Manchester United’s 0-0 draw against Newcastle United raised questions about Erik ten Hag’s tactics.
Many people have criticized United for being a counterattacking team, playing their best against a team that deploys a high defensive line.
This was quite evident in the wins over Liverpool and Arsenal, where most of the goals scored came at half-time.
Since then, Ten Hag has consciously tried to train his team to keep possession.
United’s performance against Everton was a good example of the team’s improvement with regard to building and sustaining attacks.
Despite Sunday’s disappointing result, United created plenty of chances.
The ‘UtdArena’ Twitter account published a revealing thread about how individual quality caused United to squander so many opportunities.
A reminder:
Objective: obvious
Chance: one shot
Chance: A situation where a shot could occur depending on the final 2 or 3 actions.
Opening: where space is opened to penetrate behind the opposition defense.
— UtdArena (@UtdArena) October 18, 2022
United missed Christian Eriksen’s composure and quality in midfield.
While Fred works hard and helps break up the game, he is not blessed with the same quality on the ball as the Dane.
The Brazilian was one of those guilty of making dubious decisions in the last third.
Bruno Fernandes also tried the impossible pass again when an easier option was available.
These little things make a big difference. United must learn to recycle possession and never get impatient.
Ten hag will need time to implement his tactics on the team, but from what we can see, he’s doing a brilliant job.
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