Man U 2-,Leicester 1 post match thread.

[fuchsntf]

This was the 1st league game of the season....too many are guilty of over thinking,and OTT analyse

[Winchesterfox]

Lots of positives from what I saw.  Maddison had a fantastic first half, looking confident, composed, technically very good and drawing fouls around the edge of the box and playing some useful balls through.  I just wish Vardy had been on the end of some of them.  I thought Maddison faded a bit at the start of the second half, which is maybe why he got substituted, but overall it was a really promising start.  Pereira looked sharp and up for it, although I don't get why Puel played him as a winger if it meant having Amartey as right back.  And Chilwell looked good running forward, even if his crossing was poor.  But above all, I really liked the way we took the game to Manchester United in the first half.  

 

 

[Blue ROI]

A pretty encouraging performance. A draw wouldnt have been unfair to us.

 

We stuck it to Man U after the disastrous start and bossed it for nearly all of the 1st half. We dipped a little in the second half and Man U grinded it out. DId well considering our makeshift defence and bluntness in attack.

 

Can understand the negativity surrounding Man U a lot more now. Jose might be on the way out before January.

 

The positives were Maddison, Pereira, and Maguire. Chilwell looked alright too but we need to see that a lot more often. Hope his defending is strong enough as the weeks go by. Gray looked up for it and overall his most solid 90 minutes for us so far. Ghezzal too showed something but hard to make a definitive judgement on him yet.

 

Amartey the fall guy for us but he hasn't taken the chances that have come his way and I'd be surprised if he's still with us next year. He just seems to be a bit passive for the big occasion. We criticize Simpson for his footballing limitation but at least he puts every effort into it.

 

Nachoman again was a letdown. His fitness is a concern to me despite his potential scoring threat. We need to go looking for another striker in January. Our lack of goalscoring threat let us down on Friday.

 

Claude has been his worst enemy with selection since February but that was a step in the right direction. We're in that hated of cliches called transition. It could take a bit of short term agony to reassert ourselves but it's looking promising.

 

We need a result against Wolves that is certain. We dropped too many points to teams outside the top 6 after Christmas. With a stronger defence we can get the win.

[Guest MattP]

4 hours ago, ARM1968 said:

Come the end of the season this might be judged a decent result. Can see a lot of teams coming away from Old Trafford with 3 or 4 put past them. 

I'd be surprised. 

 

Last time they put 3 past anyone was all the way back in January against Stoke.

 

To put that into perspective Man City and Liverpool have done that over 15 times between them since them.

[ARM1968]

22 minutes ago, MattP said:

I'd be surprised. 

 

Last time they put 3 past anyone was all the way back in January against Stoke.

 

To put that into perspective Man City and Liverpool have done that over 15 times between them since them.

The season is yet young and Jose might not see it through. 

[davieG]

https://www.coachesvoice.com/tactics-manchester-united-2-leicester-1/

 

Analysis: Leicester
Leicester operated in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Wilfred Ndidi and Adrien Silva played in the deeper central roles, with James Maddison in the number 10 position, while Demarai Gray and Ricardo Pereira supported Kelechi Iheanacho from wider areas. The front four were very fluid, playing close together and often interchanging positions, which encouraged Ben Chilwell and Daniel Amartey to advance from their full-back positions.

Leicester looked to build in possession where possible, placing trust in the technical qualities of Maddison and Gray to break down United. Their desire to create with the ball at their feet offered suggestions that the Foxes are looking to move away from the more direct, counter-attacking approach of recent years.

United’s right side was targeted, with Gray often running at Matteo Darmian and trying to beat him in one-on-one situations. This forced another United defender to come across and potentially create space in the more dangerous, central areas. Maddison regularly came deep to try to receive the ball from Ndidi and Silva, or even central defenders Wes Morgan and Harry Maguire. The former Norwich attacker’s creative quality caused Jose Mourinho’s players several problems.

The fluidity of Leicester going forward, however, left them vulnerable on the counter, particularly if Chillwell and/or Amartey had joined the attack, as well as one of Silva or Ndidi. Fortunately for the Foxes, United failed to take advantage of any openings on the break. The introduction of Jamie Vardy and Rachid Ghezzal later provided Leicester with alternative attacking options, and they managed to create more clear-cut openings on goal.

Leicester operated in a 4-4-2 out of possession and would try to press United high. Conceding in the third minute forced this tactic, as they were chasing the game early on, but they were also keen to encourage United to play long, direct passes towards Marcus Rashford, who would struggle to win the aerial battle against Morgan and Maguire. This press was led by Iheanacho and Maddison, while Gray and Pereira would then drop in to form a central line of four with Ndidi and Silva. The second line would not be positioned too far from the first line, should the latter be breached.

Leicester’s issues out of possession came from playing too close together horizontally and leaving wide spaces for Luke Shaw and Matteo Darmian to exploit. The use of a 4-4-2 can have this effect, particularly when the opposition overload the central areas and have their attackers dropping off the top line to join in.