First of all, yes, Mourinho tactics have been pretty poor for the last couple of games (not including the Man City game as I thought that was more down to individual errors). But given how poor our players have looked, individual incompetence cannot be completely attributed to "this system doesn't suit Pogba!","4-3-3!" or something like that, which I've seen a lot here. If a team is otherwise playing very well, even one player's terrible performance is not enough to make the whole team look bad for most of the game. The Europa performance was dire, today was bad in a different way. Rooney is a problem but that's far from even half of our problems.
Pogba may not be playing in his ideal position (even he said he's not sure what it is) but even then he has been disappointing. Don't want to throw out hyperbole but, yes, so far, except the first game he has been very average or worse. Even if he is supposed to play as a DM (which Mourinho is being criticized for) his positional discipline has been lacking and he has been pretty poor at times on the ball and with decision making too. Just accepting that seems to be a problem for many. That doesn't mean he is a flop or anything. He needs time, clearly has some talent but all this pressure may have been getting to him.
Martial hasn't looked good at all for some time now. Not even talking about his lack of goals/assists but it's surprising how his dribbling (one of his best aspects previously) has been ineffective. Could be psychological-with his personal issues and a disappointing Euro campaign (he himself said so).
Zlatan looks good stats wise but he has been average or below average for 3-4 games now.
I thought Rashford didn't play well today either, kept losing the ball. It's alright, given his age, but doesn't mean it should be masked over either.
Shaw I thought was one of our rare bright sparks, but he still has errors in him. Could be argued that he could've done more for the Watford goals.
Smalling I'm still just a bit skeptical about. He is a solid defender but I think nowadays one should have a certain level of quality on the ball which he lacks. Also should be better in the air, got a couple of chances today which could be called almost free headers.
Anyway, what are your thoughts on the rest of the squad and their performances (without bias, at least try)?
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