Daydreamer
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Kinda condescending. I read the post just fine, it just didn't make much sense.I think you might need to read the post again, or, to make it easier I'll explain here:
This wasn't a quick counter attack - where else would your defenders be? When I said...1) We had 5 players back in the box - i.e. we weren't tactically open
" "It's not "a frankly bizzare take to blame tactics on a goal that had 5 players in the box needing to mark 3 Brighton attackers", unless your idea of defensive tactics extends only as far as having a lot people at the back."
...I didn't realise that having people back truly is the extent of your idea defensive tactics.
If this was an isolated instance I would agree with you. But United dealt abysmally from very similar scenarios time after time last season. A repeated pattern of defensive failures is the very definition of a tactical issue.2) We had a player in a good position to deal with a standard cut-back, who failed to deal with it as part of his bread and butter job. I.E there wasn't a structural issue with how we were set out to defend.
Rather than inventing a narrative for me, why don't you engage with the argument I'm explicitly making? I've never said United "haven't defensively solved for anything." In fact, I've literally said United are more solid this season. It's just that the bar was set pretty low because ETH has somehow managed to significantly lower expectations at one of, if not the, biggest club in the world.but for some reason you've peddled a narrative that we havent defensively solved for anything.
How am I moving the goalposts? You responded to my post about how well Eric ten Hag has tactically coached United in the Eric ten Hag thread. I'll ask a third time, just for giggles...Moving goalposts somewhat. I'm not here to talk about whether Ten Hag has done a good job or not.
How much time is needed before conclusions can be drawn? Or does the timer conveniently reset each season?