16 May 2025 22:39:35
Has there been a worse striker in prem history for United than hojland

Genuine question can anyone remember anyone worse we’ve had leading the line?

The forward line is as bad as it comes anyway but watching him lead the line every game is astonishing

He has 0 hold up play, his link up play is poor and his runs are worse.

Doesn’t win a header and his passing is just as bad.

Yet because we have no one else he plays 90 minutes every week.

He cannot play up top Wednesday someone else needs to play there.

1.) 16 May 2025
16 May 2025 23:14:10
Bolger I think we can agree that Hojlund has been awful, whether he can recover his career in a different league/ team only time will tell but he currently looks a few years away.

Unfortunately he will lead the line on Wednesday as we have no other option, we have not tried a false 9 so think he will start and change if needed.

2.) 16 May 2025
16 May 2025 23:17:05
Gary Birtles, couldn't hit a barn door in the wind.

And Peter Dave port, fck me, chocolate legs.

3.) 17 May 2025
16 May 2025 23:37:44
I was discussing this today.

Over the years we’ve had extremely talented strikers such as Rooney, Ronaldo, Tevez, Berbatog, Cavani, Ibra

And to now having a striker who has 1 goal in about 27 games leading the line for us shows how much we have fallen.

He seems to lack the basic understanding of an attacker. Being in the box, making direct runs etc. His positioning is dreadful.

Also, if I had a £1 for Everytime he would have his back to goal and shield the ball I’d be filthy rich. The most frustrating thing ever!

4.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 00:21:32
I was one of the first to defend him for a lack of service and to a certain extent I still do. If he had a regular service then maybe just maybe he would have improved as the season progressed.

BUT

He is proper pants. I cannot defend his performances any more. Needs to move on to a league where he can thrive. Maybe Dutch division 4.

5.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 02:42:29
His performances can’t just be put down to a lack of confidence now, he is just not good enough. It’s a shame as he has the characteristics to be a good player, he’s strong, he’s quick, he’s athletic. Unfortunately his touch is awful and his runs into the box, well, embarrassing at best. I am sick to death at this point of him running into a player, backing in to him and then losing the header or duel, it’s 10-20 times a game at this point. I agree he shouldn’t play next week but not sure there is another option, although there isn’t one player in the squad who would do worse than him, it’s impossible to be worse than his current performances.

6.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 02:46:57
His confidence has been shattered by comments like these. There has been no hiding place, no one else to come in. For the first half of the season he made good runs, he worked hard, he held the ball up and laid it off only for the his team mates to shoot on sight, and totally ignore him. Even when they cross, they ignore his run and cut the ball back, usually to noone.

We need hoylund on wednesday. We need him to get a goal or two. The only other option is to play Fernandes false nine (which he has not done at all this year), or maybe mount. How confident do you feel if we do that.

Maybe we just give blind and hopeful support to the lad and hope he can show us some of his best play when it matters most. I'd like to think that might increase our chances that deciding to stick the daggers in further and twist.

7.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 03:20:34
Khabib hojland wrestling at corners. Falling over when attacking. Zirkzee gets a lot of stick but compare the two of them and which one do ye think is an actual footballer.

8.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 08:05:03
How were we left with the only options being Hojland and Zirkzee? Our club had Cole Yorke Sheringham and Ole. People say ETH was not to blame yet when we couldn’t score goals for two seasons because ETH didn’t deal with it before, Hojland was his answer and then Zirkzee arrived, still only 2 strikers. I also watched Hojlands awful pre game warm ups live last season, the barn door was safe.

We need two more goal scoring strikers next season not one. Oshimen and Jonathan David would transform us but you can see the club wanting Delap and some donkey.

9.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 08:10:52
I’m sorry Dodgy but Hojlund is offering nothing to the team, I would rather see Maguire play the No. 9 role as he has proved more effective over the last few months.

It’s a big call by Amorim, but he should drop Hojlund, go with Mount, Garnacho, Amad and Bruno as the attack.

10.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 08:52:43
Keane’s comments and has been my feelings posted on here on Hojland since last season as well.
“They have got no striker, '. 'Hojlund tonight, he looked like the young kid from Chelsea. He looked like he had just come out of the academy. His runs weren't right, his timing, his hold-up play. Again, if you're a striker playing for Man United. even for the whole team, one shot on target? When asked if he could be better with 'more quality around him, ' Keane replied: 'We keep making excuses for him. We talk about confidence, but you still think, when you're a striker, you have to make something happen sometimes. What the big clubs have - and what United have always had - is strikers who can produce something for themselves even if they're not getting great service. They produce something because they have quality, a bit of determination, a bit of experience, football intelligence. We don't see that with Hojlund. His side are up against it all the time. Obviously he needs a little bit of support, but, my goodness, sometimes you have just got to do a little bit better. '

He then went on to say he is third or fourth choice standard striker.

What those who have a go at Amorim should consider is we score zero because of players almost solely bought or agreed to be bought under the previous useless managers and whichever idiot spent £220m last summer for ETH without solving the goal scoring issue. Zero quality up front, zero goals, zero points, it’s not rocket science.

11.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 09:28:45
I'm with KEEFY and Red Man regarding Hoijland. I used to defend him, but not anymore. It's shocking!

12.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 09:29:57
I agree; there's no point in playing him. Waste of a shirt.

I'd go with either Amad up top running in behind or (can't believe i'm saying this) Maguire who will at least provide a presence and occupy their centre backs.

13.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 09:35:00
Just seen a mental stat there Amos record now in the league is worse than Nevilles at Valencia where the fcuk do our board find these guys lucky bags Amo better win the Europa salvage something that's a Paul Jewell type season he's given us.

14.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 10:59:18
I agree with everything you have said about Hoijland, redman but 18 league defeats, no back to back wins, 8 Premier league defeats in a row is on Amorim. I don't want him sacked. He needs time to do his thing but the team has never looked as bad. Eth bought terrible players, he joined mid season and whatever other excuses are out there are excuses that no other manager would get away with. Amorim must have the best PR in world football.

15.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 11:28:44
Brum boi

Amorim must get the players needed including goal scorers in summer, then given time to put things right. The cup final result should be irrelevant to his future if we want to build the club. He came in when we were shocking, the management knowing he wanted to implement a whole new style and the players they had bought were wrong. There will have been a discussion on the impact of the coach change, so if they don’t support him this summer and give him time, then they are quite frankly a bunch of incompetent idiots.

16.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 11:32:21
He drives me mad.

Needs to be dropped on Weds. Play Mount as the false 9.

17.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 12:30:00
At last woke up and smelled the coffee!

18.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 12:58:03
Banjoe

No manager or Head Coach can win games when we score zero and have no forwards who can score. We spent two years struggling to score, now it has come home to roost. Whoever made the decision to keep ETH and spend as they did last summer is where the fault lies for this season. Looks like a few don’t get that this is what pain and open heart surgery looks like and summer is part of it and needs to be strong. If you want short termism bring in Sean Dyche, win a few games. Then realise we still need a major change.

19.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 14:49:16
I'm not dumb redman, I know there is a rebuild. He needs players but blaming ten hag for everything is wrong too. We are supposed to just have faith that this system, this plan when all is done will have us competing again. I'm not so sure. These players are not great but Amorim has them playing worse than they ever did before. Let's see how much he believes in his system at the final.

20.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 17:16:58
Red man still on that train. You have all your excuses lined up if RA goes. Nicely done.

21.) 17 May 2025
17 May 2025 19:17:50
German,

Let me guess, you told us all ages ago.