Athletic: Before United's set-piece coaches joined, they weren't coaches who specialized in that area

At present, Manchester United's various set-piece data is ranked lower among all teams in the Premier League, and according to The Athletic, the current set-piece coach of Manchester United, Eric Ramsey, was not a coach specializing in this area before.

Ramsey was named Manchester United's set-piece coach last July, and it was also because of Manchester United's current poor performance in set-pieces that Ramsey received attention. As of now, United have a set-piece rate of 2.8 per cent, with the only goal coming from B Fee's direct free-kick against Aston Villa, which ranks first from the bottom of all teams in the Premier League, second to Norwich, who have a 15.4 per cent goal rate and 2 of their 13 goals from set-pieces.

One thing to say about Ramsey is that needs to be said. That is, before he joined Manchester United, he was not a coach who specialized in set-pieces. When Solskjaer was in charge of Manchester United, Ramsey's college friend Kieran McKenna recommended Ramsey to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was also an assistant coach in Chelsea's U23 echelon. After graduating from university, Ramsey worked for Shrewsbury Town and in 2018 assisted then-coach Danny Coyne. Speaking of Ramsey, the CEO of Shrewsbury said: "He is an academic in football and can express his views very well. He was the coach of our echelon at the time, but Danny wanted him to be on the first team because his coaching was well received and some players even said he was the best coach he had ever worked with. He was only about 26 years old at the time, and his business ability was quite outstanding. Subsequently, in 2019 Ramsey moved to Chelsea.

From the First Division of England to the youth team of Chelsea in the Premier League to Manchester United, such a leap is of great significance for Ramsey. But when he came to Manchester United, he was assigned to specialize in training on set-pieces. Under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ramsey will train with the team in regular training, but after the regular training, he will be assigned to train players who need to receive training on set-pieces. But with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer leaving Ronnick in the making, Ramsey's chances of training in this area diminished. He now takes on an extra job of helping the team's defenders warm up before a game, something Kieran McKenna often needs to do. Lonnick also recognises the value of set-pieces in the game, saying: "More than 30% of goals in football come from corners, free kicks and penalties. ”

It is understood that United are currently exploring a tactic of quick corner kicks. Some insiders within the club believe that if used properly, this tactic could help United stabilize the situation at critical moments and prevent opponents from counterattacking. One source said: "If United can see the viability of this tactic, then they should put it into action immediately. "But it requires United's players to take responsibility in critical moments, which is a good attempt when conventional tactics don't work.

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