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Manchester United have suffered a turbulent second season beneath the steering of Erik ten Hag with the crew going through a combat to complete within the prime 4 of the Premier League.
Query marks have been raised concerning the Dutchman’s type of play which is a far cry from the possession-based method he deployed so efficiently at Ajax.
Membership captain Bruno Fernandes has opened up on United’s attacking ways and says the attributes of his teammates are the rationale the crew are inclined to favour transition soccer.
In an interview with A BOLA, Fernandes defined that United’s broad males have particular qualities which have formed the way in which the crew builds assaults and the Portuguese star has tailored his sport accordingly.
“I can’t ask Rashford and Garnacho, pure wingers, to play inside in the identical means as others who possibly began their careers as midfielders or as quantity 10s and dropped to the strains.
“Folks typically have this concept that each one gamers need to do what others do. No, we have now particular traits that outline us as gamers and make us excellent at what we do,” he mentioned.
The United skipper additionally cited United’s conventional means of enjoying, which is famed for its back-to-front quick soccer with out the necessity for sluggish, possession primarily based build-up.
“Manchester United’s id has by no means been to play numerous supported soccer, they’re a crew of nice depth, intense and attacking soccer. That’s the concept of the membership,” mentioned Fernandes.
The midfielder then mentioned that regardless of desirous to be on the ball as a lot as attainable, he appreciates the type of play Ten Hag is preaching and acknowledges it’s the best choice for them with the gamers on the membership.
“Typically, we make the error of pondering that each crew has to play in possession… I need to play in possession, I need to have the ball as a lot as attainable.
“It’s apparent, as a result of gamers who wish to play with the ball need to have it as a lot as attainable, however typically we have now to slot in with the setting we’re in. And it’s not attainable for us to play in the identical means as Manchester Metropolis,” he added.
The previous Sporting Lisbon star additional detailed United’s method, explaining the upper up the sphere they will get the entrance males on the ball, the extra likelihood of them isolating defenders and creating probabilities.
“If we have now transition gamers, it finally ends up being tough for them to show into ball possession gamers.
“The ball at their toes (the attackers) comes extra within the closing third, in order that they will then get into the 1v1, one other of their biggest qualities,” mentioned Bruno.
United’s captain has as soon as once more been nearly ever current this season and regardless of not hitting the numbers we’re used to seeing, stays a significant cog in Ten Hag’s wheel.
Bruno will likely be determined to finish the season sturdy with a purpose to give United one of the best likelihood of qualifying for subsequent yr’s Champions League.
United return to motion with a visit to Brentford on the finish of the month and will likely be trying to precise revenge for the 0-4 defeat they suffered on the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium final yr, in what was Ten Hag’s second sport answerable for the membership.
