Muzi watching the tiger fight | Manchester United are close to winning Sheffield United, but Garnacho is still a long way from the main team

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2024-04-25 11:55Posted in Inner Mongolia Sports Creators

Whether you think Manchester United's FA Cup qualification is embarrassing or not, new challenges await Manchester United.

The media and the outside world influenced by the media thought that even if United reached the final, they would be nothing more than a replica of last season's final result, while Ten Hag did not see it that way, and he has already considered reaching the FA Cup final for two consecutive years as his result.

So, everyone is talking, you're criticising Manchester United and Ten Hag is trying to collect what could be his last glory at Manchester United, but after the FA Cup semi-final, United will continue to deal with the Premier League and the Sheffield United challenge.

Without Marcus Rashford and Scott McTominay in the starting line-up.

Without Marcus Rashford, it should be one of the few good news that United fans can see in recent times.

As a result, Garnacho moved to the left wing for the game against Sheffield United, Antony returned to the starting line-up, and Ten Hag changed the full-back position, with the more technically solid Dalot playing at left-back, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who was always flawed in the front link, returning to right-back.

Of course, no matter how you adjust it, neither position can be perfect at the same time.

However, in the opening game, Diogo Dalot and Aaron Wan-Bissaka both performed well, and the former even knocked the mountain with a long-range shot:

With so many men and so many points added, it was only natural that United could play Ten Hag's lateral attack at home with relative ease:

However, such a large investment in troops can also give Sheffield United hope to move forward, so in the opening stage, Manchester United appeared to be loose in the third line and weak in blocking the line:

To be honest, this is Sheffield United's own technical ability, otherwise for other teams, these two gaps in defense are enough to form two threatening attacks.

And around the 14th minute, Sheffield United took advantage of Garnacho's mistake and the emptiness in the midfield position, but still hit two shots:

The emptiness in the midfield position is a cliché, and it is not worth dwelling on it, but Garnacho is actually an entry point in this game.

In the 17th minute of the game, Garnacho kicked the goal in a position where the probability of scoring a goal was theoretically low, and naturally he did not play high quality, and directly hit the goalkeeper's arms:

Two minutes later, he failed to break down the left wing:

In the space of a few minutes, Garnacho had three performances of varying severity.

And in the 22nd minute, Manchester United piled up a large number of personnel, Maguire also came up, Antony also turned around, and everyone worked together on the left rib, giving Garnacho a best chance to make a contribution:

As a shorter wide player than Marcus Rashford, it is only natural that he can wipe into the ribs, but the reason why the goal was saved by the goalkeeper shows Garnacho's immaturity at this stage.

To put it bluntly, Garnacho clearly lacks the ability to adapt, which makes it less difficult for opponents to defend him.

This goal is a good example:

It can be seen from these slow-motion shots from different angles that after Garnacho entered the left rib, the only thought was to play the far corner, which was his most familiar and most confident path, so when the defender pounced horizontally and blocked him from hitting the far corner for the first time, Garnacho chose to take another step and expose the far corner, but at this time, the goalkeeper also saw his thoughts, so the goalkeeper's footsteps moved:

As a result, Garnacho missed the perfect chance to score.

If this opportunity is seized, United will open the scoring at home and put the game into relatively simple mode, and it could even be argued that if this opportunity is seized, Garnacho could play in his preferred left winger position in the following games.

However, he did not catch.

Of course, there were more United players who didn't take their chances, and the course of the game since then has shown that:

As a result, Manchester United were punished in the 35th minute after a mistake in linking up between Onana and Diogo Dalot, who were first scored by Sheffield United:

Ten Hag chose this goalkeeper and this style of play, and he has to bear the probability of mistakes carried by this goalkeeper and this style of play, but unfortunately, mistakes happen to occur where they should not be mistakes.

However, in the 42nd minute, United equalised. In the second attack from a set-piece, Garnacho provided the assist for Harry Maguire, who opened the scoring:

Towards the end of the first half, Garnacho had another good chance to open the scoring, but was saved by the goalkeeper again:

In a way, that's Garnacho's existing limitations.

In terms of strength, you can make a direct comparison with Raphinha. In the starting backfoot winger position, both men are full of energy but average efficiency, but in the starting backfoot winger position, the two can provide quite significant tactical roles.

As a smooth winger, Raphinha has repeatedly contributed in recent key games, directly sharing the pressure of Lewandowski, Garnacho is the same, he also performed very well in the previous period, and is limited by the position, he can cross in the position of a smooth winger, can also cut inside, and more importantly, when he has no cross option in the first time, he has a roundabout awareness, can buckle down and wait for the teammate to insert the teammate, and then let the teammate from the right rib perimeter diagonally pass to the back point.

These are very good tactical awareness and effects, but when it comes to the position of backfoot winger, the goal is in the smooth direction of the foot, and the temptation to attack the goal directly is too great for him, so at this time, his tactical role will shrink.

It's a pity that against opponents who are also starters, he didn't have enough efficiency to beat them.

In the second half, it was the same.

In the 47th minute, United played a relatively smooth lateral link-up, but in the final test of Garnacho's one-on-one efficiency, his performance was as follows:

And in the 49th minute, Eriksen's problems at the back were exposed, and two shortcomings allowed Sheffield United to score the second goal:

In the 52nd minute, in the face of Sheffield United's onslaught, Eriksen's question only needs to look at Casemiro's expression and movements to be clear:

And during this time, Antony, the other backfoot winger who started the game, was replaced, and substitutes Amad Diallo and Bruno Bruno created a corner on the right flank:

In this corner, United equalised again from the penalty spot:

In a way, the right winger is the right man.

And during this time, Garnacho still worked very hard:

But the mistake is already obvious:

So in terms of consequentia, Garnacho playing as a starting left winger is actually not fundamentally different from Rashford.

I know Manchester United fans will be anxious to see this, but don't worry. First of all, we know very well that Garnacho is under 20 years old and should not be viewed from too strict standards, and secondly, we are also very aware that Garnacho as a left winger works very hard, which allows him not to over-consume his teammates, which is already quite obvious tactical effect, and Garnacho can always be on the line from 0-90 minutes, ensuring that the opponent is always attrition, which is also extremely obvious tactical effect.

However, we must also admit that as a substitute player in this position, it will be difficult for Garnacho to top Rashford's main position without a sufficiently significant efficiency advantage.

A few words of praise from fans on social media can't push the manager to make such a difficult decision, and whether Garnacho can remove Rashford from the main position will have a stake on United's prospects for the rest of the season, including the next few seasons.

This question is very crucial.

Garnacho is very committed to his game, but his physical confrontation is significantly different, so even after getting off to a start, his attack can be easily interrupted by his opponents.

In the position of a winger, Garnacho can use his body to separate the opponent's feet, and the direction also restricts him to direct the goal, so his tactical role will be more obvious, but in the position of backfoot winger, he has limited efficiency when starting, and the best option for the team is to play relay:

Either play 60 minutes and go down, like Antony today, or come back to this position after 60 minutes, like Amad Diallo today.

Without a significant enough performance advantage, Garnacho will find it difficult to sit as a left-winger.

Theoretically, the best thing to do at this stage is for Rashford and Garnacho to start left and right wingers, with Rashford coming off after 60 minutes and Garnacho switching back to the left winger and a new right winger.

However, this is not the most feasible approach as the managerial position is shaky but not necessarily a departure this summer, and Ten Hag is unlikely to risk offending his key players in the winger position.

Otherwise, a change in attitude at the heart of the squad will cost Ten Hag his job, and in this context, Garnacho will need to work hard to provide enough leverage for Ten Hag or the next manager to make difficult decisions, but with his performances at this stage, Rashford will automatically become a regular after returning from injury.

The opportunity is already in front of us, and it depends on how high Garnacho's own ceiling is.

As for this game, in the 70-minute period, both teams have actually dispersed:

At this time, it depends on the individual ability of the players, and at home, Manchester United players can also get more main players, so at the end of the game, Bruno stepped forward:

A long-range shot and an assist helped United win the game.

From a team's point of view, it is no surprise that allowing Sheffield United to score two goals still exposes United's old problems in defence, especially after Eriksen's stacking today.

Thankfully, the attacking efficiency was acceptable today, including from set-pieces, which kept United from being dragged down by defensive problems, and the tactical impact in all positions, combined with Bruno's late play, made it all a win.

However, from Garnacho's point of view, he needs to work harder.

Again, we shouldn't be too demanding of a young player under the age of 20, but the current situation of Manchester United is very clear, and someone must quickly remove Rashford as the main left winger in order for United to get out of the vicious cycle of "one year good, one year bad".

After all, Rashford is not yet 27 years old.

Therefore, the urgency of the times is at hand, and this burden can only be put in the hands of Garnacho, otherwise, with only the tactical role he can play now, as long as Rashford does not leave himself, he will still do whatever he wants in the main position of left winger.

Because, the richest man in the United Kingdom will not so easily change the unwritten rule of Manchester United's "homegrown players in charge".

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