A picture is worth a thousand words about MU

11 MU players appeared in the frame of the goal lost to Man City.

In the 18th minute at the Etihad Stadium, 11 MU players were seen in the home field during Man City's attack. However, Rodri made an easy pass to Jeremy Doku, penetrating the "Red Devils" defense. The rest is known when Foden rushed in to head the ball into Altay Bayindir's net to open the score.

MU's defensive flaws have become more obvious than ever. MU has almost no effective plan to deal with the opponent's attacks. Besides, letting Bruno Fernandes play as a central midfielder instead of a number 10 only makes things worse.

Fernandes could not control the tempo of the game, and while he was busy rushing forward, the defense system lacked the necessary solidity. It was the first goal that the Portuguese midfielder was the link that made MU pay dearly.

Right from Man City's build-up in their own half, Fernandes carelessly left his man, allowing Foden to move the ball forward. When Doku entered the penalty area, Fernandes retreated to support the defense, but felt like he had "enough numbers". He let Foden freely choose a favorable position and score.

Fernandes did not follow Foden when Man City played from their own half.

Fernandes retreated to defend, but did not observe and let Foden escape behind. MU's defense had a large number of soldiers in this situation, but was easily "torn apart".

MU clearly had enough players defending in the penalty area, but the defense still couldn't stop the ball. This is a clear picture of MU's lack of cohesion and weak defense.

The lack of a tight defensive system and the lack of coordination between the central defenders and full-backs makes it easy for MU to be "ripped apart" by the opponent in quick attacks.

The situation leading to Haaland’s first goal also showed that MU players lacked organization in defense. Letting Haaland freely charge straight into the penalty area, while the defenders were in the wrong position, directly reflected the weakness in marking and controlling space.

MU lost the ball dangerously in midfield, creating conditions for Haaland to score.

The third goal was no better. The MU players passed the ball back and forth in the middle of the field, then lost the ball in an extremely regrettable way, creating conditions for Haaland to comfortably run down to face Bayindir and complete his double in the match.

The big question for MU now is whether Amorim can find the formula to fix the problems in defense before it is too late? Despite heavy investment, if they cannot improve the solidity in the defense, MU will continue to face painful failures this season.

In fact, only when they solve their defensive problems can MU hope to catch up with the strong teams in the Premier League. Otherwise, Amorim's seat will be even more shaky.

Source: https://znews.vn/buc-anh-hon-nghin-loi-noi-ve-mu-post1585313.html