In the early morning of January 20, Beijing time, the 17th round of the Premier League played a number of matches, in which Manchester United played away, this time facing Brentford. In this game, United opened fire in the second half, and finally won 3-1 thanks to the performance of The three players Of Erlanga, Greenwood and Rashford, they won 3-1 and scored three points.
After winning this opponent, Manchester United is currently in 7th place in the league, and the team is 2 points less than the 4th-place West Ham United in the case of 1 round of less matches, and the situation of fighting for 4 is still relatively optimistic. At the same time, United also see the future. As for Maguire and Lindelof, who is the main centre-back of the team? It's already clear at a glance! Because United dug up the top centre-back duo through this game, Varane and Lindelof's combination of centre-backs was accurate and strong, and Maguire hung.
As can be seen, Varane and Lindelof played together in this game, and as a result, under the two of them, United's defense was extremely solid. Throughout the game, Varane's pass success rate reached 83%, and he completed a total of 3 accurate long passes. On the defensive end, Varane had three steals and six breaks.
Lindelof, on the other hand, has a pass success rate of 88%, and he has also completed 3 accurate long passes, 2 steals and 6 clearances, plus 1 interception. In addition, according to statistics, Varane and Lindelof have a total of 17 headers in this game, and as a result, the two of them have won 15 of them, which is undoubtedly an air-dominated center-back combination, making Brentford's attacking players extremely passive.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that when Maguire did not play, Manchester United did not concede a goal with the help of Varane and Lindelof, which shows that the performance of these two players is reassuring and improves the team's defensive efficiency. As a result, when Maguire came on, his pass success rate was only 38%, and he did not provide much support for the team on the defensive end. In the final moments of the game, the defensively chaotic United conceded a goal, which was directly related to Maguire's appearance, after all, Maguire's appearance disrupted the defensive rhythm of Manchester United.
At present, with Bailey playing in the Africa Cup of Nations and Jones struggling to take on the big responsibility, Manchester United have three centre-back players, they are Varane, Lindelof and Maguire. Judging from the ability and experience of the players, Varane can naturally sit in the main position at Manchester United. In this situation, Lindelof will compete with Maguire. Since Varane's combination with Lindelof has been extremely solid lately, Maguire will be forced to give way. Do you, as a fan, think the same way? Let's come to the comments section to discuss.