Full-backs and wing-backs in attack
My argument is that United get the wide runners wrong in both directions: wing-backs too static and deep to pin anyone or arrive into space, and a full-back like Dalot drifting into central attacking zones for years without ever receiving or scoring.
The posts
- Match analysis Dalot goes forward again One sequence in the Manchester derby shows how United's best run behind a set City block came from a full-back, while the centre-forward drifted away from the box.
- Tactical analysis Amorim's build up: the fatal flaw The inverted centre-back is only part of it: why Amorim's goal-kick structure fails in a league where 47% of games come against elite pressing sides.