When will the defense be out of favor?
After last week's loss to Leicester, Ole admitted he made a mistake in letting Maguire start when the centre-back had just returned and was unstable. 4 goals conceded by Manchester United at King Power had 3 direct errors by Maguire.
However, after 4 days, it was still Maguire with shaky defensive situations, making both major mistakes in the "Red Devils" 2 goals conceded against Atalanta. Once, he could not accompany Demiral. The other time, Maguire did not command well, leading to McTominay sneaking and breaking the offside trap of his team.
Maguire's inherent errors are the biggest blemish for Man United, but not only that, the organization of a 4-man system in front of De Gea is the most worrying thing.
In Atalanta counter-attacks, although they knew the opponent would go down the touchline with a pair of speed wings, M.U did not have the cards to immediately catch when Zappacosta or Maehle approached the penalty area. Shaw and Wan-Bissaka could not balance between going up and retreating deep to cover, so when pushed into a counter-attacking position, M.U was often very weak on both wings.
The opponent will not aim at the two " pillars" Maguire and Lindelof to stab. The method of going around behind or across the hips to tear up the M.U defense is being used by many teams.
Can't shoot, don't try
That is advice for the players who play offensively on the two wings of M.U, from Sancho, Rashford or Greenwood.
The "Red Devils" young players on both wings often fell into a state of trying to shoot individually in the hope of a goal. A familiar scenario is Rashford or Greenwood driving the ball into the sideline, turning in and finishing, there is nothing new. Not everyone is like Robben!
Many times, Ronaldo has been upset because the seniors keep trying to finish in despair like that instead of cooperating. Greenwood and Rashford still scored but the success rate on the total number of chances in each match only ranges from 15 - 20%.
Not to mention in many good situations, M.U's young strikers also regrettably missed. If this wasteful situation continues, the "Red Devils" will have a days of regret in the decisive matches.
There needs to be an article because it is not possible to always be so enthusiastic
The explosive and efforts to the end of the M.U players are undeniable, but they cannot always do that. In fact, no one wants to be behind and then rush forward to find a way to make a splash.
Manchester United under Ole is a defensive - counter-attacking team, often only good when facing strong attacking teams and playing "back to the point of injury". When they are able to control the ball and play proactively, even with the likes of Bruno or Pogba, the "Red Devils" are still in a deadlock.
The season is still a long way off and there are still many teams that are considered weaker than M.U. As each week passed, Ole needed to equip themselves with new punches.
