In the 7th round of the English Premier League (EPL), Manchester United's performance was shocking, with only 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, they are temporarily ranked 14th in the league. Worse still, in the last 5 rounds of EPL matches, Manchester United failed to score in 4 of the matches, and the lack of power in the attacking end has become the team's biggest problem. In this regard, Manchester United celebrity Gary Neville conducted an in-depth analysis in the podcast, and he pointed out the three major reasons for Manchester United's lack of offense.
The first thing Neville mentioned was United's ability to attack from set-pieces, stating, "United's set-piece attack was poor, it's an important way for teams to score goals, but obviously they didn't capitalize on it." Set-piece offense occupies a very important position in modern soccer, while Manchester United's performance in this regard is not satisfactory, which undoubtedly exacerbated their predicament in the attacking end.
As well as set-piece attacking, Neville also believes that United lack players who are good at scoring goals, stating bluntly, "Are there any players in the United team who are good at scoring goals? No. To be fair, it's only Rashford and B Faye who have been able to score some goals for the team in recent seasons." The lack of a stable scoring point has made it difficult for United to break the deadlock in the game, and the performance of the attacking end has been greatly reduced as a result.
In addition, Neville also pointed out the lack of goal scoring stats from United's midfielders, saying, "Other than that, there are no players in the midfield who have slightly more goal scoring stats." This further proves the weakness of United in the attacking end, when there are no more players in the team who can come forward to score for the team, their attacking means in the game looks very single, and it is difficult to create enough threat to the opponent.
Facing such a predicament, Manchester United urgently needs to find a solution to the problem. On October 19th, 22:00 Beijing time, the 8th round of EPL matches will be played, Manchester United will face Brentford at home!
This is a crucial game for United, who need to get their offense back at home and get out of the rut to lay a solid foundation for the rest of the campaign.
