Second balls and counterpressing
My point about the long goal kicks and open play launches is that completion matters less than the team being positioned to contest the second ball and counterpress, which is why the long game doubled United's aerial duels.
The posts
- Tactical analysis How Amorim adapted Three pragmatic changes — direct progression from the goalkeeper, Amad restored at right wing-back, and a more compact out-of-possession shape.
- Tactical analysis United gone long Long passes have doubled and own-third touches have collapsed: the numbers behind United's direct build-up, and its limits against compact blocks.