#joachim andersen

[raphoupix]

Joachim Andersen - Fulham FC v. Liverpool FC - Premier League

[rippledawn]

Oh poor Andersen, both decisions were correct, but still, harsh for him. On the other hand, gorgeous penalty from Havertz, couldn’t have been better, right in the side netting, beautiful

[yumr11]

[unitedbydevils]

Match Review: Manchester United 0-1 Crystal Palace

Fuck me for being optimistic after the mid-week game eh.

Palace were not very good. Roy Hodgson might have the rub of the green against us, and Joachim Andersen did score a beauty of a goal, but that was all Palace had to offer. We were the issue. United were insipid. It's so fucking frustrating watching players half-arse it.

United's XG was 1.67 to Palace's 0.81. 77% possession to United. 19 shots but only 4 on target....

I feel sorry for Rasmus Højlund. It's not easy to establish yourself in the Premier League, but especially so when your team isn't finding you with passes and layoffs as the centre forward. Can't score if you're only given the ball in sub-optimal positions.

What differed though between today and mid-week? The answer is energy. Casemiro is not winning duels this season. 81.4% last season is now 28.1% this season. It might be part of his slow start, but it's a huge problem for United because - as we saw today - Mount offers energy and pressing, Bruno is your creativity gamble, but Casemiro's the deep lying player that's effectively left the back gate open and oops, pressure on the defence.

A big part of why Tuesday went well was because Hannibal brought energy and tenacity to the United midfield. His work rate, along with Mount's, allowed Casemiro more energy-friendly playmaker duties, and in fairness he delivered. Have we lost last season's Case? Feels like we'll be after Evan Ferguson plus a DM next summer at this rate.

Oh, and Hannibal: why was he not selected, or even used as a sub, today? Rest ahead of Tuesday? Spared from the ignominy of being lumped in with shite?

Defensively, United were okay. Onana wasn't at fault for the goal and was reliable yet again. The makeshift defence was also okay, but no proper LB makes a huge difference to United's build-up play and the overlapping. If Reguilon is back (or any of them) then Casemiro can be benched for Amrabat, and my god would we see a drastic improvement in United's threat.

There's also the question to be asked about Rashford. Garnacho was labelled as playing not that well when he made some starts, but smashed it in the mid-week fixture. Today, a rested Rashford did... not a lot. If Garnacho is getting benched for being sub-par, now's the time to apply that to Marcus. Wake him up.

Hope is not all lost though. Varane and Dalot posted strong duel and passing stats. Mount and Bruno had good passing - and final third passing in particular. I do worry about them both fitting into midfield together though. I'd like to play them as CAM/RW and rotate during the game, but Bruno's crossing today was dire. Mount would be much more reliable out wide.

Next up is Galatasaray in the Champions League. If Reguilon isn't back then I'd start Hannibal in CM, though to be honest i'd not be against Dalot LB/Lindelof RB and Amrabat/Hannibal as the pivot.

Drop Casemiro. Drop Rashford. Demand better. Or we'll be demanding a new manager (yet again).

[tchouamenii]

joachim andersen has shared a small amount of the 300-400 hate messages he has received after the match between liverpool and crystal palace.

he has done that without removing the names of the haters, just how it should be.

he isn’t the first and will not be the last to receive messages like that.

small-minded people like those shouldn’t be protected at all. and i hope liverpool and the premier league will find those so-called fans and exclude them from the sport.

[dailyreddevils]

[humbug83]

The way he falls to the floor 😏😆

[calciopics]

Footy Deathmatch: Darwin Núñez vs. Joachim Andersen