Yesterday at 22:00, Manchester United faced Leeds United on the road, Lonnick's team showed an efficient side, but also let people see the difficulties faced by Manchester United again, in the fight with the high-level pressing team, Manchester United's midfield is extremely prone to problems, and easy to be used by opponents, and at this time, it is necessary for Manchester United players to do their best on the field to suppress opponents and create opportunities.
Judging from the results of the match against Leeds United, Manchester United has done this, all the staff struggle, which is the key to Manchester United's ability to win all three points in the Rose derby.
B Fei and Sancho became the key gentlemen
In the game, Manchester United scored a total of 4 goals, while Sancho and Bruno Fernandez contributed a total of 1 goal and 3 assists, so let's talk about this game in detail.
From the perspective of data: Manchester United's overall possession rate is even in the ascendant, Leeds United got 55% of the ball control, Manchester United got 45%, which is also a regular phenomenon of Manchester United in recent seasons, it is difficult to win the game by controlling the overall situation, more through the excellent quality of the players, with higher efficiency to win the game.
In terms of shooting comparison, Manchester United is also not dominant, Leeds United has 16 shots on goal, and Manchester United has only 15 shots on goal, but in terms of the number of shots on target between the two sides, Manchester United has led Leeds United 3 times with 9 times.
The shooting data intuitively reflects the grasp of the two sides in a single game, and Manchester United has done a better job in this game, or leeds United's defensive quality is inferior to That of Manchester United.
Maguire's header broke the goal
It was a rather crucial goal, starting with a successful corner attack and the first since United's 140 corner attacks this season.
Like Maguire said after the game, it's a fact that if United can better use set-pieces to score points, then United's attack will be even better.
In this attack, Leeds United used a defensive strategy of "demolition", and Luke Shaw's penalty forward point, as well as C Ronaldo's situation in the front point, allowed C Ronaldo to attract the attention of Leeds United defenders, at the same time, Manchester United also had players to squeeze out Leeds United players, Maguire through the unguarded running position, occupy the opportunity, the header broke the goal.
Just before half-time, Bruno Fernandez received a pass from Sancho and broke the goal with a header that gave United a 2-0 lead to the end of half-time for the first time in many games.
Then in the second half, Bielsa's team began a massive counterattack, the first thing Manchester United faced was that the pressing force was very strong!
Leeds United's pressing speed was very fast
Bielsa replaced Gerhardt and Rafinha before half-time, and after this substitution, Leeds United has no substitutions, and Bielsa's football philosophy is like this, either to win with attack or to die in attack.
So Leeds United scored two goals in two minutes to equalize, which dealt Manchester United a heavy blow, and like many games in the past, Manchester United once again stood on the edge of the cliff.
Lonnick's subsequent substitutions played a miraculous effect, Fred replaced Pogba, Erlanga replaced the poorly performed Lingard, Manchester United added two players who spared no physical strength and could force a wide range of robberies, using forced to break the rush, perhaps it is difficult to see results for players such as Liverpool and Manchester City, but Leeds United, which originally had an uneven lineup, can't stand such stimulation! United once again found the opportunity to score.
Fred typically cut in front of goal
Fred has become an important means for Manchester United to break the deadlock, his wide range of running, as well as good shooting skills, manchester United has benefited a lot, this time on the bench only 3 minutes, he received An assist from Sancho to score!
It is worth mentioning that in the last round of the league, C Ronaldo assisted Sancho on the heel of this position, and Sancho's goal did not attack, and sancho did find some confidence recently, especially the breakthrough level with the ball, which is very helpful for Manchester United!
Fred's goal was a heavy blow to Leeds United, who were on the verge of potentially overtaking the score but would eventually need to score again to equalize.
It wasn't until the 88th minute, when Erlanga received an assist from Bruno Fernandez, which killed the game completely, that the Rose Derby came to an end amid cheers from The Manchester United fans!
Tan Qiujun has said some questions about Manchester United before, with two consecutive wins in the last two games, Manchester United have secured the top four position, but for Manchester United, the happy hour is over.
Ronnick's test came
Manchester United need to play against a lot of European giants in February and March, including the Manchester derby, the double red club, the tottenham hotspur, and the two atletico in the Premier League alone.
If you look at the Manchester United games in December and January, you will find that it is a very unfortunate situation that Manchester United did not get more points in these two months, and now Manchester United must focus on the Champions League, if you can get some good results in the game with Atletico, maybe it will enhance the morale of the team.
Conclusion: In the 26th round of the Premier League, 5 giants scored three points
After the end of the 26th round, the situation of the Premier League for four has become more and more intense, Manchester United, West Ham United, Arsenal, Wolves, Tottenham Hotspur these 5 teams, the future of any team to lose, may lead to a big change in the pattern of competition for four.
The loss of Manchester City has changed the situation of the Premier League title
Manchester City's defeat has rekindled Liverpool's hopes of winning the title, but it should be noted that this is also because Liverpool is indeed fierce, chasing fiercely, and in the last 6 rounds of Premier League matches, it has won 5 wins and 1 draw. Chelsea, on the other hand, are not up and down, as Tuchel said, the league title is almost hopeless, the team will set its sights on other competitions!
Chelsea have now reached the final of the League Cup, there are two champions league and FA Cup competitions to compete for, Chelsea has no shortage of titles this season, the only question is whether Lukaku can integrate into the team next season, or can he be purged?
In addition, Newcastle in the relegation zone has been unbeaten in 6 consecutive games, and in the 26th round of the most match with West Ham United, Edihou has arranged 3 new signings to start, Guimarães continues to adapt on the bench, to put it mildly, Newcastle's current posture has begun to take shape in relegation, Chris Wood and the already injured Trippier are introduced, which is the key to changing the team.
And after the end of this round of the Premier League, in the midweek Champions League game, Manchester United will face Atletico away from home, Chelsea will face Lille at home, we will talk about these two games in detail tomorrow!