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I bet you wish you hadn't said that now, don't you? obvs, the way west brom would play was totally predictable. not only did mourinho not set out with a plan to deal effectively with a known problem, he didn't even respond in the game. rooney for mkhi, ffs. not special. not special at all. as for your solution, you can't create space behind the defence for your speedy players if the defence is sitting deep with a 5-man midfield also sitting deep. you draw 0-0 and are ridiculed. soz. |
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The way we play actually encourages that. 1) Because our team is so compact the opposition often find it difficult to advance up the pitch - from a defensive viewpoint that is great but it means the opponent isn't encouraged to break out of their defensive shape. 2) When we defend we do it in numbers and don't leave players up the pitch - this provides limited outlets for us to make fast breaks, the build up play is slow and it allows the opposition to get ten men behind the ball. 3) In attack we fail to use the full width of the pitch or switch/spread the play to stretch the opposition defence. The result of all this is congestion in the middle of the pitch and in and around the opponent's box. It's the same situation whether we play West Brom, Bournemouth, Hull, etc, etc, etc. The way to prevent it is to stretch the play and open up the game to both sides where the greater quality of our attacking players will generally prevail. |
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turn the screw. and don't let go, not for 5 minutes, never mind the 15 we usually let go for. turn it tighter. and tighter. and tighter again. keep turning it. turn that screw all over the pitch. build the tempo. build that tempo right the £#%&! up. turn the screw until it snaps the £#%&! off the scale. put your foot on their horrible brummie throats and keep it there. grind them into the dust. all that kind of thing really. winning is a state of mind ...
i'd also remind these idiots that the game lasts for 90 minutes and that as long as you play for the full amount of time the probability is that you will score goals. so why the £#%&! are you panicking like bitches already from halfway through the first half? get a £#%&!ing grip. you're man united ffs. |
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About stretching the game using the length of the pitch, the forwards often aren't in a position to break and get up the pitch because of their defensive responsibilities in Mourinho's system. I see it over and over where the player who should be up the pitch to receive the ball is in a deeper, defensive position. There's no outlet - the players can't be in a defensive and attacking position at once. I think keeping pacey players like Rashford, Martial and Lingard up the pitch is exactly what we need to stretch the game and allow fast breaks. It's more of a risk defensively but £#%&! it, United are supposed to be known for our lightening attacks. Apart from that, I completely agree a lot depends on how adventurous the opposition are. I was just saying elsewhere that if Everton come out tonight thinking they are good enough to have a go and attack us it will play right into our hands and we'll win. If they defend like Bournemouth, Hull, West Brom, etc, then we will find it difficult to breakthrough again. The point I am making is that by not stretching the play and opening the game up it actually encourages, almost forces, weaker opposition to go into a defensive shell. I also agree with your sentiment and reasoning in reference to Mourinho. Bringing on extra defenders is another level to simply keeping the team compact and you're right, actually increases the pressure on our goal. |
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