Negatives:
We lost a game of football 2-0.
The system doesn't really seem to suit the players we currently have going forwards. E.g. we've had just 7 shots on target out of 37 total shots in the two games so far (less than 19% on target).
We have only one natural 'finisher' in the squad (Austin), and the diamond does not suit his style of play. Long, is a decent striker for rotation at a club like ourselves aiming to stay in Europe, but should not be your number one guy. Redmond, is NOT a striker, he's an experiment. I know a few Birmingham fans and one Norwich fan, and none of them have praised his finishing. Rodriguez, sadly still has to prove how much of the player from 2013-14 still exists.
Positives:
The game was away to Man Utd and we fully expected it to be a tough game.
In terms of how we played from end to end it was actually very good apart from our last pass and/or shots in the final third. We have had 37 shots in two games, so we're creating some shooting opportunities.
New signings will come. Les/Claude can't have completely missed what we saw. Let's just hope they are good enough at finishing. If we're not signing a 'striker', we certainly need a midfielder or two who know were the net is. Ziyech and Boufal please!!