Same old problems with pressing for United. Always seem to get stifled when teams press us. Our lack of a good, physical midfielder was also apparent today. Fellaini is so difficult to handle because of his positioning between the midfield and attack. If one of the centre-backs push up, it'll...
Edinson Cavani's Defensive Work
The Italian football season began with the Super Cup between defending league champions Juventus and Cup winners Napoli. The game was played at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing and featured the use of the 4th and 5th officials.
Juventus took home the trophy...
It's a good signing in that van Persie is a world class player but it's unnecessary given that we already have decent strikers at the club. Not sure what this will mean for Welbeck's development (although he is expected to sign a new 5 year deal shortly). Annoying that we still aren't looking to...
A look at the different winger-full-back combinations that took place in the Shenhua-United game.
Valencia is what you may call a traditional winger. He is at his most dangerous when he runs past opposition full-backs. Given that he...
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SAF confirmed at an #mufc press conference that the club have shown an interest in Lucas Moura, but no deal is agreed.
SAF on Moura: "We haven't reached an agreement - we've shown interest.Until such time we reach an agreement we can't say he's ours" #mufc
It was interesting to see Fergie experiment tactically. It's highly unlikely to be seen during the season but it does show that he is open to the idea of having more tactical flexibility. It could also be that he has taken a leap out of Italian playbook and tried out the shape Italy used in...
Personally, I think Nani is one of the most complete wingers around. But sometimes when you are capable of so many different things in a particular situation, your decision-making can be off. I'm sure it will improve in a couple of years time. It really wouldn't be sensible to cash in on Nani at...
He definitely used his left arm to control the ball. It could easily have been given if spotted. I think people were focusing more on the offside than how Iniesta controlled the ball.
Germany were fairly average against Portugal. They dominated possession but created little of note before scoring. Portugal got lots of men behind the ball but their problem was that they did not produce counters and did not seem to want to do so either given the slow tempo with which they...
For a lot of the teams, it will be about the counterattacks, the transition from defence to attack must be implemented quickly and effectively. The problems will likely arise when the opponents don't permit counters. Like today, Poland ran out of ideas in the second half once Greece put men...