A look at Team PL stats 8 rounds in

Massive Spanner said:
Some great stats, there. All in all it seems like basically we still have the same issues as last season (can't score goals) but also now our defense is awful through a combination of Casemiro being crap, Onana being awful, and having a makeshift back four constantly. Not great.
Click to expand...

Which is a reason the recruitment was bad. Waxed lyrical during pre season before Hojlund was signed that United will have exactly the same issues as last season. I think the teams defensive record throughout the previous season papered over the cracks because with the exception of City / Liverpool the team wasn't conceding much goals over consecutive games.

The injuries to the defense is what's pushed this team back as well as the lack of balance in the midfield. If United had signed predominantly attacking players during the summer (3 at a minimum) I reckon this team would likely be near the top of the league.

Does make you wonder that if even fans were able to clearly highlight the deficiencies last season how those paid and employed by the club missed it is ridiculous. The idea that Hojlund fixes it is like saying ULEZ gets rid of pollution. The attack being so ineffective isn't an individual issue it's a collective one. Summer 24 the only priority signings the club ought to make is a left winger, right winger and another striker.
 
Grande said:
Winning is not a style, it’s a result.

Ten Hag has won more games than Van Gaal, maybe you are on a wind up?

it’s not difficult to find out about Ten Hag’s playing style and tactics. Just google it. It’s like the bird in the bushes - that you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not there.
Click to expand...
LVG is profesor for ETH.
They shouldn't be mentioned ever in the same sentence.
 
These stats are skewed because we have been playing sht teams that have sat back against us and let us have the ball - Forest/Brentford etc. It basically shows that against shit teams that sit back against us at home we are good at passing sideways, back and forth. Yeeting it into the box now and then but either being offside or doing fk all with it because the quality of the forward passes are sht. It also shows that whilst we are passing sideways when we loose it the other team breaks like knife through butter and Onana is sht.
 
Find it interesting that Rashford and Bruno have both taken so many shots for so little return.

I have often felt we fall down because we're not good enough/patient enough when it comes to sustaining and recycling attacks.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.