Recent content by House Mkhitaryan

4th and closer to 3rd than 5th

1-1 full time. United win it 2-1 in ET. Coventry 30 shots and better xG. Then we get demolished by City in the final.

If we had only sacked this fraud weeks ago, we might have got a new manager bounce and been in the race for a champions league spot.

The emperor's new style of play.

How much of this perception is based on each respective squad's performances under the manager this season though? And if you truly believe Villa have a squad in similar quality, how much of that blame goes to Ten Hag paying huge sums for players like Antony and Mount?

Currently, Aston Villa are 12 points ahead of us in the table (2 more games played) with a goal differential of +17, while we are at -1. They are also not giving up the most shots in the league in 2024. On the season, they average 55% possession to our 50%. All this with a vastly inferior squad.

For anyone trying to absolve ETH and put this all on the players.. Villa up 2-0 with 76% possession and only given up 2 off target shots early into the second half vs Brentford. No way you can tell me that squad is better than any version of United, injuries or not.

Beautiful goal

Most teams use tactics that make it so they have a numerical advantage of players in and around the ball, when they are defending or attacking. Ten hag system ensures that United are always at a numerical disadvantage whether defending or attacking. It a bold strategy to be sure.

Only 31 shots for Brentford? Another Ten Hag masterclass.

Vintage Ten Hag ball

Great first 25 mins, slipping into park the bus mode though now.

It's positioning and tactics. When you watch other sides, whether top of the table or fighting relegation, it looks so much easier for them to work the ball out from defense and keep possession. United always seem to be at a disadvantage, outnumbered and forced to make an extraordinary pass or...

Promising start

It might take a special manager to get these players to challenge for the title. However, it would only take a halfway competent manager to take the squad Ten Hag inherited and the money he spent to have them ahead of Villa and Spurs with positive goal differential and not playing the most dire...