main man for city his ability to come deep collect the ball and roll the play and control the tempo of the game . city's mobility in the midfield and utd's lack of it was the main reason as to why city dominated the first half and could have closed the game in the first half .
now credit to jose he made the changes in the second half and which bought utd back in the game but at the same utd were monotonous and one dimensional . first thing he bought herrera in the midfield now herrera is the most important player as far as utd are concerned he is there most mobile player who covers a lot of grass for them . seconldy he provided that all important mobility in the middle of the park which utd lacked . while he replaced lingard who had a bad game . he switched rooney on the right flank in the bid that he would be able to provide same kind of cross which won them the southampton game. for that he pushed pogba and fellaini forward in the bid to have more height in the box but city defended good and never allowed utd sniff at the goal . just as utd grew in the game city changed their approach they started to city back  deeper because rashford was on the pitch and the kid does link's up very good others . city didnt want to have him space behind the back to run . secondly they started to sit back and hit utd on the counter . thirdly they went defensive with having 5 at the back and congesting space . the thing with utd was that they just didnt had the game plan to open up city and they depend on players ability rather than team work to open defenses .
now something about the players specially utd's . baiely had started the first 4 games but i think he need to be dropped and needs to be taught the proper way to defend . he needs to be taught that defending is about patience and about picking ur moment . he needs to have the better game reading because he is the one who will be exposed if the front players dont do their job . i had already said that blind was made centre back because of the emergency and his best position should be in the middle of park with herrera . i think fellaini needs a mobile partner like herrera or blind and that will give them the edge . pogba had developed technically very well but now he needs to learn the game and how he should run and control the game and the defensive side of it if he wants to be a good no.6 . if we say that he was the same way that he was when he was young then sir alex wasnt wrong to let him go because he hasnt got the brain to control the game even after playing so many game . so time to learn . zlatan for me looked absent in the second half because when rashford crossed him the ball i think he wasnt expecting it . i think with the kid on the ball you should be ready . mikhitariyan had a bad day but he will show his true colors . stones needs to sort out his passing and cut out his mistakes cause if he doesnt gaurdiola will not hesitate to axe him .
last but not the least but why doesnt jose shows the balls and subbed rooney . utd had suffered enough because at times rooney doesnt belongs there and bringing martial in place of rooney earlier would had given utd more impetus . last but not the least i think this should give jose to create a better cohesion in the team and teach pogba the nitty gritties of midfield position . he should stop picking fellaini because his lack of mobility can cost utd . all and all i think jose will come back stronger while gaurdiola will keep on improving .

DOES ROONEY DESERVE HIS ENGLAND PLACE . SLOVAKIA VS ENGLAND . 0-1

yesterday england played slovakia in the first world cup qualification match .the match was important because it was for the qualification plus it was the first match for new england manager sam allardyce . now whenever new manager comes with him comes new ideas as to how he wants  team to play . but to be honest after watching the game i was wondering as to whether it was roy hodgson's team and where was the difference in this team and the one that played under roy hodgson . the team looks the same except for one or two personal changes . the team is playing the same way as it used to play under hodgson . one hopeless manager replaced by another who keeps on chewing weed balls in the dugout . while looking at the qualification group it will go undefeated just like the last time and will again loose in the first round . to be honest the problem is not only in the manager but in the whole system . the players are technically inept and hopeless. doesnt matter what tactics you play but they will now be able to execute it because they are just not good enough . to be honest just tell as to how many of these england player will get into their club team if their selects them on merit . the answer will be less than 3 . 
before i write about the game i want to talk about the aura that was created around sam allardyce that he was ruthless and that he is tactically very astute and will get the best out of these players and blah blah blah . now i have a question to ask as to whether rooney is holding the england football team to ransom . instead of the coach dictating the terms and telling the players where they should play the reverse is happening . it seems that the players are telling the coach as to where they want to play .  havent the england coach got the balls to drop the captains and tell them that the best is beyond them and that they need to be left out . even after looking after rooney's performance if he is saying that he was good and he was satisfied by it then there is no bigger idiot than big sam .
what is different in this england team and the team that played under hodgson then the answer is none . under him they use  to play the same 4-3-3 system and here too they are doing the same . there was a big talk by big sam as to what position rooney would play . in hodgson's team he was playing in the midfield in the same position that he is occupying in big sam's team . i really will not clarify as to why he is shifted in that position but to be honest he is not a midfielder . england had three at the top while three in the middle . dier in the middle with rooney and henderson on left and right . i think it was told that henderson would go up and join the  attack while rooney will spread the ball and call the shots through the middle .  everthing and anything that england were trying to do with ball it was going through rooney as if players were trying to hand him the ball and  then waiting . firstly he cannot support the front three . seconldy his decisions on the ball are hopeless . thirdly he was spending too much time on the ball and making the game slow .
harry kane was criticized for his performance at the euros and even yesterday by alan shearer ( hopeless pundit) . to be honest what can you do when you are not  feeded the ball and not given enough touches on the ball or that  not enough chances are created for you then . first england didnt had the no.10 in the team who would be a link up between rooney and kane . rooney was not able to play passes to kanes feet or find him . the reason because he was slow and the interplay between the players was also very slow . seconldy rooney wasnt coming high up the pitch to link up with kane . the midfielders role is to now only supply the forward line with the ball but also support them when they are given the ball just as the back line does it with midfield so that when they are pressured they can pass it back and recive it when they are in the position . it was rooney's role to do that but he is hopeless . seconldy he can even go beyond the front with some good interplay but there was no link up between the front line and the middle one . big sam must have wanted rooney to have majority of the ball but his use of it was hopeless . first off he cannot get his head high quickly to pass it . seconldy he cannot make up the mind as to whom he is going to pass . his inability will certainly cost england . the reason being that the organisation of the england players on offense . they really dont know as to how they should surround or take their positions when someone is on the ball . if the move is not orchestrated or not practised then it becomes difficult to move the ball and if the players are not good then it becomes even more difficult to move the ball . the second player was dier in the middle but he too doesnt seems to be quite comfortable on the ball and when your boss has ordered you give the ball to rooney then what can you do . even if lallana and sterling had the ball still they didnt had the pivot around who they could play and take ball deeper . it seems its the same script that had been in roy hodgson team only thing is now big sam is in incharge .
now england managers were known in the world because of their organisation and their ability to organise a team but over the years what i had seen that that aspect had only been in one direction that is defense . organisation is not only for how you stop the team but also how you open the opposition . its about how you explain the players as to what you want to do when they have the ball and what they should do when they have it and without it . over the years the english managers have just concentrated on just one subject and the second aspect had been taken to the bins and this why they are no longer considered for jobs at big clubs .

MY TAKE ON THE GAME BETWEEN ARGENTINA VS URUGUAY.

today argentina played uraguay in the world cup qualifiers . the match was important because messi had made the comeback to the national team but most importantly  now the national team was is under new coach and it was important as to what tactics does he adopt and the style of play that he was going to adopt .
for the argentian he went with the 4-4-2 formation with dybala and pratto up front for a little man small man partnership . now if you had watched the copa america championship then argentina convincingly defeated chile in the group stage and that was because the ball was spread all around and the threat wasnt just from one side . the offense wasnt all around and the ball possession or touches wasnt dominated by a single player . the offense wasnt revolving around one single guy but it was a team effort so it was important to see as to how the new argentian manager uses messi . for me the offense had been too much revolving around messi and that in turn had helped the opposition who now could sense that if they could stop messi they could contain argentina . when the ball comes out from the back and comes upfront they could sense as to whom the ball is going to so they just have to either stop that guy .
let me tell you first i watched the match till the 55 min and the match was virtually over after 45 min even though argentina were just one nil up and argentina played with 10 men for the second half . as i had said that it was important as to how messi by the new argie gaffer . to be i am disappointed . they had a big man small man upfront but the play whole and sole revolved around messi but most important than that everthing and anything was tried from the same zone or same half . i hoped that the play would be more spread around and with the players on the pitch argentina will be much more rounded in their approach with all the players involved in the offense instead it was only messi and him creating and shooting . i never saw the full backs coming forward too much and joining the attack and stretching the defense . argentina had height in the box with pratto but never cared to use that . 
messi started the game in the same position as his club position but the disappointing thing was that he was trying everything . if there was a chance need to be created then he would be the one who would pass it . he was the one doing the shooting . but most importantly he was collection just beyond the midfield and trying to either cut inside and create chances from there or shoot . i expected him to link up with dybala and pratto and have deeper penetration inside uruguay's half . yes uraguay always were going to have men behind the ball but argentina had the quality to open defense . di maria didnt saw much off the ball but to be honest i am disappointed in him . i like lamela more than di maria who had really comes leap and bounds in england . he can handle physical attribute more better . he is more comfortable on the ball and looks very good . argentina had always looked more threatning when he had been on the pitch . the argie gaffer should really see that they see more of the ball and design the offense around them and that will make the team more threatning .
i am disappointed with uraguay yes they were going to sit back but when they had the ball i expected them to do better when they had  the ball . most importantly argentina  was giving space and time to suarez who was coming into hole to collect the ball and both fuentes mori and otamendi were holding the position and not following him and closing him down . the player i was most disappointed from uruguay was cavani . he was hopeless not very good on the ball and was letting his team down and it would be wise if the uraguay coach can play with the idea of dropping him down .

MY TAKE ON THE GAME BETWEEN SPURS VS LIVERPOOL .

yesterday spurs played liverpool at their home . spurs started the game with 4-2-3-1 formation while liverpool started the game with 4-3-3 formation . the interesting thing was that Wijnaldum was shifted in the middle three along side henderson . while spurs had wanayama and dier in the middle in front of the back four . to be honest i had never seen spurs side being so poor and pochettino being so tactically naive .
the game started with a very good pace with both team trying to close down each other whenever the ball was high up the pitch . compared to liverpool spurs were playing a bit high off the pitch . now the advantage was with liverpool in this lineup first off they had three in the middle compared to two in the middle for spurs . secondly the middle three of liverpool are pretty mobile  and are more comfortable on the ball than spurs middle two . also the front three of the liverpool are more mobile . the first mistake that spurs were making is that they were wasting time on the ball and i would say particularly with vertroghen who was doing it . now the commentators were praising him but let me tell you the more you spent time on the ball the more time you allow the opposition to climb off the pitch and close you down. liverpool were just doing that . they were just a bit patient in closing but vertroghen's time wasting on the ball meant that they could organise themselves properly to close down spurs . this closing resulted in the first chance for liverpool . the second thing about spurs was that the middle two are not that comfortable on the ball . wanyama is good midfielder but he is not the kind of player who can control the tempo of the game or is that extremly mobile . instead he likes to have players come on him or read the game properly and then intercept at the proper moment but the fiery pace of the game meant that it just flew past him . for me dier just didnt know as to what his role was in the middle because his role is taken by wanyama and now he just doent know as to what he needs to do . both of the spurs midfielders are not mobile nor are great ball players let alone control the tempo of the game. the real problem for spurs was that they were not moving the ball faster . the four players up the pitch were waiting for the balls to be passed to them but liverpool just cut off their supply . i think spurs missed dembele and his ability on the very much in this match . had it not for vorm i think spurs would had a spanking yesterday .
in the game spurs were on the offense trying to compose a move while liverpool were on the counter . spurs game plan is to play through kane and then use the three players behind him to bomb forward beyond him . the other thing that spurs were doing was that they were trying to send rose up the pitch in trying to push mane back  . they knew that he would have the space because eriksen was moving inside seconldy mane at times can be lazy but this move can fire back . i explained that in the diagram because this leaves mane quite a space to explore and most importantly spurs midfielders not that mobile compounded that .  liverpool were quite prepared and ready for spurs . first off they kept a very tight mark on kane . both matip and lovren were tightly marking kane and were making it impossible for spurs to play through him . secondly all the middle three were very well placed in front of the back four and there was little space between the lines for spurs to exploit plus the liverpool players are quite mobile and energetic compared to spurs compounded with the lack of pace in the spurs middle two meant that liverpool just dominated the first half and should had closed the game in the first half itself . the other thing is that on the counter while liverpool centre backs were ready to following kane ,spurs centrebacks were not that keen to do that . they were holding there position and letting firminiho time and space on the ball which allowed him to choose the pass and combine with the other two and they were causing all sort of problems for spurs . 
spurs started to get better in the second half and i would credit that to delle alli because even though he is a bit rash he can pass the ball he is mobile that means that spurs could move the ball better and most importantly coutiniho had started to getting tired and was not tracking dier that actively . which resulted in the equalizer . in the game rose was getting quite a bit of space to move upfield but i am not satisfied by his performance . firstly i thought he was a bit impatient in crossing the ball . secondly the crossing was poor and it was just crossing in the box without any proper target . thirdly i think he lacked a bit of discipline when he could see that his opposite number was striding towards the goal then he should come rushing down to help his defenders instead jogging back .  second one was wanyama who needs to get with grips of the game . the only player that looked positive for the spurs was lamela who looked comfortable on the ball and looked the one who would cause opposition the problem when he had the ball .
henderson has been starting the game ahead of can for the last three matched and but he still lacks that technical ability and he missed some genuine chances when he could some real quality passess . i think kloop is quite right about dropping struddige because klopp wants the strikers to work had and start the first press and struddige never works hard .

MY TAKE ON THE GAME BETWEEN UTD VS SOUTHAMPTON .

yesteday man utd played southampton at home and it was paul pogba's debut . people had been questioning whether he is really worth the money that utd had spent on . what do you want from a player that he should be good in one on one situations ,comfortable on the ball in air as well on floor and a good shooter . doesnt pogba ticks all these boxes . he does and for that its money well spent by utd . in football a good offense is a good defense and for the first time i would say that jose should be creative and work on the utd offense more than on defense . if the offense is good then the opposition doesnt like to come forward too much or are afraid to commit too many players forward . i think with zlatan pogba and mikhitariyan utd's offense has got a whole new dimension and the threat has multipled exponentially. why i am saying this is that because both pogba and ibra are the two best headers of the ball . secondly both are very good shooters from long range so goal threat is not only in the box is quite beyond that and that gives utd a very sharpe edge .
now about the match utd started the game with their 4-4-2 formation while southamptom were 4-3-3 . even though utd have so many good players they are still playing on the counter attack . although its jose's team and it will play the way he desires but then in the first times utd were one dimensional and it is because there attack was limited to one zone and they were not able to spread the ball and were made to either cross the ball or give away . both shaw and valencia saw a lot of the ball because both wide players were coming inside congesting the midfield and allowing spaces on the flanks for the fullbacks to bomb forward . as i had said that in my previous review of utd that pogba will require a much speedier partner in the midfield . utd are playing fellaini in the midfield and he is played for the fact that he is good in air and is good on the ball but he is slow . there were times when he got played around . because of fellaini and rooney southamptom had a very good penetration in utd's zone . firstly they moved the ball very crisply seconldy they had number's in the midfield and thirdly the movement by their front players was the reason why could get the ball . the front players started inside but then drifted out to collect the ball and get it much deeper into utd half and that would cause problems in other matches . the one thing for concern for utd's team is daley blind because time and time again southamtom were trying to cross the ball in his zone rather than baily's zone and win the header . i think in air he can be caught and that is the worry . utd should work that the ball shouldnt get that much deeper in their territory and if they can do that then that will be the domination .
over the last two game rooney had been playing in the no. 10 role and had been poor . he had been poor on the ball with the ball and off the ball  and had been poor on the pass as well . he will be criticzed for his display but i think he has some qualities and the cross for the first goal was that . first let me tell that pogba, zlatan and others are very comfortable on the ball and if somebody had played football then they would know that players like playes who are comfortable on the ball that is why great players like to play along side each other . what rooney needs to do is just play one touch football rather than just trying to collect the ball and spread it . he needs to get his head high quickly when receiving the ball and pass crisply . no need to spend time on the ball and when he has time and space on the ball he can do his magic . thirdly he needs to create that understanding with ibra who is very comfortable on the ball . he will pass the ball if he finds that rooney is not comfortbale on the ball just as valencia does hesitates to pass to mata because he know that under pressure mata may loose possession .
i think utd need to play blind in the midfield he is good passer and reader of the game will help utd win the ball higher off the pitch . seconldy herrera needs to partner blind in the midfield to have that necessary mobility and pogba can play behind ibra .
i think southamptom have got a very good coach in puel who likes to play the ball the ball on the floor and likes to pass quick. the penetration by southamptom was good and had they worked it a little bit i think it would been much more exiciting . 

MY TAKE ON THE GAME BETWEEN CHELSEA VS WEST HAM .

yesterday west ham played chelsea at the stamford bridge . this was conte's first game as the chelsea boss . chelsea started the game with a 4-3-3 formation instead of the 3-5-2 formation which had been conte's favourite when he was at juventus as well as with the italian national team at the euro's . the team selection did showed as to what conte expects from his team . he like his players to mobile and do their job which is why he saw hazard coming back and doing his duties on defense which he was reluctant to do when he was playing under jose mouriniho . they are moving the ball better and atleast he wants his midfielders to be very mobile who should be able to move up and down the pitch . the selection of oscar and kante does shows that . while west ham started the game with 4-2-1-3 formation .

the game started on a very positive note for west ham and it looked like as if that similar things are going to happen with chelsea as what they had been happening last year . both terry and cahill dont like to leave their position and are more happy to let the player come onto him than chasing around . both terry and cahill were holding there position and going on with carroll . it may be because they didnt want to let their fullbacks exposed in a one on one situation with valencia and ayew who were playing along side carrol . the reason why west ham were having some possession was because kouyate was dropping into the midfield and help noble and Nordtveit move the ball upfield or move it around . but this lasted for only ten minutes because after that chelsea took control of the game and there are reasons for that . first off kouyate was moved from his deeper position to high up on the pitch to support the front three and so chelsea had numbers in the middle of the park who could press west ham midfielders and that resulted in loss of possession but there is also a reason for that . both Nordtveit and noble are not that mobile midfielders compared to oscar and matic so it is very important to not overstay on the ball and pass it quickly when  you have it . the midfielders job is very important and he is one who controls the tempo of the game and he is one who creates different angles on offense and his comfort on the ball is very important for the team . noble and Nordtveit are not that mobile so it was their duty to get the ball moving quickly and get their head up quickly when they are receiving the ball and pass it quick . it was also the duty of the front players to make themselves available for the pass but the trouble was that Nordtveit and noble's incapabality on the ball cost westham . it wasnt that they were very highly pressed but them overstaying on the ball allowed the opposition to come and close them up and loose possession even the passes he made were not accurate . west ham were relying  mostly to go through carrol but there are short coming in his game which i will talk below .
chelsea are playing the way conte wants press high up the pitch but as soon as the ball come into your half of the pitch sit deep get numbers behind the ball and deny space to the oppostion to move the ball . conte's team play on the counter's and this ones no different but the thing here is that they move the ball much better the tempo is kept high by the team but again the offense is much dependent on players to create things rather than team working . chelsea tried to get the ball to the ball to either of the front three . conte is very good at tactics and on offense he knew that costa will always have an upperhand against collins on the floor so he was encouraged to take collins in a one on one battle all game long . collins was always circumspect as to whether he should come along with costa or should he stay along side reid . he was afraid to close costa because he knew costa could turn on him and would have a free space at the back to run on goal . the west ham midfielders too were ineffective in that sense who couldnt narrow the space in front of the back four and try to cover the back four the way kante did for chelsea . kante was superb in his debut even though he had a yellow card in the very begining but his game reading and his ability to keep the game simple is very applaudible . the other player is oscar who's hard work goes unnoticed because its his hard work and his running which pays off in chelsea closing and retaining the possession . he was also good on offense .
even though chelsea had a good game they still lacked the incisive pentration . if you looked at the chelsea's shot on goal then you would see them from quite a distance from the goal . this had been the problem for conte's team they lack that incision which he needs to create . secondly hazard was trying to take players 40 -50 yards from the goal and trying to out dribble from there . yes conte has provided him the freedom to go for one on one's but he should be selective and make good decision as to in which zones and against whom should he try to go on one and from what part of the pitch . i think conte will make him understand that .
carrol wants to have a england team recall but these english players are hopeless with ball on the feet . they cannot pass and are hopeless on it . i think it will be better if he looks into his ground game . 

MY TAKE ON UTD'S PERFORMANCE IN COMMUNITY SHIELD AND ITS PLAYERS .

yesterday man utd played leicester in the community shield . nobody were anxious about leicester and their style of play . but on the other hand everybody were there to assess man utd and their style of play and the way they handle a team like leicester . mouriniho's team are counter attacking teams but when the tables are reversed then they often struggle and than had been his downfall at both chelsea and real madrid where on the opposition had deduced that if they sit back and counter which mouriniho's team do then they can have the joy against mouriniho's team . leicester are tailor made that way they sit soak off the pressure and then counter through vardy ,okazaki and mahrez .

IF JOSE IS ADAMANT ABOUT PLAYING ROONEY

utd started the game with a 4-4-2 formation . all the eyes were on ibramovic and the way he is going to influence the nature of play in utd game . fellaini and carrick started the game as to central midfielders . in the premier i had seen that they are not ready to change and accept that a player is past his sell date .
 utd were poor the midfield was unable to connect with the forward line and there is reason for that . the first point that i want to make is that both fellaini and carrick  are not suitable to play in the utd midfield . although fellaini's defensive performance yesterday would make a case for him but on the offensive front he is not the one who should sit in the middle and dictate the play of the game .when you play in the midfield the midfielders even though has small movement but it is very important because his movement keeps on opening different angels for attack and that is why it is very important to have the mobile players plus if he closes down the play in the midfield then it becomes easy for the back line to defend . both carrick and fellaini are not that mobile and dont possess that mobility to support the wingers or get up and down the pitch and close down players when the opportunity arises .  both are good technical players but to be honest i would prefer herrera and schweni( even though he is suppose to exit the club) . carrick certainly has the technical ability but he certainly lost his legs and when the quick counter comes on he certainly looks helpless . in the match also you could see that utd got better when herrera came on the pitch . he is quick and certainly closes the opponent quickly and cover grass faster than these players . the last but not the least but i would make the case for danny blind to be played in the middle of the park . the boy is very good and calm on the ball and is one of the best passers of the ball. he was shifted in the back four because of injuries and i think his best place is the middle of the park with herrera where on they could contain the opposition much high on the pitch and most importantly blind is very good passer of the ball even under pressure . he is only one who is best floor passer and sees the play very good . the reason for saying this is that utd were finding it difficult to move the ball through the middle . if you are not able to feed the ball to the offensive line then the front start coming deep and thats what happened with rooney and ibra who just couldnt had the joy of the ball when they were upfield . every players like to have the ball and wants to involved in the play . midfield's job is very important and i think my pick will be blind and herrera in the midfield with baily and jones as the centre backs .

THE BEST UTD TEAM 

now jose like his team to be playing on counters while sitting deep he has bought mikhitariyan because this kid very good in dribbling and creating chances plus there is pogba so utd have a lot of flair this season a thing which had been lacking from them for the time ronaldo left utd . i think utd and this team has given chance for jose to reinvent himself and i think he should take that opportunity . i remember the title winning season of 2012-2013 season when utd won the title at that time liverpool was coached by brendan rodgers who were famous for playing barcelonaesque football . what utd did that day was amazing they played the same style with liverpool . they pressed them kept the ball moved it well and most importantly they dominated liverpool which was a tactical masterstroke by sir alex and i would want jose to just not stick with just one kind of football . i think for the first time other than the first time when he was at chelsea he has got a team who can dominate the opposition not just in terms of goals but also in possession and that what would assert their dominance and gain the necessary respect for them .
to be honest i dont believe that rooney has the guile and technical ability to be a no.10 . he is technically inpet but jose is adamant about playing him then he should play him above ibra as the top man . ibra had been playing as the no.10 for the last 3 to 4 years . he is certainly very comfortable on the ball . he can link with rooney rather than other way around . this utd team would freighten anybody if they can just click .
i think utd should let go of players like ashley young,mata,memphis de pay and rojo . players like fosu mensah and janujaz  should be sent on loan to have regular first team football so that when they return next term they would be first teamers . now there had been a lot of talk about mata being subbed in the community shield and how jose let him down . first off its mouriniho's he takes the decision and secondly the ones who are criticizing they should first start to coach and win something before criticzing others . i think it would be better if utd sell him .