Before we get into the tournament discussion let's look at the recent history of the two teams.
Manchester United Football Club
The first loss was to a solid defense and offense of
Brighton
, relying on the solid defense of Seagulls.
Manchester United Football Club
Unable to make much headway in the attacking end, the midfield kept on conceding goals, resulting in great pressure on the backline defense, and eventually lost 1:2. On the other hand, the Bees conceded two goals in their last match against Leicester City, but showed resilience and fast style of play in the rest of the second half to tie the game at 2:2 and collect a point.
Before we get into the recap of the event like take a look at the starting lineups for both sides.
We put the spotlight on
Manchester United Football Club
's starting lineup, McTominay, who had a very poor showing in the previous game, came off the bench this time, and the
Cairo
Fred, who has poor passing ability, is still in the starting lineup. The two front backs, B Fei and Eros, are back to assist Fred in organizing the game, and the backfield is still a pairing of one tall and one short, hoping to grab a head start in the attacking end of the game after the Bees conceded the first two goals in the last game.
The Bees, on the other hand, put out a 5-3-2 starting lineup, setting out to play defense first and limiting heavily the
Manchester United Football Club
The linemen, as well as B-Fay and Eros' pass rush, expect to be in
Manchester United Football Club
A fierce and fast counterattack in the midfield with poor ball control, while targeting the short average height of the starting lineup in the midfield.
Manchester United Football Club
With more physical confrontation.
Bee from
Cairo
Grabbed the ball at his feet and moved quickly across the field to Dasilva just outside the box to try a long range shot that was on target, De Gea made a flawed save and the ball rolled inside the goal.
Manchester United Football Club
0:1 down.
16' A defective pass from Maguire just outside the box was well received by a Bees player, but Maguire slid in just in time to stop the first threat and provide the Bees with a free kick which sailed down the bar.
De Gea's damning pass deflection led to the
Manchester United Football Club
Lost another goal. 0:2.
20' 20 minutes to go.
Manchester United Football Club
A couple of offensive performances with progress were seen.
28' Free kick from the Bees, De Gea pounces steadily.
Tipped the ball over the touchline and once again the Bees were given the chance to take a corner kick, driving it to the far post and heading it into the near post position for a goal.
Manchester United Football Club
0:3 down
Brentford defended successfully in their own box, a long half pass to Toney to Bryan Mbeumo, Luke Shaw missed his own chance to defend, one-touch, goal.
Manchester United Football Club
0:4 down
50' Dalot launches two threatening passes, but
Manchester United Football Club
The offense was unsuccessful.
Manchester United Football Club
First corner kick of the game.
67' Eros' penalty area header is angled too high for goalkeeper Raya to pounce on.
What can I say... I'd say there were about 3 avoidable goals in this game. It wasn't easy for the team to catch up after conceding so many goals in the first half, and even if they wanted to attack in the second half, it was hard to break through the enemy's defense with all of their players dropping back to play defense, which made it relatively difficult for the team to attack.
I myself listed two key points before the race and offer them for your consideration:
1. Can we stabilize the standard of passing in the midfield and defense in this game?
2. can the offensive end play at a certain level?
Obviously, neither of them were achieved. First of all, Fred was the only one defending in the midfield of this game, and it was relatively hard for him to do so. However, compared to the infinite leakage of the ball in the last game, the performance of this game was already passable, not too much performance, but no major mistakes happened, and the whole game was just like the Invisible Man, who did not show up. As for the offensive end, it is hard to say whether there is a recovery or not, four goals were scored in the first half, the opponents rightly adopted a conservative strategy, all the members of the team hunkered down near the penalty area, it is much more difficult to create competitive chances inside the penalty area, in addition to the weak passing ability of the midfield, it is even more difficult to break through the layers of defense of the Bees.
