Manchester United (Red Devils) | Special Thread

Jamaa anadhani hao pundits wanajipeleka wenyewe, ni kwamba wanapewa kazi na wenye vituo sasa asidhani ni bahati mbaya kwa wenye vituo kutaka pundits kutoka united.
 
permanides said:
Wewe ndio akili kabisa huna, sikusema pundits wote ni Man U, nilitarajia upinge hoja kwa kuonyesha ni timu gani nyingine inaizidi man u kwa kuwa na ex -players wengi ambao ni pundits! badala yake umekurukupuka na kuaongea ujinga.
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United kuwa na pundits wengi ni kwa sababu ya mafanikio makubwa.
Na wanalipwa na Tv company kwa kazi hiyo.
Kama timu ina fanbase kubwa inakosaje kuwa na Pundits wengi.

Mafanikio ya timu >fanbase kubwa> timu kuongelewa sana.


Hata ukija hapa bongo, Yanga na Simba zinaongelewa sana ni kwa sababu ya Mafanikio yao.
 
Timu inapofungwa 3-0 kwa ushindi mnono, Huwezi ukasingizia goli moja la penalty kupitia VAR , ndio limesababisha timu kufungwa, maana hata ukitoa hilo goli moja bado mmefungwa tu.
 
Forget Twitter critics – Maguire has given Solskjaer’s rebuild solid foundations
The manner of the last-minute equaliser Manchester United conceded to Southampton on Monday evening inevitably prompted a certain amount of introspection at Carrington. If the timing felt excruciating, the fraying at a set piece caused acute frustration.

Credit should be given to James Ward-Prowse for a corner whipped with cruel intentions and also Jan Bednarek for an almighty leap at the near post but from a United perspective, it was a collective failure.

Nemanja Matic, Scott McTominay, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial were all close to Bednarek but unable to intervene, Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka stayed on the ground marking Jack Stephens, and Victor Lindelof was the wrong side of scorer Michael Obafemi.
 
Maguire was frank in his assessment.
“Defending set plays is something that we’ve on improved on so much during this unbeaten run,” he said. “At the start of the season, we had a terrible record, conceding set play after set play. We’ve been really good on them lately. The guy can’t get a header in at our front post when we have four men around the goal, so we have to look at it.”

Maguire is right. When Lindelof accidentally put the ball in his own net against Everton on December 15, it was the sixth goal from a corner United had conceded this season. Only Aston Villa and Norwich had let in more at that point.
 
But United have tightened up, allowing just three further goals from corners since, and 12 goals in total this campaign from any set piece aside from penalties, the 10th-highest total in the division.

Obafemi’s goal was the first conceded by United from an opposition dead ball since Chris Wood struck at Old Trafford following Ben Mee’s knock-on at a free-kick in January and in the time since, United have gone 11 unbeaten in the Premier League.
 
A lot of that is down to Maguire, who has made 92 headed clearances this season — the fourth-highest total in the Premier League before Wednesday’s action behind James Tarkowski (109), Chris Basham (97) and Federico Fernandez (94). At times, his forehead has appeared to have its own gravitational pull on the ball.
 
Yet Maguire was on the end of stinging criticism after the draw with Southampton because he did not get in the air to challenge. Ever the forum for considered debate, clips circulated on Twitter suggesting he was more occupied by holding Wan-Bissaka. What the posts neglected was the shove by Stephens that forced Wan-Bissaka into Maguire, and the fact Maguire was trying to interrupt the ball’s arc before it reached Stephens, only to realise a split-second later it would be impossible.
 
Maguire, it must be recognised, will always be scrutinised to a high degree because of the £80 million fee United paid to Leicester City for his signature. It lurks at the back of minds when Junior Stanislas produces an impudent nutmeg or when Steven Bergwijn speeds past with a swift turn. It certainly feels as if Roy Keane’s apoplexy was provoked in part by that world-record price for a defender.
 
In terms of defence, Maguire has been instrumental. Last season, United conceded 54 goals in the Premier League — 10 clubs had better records. This season, that number stands at 35, the fourth-best after 35 games.

On a personal level, a standout statistic is the 67 interceptions Maguire has made, the seventh-highest total of any Premier League player. Only Wilfred Ndidi (73), Diego Rico (72), Bednarek (72), Basham (71), Declan Rice (68) and Etienne Capoue (68) have more, an indicator of just how often Maguire steps into midfield to cut off opposition attacks early.
 
Maguire’s numbers are, of course, swelled by playing every single game, but such a feat should not be disregarded. He is one of only seven outfield players yet to miss a minute of action and while that in itself is not a measure of attainment, it does speak to his physical dependability and mental strength to keep going when not 100 per cent fit. The Athletic understands Maguire played on for two months with a hip injury sustained in January, taking pain-killing injections to cope at a time when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was under pressure.
 
Maguire has completed eight dribbles this season, which is some way short of the perennially overlapping Basham (23) but comparable to any other centre-back and more, say, than Virgil van Dijk (three).

Maguire is tasked with driving forward in possession and also, when necessary, opening apart opponents with direct passes. The numbers show it is rare to get his blend of brawn and poise in a defender.
 
Of the 50 players with most headed clearances this season, only Van Dijk and Caglar Soyuncu have better passing accuracy in the opposition half. Van Dijk is eighth for headed clearances (80) and has completed 80.62 per cent of 1,223 attempted passes. Soyuncu is 14th for headed clearances (73) and has completed 84.59 per cent of 772 attempted passes.
 
Maguire has completed 78.3 per cent of 857 attempted passes in the opposition half, which is far more than the three defenders above him for headed clearances. Tarkowski (49.61 per cent of 508), Basham (66.51 per cent of 639), Fernandez (59.29 per cent of 366). Playing style is a factor but the point is Maguire has the tools to carry out Solskjaer’s progressive approach. There have been numerous examples since lockdown was lifted.

Against Aston Villa, Maguire directed a 40-yard pass for Wan-Bissaka to collect down the wing. The ball was hit with speed and accuracy and United ultimately won a throw-in.

 
There was a better result against Brighton. Maguire was quick to act on gaining possession from Shaw, firing another flat pass to Wan-Bissaka, who was in space on the wing. United’s midfield came alive.

The ball went from Wan-Bissaka to Mason Greenwood, to Paul Pogba to Bruno Fernandes, who struck the post with a good shot. Maguire’s vision had started the move.
 
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