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Is Manchester United a group that builds from the again? Do they press excessive or defend in a deep block or do each on the similar time? Do they like enjoying on the counter-attack or dominating the territory with the ball?
It’s outstanding that after practically two years with Erik ten Hag on the helm, United followers nonetheless don’t know the reply as to what sort of a group they assist.
A scarcity of philosophy and a transparent tactical imaginative and prescient has been identified as a giant unfavorable issue when judging Ten Hag’s reign on the membership.
The person himself has now lastly revealed his tactical blueprint intimately in an interview with Astro SuperSport.
Ten Hag stated it’s “typical” to entice opponents after which play out from the again, that means inviting the press after which enjoying by it.
Nevertheless, he hinted that the gamers at his disposal make it in order that he must be versatile, mentioning the plethora of fast gamers who open up enjoying shortly and vertically as an choice.
He admitted that’s when it finally ends up being about “studying the sport”, successfully revealing that he has no single philosophy, however takes under consideration what the opponent is doing most occasions.
He stated: “It’s typical to entice opponents and to play out from the again. However we even have very fast gamers. When groups give us the chance to play in behind, we have now to recognise these conditions and go extra vertical in a faster second.
“But when they’re ready, then we have now to adapt and wait and create our personal areas. It’s all the time about studying the sport and going from there.”
An enormous situation plaguing United this season, regardless of possession recreation or counter-attack, is the dearth of steadiness in midfield the place they get always overrun.
Ten Hag rejected these options, saying that the issue was not by design or a results of his tactical blueprint and could possibly be mounted if the gamers simply saved the ball higher.
He stated: “We are able to management it by protecting the ball higher. Our gamers like Mainoo, Casemiro, and Bruno are comfy on the ball. There are many others within the group as nicely. If we maintain the ball extra, we’ll be much less weak to counter-attacks.”
It presents an attention-grabbing case the place it turns into troublesome to establish whether or not the gamers are usually not in a position to observe the supervisor’s directions, not able to following sufficient, or Ten Hag is failing to get it throughout correctly as a result of his phrases don’t match the gamers’ actions on the pitch.
Finally, getting his message throughout and the gamers implementing it efficiently is the place a supervisor earns his wages. Lip service would do no good if points stay on the pitch.
