Matheus Cunha
Cunha turns up in my notes for what he does without the ball: slow to react and step up when the press is initiated against West Ham, and jogging behind the ball as a centre forward who never reached the box in the derby.
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.
- Match analysis United’s flat back line: How West Ham exposed a serious flaw A single West Ham goal in a friendly shows how United's flat 5atb block, with a deep DM in front of it, collapses the moment the front line steps up.