Rasmus Hojlund has yet to score in his last two games. In an unimaginable comeback against Lyon in the Europa League quarter-finals, Man United scored 5 goals but without any shadow of the strikers.
In the last two matches against Lyon and Wolves, Hojlund had many situations that were just a little missing that could solve the opponent's net.
However, the concept of just a little more is sometimes a long way off for strikers. Especially for Hojlund, since the beginning of the season, the Danish striker has missed many such situations.
Just a little more rushing, standing in a more standard position, receiving more accurate air strikes,... All "need a little more" was enough to score but everything still did not come.
In the match against Wolves, Hojlund only had 13 touches, a very bad number, so little that it was unimaginable for a striker. However, even though he did not score, the 22-year-old star is still considered to have made a great contribution to the gameplay.
In the most recent matches against Lyon and Wolves, Hojlund made many moves that attracted almost all of the opponent's central defenders, directly helping Alejandro Garnacho escape to the middle easily.
Or like another situation, the Danish striker stretched the Lyon defense, thereby creating space for Manuel Ugarte to easily open the score.
Hojlund is not completely harmless, but for Ruben Amorim, he defines a striker as someone who knows how to score, not the opportunities that he can create for his teammates to score.
"If people watched Man United's games, there were many opportunities we missed, not just Rasmus Hojlund" - Amorim sympathizes with his striker despite knowing Hojlund is in poor form.
Of the 33 matches played in the Premier League this season, Man United scored a total of 38 goals. They have 13 matches that cannot be scored. If placed to the side of the confrontation with the last 3 teams, the total goals of The Red Devils will be reduced to 22, at least compared to the remaining 17 teams. This parameter indicates that the error does not belong to Hojlund.
Last season, there was a time when Rasmus Hojlund scored 1 goal after 4 shots. This season, that number is 1/8. However, this striker only scored once in each match on average. Therefore, the series of failed matches continues like endless.
If he had a better choice, Amorim would of course not have used Hojlund because he was not the one to bring the striker to Old Trafford. However, with the Europa League campaign entering the decisive stage of the season and Joshua Zirkzee injured for the rest of the season, Amorim will have no other choice.
"The only way I have to do it is to let him watch more videos. Hojlund needs to score" - Ruben Amorim emphasized.
Amorim will have another basis to believe Hojlund can score again because now, no one can compete for a position with him anymore. The Danish striker has been substituted 23 of his 45 appearances since the start of the season. He has only played the full 90 minutes exactly 8 times in the season.
If he plays more, Hojlund's performance may improve. Last season, Hojlund scored an average of 1 goal per 193 minutes (about 1 goal in 2 matches).
In particular, Hojlund's achievements in the European Cup are quite remarkable with 10 goals in 18 appearances. In the upcoming stage when facing Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League semi-finals, Man United fans are expecting Hojlund's this fate to continue to be extended.
