I absolutely cannot believe that we have kicked the ball out of play there
They should be boo’d off
Like i said, if you can't even trust that everyone should be able to mark a player then what do you expect the outcome is?
A coach won't tell everyone who to mark beforehand for a set piece, you mostly say that you want 2 players marking a post and perhaps some player marking a taller player for evenness
Anything else is up to the goalkeeper and probably Maguire to delegate and players actually looking around themselves
It’s zonal marking. The issue is the tactical set up which the manager implements. The players don’t know who they’re picking up — it’s all on the lack of assurance from the coaching staff.
A variation from a superior tactical team (Liverpool intentionally put van Dijk deep on the edge of the box, as they realised quite quickly our intention was to suffocate him on set pieces) which massively threw a spanner in our tactical works and left the mess you saw.
Premier League tactics are absolutely not “2 players mark a post and the rest of you tall lads mark someone else”
It’s zonal marking. The issue is the tactical set up which the manager implements. The players don’t know who they’re picking up — it’s all on the lack of assurance from the coaching staff.
A variation from a superior tactical team (Liverpool intentionally put van Dijk deep on the edge of the box, as they realised quite quickly our intention was to suffocate him on set pieces) which massively threw a spanner in our tactical works and left the mess you saw.
Premier League tactics are absolutely not “2 players mark a post and the rest of you tall lads mark someone else”
Brother what does zonal marking / van Dijk sitting on the edge of his box awaiting a counter have to do with a corner that Diaz could volley in because atleast 2 United players were covering literal air?
Cant wait for McTominay and Antony in the second half
mctominay is "injured"
This setup is already slowing seeping on Mainoo
We have a player with world class potential and unicorn player profiles with his press resistance and physical strength, but he’s spending his first formative season of professional football in a tactical midfield chasm and alongside two players who do not value ball retention
what's that make of you lot then lmao
? what does liverpool being mediocre have to do with us. we've been s*** for a decade
the fact this is only at 1-0 is a miracle
Time to turn this s*** around, Aadel.