How BAD Are Manchester United ACTUALLY? ● Tactical Analysis (HD)

[@PythagorasinBoots]

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[@sarcasmpod]

Amrabat was not an experiment. There was literally no one to play left back

[@pinakiadhikari3904]

As an inverted full back

[@Bole77]

Big up. You summed it up nicely. The lack of keeping hold of possession is the one thing that kills us. We lose structure, and we're always chasing both attacking and defending. You we're spot on when you said that when Bruno and Rashford keep losing the ball, with unnecessary risk taking, "it cultivates a mindset that possession is not something to be treasured" 💯👍🏻

[@blokkka9inety293]

hold tight rick astley!

[@PythagorasinBoots]

In any team at any level, the star players dictate the philosophy of the game. The manager needs his own generals to follow him.

[@lanat9172]

Great video. However, concerning Bruno, people, including you, overstress his risk taking mentality and pass accuracy. This is not his fault but a team issue. If you look up the pass completion of KDB over the years, it is very similar to Bruno's average. But do you see anyone criticise KDB? No! This is because he plays in a team with way better structure, cohesiveness and direction. Additionally, if you take a look at the way Fernandes plays for Portugal - the difference is night and day. He loses the ball much less often, keeps things tidy, and yet retains his chance creation volume. A better tactical setup, structure and fitting teammates profile at United will give you a Bruno who loses the ball much less and still creates chances.

[@umutyagci8108]

​@@PythagorasinBootsthat is also the reason why ten hag wanted to make De Jong his most important player

[@MK12275]

Bruno taking risk is important and it actually works alot of times but Rashford makes unsuccessful dribbles knowing he can't take a player on he's become more into a more striker than a winger

[@Drwn4945]

As much as I appreciate the video, I have 2 problems with it: 1. This playing squad is clearly a Frankenstein not intended to play in any of those combinations due to injuries 2. You completely ignore last season's glimpses of what was planned. So for me the plan is quite clear - play out from the back. Build style from the back. Last season's press breaking with Licha and Shaw were amazing, so the manager added Onana and Amrabat. The latter was supposed to be an upgrade on Eriksen (same passing ability, more energy) to play alongside Casemiro. No bear with me here: Shaw-Licha were on the pitch together in 2 out of 30 games, Case-Amrabat simultaneously fit: 3 games, Case-Mainoo:0 games. So for me, we just shouldn't be over analysing the "style" because it's just a survival mode Pressing with Rashford is barely possible, but counterpressing is a different animal. And united were top of the league for high turnovers, following shots at the time of the recording. Now top 3. The problem is - we didn't score. All chances wasted, the first goal came against villa, Tottenham had 6 of the kind while behind us in turnovers and shots. Poor front 3 decision making. Maybe even front 2 since Hojlund is completely ignored

[@willankhatter]

😂😂😂 "injuries, blah blah blah" absolutely sh!t

[@unilife4603]

"Work ethic is questionable even from the stars" Considering that just yesterday the whole "Players don't know why they're running so much in training" leak happened, this aged incredibly well.

[@bacillusanthracis69]

*specially from the stars

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Laziest squad in the league.

[@thebiglebrowski3695]

I mean they are right, though. Nobody runs for no reason in training anymore. It is useless.

[@unilife4603]

@@thebiglebrowski3695 They might be doing it because… Oh idk, because it’s football? There’s running in football, ETH is trying to improve his team on the transition but so far this season United have covered less ground than Brentford, Everton and Burnley. Not to mention complaining about coaching methods is incredibly unprofessional regardless of the circumstances.

[@thebiglebrowski3695]

@@unilife4603 It is still outdated and draconian compared to modern football training. You train with a ball at your feet. Any time spent training without the ball is time wasted. There is a reason the more technical teams don't do it.

[@yafaveleog8524]

Can you do the same for Chelsea? I see they look good on so many stats, but they are so low in the league, I wanna know what is going on. Great video, I can’t wait to see whatever video you make next.

[@JustMeSach]

Imo Chelsea's problem is finishing. Sterling can finish but he's not someone you can rely on to score a lot, Palmer can create a lot but his finishing needs a lot of work, Mudryk can finish but he's too raw (and has had a lot of issues outside the pitch), and Nkunku, who's probably the best finisher in the team, has been injured. This leaves Jackson, who as a striker has failed to impress with his finishing, but I don't think it's fair to expect a 22 year old to come in to a team like Chelsea and immediately become a goal scoring prowess when nobody around him can do that. Combine that with the fact that Gallagher, who generally plays highest from the midfield (and imo can be a decent scoring option), just does not seem to want to shoot much, and you get the problem - nobody to score goals.

[@Dicey-nj7ey]

Chelsea problem is finishing against low block teams

[@HIM3153]

The simple explanation is that their finishing is awful, especially against a low block where they are surrounded by many defenders. That is all. If they had taken at least half of those missed chances, they would've been on 4th or 5th spot.

[@MohammadAli-uf3cg]

Chelseas issue is their whole attack. Sterling is hot and cold they dont have a good finisher as a striker, Cole Palmer is solid not great. They need to w8 for Nkunku and get Kendry Paez back as soon as possible. Then they need to sign a good finisher and they are a title side. If Fofana stays fit.

[@iwantgoals1566]

You’ll probs come good at some point

[@Michael.Koulibaly]

I strongly agree with your opinion on the de Jong situation. If we had just looked to the locker next to Mount's in Chelsea's dressing room, we would have seen that we could have signed Kovačić who is in that similar mould. Do I blame the manager or staff behind him? Klopp and Pep have people around him who simply KNOW good scouting and recruitment. I doubt EtH has that. It was a large reason for his success at Ajax and he doesn't have it at Utd.

[@chidubemgerald8611]

Same Eric allowed Ragnick who would have done that with ease to leave

[@Michael.Koulibaly]

@@chidubemgerald8611 It wasn't Erik's choice. Rangnick had spoken very badly of the club, the staff and the players for months and the club didn't like it. So they got rid of him. It wasn't ten Hag's choice.

[@franksikazwe463]

You are right, EtH still has Ole's coaches 2 years after Ole left.

[@franksikazwe463]

@@Michael.Koulibaly Rangnick didn't speak badly about the club, he spoke truthfully and this is what Ineos is trying to resolve.

[@Michael.Koulibaly]

@@franksikazwe463 Yes, and the truth was very bad.

[@achuthp.k4567]

Hold up play- this is where Martin Ødegaard excels at Arsenal in my opinion. (Bruno F's main weakness) Remember Pep's criticism of KDB not to keep it simple. That's what an intelligent midfielder does. He must control l pace of the game. Fans always looking for flashy things from their favoritemidfielder- through balls , crosses and other stats but forgetting how important hold up play, switching sides and recycling possession is. Controlling the midfield- This one aspect what making Scholes , Xavi, Pirlo, Kroos such geniuses.

[@fusion454]

good video, I actually think the lack of athleticism in the team is a huge problem, especially the centre-backs, the gap between the forward line and defense is far too big when you add the lack of discipline with Bruno and Rashford. ETH has a serious problem because his signings have been poor. I dont think he can coach himself out of this let's hope I'm wrong

[@philipeafroboy1]

Solid points on all phases of the game. Just wanted to add something about our aerial game (admittedly not the most glaring issue) - you say we are an 'impressive' outfit but I'd still argue the opposite. Maguire, Varane and Shaw all 'win' a lot of their headers but the vast majority of the time the ball gets picked up by the opposition because they don't direct the header. That's also a team issue since none of the midfield seem to have any anticipation but I'm regularly tearing my hair out watching Maguire et al boom headers aimlessly into the air instead of nodding it down to a teammate. Just watch VVD or basically any of the other top teams' retention in this regard. On the other side of the pitch Rashford and Martial are just pathetic in the air

[@eddyabasi-adannabuk3826]

Well spoken As fan, I would not have agreed less. It's more than just a coach issue

[@hoffbeadle8762]

I think you’ve undervalued AWB here as a partner for Antony. I agree that neither RB should be starting for us long term but AWB is definitely a better partner for Antony than Dalot - he overlaps far more frequently and attentively than Dalot, who across 2023 has tended to go through the motions. As a partnership on the right, Dalot & Bruno have been poor with Antony because they are both naturally static and prefer to wait deeper for a pass. AWB also has that feel for inventive close range interplay, whereas Dalot is more technically clean but far less imaginative & improvisational with it. Dalot does have the odd game where he underlaps well, and this tends to get remembered disproportionately - in general he is less observant with when he needs to make such movements, and often jogs which doesn’t peel a marker away from Antony.

[@akshitbassi7447]

Manchester United are on road to becoming a new AC Milan. Glory days to Glory holes

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Hahaha

[@ronelmakole]

😂😂😂😂

[@cameronjones8641]

On our way???? Did you post this 5 years ago?

[@mariocerdacornejo8530]

AC Milan is much better now than Utd and has become regular in champions league

[@zann9892]

Heyy unlike Arsenal, that glory hole at least gets a trophy once a year.

[@davidtaiwo8798]

I was wondering why you guys stopped posting videos for a while. Nice to have you guys back ❤️

[@PythagorasinBoots]

More to come! now that transfer season is back...

[@TheOrigamiPeople]

Kobe Mainu has solved the aging midfield problem.

[@Mcnamara2]

This is the best in-depth technical analysis I’ve seen to date about United.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Appreciate it bud - thanks for spreading the word!

[@samuelweisbjerg9228]

Great video Would love to see a Chelsea version of this as well

[@Topav05]

I've said it countless times, and I'll repeat it. Bruno Fernandes' "ball is a bomb" mentality is over-stated. You wouldn't believe what KdB's pass completion rate is the way Bruno is talked about. The lack of a clear plan and the right players encourages him to attempt the audacious. Fix that, and you'll have a better Bruno. Additionally, I find that XI at the end frankly ludicrous, might as well include Haaland, Lamine Yamal and Pedri. Spending all that money to have Shaw in at LCB is laughable.

[@nhantruong5720]

He think they are playing in la liga with his line up. No tall CB, no physical midfield leading the press. Importing 2 attacking players from leverkusen without knowing they playing 3 big strong CBs for team balance.

[@satanscamaro5206]

Might as well put in Mbappe, Haaland and Saka as well lol.

[@satanscamaro5206]

The ideal XI would be Kvara/Mitoma Hojlund Antony/Amad Bruno/Mount Joao Neves Casemiro/Mainoo Shaw Licha Todibo/Varane Frimpong/AWB Onana Sell Maguire or Lindelof , Mctominay, Rashford, Martial, Sancho, Greenwood, Dalot. Easy 250M. I know this won't happen. But if you want a rebuild then these players need to go. I would have loved for us to keep Sabitzer and Fred. This summer window was one of the worst ones in recent memory.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Put Shaw in as LCB to find ways to save money. The ultimate truth is that this United side has been spent on so poorly, that major upgrades are needed across the pitch to get it to a title winning standard. Obviously in an ideal world, a new taller physically dominant RCB would be signed. KDB rarely spunks the ball away in general build up phase, he only loses it if he is trying to create. Bruno loses the ball not only when he is creating but even in general build up play. Stats do not pick that up but it can be seen via the eye test. It is criminal to put them both in the same tier of quality. The big name players we suggested will all be on the move in the next few years.

[@BigPurp9]

Honestly that’s why I hate this numbers obsessed generation of football fans. I love Bruno but even I roll my eyes when I see idiots try compare him to kdb

[@beachgaara]

What's shocking is the amount of replacements needed for a guy who has spent 400m on his squad (never mind the wages). That should have easily rebuilt the 21-22 squad. Instead they're looking at another 400m needing to be spent, that they don't have because of FFP and wasting what they had and it's mostly double ups (2x FB, 2x CB, 2x RW, 2x CM...) which is indicative of nothing but bad planning.

[@RandomVideosFirst]

Totally agree it’s unjustifiable, they need to find gems like Brighton to move forward or their youth team.

[@beachgaara]

@@RandomVideosFirst It's simpler than that even. They don't need to do the hard yards finding a guy in the Nicaraguan 9th tier for a bag of footballs, they just need to BE BETTER. You can sign Mount for 60m and loan Amrabat for 10m, or you can sign Thuram and Fofana, with their combined wages likely being less than Mount's alone. You could sign Casemiro for 70m... or you could sign Kamara for free 3 months previous like I was begging. They're not 5D chess moves if **I** can come up with them. As you say, unjustifiable.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

100%

[@chrisking9700]

It's not about the signings and it never has been. Bigger problems outside of the squad. @@beachgaara

[@Hunkzilla]

Thats what happens when you as a coach or club become obessesed with signing mainstream superstars. United used to be a team that would sign players other big teams are sleeping on . But that will require an excellent scouting team that can spot such players .

[@Gor4ngi]

You never disappoint. These videos where you break down whole teams is great content.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Thanks, let me know what other clubs you want to see.

[@jilokizito1705]

If ETH really believes in himself, let him get a younger squad, a coachable one to his needs, and then teach them the basics like positioning, defending, passing, awareness, scoring and, most importantly, team work. There's to much individual performances in the team or call it selfishness. Let him teach them the basics because that's what the team lacks.

[@franksikazwe463]

The problem is fans are not patient enough to allow such to happen. They would call for his head the moment he loses 3 or so games with the same youngsters.

[@RandomVideosFirst]

When I look at how spurs played against city with 9 of their starting line up players either injured plus 1 suspension and match city toe to toe and play exciting and high tempo football just makes you think what spurs would of done with every one fit. ETH has no excuse hes been there for 18 months and there's no identity or style of play whatsoever and in some ways you can say football was better under Ole . Ange has been at spurs for 3-4 months. (and even after the first month it was clear how they were playing )and there's a clear identity and style in possession and out regardless of whether players are injured or not and makes no difference to the opposition. I truly feel the only way for united to progress now, is to just play the youth players and building around them as they are more likely to follow instructions and been more disciplined/ (not motivated by money). There's too many bad apples at the club still that have too much influence. id promote and start Mainoo, Gore, Garnacho,Hannibal, Amad, Alvaro Fernandez. Only players I would currently keep are Shaw, Martinez, Fernandes (questionable). Or buying as they wouldn’t normally do buy players but the right players United need a Frimpong RB, Olise at Rw , Amadou Onana to partner Mainoo and two CB as well as a striker .

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Step 1 is picking players that will whole-heartedly commit to a playing style.

[@RandomVideosFirst]

@@PythagorasinBoots 👍🏽

[@benedictjajo]

The fact that you used Bruno and Rashford in the same sentence is appalling. Say what you want about Bruno, he's the most creative midfielder in the EPL this season and the most creative midfielder of Europe of the calendar year 2023. Idk why you talk down on Bruno this much. Just say we lack a good holding midfielder and a consistent back line and that would be that.

[@chongdaniel4860]

These English media are delusional

[@abdaf8706]

Amazing content, well researched accompanied by a stellar graphic ❤🎉

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Thank you 🙌

[@venantmwakio224]

Said this long ago, the gaffer plan was always based on Frenkie no plan B without him.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Yep which is hardly an endorsement of his managerial ability.

[@d1want34]

its a theme with Dutch managers. I remembered last time LVG said he was forced to change the whole system for the world cup because Strootman was injured, just because of 1 player

[@Reypstraptor4269]

Kobee Mainoo

[@franksikazwe463]

@@d1want34 that's very rigid

[@Mr.Apex99]

Great video. However, concerning Bruno, people, including you, overstress his risk taking mentality and pass accuracy. This is not his fault but a team issue. If you look up the pass completion of KDB over the years, it is very similar to Bruno's average. But do you see anyone criticise KDB? No! This is because he plays in a team with way better structure, cohesiveness and direction. Additionally, if you take a look at the way Fernandes plays for Portugal - the difference is night and day. He loses the ball much less often, keeps things tidy, and yet retains his chance creation volume. A better tactical setup, structure and fitting teammates profile at United will give you a Bruno who loses the ball much less and still creates chances.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

The issue is that at Portugal, Bruno is forced to rein it in because there are bigger personalities and ideas around him. For United to reach that stage and push him back into a subservient state seems very very difficult to pull off. He's too entrenched into the leadership aspect of the club. I would prioritise getting rid of Rashford first.

[@Mr.Apex99]

@@PythagorasinBoots Yeah. Like I said, structure, tactical issues and instructions and the profile of his teammates. So obviously in the right setup, he can tone it down without losing creativity. But yes, bigger issues should be addressed first of which he isn't one.

[@lanat9172]

100% agree

[@VVVV88-x3u]

Wake up babe, new Pythagoras in Boots just dropped.

[@Minibob01]

Very informative video, nicely constructed. Thank you for taking the time to make it 👍🏻

[@Daakkii]

You really tore into united’s but I’m looking at this as a Chelsea fan and we seem to top all of the charts yet we sit at 10th. Could you make a video on us?

[@ghxstface749]

you play good its just your defence bottles it vs bad teams

[@franksikazwe463]

Chelsea players, unlike man united players, follow all the basics pretty well. It's just the finishing that has let you down.

[@iwantgoals1566]

Man this analysis is so nice I have to watch it twice. People are quick to jump to injuries as an excuse but the likes of Newcastle have had more injuries than us and their season is still going pretty well. I know it’s only one slice of the pie but some of Ten Haag’s decision making during this crisis we’ve been having have been diabolical. Every time he plays McT next to Mainoo, I think but why? McT isn’t really a midfielder and the likes of VDB (who he’s frozen out) give you some of that off ball movement that allow Mainoos passing and movement to flourish. He also refuses to drop the likes of Rashford and Bruno who are some of the most anti possession ballers in the game. THEYRE clearly the shoot first, ask questions later type of player which is the antithesis of how Ten Hag wanted to play. Ten Hag is also a pagan and a coward for abandoning his philosophy in order to accommodate for quite frankly, dead ballers so he can keep his job. I’m fed up of people acting like Ten Hag is blameless. If I were the owner of that club I’d clear both the manager and players to start again.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Spot on. He has been feeble in his attempt to revolutionise this side. He has kept on board players who don't buy into it instead of moving fast to remove the poison.

[@iwantgoals1566]

@@PythagorasinBoots 💯

[@georgeatakpa8359]

@iwantgoals 1566, Well said ETH's decision making and his lack of a plan B has been his Achilles heels.

[@Mopark25]

​@@PythagorasinBootsNonsense. Feeble? Like with Ronaldo, Sancho? Who's he being feeble with? He just benched Rashford.

[@Mopark25]

Injuries ARE the excuse. Do you expect to see Ten Hag ball with Evans at CB? Lindelof at LB? Does that make sense to you? Shaw just came back a few weeks ago, and he's vital to ball progression. Martinez is STILL injured and out till January, and he's the best passer on the team. Why doesn't he play McTominay next to Mainoo? Mainoo just came back from injury! He's still integrating him into the team. McTominay isn't the end goal, he's a stop gap until Eriksen, Casemiro and Mount come back from, you guesses it, injuries. Nonsense post. Oh, and aren't we above Newcastle?

[@Kobble8]

Would be nice to see you do one for Arsenal, especially since they have played differently to last season and seem to have different tactics each game and seem quite unpredictable

[@cameronjones8641]

This is the best analysis of UTD i have ever seen and i have been saying the same things for so long.

[@justme599]

The issue is it is STILL OLES COUNTERATTACK SQUAD. Eriksen was a short term signing and was a success. Casemiro was a success too. So was Martinez. The truth of the matter is Onana Mount Casemiro Martinez Shaw have hardly played together this season at all. Also ETH wanted an upgrade on Maguire to suit his system and it didn't happen. So it's basically like ETH is on his first season implementing what he wanted to do (but couldn't cause of DDGea) but with Oles counterattack heavy squad due to the injuries. Sancho Greenwood Ronaldo have also been lost to the team since then and we are woefully light up top. I'm happy that he is trying to implement the right culture and didn't hang onto Ronaldo and Sancho on a need to basis. It's just going to take a bit of time and good recruitment to sort out.

[@farisihsaan5121]

I always wonder what is the root cause for all these issues, is it the tactical issue from ETH, or the lack of discipline from the players to follow the game plan..

[@abhipsityadav4051]

I think (not a genius though) it’s our over emphasis on winning trophies and not accepting the fact that the good old days are gone. Every new manager has had pressure to live up to those Fergie standards. Only if they could have learnt something from Liverpool, Klopps’s first two year he only focused on making everyone follow his high press style. Results followed. At Utd, after ETH’s first two disastrous games, everyone questioned him. Eth after those two games has had only one target- to get a result. Long balls, counter attack. Same old OLE and Mou techniques. Even though I think out of every manager ETH was supported the most by the board but he’s basically a coward. I will always hate him for his treatment of Ronaldo.

[@qazishahid]

Where does Ronaldo come in all of this. I was so involved in reading your reply but completely got lost at the last line. His treatment of a specific player has nothing to do with the struggles of the team. His style of play and his treatment of CR7 are 2 different aspects. There are multiple players who could've been named but still most of the fans are still stuck with Cristiano

[@Pragadeshp]

Fantastic video, watching this made me fully deep how messed up my team is atm and over the last decade in general

[@olaleyeonikuyide7541]

Excellent analysis. Some hard truths in there. No surprise, when ten Hag has to deal with a mishmash of players bought for managers with different styles of play. To be fair, ten Hag has been allowed to spend considerable sums of money on players who should fit the bill. I love Bruno so much, so it's tough to hear he may need to move him on, but that's a sacrifice we should be willing to make to realize ten Hag's vision. That being said, competent football people should be replaced by the new regime to make sure such "diabolical" transfer practices aren't the norm.

[@imikanunwana3148]

I don't exec think Bruno is the problem, he works hard. Only problem is his Hollywood passing of which most attacking midfielders are known for trying things. Best pivot would be Case,Maino and Bruno

[@franksikazwe463]

@@imikanunwana3148 the problem with Bruno is he chooses Hollywood passes even when better options are available.

[@LiamGO]

Havent seen the video yet but my biggest gripe with the team is the amount the ball is turned over a lot of hit and hope going on when it comes to shooting and crossing. Bruno has talent and is capable of magical moments but is very inneficient in the army they "say keep it simple stupid" and i think a lot of players at united arent capable of keeping it simple. Onana was used to having a two lumpy strikers to hoof the ball to where lukaku and dzeko would bully and win the ball aeriely. Also pretty slow in transition from defense to attack due to maguire and that whole back line shitting themselves and just opts for a backwards or sideways pass sllowing for the opposing team to get back into shape. The key for united going forward is rashford being a bench player as i dont think hes capable of changing his ways. Ten hag needs to rid the toxicity and remenants of thr past failed regimes to go forward, this means riddimg players that have a track record of letting down multiple managers Rashford,McT,Shaw, Lindelof and Martial. Even with the glazers i feel we are capable of succeeding as other clubs who have spent less have had success Liverpool is the prime example klopp rid the shite, instilled his own philosophy, has all the players marching to his beat, competitive in the league and europe.

[@ronelmakole]

❤

[@Dieselfu]

Your right the problem with United is that Fergie had the power to get rid of anyone, and quickly, remember Stam? No United manager today has the power to do this so here we are. The United problem.

[@mundea]

You know it’s a tough time when Pythag has to do a video detailing how awful you are 😂

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Had to get it off my chest.

[@markwedderburn3147]

Extremely insightful, wonderfully well told. Cheers

[@ronelmakole]

You are a professional analyst on football,I respect that a lot❤

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Thank you so much 😀

[@josiahrhobi8764]

thank you soo much PIB, i hope ratcliffe and co can watch this.. you summed it up so well!!

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Lets get it to Jim!

[@ijmad]

Just found your channel, what an interesting insightful analysis. Definitely gonna watch you more!

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Welcome aboard!

[@johnferguson4869]

Interesting comment on the discipline and respect for the manager. My view was that the Ronaldo thing was pretty much manufactured by ten Hag to prove a point and it did seem to have a short term effect on the team, but it hasn’t lasted. I think a big issue is that Sir Alex ran the whole club & when he left there was no one person with a big enough personality to take over the whole club. As impressive as LvG & Mourinho are, they are short termers who need a strong back office to run the the non-football side and link it up with what’s happening on the pitch. I think a similar thing happened with Chelsea, where Marina had been running the club, but then Boehly had no equivalent staff or back office management to hold everything together.

[@justicegambino4207]

Chelsea next!

[@loz501]

It's an interesting one. When you check the stats outlined throughout the video Chelsea actually are on the top end of a lot of them but are still 10th. Whereas man utd only have a few where they are top end but mostly are in the middle of the pack stat wise but are higher than Chelsea in the table.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

United have more 'killer instinct' in the boxes. Chelsea have a better system of play. Long term Chelsea will win out once they sign better personnel.

[@bryngefferies7530]

We all know the Owners haven't been good for the club but they've given the fans money to previous managers, EtH has wasted over £150-200M already on signings, that cost at least 3-5 players short from where we should be so EtH has to take the blame for that but there's room for improvement with the addition of SJR by offloading Arnold & Murtough who has overstayed their welcome already is a sign to send us in right direction! EtH is talking Rubbish when it concerns the January's transfer window cos we want at least 5 players 2CD, 2CM & 10 and release at least 5 players e.g. Dalot, Maguire, Lindelof, Willams, Bruno, Mount, VDB, Antony & Sancho.

[@oopss4376]

this cycle never end, it will repeat until glazer leave

[@brentfranks5573]

Not bad video analysis..Only one i gave a like these past few months ..as in depth as few others but you have a narrator/radio voice (im a ccm so i noticed) ..well done , I Love man u but they so boring ..that is how Jose.M won us Europe , even though it was Europa ..we play like he think ...United are Hiring holding style managers but have no holding players haha ..well done on video, and yes too many long balls and hollywood pass .. united are not press resistant ..its like they go in counter attack fear mode ...they need a playmaker/holding midfielder combination ..United need 3-3-1-3 for their type of players ..4-1-3-1-1

[@JShiels5]

Wow. That was a complete and absolute dissection.

[@jvr6272]

Great great videos as always, coming from a United fan as well, I think 1 problem that has to be addressed as well is that Wingers take opportunities on their own too much in many occasions as well which makes a pure Striker like Hojlund useless up front. Unlike the golden days of United who utilized Van Nisetlrooy similarly a pure striker having the ball delivered all the time by Becks, Giggs, Scholes, young Ronaldo. Meanwhile Hojlund only gets proper delivery by Rashford only when he does the right decision which is rare. For some reason Bruno fails to properly provide for Hojlund and focuses more on passing to the wingers. Garnacho is very productive but creates opportunity for himself more than for Hojlund.

[@EgoHead710]

I get the feeling that this guy hates Bruno and Rashy. Yikes. 😬😬😬😬😬😬😬

[@Paddythefriendlykiwi]

Great video. Rangnick said it; open heart surgery. Get us a new DoF asap and scouting network asap. Casemiro should never have been the fallback option for FDJ. Can't understand Mount and what the idea was. Can't understand why McT is in the team. He gets goals but my god, we're so open, they get cancelled out. I want to stay with ETH but he needs some help, and he needs to help himself.

[@benedictjajo]

You're highly mistaken if you think Carrick wasn't highly press resistant. Of course, he's not at the level of Scholes but who is? No premier league midfielder till date is as press resistant as Scholes. Carrick will always be the most underrated midfielder in the premier league because his predecessor is literally one of the greatest midfielder of all time. Same goes for Frankie De Jong at Barcelona, he's a great press resistant midfielder but will be underrated because his predecessors are Busquet and Xavi.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Carrick was not press resistant. I watched every game he ever played being a United fan and that was not his strength hence he got exposed by Barca. He was not someone who could dribble out of a press but would end up passing backwards and sideways when pressured. He thrived more when he was given space to work with. He was not a Busquets type who thrives in tight spaces.

[@Ramon-Maronier]

Bruno is currently not the problem at MU, he is often the best player on the pitch. But of course, when we want a team and club that challenges for titles consistently (realistically a long way off) Bruno might need to go as well. Bruno is no de Bruyne, but Kevin doesn’t play for MU. Also, don’t expect ten Hag to buy the best players. He doesn’t have the status as a coach to do so, neither the contacts, and neither the experience. On top of that, who in his right mind wants to play for MU. Only people who are over the top, mediocre, and earn star player wages. So, as long as the best players can come from the academy, invest there, build culture and take a step back. I don’t think that the people who own the club will want that, so on it goes, the biggest drama story in football, season 12.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Huge mess :(

[@siddharthasen439]

ETH's Tactics are naive . He simply wants his team to SKIP the midfield . Pass from defence to attack directly is what he is looking for. Absolute Clown typeTactics .

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Exactly, horrific to watch.

[@Ss-so7ck]

You can’t blame an unqualified person. He is very limited and all he knows is Ajax. Anyway, Ajax glory wasn’t due to him and he was there just to inherit it at this prime time. Google & research.

[@winstonwwright]

So for my fellow United fans. Can we admit that some of this surely has to be on EtH?

[@freesummaryofbooks]

60pc on eth 40pc on board

[@hooksx]

It's as much his fault as it is yours.

[@yasirelec]

do we also need to change manager or just the players?

[@PythagorasinBoots]

The players definitely need to be changed. The manager probably also has to go.

[@2009worstyearever]

Its been like 20 years since Manchester had an actual top tier mid field through all their different managers. Its genuinely weird.

[@harukrentz435]

the foundation was there. last season we signed casemiro, the most pivotal signing after bruno and he transformed the team but rather than build on that foundation ETH came up with different idea, "lets sign another no. 10 and isolate Casemiro" this summer he shouldve signed a DLP instead of the inferior version of Bruno, that is Mason Mount. so frustating.

[@bryngefferies7530]

At present we won't make top 4, still more improvement of squad has to be done due to lack of depth of first teamers in January to deal with the demand of the season then EtH has to improve his squad usage otherwise he has to be careful his underperformance won't last the season!

[@thebibliophile434]

Mainoo seems to understand this problem and enjoys linking up with the defence , wings and also attack. We need someone who can demand ball and ochestrate the whole midfield.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Need more than just player of that mindset

[@mhasif249]

spot on. But in my opinion ETH is not trying to play control possession football. like pep. hes abit direct in his approach fast football. he wnt his CB to progress with the ball more often be brave and carry the balll foward, hence the only single pivot and other CM higher up. Martinez is injured and thats why. Lindelof is same type but lack that confident and HE CANT DEFEND. Hes not even championship level interms of defending. Maguire is not a ball playing CB and he cant be. But respect towards him handling all the negativity towards him and came back strong. But that is waht to be expected from him week in week out. on the RB, should bought one. Is ETH really relying on wan bissaka for positional play and dalot who cant defend and cant handle the pressure on important matches? Should have bought a new RB. Simple. Rashford? because hes born in manchester united fan and the club itself treats him like king. So what do you expect if a king is spoiled? Just shame on rashy,if he doesnt changed, i hope he live with guilt for the rest of his life just because hes born in mancherster. Cant really blame bruno yes he act first then think but he created alot of chances and without him united are worse. The problem is ETH playing him as free role and dictates the tempo. For me ETH to be blame here on the case of bruno. He should just tell bruno stick to your pisition at no10 and help the front three, leave the center of mid to others. Eriksen is no where near his last season form and his out injured and all of sudden we are relying on a 18 years old boy to do the hardest job in a football match. ETH should know eriksen cant do it this season because last season we saw erksien declining and is he seriouly depending on amrabat to do that job week in week out in the EPL? Why ETH bought Mount? We already have bruno, mount's purchased is confusing for me. Bought him and not playing him and giving him the no 7? is mount really who ETH wanted? On ST's, should have gone with cheap and proven EPL STs. Bought an unproven kid with high price tag and with high expectation and burden, is he expecting hojlund to doit week in week out? Everyone knows we wanted kane and the whole world knows we cant and will not get kane, SO MOVE ON. Money that bought hojlund and mount could buy us a RB, a ST, and a CM. poor organization from top to bottom. He came from a club where there is structures, higher up helped him on and off the ptch, came to united and suddenly he is expected to do all and when things got bad, the higher up just raise their hands and say i have nothing to do with it. Pathetic.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Tough to follow but agree in the main, some good points.

[@michaeluzoho5838]

Big up yourself. The rating you gave them didn't make it onto your scale. That's how diabolical this team is. The culture in that club is a disgrace. A culture of toxicity and lies. It starts at the top, but Ten Hag is also culpable. The players are also culpable as well. Imagine Bruno, Shaw, Maguire, and Rashford being your main leaders in that locker room. Shocking. People are waking up to Bruno and Rashford. Especially Rashford. That guy and Bruno ain't superstars. Their behavior on the pitch as well is a shambles. Even their transfer business is hilarious from a view point of a Liverpool fan. They sign Onana, who I felt is a bit overrated, but you go and sign Mount, who is hella overrated and ain't that great. 2 players who function best in 2 different types of football. Also, since towards the ending of SAF's tenure, its as if you guys forgot how to build a competent midfield. You sign Pogba, and you don't build your midfield and team around him. Shocking. If I'm you guys, I'll bin Ten Hag, and I'll bin majority of these players, Todd Boehly style

[@Minimanemohahaha]

The culture of club is bad, from top to bottom. Huge media exposure of the team comes with a price, when there is immense pressure on the team. To be frank, i guess most of the players are there arent for the badge. Why mount was signed puzzled many.

[@blokkka9inety293]

@Ash_things38 stop waffling. majority of the united fans didnt want him.

[@blokkka9inety293]

@Ash_things38 ok, i misunderstood u

[@Oduko]

I like how you didn’t say the manager was the problem, but called out the deadwood and lazy players.

[@femi_danjuma]

Good video. I'll like an analysis of Joao Neves

[@John-ve7st]

And...in the end, Ronaldo was never the problem. He was their baind-aid and was disrespected after everything he did for Man U. Glad to see Karma at work.

[@blokkka9inety293]

-1 goal difference this season... case closed

[@ModernMonergy_2494]

Excellent video, UTD desperately needs to get rid of 90% of the squad. The question is, will the fans be patient enough to watch the rebuild unfold.

[@treacheroustiger5571]

Thank you for the education. Love the content

[@Minimanemohahaha]

Some of the blame should be down on ETH. I do like him, however few issues of the club are arised from him 1. High incidence of injuries, mostly not secondary to contact injury. This is likely due to high intensive training regime, which does not translate to performance on pitch. 2. Man management. Issue w sancho, varane and multiple senior players, as quoted in several sources. 3. Static football.Look at other top 6 teams, who constantly running channels, overlaping and changing shape of the team. United formation is so static, every one standing at the same spot, waiting to receive the ball who never comes. Only holjund making effort in forward runs. This is down to coaching and team strategy. 4. Keep playing the under performing players, eg rashford, Anthony.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Yep agreed on all those.

[@bullsh_tsKE]

Good one ,Can you do a Chelsea analysis because I'm seeing them in the top three in almost all aspects be it chances created , pressing, passes,....what's there problem why are they not performing with such starts

[@daniels.9740]

Very young and inexperienced team and inability to finish chances against low block. Thats all

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Pretty much this.

[@alantheangler6768]

We’ve brought in a possession based manager and asked him to build a team around players who are useless at retaining possession. Classic United under the Glazers. So stupid it hurts.

[@sollymadeit]

Please do one for Chelsea Everyone keeps saying they're bad but the metrics speak different

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Is one we are potentially looking at.

[@georgeatakpa8359]

United's midfield is the most easiest to play through. The set up is horrendous and insane. Playing Bruno and McT as two no. 8s is chaotic. To accommodate Bruno, united need like two ball carrying and press-resistant midfielders. That might actually fix the issues in their midfield.

[@diazkohen2149]

Can you do "How good or how bad is Real Madrid"?

[@PythagorasinBoots]

I'll add to the list.

[@diazkohen2149]

@@PythagorasinBoots Thank you! I'm really worry about Real Madrid this season without elite quality striker...I don't think they can use Bellingham forever😅

[@redNwhitePISCES]

@@diazkohen2149 Why you worried bruh? our current team with 8 injuries is better than our team from last season with Benzema only thing we need to worry about is injuries... Currently we are among Top 4 teams in Champions league January- March will be a very important time for us... (This is the same time we lost LaLiga last season) Hopefully Militao & Courtois come back stronger for last spell of the season & our injury crisis go away

[@rtads11]

I want Ten Hag to succeed at United but giving Bruno the captaincy basically means he's part of the long-term project and signing Rashford to that massive contract means the same thing. There's no way we'll become a possession based team that can compete for major honors with those two playing week in and week out. Sure they have moments of brilliance and we've seen that before but on a consistent basis, we need to revolutionize those positions and bring in players that actually suit the style we want to play. There's no way Ten Hag can build a squad he's happy with when we still have players who were signed under Van Gaal, Mourinho, and Ole. No manager can overcome that obstacle...

[@Hunkzilla]

And both Fernandes and Rashford are too egotistical to be squad players . Because with the way they play ,they would be far more effective coming off the bench.

[@nyashadzashetakaidza8710]

Thank you please do more of these type of videos

[@nsubugakasozi7101]

actually this video explains manutd really well...while defense is a problem...our biggest issue and the one that makes me doubt ten hag is our attack. we are NOT creating a ton of chances per game...we are creating very few chances...and also bad in defense. while getting Martinez back will improve the defence...I don't see how the attack is going to be fixed. Am worried for ten hag next season

[@PythagorasinBoots]

The build up is also terrible.

[@Irfan87]

EtH took on a club in dire straits following Ole's sacking & the weird Rangnick situation. He showed ability to implement a style last year & by all accounts had a good season. Now less than half a season into Year 2, he has missed a raft of key players & wasn't sufficiently backed in terms of striker signings. It is clearly below par atm, but not enough for the 6th knee-jerk sacking in 10 years. We might as well give him 4 years to see if it all comes good like it did for Arteta and Klopp because if there’s one thing that’s a sure thing is that if he’s sacked and someone else comes in, 18 months we’ll be back to square one with “[Insert Manager Here] has lost the dressing room”. It’s pretty clear that no manager is being set up for success at United. The player power is ridiculous. There’s deadwood that can’t be moved on because of their enormous salaries and they’re likely the ones because of the security they have, constantly leading the charge to throw managers under the bus. They didn’t like Ole's nice guy approach and the don’t like disciplinarian Erik. At this stage we might as well let them pick who the fucking manager is.

[@blokkka9inety293]

stop giving this fraud excuses

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Or stop letting them pick and get rid!

[@Irfan87]

@@PythagorasinBoots Who wants to buy them with their fat salaries? EtH is also in the middle of an injury crisis. A couple of managers have come and gone, the same bunch of players are still around for the most part. There's something deeper at play.

[@thebiglebrowski3695]

"He showed ability to implement a style last year & by all accounts had a good season." He literally didn't, though. They played the exact same way as they do now. The only difference is that last season Martinez and De Gea saved us on one end and Rashford saved us on the other. It was still hero ball with no actual style or coached patterns. We got results but we didn't put in the performances that deserved them, we just got lucky. We have had two good performances in the entire time that he has managed the club. Spurs and Barca. Both last season. Outside of that we have played shit in every game.

[@nampa8937]

Could you make "how good is Jobe Bellingham"

[@facundotomasmezaalarcon3401]

He has like 2 or 3 videos of Bellingham

[@nampa8937]

@@facundotomasmezaalarcon3401 i'm talking about his young brother

[@facundotomasmezaalarcon3401]

@nampa8937 Oh, sorry. I read "Jude" hahahh 😅

[@bryngefferies7530]

The next 3 games will determine if EtH has a future at our Club. EtH has to earn the right to be our Manager cos right now his messing Up, so there's room for improvement! If Eric Ten Hag gets the PUSH cos he's a Man City fan & helping the opposition then bring back Ole Gunnar Solskjear with his new Management (3 Wise Men)! Keep it in the family!

[@Francisroughley]

Fantastic video. Opened my eyes to a lot. So we are basically a mid table club right now.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chaahatsharma5361]

My 11 for next year Onana Dalot/AWB Todibo/Maguire or Kambwala Licha/Shaw Shaw/Alvaro/Malacia Mainoo/Erikson/Gore Casemiro/New 6/8 Bruno/Mount Frimpong/Antony or Sancho Rashford/Garna Hojlund/New ST or give Hugil a chance Todibo - 40 Frimpong - 40 Onana or Andre or Neves Potentially 100-180 million needed.

[@Northshoreboy135]

Man this video is difficult to watch. And this all hurts to hear… but you’re not wrong. And that’s coming from a fan who loves a lot of these players and Ten Hag. Changes need to be made to the player roster. Like 80%-90% of the normal starting 11.

[@harukrentz435]

it wont matter unless the bald fraud change his tactic, honestly what DM can cover a vast empty space by his ownself? nobody, not even the great makelele or gattuso.

[@oscarjenkins7505]

The detail in this video is incredible. However, I do have a couple of points that I disagree with, or I think could’ve been included. First of all, Amrabat is the perfect profile for the 6 mentioned here. He does seem to lose focus at times, but considering how little game time he’s had in a brand new team and a brand new league, I think that can be put down to not being used to this new environment. He’s a combination of the Busquets and Scholes style of players. Including great physicality and good defensive intelligence. He couldn’t be more perfect, he just hasn’t been given a chance, and I’m very surprised that he wasn’t mentioned here. On the point at 16:13, no, Casemiro, Bruno, and Rashford do not suit a possession based system, but this is where Ten Hag should’ve had some balls and dropped who he needed to drop to implement his philosophies. Even if you play a midfield of Mainoo, Amrabat, and Mount, that’s instantly perfectly suited to a possession based system. We have the players to do it. He’s supposed to be ruthless, but I’m not seeing that in examples like this. I also think it’s worth mentioning that almost all of your points are due to poor tactics from Ten Hag. From the build up, to the chance creation, to the player signings and selections, it’s on Ten Hag, and it’s not good enough. I fully back him, and I think he’s the right man for the job, but he has to stop being so stubborn and change what’s SO clearly not working.

[@fredtaylor8086]

Excellent video

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Cheers Fred

[@A_Imp_kon_floing...bdoing]

Could you do the same with FC Bayern? Espacially that #6 Problem they have and why they are conceding so many goals.

[@samuelakinwonmi8636]

Rangnick was prophetic when he said up to 10 players are needed. This team is in trouble.

[@harukrentz435]

weve signed 11 players since summer 2022

[@samuelakinwonmi8636]

@@harukrentz435 yes but the same players who played under Rangnick are playing now with some additional ones.

[@chrisshoangg]

what website you use to collect the data?

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Wyscout/FB REF

[@Gnuatomenabelehkel]

We miss Lisandro in the first phase

[@christianadna9745]

where you get those statistics? can you show me the link?

[@AK-forty-seven]

Honestly, I feel like too much of the blame falls on the players. Are the players not fit for the possession system? Yes, absolutely, but given how much time ten hag has been given at utd and how much of the players that were released and acquired based on his philosophy that he's very vocal about. Man utd should at least be reflecting that identity already as it's been also 2 years already. He wants to make possession based football but he's rewarding players like Rashford and Bruno. And players that give you results like varane and casemiro are the ones being punished for making up for brunos and rashfords mistakes. Man utd still has a long way to go imo

[@rehannongbri6358]

Onana truly was a useless signing this season... We need De Gea back at least till the end of the season or maybe for another season and Onana needs to be benched for a few games... But man that'll mean Bayindir will be another useless signing for us and the only thing left for him to do will be to leave the club... I don't think a decent GK who played for a good Turkish club before joining us would want to be behind two goalkeepers who'll obviously get way more game time than him in the pecking order... And our season was further ruined due to our luck with injuries... Our defence was in sixes and sevens in many games because of the absence of one quality defender and that is Martinez and that's just the reality of our club rn ... We don't have two or more good defenders and wing backs to compensate for the absence of one... Look at what's been happening to us almost throughout the season with Luke Shaw and Martinez injured... Good thing Luke is back but it'll take some more time for him to get back to his previous form and that'll only mean more heartbreaks and defeats for us... Cz I don't really think we have genuinely good players apart from Martinez and Shaw... I mean they are all world class names but just look at how they've been performing this season.. our form last season was based on defence and De Gea protecting us multiple times and this season we don't have that sort of protection and that'll explain why we've been so poor so far.

[@SuperHarl007]

What we need is a defense and midfield that works not DDG onana has faced at least the top 3 most shots this season in the league which is crazy how much he gets exposed. We need two defenders and two midfielders we also need to sell off some players in those positions I.look at the team and you see Martial still starts Mctominay still starts and same as Maguire and these are players we have wanted to offload for some time and that tells you all you need to know. Rashford thinks he's Prime Ronaldo and doesn't press any more these players want to get the manager sacked and I think they should be the ones to go.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

I personally would still keep faith and upgrade the rest of the team first. If he's still blundering next year then yes, it is curtains.

[@robertbana8059]

Spot on.

[@Hunkzilla]

I still think Martinez should be moved to CDM and play alongside Casemiro .

[@edwardkelly3280]

I agree Martinez is too small at CB

[@Speyeder121]

So glad someone else sees this. Bruno is good but he does not fit the way we should play. Rashford also, he is lazy and will not pass or play for the team. They both should be moved while they are still great players for big profit.

[@deleblord4663]

GREAT VIDEO

[@Trinity_wurld]

I think our biggest problem is long balls. If only we can learn to play short passes and only play long when it’s necessary we’ll be good…

[@maxcady5287]

Nice one! Please, do an analysis of Julián Álvarez. THANK YOU.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Good suggestion.

[@davidadenusi]

Lisandro at RCB seems dodgy to me, great video overall 👍🏿

[@PythagorasinBoots]

That suggestion was only because I was trying not to replace everyone in the side and utilise Shaw in a position where he could still offer some value. Obviously not where I would ideally put Lisandro and i would recommend a new RCB.

[@88balloonsonthewall70]

I thought that the "Rest Defence" was the shape the team had when attacking with the ball?

[@AntiSociety100]

goal of the month, manager of the month, player of the month.... xD

[@Oduko]

Knowing this midfield skill set deficiency and gap, what was the signing of Mount for £55m all about?