Stuart Robson
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The only thing I would say in the first half, you know, Manchester United have been playing well because they've been getting the ball forward.
But I was surprised that he played Mbembe out on the left wing.
So Kunio was playing centre forward but always wanted to come short to receive the ball.
Bruno Fernandes was playing quite high, but he only made one forward run and that was in behind when he lifted it over the goalkeeper.
and Ahmad was wide out on the right-hand side.
So I was disappointed with the position that Mbembe was playing because he's the one player that gives you that threat in behind, keeps making those runs.
And because there was nobody running in behind, Manchester United took too long on the ball, were too slow with their passing in that first half, and it allowed West Ham to do what they do quite well, or what they have done under
Nuno Santos quite well, which was to defend quite deep.
They got players behind the ball and then they tried to play on the counter as he did at Nottingham Forest.
So it was an OK performance from Manchester United, but not the sort of speed and intensity that we've seen from them in the previous four games.
Yeah, well, the atmosphere at Spurs at the moment is toxic.
And I fully agree with what Craig's saying.
I think they're playing with massive fear now.
They go out onto that pitch at White Hart Lane and the crowd are onto them after five or six minutes.