Having seen post-match comments from Owen and Scholes, I wouldn't be surprised to see Ten Hag sacked immeditely and McClaren appointed interim coach.
The point both were making - having worked for McClaren (and whom they both highly rate) - is that it is "impossible" McClaren has had any input...
You don't play a right footed player at LB. That is still no excuse for one of the most abysmal performances I've seen in years. Arguably to blame for three of the goals he doesn't seem to possess any semblance of spatial awareness.
To add to this train wreck we then have Skipp chugging in...
You're right. But I also think - in retrospect - that Cash knobbling Bentancur was important too. Bentancur had come back from his ACL and was getting back to the sort of from he exhibited last season when, for me, he was our best player. When Bentancur is at the top of his game the midfield...
And therein lies the rub. Sticking to principles is fine, in theory. But not at the expense of tactical flexibility and pragmatism.
I still find it ridiculous that we played such a high line against Newcastle that VAR - for the Issak goal - wasn't even needed because a player can't be offside...
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