Manchester United's Biggest Weakness This Season?
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Following a decent 3-0 win Man Utd are still showing frailty in certain defensive situations, Admin explains what he believes to be Manchester United's biggest weakness this season.
Do we need to bring in a left back as soon as possible? Yes, yes we do.
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Our LB is a major concern, dalot playing RB was miles better than first 70 min and you know why . First 30 min we were so bad because rashford doesn’t do much to help dalot, eriksen had to cover that area a lot
I don't know I think the defensive side to Rashford's game has actually improved this season?
He will keep giving penalties away as long as he is on the left side same with the Chelsea game when he did so and the Southampton game too
Only solution is to sign a player, Ten Hag can't do anything about this could argue putting Amass in but he's still very young and could make more mistakes in total
@@OldTruthford true bro
Nonsense we have two left backs injured and it's just a stop gap measure until they recover , he only had one bad game which can happen to any player . Dalot is one of our best players and always gives his all .
Dalot is a weak spot, but I do worry about the finishing. Zirkzee doesn't look very clinical, Hojlund has been injured a few times now. Rashford and Garnacho can be wasteful. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic that Shaw will get back fit and maybe stay fit because if he was to be missing again for big chunks of the season then yeah, you'd probably be right and LB would be more concerning.
Zirkzee's performance against Southampton in comparison to Liverpool was night and day, could be because it was an easier opponent or he's growing into the league, time will tell. Luke Shaw is 29 years old now and extremely injury prone, it's time to offload and bring a new long term option in, the reason I think LB is more of a worry is because we do have a lot of attacking talent, so even though we waste chances I do think the talent will make up for that, whereas with the left back position there's no hiding, all it takes is a Dalot injury and we're screwed for the season.
@@OldTruthford Zirkzee was much better against Southampton. We definitely need a new LB. I'm just hopeful that Shaw will get back fit and stay fit. At least till cover is found for LB
I think we should try mazraoui at LB because I he may be better and more comfortable at defending in that position
Left back + creativity both
When it comes to creativity we're not actually that bad we're creating a lot of chances, it's just taking the chances that's also a teething issue at the moment
@@OldTruthford not world class tactics. Not enough in premier league football
Bro is honest and funny! and I'm glad these one who sees on LB dalot problem like your video though.
We need a new left back, i dont think luke shaw is going to get any better and hes getting older while picking up hard injuries every season and more squad depth and aswell keep up the consistency with the content 🤙
Agreed, don't know if the budget will let us get a new one in for January, but if we do then that's top four secured, appreciate the support mate!
This is exactly what I've been telling my United friends, Dalot is the weakest link in United Squad at the moment. Its not that he's a terrible defender, he's just a terrible left back. If you look at all the goal we've conceded, most if not all have come from his side. And until we see an improvement on his wing, we're doomed. And like Sir Alex Ferguson said "Defence wins you titles"
Yea I agree
Even though his overall play is good , defensively he’s very very weak at left back
Could still prove us wrong and improve! But the fact that an 18 year old Southampton player can do that to him really does make me question his ability to play there
Dalot is a good player but gets caught out many times ,yeah we know he aint a left back but he is a defender. Proper left back would be one that is solid at covering his position but also someone who knows when to go forward i think ineos needs to look at recruiting right. United have recruited so many LBs and RBs in the last 10 years that have just went through a couple of seasons with lack luster performances and then sold. I think with Ugarte looking promising(i hope he can strike a good partnership with Mainoo) in the mid we should see our front 3/4 being more able to express, create and finish.
Two questions: WIll we bring a Left Back in during January? And if so - who do we bring in?
Why is Ten Hag not picking this up. Sell him.
Well he as professional needs to learn his trade ...
Very true
dalot is doing hes best with no complaining...and for an 18 year old, if hes good hes good, Garnacho is destroying proper LB`s in each game. So until we have a natural LB, it be nice give nothing but praise to Dalot.
(but i acknowledge your concerns and i agree) we need, Ait Nouri/ Melvin Bard/ Miguel Gutierrez/ Kirkez/ Tyrell Malacia!!!
Hard to give praise when there's such clear deficiencies in his game, but I get you it's not his fault he's not a LB, could always still improve this part of his game as well.
Biggest weakness now LB agreed, overall Creativity... We are definitely going to have that relegation score box columns (+10GD) by the end of the season (for the league)... I dont forsee this squad scoring more than 55 goals this season in the league (comeback to me when the season ends).. Theres still a lot iso plays/selfish plays more than an attacking units, at times very cluess attacking plays..
I disagree I think our attack will continue to look better as the season goes on, but I don't see the LB situation improving unless Shaw / Malacia come back or another player is signed, on talent alone our attack should be getting more than 55 goals but we'll see!
@@OldTruthford i didn't say i disagree on the LV thing with you but the overall weakness is still attacking, too many ISO plays and too many "aight im going passing my man and just shoot" if not "im just going to stand here in idle".. You putting a lot of weight on the kids to give you (bare minimum 10+ goals in the league) even 55 goals is still shite stats...
Found it mad dumb why Man Utd would go for a RB when the competition was at its best there, but the LB pos was totally regarded like they didn't have two 1st team LBs that's been injured for the last 2-3 seasons in a row
I think the Mazraoui deal was too good to miss, he's been solid since he's come in. But if a LB isn't signed in the next 2 windows it would be a joke
Nice video my friend
Appreciate it boss!
It's both but LB position is in ruins. ETH needs to start Amass and not put Dalot at LB. Dalot gets exposed on that position.
Would be interesting to see Amass but he's still very young.
@@OldTruthford well it's against Barnsley so it's a good time to get them in. They want to play, this is how they learn.
Harry Amass should be drilled to play left side
His time will come hopefully
I like dalot's positioning as a left back when we have the ball but he is not our solution to that position. Should have never sent reguilon back on loan and should have tried to make it permanent
Going forward there's no question he can deliver good crosses, provide support to Rashford at time etc, but defensively he's always going to be the weak link on that left hand side, left back should be INEOS' next priority IMO
@@OldTruthford We need two left backs honestly
Even at right back he is still a liability
Dalot is a liability on the pitch, period. He is uniteds weak point.
Most expensive crab in Manchester. Hopefully Ineos remedy that by signing a nice lobster in the next transfer window 🦀
The troll of trolls pops his head up over his bridge again - good to see you Christian!
@@OldTruthford Always a pleasure. I do really hope you guys sign a great left back.... so he can flop and be sold to us for a third of the price HAHAHAH thanks for Sancho
And you are?
The Admin, nice to meet you.
Honestly I don't think Luke Shaw is much better defensively. His awareness is awful & is similar to AWB when it comes to following his runners. Our biggest problem is surely still the lack of goals let's hope that we took a lil bit of confidence going forward from Saturdays game
Nonsense, Shaw is a rock, only gets caught out when he's high up the pitch
I think our attack will only get stronger as the season goes on, whereas unless we bring someone in at LB we better pray that Shaw / Malacia stay fit
@OldTruthford as a fellow Utd fan I hope you are right but I have to ask, why are we assuming the attack will get better when we have no proven Goalscorers in our team, but we don't believe we can get better defensively (from LB)?
There's no doubt that the LB position is the most important issue that needs addressing asap. I might be wrong but I don't think Malacia will make it at United, he isn't a wing back and from what I saw of him he's out of his depth in the Premier League. Shaw is an elite level attacking left back but simply too injury prone to depend upon. I think Anthonee Robinson would be a very good fit for United if INEOS could bring him into the squad.
I don't think you can just explain it as simply being a Dalot playing out of position problem; Ten Hag is committed to a high pressing 4-2-3-1 system but doesn't yet have the personnel available to play that system successfully in the Premier League; this season he has been using inverted fullbacks to help bolster the porous midfield that saw United concede 20 shots per game last season, which in turn was due to the fact that there was no one in the squad with the legs and lungs to play as an aggressive, pressing no 6 in a two man midfield, neither was there a consistently available CB pairing available who could play a high line; add to that the problem that Bruno is a high risk player and often loses possession in dangerous areas; any 2 man combination of Casemiro/Ericson and Mainoo cant cover enough ground when out of possession against athletic, well drilled, technical teams like Liverpool and Brighton who can turn over possession and transition quickly.
Once he is fully match fit and has adjusted to the pace of the Premier League Ugarte will improve United's defensive solidity, allow the CBs to play a higher line and permit Mainoo/Casemiro/Bruno/Ericson to play higher up the pitch without having to cover so much ground or make as many tackles when United lose possession in the opposition half, but there will be at least a dozen games where a more pragmatic and defensive three man midfield is needed and Ten Hag needs to be able to adapt his tactics accordingly, we lost too.many points last season because of his refusal to do this.
Also, I think another key to unlocking this United teams potential is Joshua Zirkzee, who I believe could become a very important player for Ten Hag; the combination of his dribbling, unpredictability, quick feet, vision, ability to receive the ball and operate in tight spaces under pressure, the speed of his interplay and weight of pass, his high work rate, willingness to press, his sheer physical size and ability to retain possession, as well as his knack of being able to find pockets of space to both receive and create chances in great positions and make third man runs into the box will make him a genuine alternative to, and, against certain types of opposition, a more suitable option than Bruno as the main creative link player. That might seem a contentious thing to say, and I highly rate Bruno, and I understand why he does it, but he needs to stop dropping deep against high pressing, technical sides.
The prospect of seeing Zirkzee pulling the strings alongside a freed up Mainoo with Ugarte as DM and seeing Joshua's interplay and chance creation for Amad, Rashford and Garnacho is mouthwatering one.
Having a fit Ugarte and Zirkzee will allow Ten Hags teams to press higher, turnover and transition more quickly, retain more possession, create more chances and score more goals.
Bringing in a reliable, fit LWB in January who has Premier League experience is a must imho although why Alavro Fernandez was sold in the first place is beyond me.
Videos are improving admin keep on posting consistently I definitely think some problems with dalot at lb also have to remember he isn’t used to it so have to give him some benefit and I also think rashford doesn’t help as much as Amad does which contributes to more chances going down dalot side as if u look back at the game Amad is always stuck to his man and rashford is giving his man a lot of space
Cheers Kay Kay! I think Rashford has been fairly solid defensively this season, no matter how well protected you are in a system as a defender a time will come when you're playing a 1v1 and it's always been the side of Dalot's game that's been questioned whereas Mazraoui has come straight in and there are no examples to point towards his 1v1 defending being poor. But as you say not his position so can't be too critical.
Good video admin, I would tend to agree that dalot is a bit of a liability at lb but I would say that he as a player isn’t a good defensive player, hence the awb v dalot debates. Imo finishing chances is still our biggest problem. If we finished the chances, dalot’s errors wont be as significant as we’re making them right now. Keep up the good work!
Bear in mind these examples are only from 4 games, we do still have 34 games in the league to play now Dalot could prove me wrong in that time or this become even more of a problem, in terms of attacking talent I believe we're going to see a turn in how clinical our forwards are in the next few games, with Zirkzee growing into the league and Rashford coming into form.
I agree finishing chances r a bigger problem than a left back
Let's speak the truth and with the truth, we will prevail this situation we are in. Dalot is forcing to play a position which is not at his place. Better try to get dalot to play no 7 or 11 and we will see his best ever.by the way, dalot is a best player.
And rightly so the goal scored by 20 in tge europa league comes from that lift hand side.
Dakota has done this alot of times even on the RB position, even players are free do as they please he also.loses his man off the ball when were being attacked, most of this has been happening to our players at the back thats why Salah always scores easy, coming from a dry match
I told my friend that United should've sold Luke Shaw and Malacia for a better left back instead of selling AWB.
He can't defend left back or right back we can't protect a lead with that thing on the patch. That's why I preferred AW
Great vid, sure Utd fans can agree with me, i think when Luke Shaw returns that LB position wouldnt be much of a problem
Hopefully you'e right mate, only question is if he can stay fit, don't think I can take another Shaw injury
Shaw will be back soon and....oh, wait. He's hurt again. Okay, Shaw will be back in a few months.
We need to sign a long term solution in January
Nice analysis mate! 💯
Appreciate the support mate!
2:46 age dosent actually matter
Save it for the judge
Malacia is meant to be back
The sooner the better
Left back
We need a fox in the box .Someone who can get into good positions and can put half chances to bed .
I'm interested to see Hojlund in this new look possession dominant Manchester United, he could very well be that player
We need to have enough players in every position, its crazy to think we dont have a suitable LB and have to put players in these awkward positions. Great vid admin! Keep them coming!
The rebuild is still underway, two more transfer windows and then we're really going to be cooking, appreciate the support deputy!
Great video
Appreciate the support boss!
Completely agree about dalot. There is zero balance when he is one the left. He isn’t left footed and he doesn’t like to engage. Does the whole “side on “ thing but won’t put a foot in.
I am a firm believer that we should be bleeding amass into the team. The kid got game, would bring balance and is hungry to succeed. And yes there will be those that say he doesn’t have the experience but how is he suppose to gain it if he isn’t played. And look at a certain MR. Mainoo, if your good enough your old enough. Time for the next youth prodigy to make his mark.
Even though Dalot obviously has his deficiencies I don't see Ten Hag going with Amass purely because of the pressure he's under being in his 3rd season, a dodgy Dalot will still probably make less mistakes than a youngster.