United vs Barcelona (Championship 2019)

Most United players especially the back 4 could hardly make a decent pass or create space to receive a pass. The central defender should be the relief valve - who calms things down and starts play from the back. Smalling hardly controls the ball let alone calm play down. The ball was more like a hot potato to boot somewhere anywhere. Shielding behind the opposition in order not to get the ball will never win you a game.

So much is talked about a particular system of play which in my opinion is a farce. Barcelona was more naturally talented than the ManU hence they kept possession and controlled the game. Most united players especially the back 4 could hardly make a decent pass or create a space to receive a pass. The central defender should be the relief valve - who calms things down and starts play from the back. Smally hardly controls the ball let alone calm play down. The ball was more like a hot potato to boot somewhere anywhere. Shielding behind the opposition in order not to get the ball will never win you a game.

Football is an art, not a science. Footballers are born with this attribute not created. Ask anyone who played the game as an amateur or a professional and they will accede to the preceding fact. So much is talked about a particular system of play which in my opinion is a farce.

Barcelona was more naturally talented than the ManU hence they kept possession and control of the game. Most United players especially the back 4 could hardly make a decent pass or create space to receive a pass. The central defender should be the relief valve - who calms things down and starts play from the back. Smalling hardly controls the ball let alone calm play down. The ball was more like a hot potato to boot somewhere anywhere. Shielding behind the opposition in order not to get the ball will never win you a game. If you have not got the ball, the opposition is in control.

The manager can shout all he likes from the touchline. The only rule in football that is paramount is not to give the ball away. Having control and being in control is a skill good footballers have and it does not come from coaching or from a manager. The young Brit Sancho playing in Germany is a case in point. The question we need to ask is -Who does the scouting and how is it structured?