Luke Shaw may be on his way out of Old Trafford after the comments Jose Mourinho made in the press conference after the game between Manchester United and West Brom in the Premier League. Mourinho declared that Shaw was currently the 4th choice left back at Manchester United behind Young, Darmian and Blind. Manchester United drew the game in the Premier League 0-0, a result that could cost the red devils a place in next season’s Champions League.
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Should Mourinho play three at the back?

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Give me more statman Dave!
Dave this is the point: As Paul said in the last video "Jose Mourinho wants warriors, wants players to walk on fire, to walk to the end of the world and back" and that's it, and he is right, Paul, is right thats exactly what Jose wants, As Ibra one day said: "I would die for Mourinho" then, that's the kind of players the boss wants, if you are willing to give 100% and more to Manchester United then you are welcome thats the point.
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Do u think that we(tottenham) could sign luke shaw, i heard rumors about it but it could make sense. He did flourish under pochettino at southampton. And the way he is pyhsically and mentally rn poch seems like the right person to get him back to best esp fitness wise. As amazing rose is for us shaw can improve and become no1 lb if he reaches potential.
3-4-3 David Por favor
Do the 3-4-3 vid!
Good vid Dave. Loving watching the progress in quality of your show. The background needs a bit of work perhaps. Lavender? Dunno. Length wise, this one seemed a little too short but I loved how it was no nonsense and quick paced.
De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Rojo, Young, Ander, Fellaini, Henrikh, Lingard, Rashford Zlatan
why aren't the podcast on YouTube anymore?
I'd ask why you need that extra centre back in home games. Why would it not be beneficial to use carrick as a defensive midfielder to drop in between the centre backs in build up play and then as the play progresses through the thirds be in a usual DM position. Keeps a triangle at the back allowing full backs to push on. Keep martial and one other quick winger hugging the touchline and bring pogba and mata in as your 8's but have them higher in both halfspaces so acting as 2 number 10's receiving the ball on the halfturn as they're your more creative players and with the wingers wife would open up more space for these in the crucial areas of the pitch?
Probably put mata and mkhitarian in the right halfspace and right wing respectively because they're intelligent and no when to rotate positions. Mkhitaryian is quick so should be good in 1v1 duels and also intelligent with the ball to use triangle with mata and the fullback Valencia
343
The back 3 looks the way forward tbh would suit martial and mkhi a lot more
Really like the shorter videos!!! GGMU!
utd In a 343 please
Hey scat man Dafid pleze do the 343 vdeo plz
3-4-3 Great way to get us to comment by the way.
3-4-3 United Video, maybe talk about how United can evolve with this formation with older players like Carrick, Valencia, Zlatan being replaced by youth prospects from the academy i.e. Fosu-Mensah, Pereira, Rashford or new players from other teams i.e. Fabinho, Griezmann, Mbappe etc.
So your saying United are a long ball team under mourinho
Shaw is best with lots of potential.its very early to think about him.
make the 3-4-3 video with phil (the guy u were talking to in the ft devils video about the debate)
I like you , Dave – you seem like a friendly guy , unlike Howson
Where's the 3521 video mate?
I think the 3-4-3 would've been effective against West brom. Problem is the personnel of players were (arguably) not available on the day.. But yeah Dave do the 3-4-3 vid bruh!!
asking for 3 at the back video
sorry but i think the first part of the video is pure nonsense. about how mourinho uses one full back to defend and one to attack. he does that because he doesn't have a decent left back. if both full backs push on a man from midfield drops and makes the 3 at the back.
You should make more videos, in a few years this channel will be well known across the world. Love from India. Statdaddy rocks!
I'm really up for hearing more of the 3-4-3. Mostly as other than Chelsea this season I've not really seen a successfully applied system
Good video would love to have deeper tactic video on this
any stats on success rate/win percentage of the 343 formation compared to the other formation usually used e.g 442 433 4321 etc? an europe collective data would be better as different leagues have different playing style and tempo. anyway, loving the work youre doing. keep it up!
I think we mainly depend on crosses, to score goals. That is not a tactic of "big teams". A lot of ineffective cross. I want to see the counter-attacking style similar to Real Madrid team under Mourinho. Man Utd have players which are capable to do that.
Yes, please make a video on United 3-4-3
Most of Luke Shaw's generation of young players are in the habit of
using social media to vent their frustrations and hang ups, so it is
only normal that Jose should use the media to send out his own messages.
The fact being that although Luke Shaw through hard work and abnegation
following his serious injury managed to get back to full match fitness.
this unfortunately did not last, and we have witnessed an overweight
Shaw, when selected, failing to deliver any threat at all going forward,
and has been a liability in defense through his lack of pace. He is not
fit, end of the story.
Bakayoko/Griezmann/Adama Traore /Zouma and Theo hernandez
keep ibrahimovic try to keep hold of de gea
loan Timothy fuso-mensah and axel tuanzebe
sell januzaj ,smalling ,blind, young shaw and rooney
Yet another brilliant video and analysis
Shaw is good, but José wants him to be the best.. that's why he is pushing him.
I think we can solve the problem (not scoring against West Brom) by just pushing the other full back and CMs further forward. With three at the back don't you think there will be too many times when the CBs are playing 3 v 1 on the half way line making it hard to create 2 v 1 and 3 v 2 situations further forward? And yes 3-4-3 video would be nice.
I would like to see you debate Rant Cast Paul on 4-2-3-1 vs 3-4-3.
Would be great to have a video on 3-4-3
I agree that Jose plays with one fullback constantly overlapping and the other more defensive but Valencia won't be around for ever maybe around 3 seasons max then we will start to see Luke Shaw on the left overlapping with a new right back bought in to stay in position while Luke Shaw essentially does what Valencia did but on left side
I want the video
Your analysis is the best I've seen on youtube mate. Now that you fixed you speed of speaking your vids are quite watchable too. Keep it up bro!
And yeah I want the vid!
@Stratman Dave, that was a great analysis. Thank you for this!
Why can't we just play and attacking 433 with Herrera Pogba and Mhkitariyan. You can argue there's not enough balance but screw balance against minor teams at home. Pogba and Mhkitariyan can drift inside to find pockets of space. I personally think we should just leave 2 at the back with Herrera in front on them when attacking. Forget 343 as we don't have the specialist centre backs. Smalling Jones not good enough
We just want to see a 4-4-2 with the full backs pushing forward too. Imagine Evra not being allowed to attack? it would have been madness.
iron your shirt g 😂
please please please post a video about the said United formation. please