TACTICAL ANALYSIS
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Erik ten Hag’s biggest weakness – Rest defence
In this article I'll cover: — The importance of rest defence — Manchester United's structure & issues — Top team examples— Potential solutions What is rest defence? Based on the German Restfeldsicherung, rest defence refers to the defensive structure that “rests” (remains) when a team is in...
Man Utd Midfield Rebuild: Part 3 – Hybrid DM targets
If you missed the previous parst of this series, you can catch up on them here: Rebuilding Man Utd’s Midfield: Part 1 – Profiles, tasks & gaps Rebuilding Man Utd’s Midfield: Part 2 – Build up DM targets In part 1, I defined the 6 broad tasks of a midfielder, scored the long-term 4 members of...
Rebuilding Man Utd’s Midfield: Part 2 – Build up DM targets
If you missed the first part of this series, you can catch up on it here: Rebuilding Man Utd’s Midfield: Part 1 – Profiles, tasks & gaps In part 1, I defined 6 broad tasks of a midfielder, scored the long-term 4 members of Manchester United on those tasks and created 2 player profiles based on...
Rebuilding Man Utd’s Midfield: Part 1 – Profiles, tasks & gaps
For my first scouting exercise of 2024, I decided to go in a different direction from the usual method. My scouting articles from last year included DM, DLP and CB. This time, I’m going to tackle Manchester United’s midfield rebuild as a whole and cover the following in a step-by-step manner:1)...
