Just as United were pondering how to deal with Leeds without Eriksen and Casemiro, Leeds manager Marsh received a notice of the end of class.
As Ten Hach said at the pre-match press conference, this will make some changes in the way Leeds United open, but even if this change is played again, it will not change Leeds United's basic plate:
This is a team that needs to rush up with overall tactics to cover up the lack of personnel in the team.
So in this game, even if Manchester United are at home, before playing their own attack, the first thing to consider is how to resist the impact.
Because while you lose the main back, Leeds will try to get out of the decline.
It must be said that Ten Hach may have made some changes, even if they did not seem to work.
In this game, Manchester United's shot was very cautious, because compared to Luke Shaw on the other side, Dalot's initial position was very backward:
This may be partly to guard against Leeds winger Nionto, and on the other hand, it may also be to balance the intensity of defence and the quality of the ball as much as possible in Casemiro's absence.
However, this slight change did not bring enough effect, and in the opening 1 minute, Leeds United through this side of the tackle, fast attack, Nyonto shot:
Looking back at the process of conceding this goal, Dalot and Varane's defensive misalignment of Bamford, and Fred's idea of focusing on preventing Nyonto from moving horizontally in defense, but forgetting the basic principle of protecting the goal first, are all important reasons why Nyonto gained shooting space.
But before that, how the ball was lost is more worthy of attention.
Dalot chose to hand over to Bruno, who had the following first touch:
As shown in the picture, the ball and the ball holding foot are completely facing the opponent, and then he passes Taylor Adams, who came to save, but is immediately cut off by the upper Struick, and the position at that time is still the ball and the ball holding foot facing the opponent:
Therefore, even if Leeds United is suspected of using reckless force when he breaks the ball, as long as he encounters a referee with a loose whistle like today, the ball will continue to run.
This is United's structural problem, and even if Marcus Rashford comes here, a similar problem will arise:
Throughout the first half, Manchester United's shot on the right flank was very embarrassing:
The connection with the teammates in front of him is also quite difficult:
At this time, the highlight is Anthony's value.
In recent times, criticism of Anthony has become the new political correctness, his performance is indeed poor, attacking decision-making is too focused on individual play and ignoring the team factor, but with his left foot receiving the ball on the right flank and the hardness to protect the ball, Anthony's value to Manchester United is still valuable.
In this game, even if the right-back has been replaced by Dalot, but the quality of the catch in front of him is not good, so that this area needs Manchester United to invest more manpower, energy or influence to maintain the previous quality, then the resources involved in this area increase, and the resources available in other areas will naturally decrease.
Weathered Leeds' impact in the opening stages of the first half:
After that, Manchester United finally had some room to stabilize the ball, and during this breathing time, Leeds United's hard power flaws gradually appeared, so Manchester United were given some space and opportunities for lateral maneuvers:
There are also some quick attack opportunities through pressing:
But in reality, United's idea in the first half was to have Marcus Rashford on the right and use his influence on the pitch to attract opponents' defences to make room for Garnacho's left flank.
This option is theoretically feasible, but the key question is whether the attacking quality of Ghanajo's play can offset the losses caused by Rashford not being on the left and in front of goal.
Unfortunately, this exchange was a loss in the first half, and Garnacho did not have much advantage against Aylin:
The best opportunity to take advantage of:
When teammates are helping, this area is also not very threatening:
Even if you can play offense, in exchange for such a shot that is not enough threat to the goal:
So in this case, Tenhach is bound to need to adjust at half-time.
Returning from the second half, Garnacho switched to the right and Marcus Rashford returned to the left that he was good at, but apart from that, the central midfield structure did not improve, and Manchester United were not ready to resist Leeds United to start the second half with another impact.
So similar to the first half, Leeds United, who had replenished their physical fitness, quickly rushed out for the second goal:
Trailing by two goals at home, United have been pushed to the edge of the cliff.
The quality of Fred and Sabitzer's midfield is difficult to improve in a short time, and the structure on the right side is even more impossible to talk about, and the offensive blockage on this side is already very obvious:
The power assist brought by the center pulling the edge can effectively improve this, but how many times can Verhorst expect such a performance?
So 60 minutes ago, Tenhach decided to make a desperate bet.
The right-footed Pelisteri on the field means that Manchester United abandons the idea of regular attacks on the right and focuses on improving the defensive intensity on this side, while Sancho's play on the left wing means that Manchester United began to attack the left wing.
As a result, the offensive plus and fine coordination on the left began to go online:
This gave space to the right, but by this time the attack on the right had turned into a simple cross, so Marcus Rashford turned it into a goal, continuing the upward momentum of recent form:
Although they lost the goal, Leeds United were able to accumulate strength and manpower at this time and launch a wave of counterattacks:
Against this attack, Manchester United's small ball on the left was back on the line, and Jadon Sancho equalized in this attack:
As soon as the goal was scored, Manchester United's morale was boosted.
Not only did Leeds United no longer form a continuous attacking momentum, but also through crosses and cooperation, their shooting numbers rose rapidly:
If Manchester United can form a situation where Marcus Rashford and Westhorst are in the box at the same time in the final moments, these attacking methods obviously have a chance to transform into more attacking threats and thus cause a qualitative change, but United's structural problems have significantly increased the difficulty of scoring points in this game.
In the 80-minute zone, Ten Hach played at right-back with Malasia, partly to strengthen the defense of the area, but more importantly to value his left foot. This detail is too important for Ten Hag's system, and he knows it very well, so even if the whole team is chasing the third goal, Ten Hach still needs to see the stitches to make up for it.
It's just that the hole dug 0-2 in the early stage is really a bit big, especially in the context of missing 45 minutes on the offensive end today.
In the end, United drew at home.
The two teams will meet again this weekend, with Eriksen and Casemiro remaining absent on United's side, but Anthony is expected to return.
In this way, at least the structure on the right can be restored, and with the help of Dalot's return, the attack on this side also has a chance to play better quality. With the right back to normalcy in the first half of the season, Bruno will be able to return to the centre and left half, and there will be a better connection between Rashford and Westhorst.
So at that time, there will be a significant improvement in attack compared to today, but whether the backfield can withstand Leeds' impact at home is still a suspense.
This is still a question for Tenhach to ponder.