Man United's New 2023/24 Tactics & Formation Explained: Ten Hag's REVOLUTION

[@buffywhatever1093]

I think we’ll see super speedy transitions this term. Bruno will be less deep, and Onana will shock the lot of us…..it’s an opinion, not fact, but I hope I’m right?!

[@johngarynavida]

Ste just wanted to let you know that you and the lads are covering pre-season like a blanket in cold weather. Awesome work and all of you stay safe in your travels over there.

[@MrJeffHead]

They've not covered the glazers at all. Had access to glazer didn't use it. Have interviewed players not mentioned it. Very disappointing but not surprising.

[@johngarynavida]

@@MrJeffHead to be honest what's there to get about the Glazers anyway? Same shit different day imo. As for the players not sure what the availability is with pre-season.

[@jompaswede5384]

It´s obvious that Ten Hag wants to have a high and intensive press, quick transitions and play 3-1-6 when attacking.

[@redd3890]

Would've been interesting to hear Ste talk about Mainoos role in the arsenal game which was nothing like what he has described. His average touches were picked up in the RB/ Inverted RB area while AWB was pushed very far up the pitch. Almost looked like a variation of peps box midfield. Similar to how Caicedo was used at RB. Was fascinating to watch.

[@emmak4379]

Eriksen used to do it last season, just in the leftback role I believe but he wasn’t there as much as Mainoo

[@ronaldross469]

Eth will eventually surpass pep not even peps prodigy at arsenal will ever b a better tactitian than eth

[@shahzadirani]

De Zerbi's box midfield*

[@redd3890]

@@shahzadirani no...

[@Prime-R9]

Big up Ste 🙂 Top quality content As ever Can't wait 4 the season 2 start GGMU 🔴

[@Abdullah-Ansari-786]

one thing I would point out that go and watch mainoo's highlight of those preseason games and you will see he is playing on right back or right in the defense along with two other defenders not as a pivot he is dropping deep for playing out from the back

[@Footieheritage]

Hope Mainoo plays against Real Madrid he coming to cook up Bellingham too like he did Rice !🔥

[@BiolaAwoyera]

Lol.

[@Parissolemn]

I’m a United Fan but Bellingham rarely gets cooked…

[@BiolaAwoyera]

@@Parissolemn leave him be. It’s just fan talk, with all the talks about Mainoo, the best decision for him remains for him to go on loan.

[@tahj-raegordon]

Just keep it normal don’t b delusional n put pressure on him

[@Suckwhamfarts-bled]

Na man out of all the youngsters I’ve seen he seriously reminds me of caicedo for Brighton but his intelligence and positioning of the ball is like Sergio busquets the kid looks serious

[@waitindi1451]

That performance was levels! We take that into the season we challenging trophies.

[@navinmanogaran3826]

Ste, i really liked the way u explained all about the game in such simple terms and yes, when u are explaining I can actually see the part of the game where we were actually doing it. Even the pressing, we don't just run to a player to press, we run in a way we block another passing path and we do it together, diverting them into an acute area where we have the control. Even if the first team played the whole game, I don't think they would have been knackered. Its like they play smart and move well and thus dont waste unnecessary energy by doing it right. Anyways, thanks for the info mate. Good watch

[@clivemuhorondegwa1945]

I just finished watching the United v Arsenal game for some analysis and this video is a great summary of what I saw. Glad I watched before I saw this as I missed on some of the points you mentioned. Great video. United on the right track

[@colingreig3460]

The best channel and presenter without doubt. Glued to screen when Steve Howson speaks no nonsense. Top Gadgee....love it!!!

[@ssheldon1616]

Ste, glad you mentioned the throw-in fact. I read about that years ago and brought it into our shape drills along with our forward players pressing in specific “quadrants” as I called them. What a huge change it made. Our completed passes went up over 30 per game. Any youth coaches out there should consider these slight changes, it makes a huge difference. To be able to talk tactics with ETH, what a privilege.

[@ozzielam]

Great stuff Stephen. Hope one day you can come to the Far East esp Hong Kong or I come over back to Old Trafford and see the lads. Love your channel

[@barryadrianallen]

Most recent Tifo and “Devil in the details” podcasts did a deep dive into ETH’s obsession with the REST defence. Fascinating stuff. Would love a video on it from yourself. 👍🏼

[@daimondelomoney7374]

Window has also been effective thus far. If we actually manage to clear out Telles, Elanga, Henderson, Bailley, Williams, Fred, Donny and possibly Maguire I’ll be damn impressed. Even if we do only get Hojlund, Amarabat and 1 other CB cover this window still✌🏾

[@Nathan_NYX_8]

Telles and Elanga are already gone.

[@kenmay5532]

10/10 window if 70% of the above is achieved. Varane, Wanbisaka, Casemiro, and Rashy Are not Ten HaG Playes😢

[@smeekle2000]

Glazers out

[@Jza-GZa40k]

@@kenmay5532 People like you is why utd fans get mocked

[@IamJasco]

@@Jza-GZa40k dude’s speaking for himself 🤡

[@nichonr95]

It looks like what diniz has done over in brasil is slowly making its way over here, but as a part of a hybrid of the more structured european style and diniz's relationship style. The purist football on youtube has a great video of his tactics over on his channel. Love your work ste, keep it up❤

[@danieldarks3721]

This is why I like your channel. The detailed work and thought you put in to give such great content has helped me understand and enjoy football more. Love that you got to meet ETH. Made up for you.

[@RobertJones-u5x]

Very refreshing channel. Keep up the good work Stephen.

[@joisaacs3351]

Love the fact that you got to share some insights with the gaffer 🤝

[@iamkang]

Ste you’re wrong we play a 3-1-6 in attack. One full back goes up one stays back. And mount and Bruno will interchange and go deep and go forward. Watch the tape again

[@ngolomessi9385]

Mainoo can become a huge player for us in the future, Hope he gets enough playtime especially against the big teams, think he is good enough

[@TdfJNR]

Great content pal!!

[@Petrosmurf9]

Lot of respect my friend! Keep it up

[@Ricooo804]

Good analysis of ten hag system Thankyou for all the good content ste 👊🏻

[@jamiemccartney3242]

The transfer of casimero was the start of serious changes and has so far followed suit

[@Scottuz]

It's been brilliant watching it come together, and we can Now see, that Striker dropping in will make us lethal, Specially if we get Amrabat too?

[@magicbuddha7243]

The next coming weeks will be crucial for EtH. Preparing the new style of play among the A squad players and the strong U21 ManUnited youngsters that have joined the USA trip is half the prep work by EtH. The other half is to push for new signings this week including another striker, another centre back, another midfielder and simultaneously cut loose Maguire, Elanga, McTominay, Fred, etc. It's clear that he has a very strategic plan for a successful season to win 4 trophies. Hence, the entire staff and management are working hard to get the plan done.

[@maxvain]

I really hope AWB is the starter at RB. Although I think it will be a position that is heavily rotated.

[@antonysutton80]

I assume there's a clip of you asking this question Ste? Great work as always mate!

[@magicbuddha7243]

It appears that EtH is using this trip through the USA to select which U21 ManUnited youngsters can join the A squad. He stated that ManUnited will split the entire squad in 2 whereby the youngsters stay in San Diego to face Wrexham and the A squad will face Real Madrid in Houston. Very clever. In other words, he is not taking the preseason results too seriously, but is using it to mentally prepare the A squad for the season opening in the new style of play whereby the selected youngsters will be able to quickly integrate or flow themselves into the A squad. That is vision to me.

[@dtomo6]

I definitely think we're going to have a better season than 22/23. Whether that's league position and/or bigger trophy. Eth is building something great

[@sds9682]

Excellent video!

[@tylerwood8710]

This looks more like a 4-1-4-1 or 4-1-2-3. With a full team pressing/closing down, working together, AND (IMPORTANTLY) a #9, that attacking mindset/formation can be very real, especially against all of these clubs that play 10 back.

[@mr_red13]

I’m hoping to see our bench be high quality as well. We seen depth.

[@aaronwilliamgeorgemurphy1063]

The Sancho experiment could be a stroke of genius. Unless some miracle happens glazers leave in next week new owners straight in and sign kane it looks like hojilund is gonna be our no.9 whilst I think he has huge potential and will bag us some goals. If he is our only option that won't be good for him or the team. Working Sancho into false 9, ability to deploy rashford up front garnacho on left and then hojilund gives us options and gives the lad some time to settle in before taking on the whole expectation of leading the line the whole season

[@smeekle2000]

Sancho needs to get comfortable in the box and get good quickly. Ten Hag is under a lot of pressure and he clearly does not have the squad he needs. This is a Glazer's Summer. Nothing to see here!

[@aaronwilliamgeorgemurphy1063]

@@smeekle2000 I respectfully disagree, despite the takeover saga it has been a productive summer so far, get no.9 over the line, Amrabat is looking likely. The gaffer is been aloud to reduce commercial commitments, getting his first choices. Squad is clearly developing, Mainoo is looking to break through. Yes had the takeover been sorted we may have been able to get another player in, maybe kane instead of of hojilund or whoever we get. ETH is doing great work, no pressure there. In regards to Sancho, he looks sharper, motivated, almost like rashford did start of last season then the form comes when confidence comes

[@andilentobekomadlala5227]

​@@aaronwilliamgeorgemurphy1063my question is were those his first options or his working with what his given? It's all good getting mount through the door but untd shouldn't be fighting for scraps and yes I doint know what the coaches thinking is but surely Beligham or Rice are ahead of mount and this is no English bias but to think we didn't even put a bid in is ridiculous. K I get it if the player say I want to go to a certain team eg. Benzima who we put a bid in but chose Madrid. We might look at this as a good window but we doint know if this is the coaches first options or his fighting with 1 hand tied behind his back . And yes my striker would be Victor

[@aaronwilliamgeorgemurphy1063]

@@andilentobekomadlala5227 rice isn't better than mount, he is completely different to mount. Bellingham yes may be a better player, but just bidding to bid isn't good buisness operation at all, it takes time and resources to bid if you waste it on a player that either isn't your priority or you know won't come just so your bidding would be an example of bad processes just as we had with Woodward. The negotiation process has been handled very well this season we aren't having same issues as previous years as a result of the Woodward effect. When kane was clearly not viable we quickly moved on, which is suggestive that the targets so far have been managers priority. I get the pessimism but there is clearly a different feel to the club this summer and I for one am enjoying it

[@United_Wings]

Let's gooo United ❤😊

[@devyboy27]

Would love to see awb in the cdm role with his tackling ability if we manage to get a good rb to replace him.

[@mottogreen456]

Give UTD a top forward...🎯...would love to hear the captain recommendations 💚🖤❤patterns.....rashy trust his got this😎

[@thrilla72]

14:18 Tell 'em Ste, ALWAYS +1

[@kenmay5532]

Ten Hag always has a better Second Season... Will this season be Different? Is Mount Worth it?

[@firstnamelastname9616]

Would be a good idea to move Martinez into midfield during the attacking phase and leave a back 3 of Shaw Varane Wan Bissaka. Martinez has excellent passing range and defensive capability to come into that position to form a midfield box like Man City of Martinez Casemiro Mount and Fernandes.

[@smeekle2000]

Martinez do be stepping up.

[@mattywright9714]

Your deluded wan bissaka has an awful passing range are you blind AWB he is not trusted by his teammates you can tell by the hesitancy in the way his teammates pass to him is a last resort Dalot is technically better than wan bissaka it's that simple Dalots faster can wiggle out of tight positions press resistance better with both feet can hit better shot too not clumsy like wan bissaka one thing the guys got on dalot it's a tackle Dalot is a modern offensive full back with a lot of variability in movements and occupation of spaces dalots a better footballer what part of that don't you get

[@andilentobekomadlala5227]

​@@mattywright9714wouldn't trust delot as a 3rd cb and he doesn't have awb speed to recover when Martinez goes into midfield

[@vasiewelman1726]

​@@andilentobekomadlala5227 😂😂😂if you watch rashford 30 quick fire questions dalot is 2nd in speed only to rashford

[@mattywright9714]

@@andilentobekomadlala5227 sorry but totally disagree with you you can't trust wan in a back3 hes 2 limited on the ball technically bad doesn't have a good enough passing range he will cost us and will be a press trigger not press resistance he can't defend all he can do is slide tackles you shouldn't have to go to the floor every time yeah I know he's improved but not a enough to say dalot your out now thats be real and not be rewriting history with this guy he's not trusted by his teammates you can tell by the hesitancy in the way his teammates pass to him is a last resort

[@matt76dave]

Steve, can you explain what happens when you come across a team who also play the same way to create overloads I.e do you nullify each other until one makes a mistake or is there a tactic for this?

[@banditbaker1675]

I'm interested to see how Mainoo's extra mobility (when compared to Casemiro) is utilised in the coming games

[@the_three_Jay]

Looking good Ste

[@danmason7]

You got me thinking about throw-ins Ste. They're not any advantage to a team in reality. Old rule that's now defunct? How about a free kick from the touchline that has to be taken within 5 seconds of the ball being placed? Gives teams the opportunity to go short, long, back and means the opposition can't force a turnover by crowding players out. Would also stop that annoying mess that tends to surround throws in the final third. Thoughts?

[@daimondelomoney7374]

Mainoo should play against Wrexham. Casemiro Mount and Bruno should play together Atleast 3/4 times together before start of the season. Eriksan still needs game time also he hasn’t played yet.

[@mariodelapena9315]

Theres other squad that play wrexham and other thats plays in USA

[@Rebhara]

I think for Ericsson its actually a decline

[@michealwatt8652]

He played 45mins Saturday

[@saragonmcenany6229]

The background looks like a pub in Crumpsall

[@smeekle2000]

Glazer's Summertime!

[@kylesmyle4907]

First of all, why do you look like the realest cartoon I’ve ever seen?

[@pauldales5115]

Scholes made passes no opposition expected to land on the players toe ( or couldnt stop what they knew was coming) 😂 but with btuno his vision and passing range is not as good but not on the same level, the difference he might waste 3 moves but that 4th will be a game changer and the energy and pressing in the squad we can handle losing possession. I hope Onana can be as good at shot stopping of de gea because it will be needed because we will get snap shots and his reactions by far compensated for his ability to play the ball

[@MrJeffHead]

You had the access why didnt you approach Glazer?

[@clough16]

1 world class player

[@jameskadar6555]

Always wondered why UTD haven't been looking at a left back to be honest because if shaw gets injured we basically have no cover for him.

[@AzzaG3024]

Well we have Wrexham, Real Madrid space of 24 hours UK time which is quite suprising but then again don't play Dortmund until 2nd August.

[@banonkers]

Ste, did you ask him about the sale and his opinion on the the Glazer's dragging it out? Also, what protests are you personally getting involved in and will be present at?

[@HM-ke2ri]

Steve didn’t do a proper assessment…awb hasn’t been used in first phase build up, Mount has played a hybrid 6/8 , maino has been like an inverted RB. Given awb has been playing further up , doesn’t that game suit Dalot better?

[@kenmitchel]

Parrot?

[@mnb9162]

I'd like to see Sancho play in 10 this year.... Or false 9.....Central areas...... I dont think Wing is best for him... He isn't a runner...

[@smeekle2000]

Sancho RW used to be his at Dortmund. Glazers out.

[@troymcdougall8303]

I really fear second season syndrome. I think we may stagnate or go backwards. We are introducing a lot of new ideas and playing style and i am not sure it will be easy to do given we r in 4 comps. Maybe i am being overly pessimistic but didnt klopp and pep stagnate only marginally improve in their 2nd season?

[@buffywhatever1093]

So you’re saying tempo is possession?

[@winstonhumphrey1985]

Let's not get too carried away. United will do what they did last season. Counter attack against the 'big boys', and struggle to break down the low block against teams United should dominate possession.

[@DmizzMOB]

Sounds like you got carried away into the future with your guess 😂

[@winstonhumphrey1985]

@@DmizzMOB against lyon United dominated possession and struggled to break down the low block. Against Arsenal United didn't dominate possession and scored two goals on the counter attack. Pretty much what they did all last season. I'm not saying it's a bad thing. United got top 4 and won a trophy. Just calling them how I see them.

[@steve13191]

The tactics wont change. We are still going to play like cowards and probably lose against liverpool, city, newcastle and brighton away

[@smeekle2000]

Sports is rigged.

[@smeekle2000]

Enjoy the movie.

[@cas-221]

Tactics is about the money and incoming transfers,if ten Hag dont get a stricker ,he will going to play with a.false nr9 alla Tadic at ajax you will see

[@AnthonyMunyi]

Two words: Get Kane Two more words: Glazers Out.

[@maxwright1348]

get ste howson on sky sports ahead of Jamie Carragher

[@smeekle2000]

Good one.

[@Charlie_Alpha_Lima]

This guy ten Hag man has made it great to be a United supporter again. Hell he's even made us temporarily forget we still have those American assholes as owners. If Hojlund comes through the door, which based on Fabrizio is likely, then we should really close the gap on City. This team looks great everywhere else on the pitch. Goals are the missing piece of the puzzle

[@eddiemcalinden2773]

Ha 1st,go on then Ste what have I won,what dya mean I'm privileged to be a subscriber,ok that's fair .

[@schism1990]

Honestly, AWB is so much better that dalot at the moment.

[@joekavanagh7171]

Best tactic of all is to bring back Greenwood. All the tactics in the world are no good if there's no one to stick the ball in the net.

[@Kingofthenth]

We attack 3-1-6

[@redmc3614]

Don’t like Antony on the right of a 3 ! He’s not good enough

[@RobertJones-u5x]

Would Sancho be better?

[@ac860]

Are we going to let awb go for free next summer or are they going to offer him a new contract I don't understand the situation l, Dalot signed a long term so he is clearly their future but surely we should have sold awb this summer recoup the money the 50 million because we could lose him for nothing next

[@kurinchikumaran1092]

put m.greenwood on the pitch to pressure antony . he is slacking as a right winger

[@redordead4491]

GLAZERS OUT 🔰 BOYCOTT SHIRT SALES!!!

[@smeekle2000]

We both know that's not happening. We live in a 'neo-capitalist' society.

[@smeekle2000]

Glazers out

[@redordead4491]

@@smeekle2000 🔰

[@joshn3910]

Hi Ste

[@gazhool1279]

Fucking hell... You could talk a glass eye to sleep

[@jeez3k]

AWB gotta go

[@smeekle2000]

Glazers out

[@K.S.R_editz]

first

[@meisterlymanu5214]

Anthony will be pushed out the team this season. Utterly 1 dimensional and not bright.

[@Sjn4578]

Lol revolution???? Clown is still playing stoke city football😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bobnab1570]

kobe should be that player and mount on the bench .

[@JamesMIrby]

Keep your ft ss out of my stte florida

[@HM-ke2ri]

Steve didn’t do a proper assessment…awb hasn’t been used in first phase build up, Mount has played a hybrid 6/8 , maino has been like an inverted RB. Given awb has been playing further up , doesn’t that game suit Dalot better?