I want to know what are the main things that posters want improvements on? This is only on the pitch and things that could be easily changed through better training sessions, then transferred to our weekly games.
I'm excluding revolutionising a brand of football that Jose isn't going to implement. I'm speaking of the small things that would make a difference over the season.
1) Corner kicks- I feel every time we get one it's not real a threat for the opposition. It rarely beats the first man and that's not acceptable, this seems am issue since Van Gaal.
The height we have isn't properly being utilised.
2) Free kicks- Mata seems to be able to test the keeper from close range. I think Young scored against Watford and that's it? Pogba seems to have got worse. This is down to practice just like corners in my opinion. I'm not expecting regular goals like CR7 or Beckham but not row z, need to be testing the keeper or at least hitting the target.
3) Delivery from wide areas- this may be down to lack of quality but it's not been good enough. Even the most average teams in the league can do this. I'm speaking of running down the wing and hitting it first time. Young needs to take it back on his other foot, Valencia afraid to cross at all. Lukaku has been feeding on scraps. The forwards never have anything to run on to, it's always coming in from behind. You don't need to beat the man everytime. Getting an early cross in puts the defence on the back foot. Changes the shape of the opponent and opens room up all over the final third.
4) Slow start- We seem to need about 30 minutes to get going. I can't remember one fast start this season, especially at Old Trafford. This could be tactics from Jose but I can't understand a lethargic start. It's when the adrenaline and energy is at the highest, we rarely score early, never mind blow any team away in the first half.
5) Playing out from the back- It feels like our transition is in slow motion. I'm not singling out any of our defenders, we take too long to move the ball to midfield. De Gea seems to get more touches than some of our CB's at times. Keeping the ball is important but doing something with it is more. We seem to take an extra touch or just hoof and hope. Rarely burst through and try inter play. This is a training issue.
The last two points could be down to tactics and leadership, think maybe it's down to poor fitness and and lack of risk. We could improve these things with basic training sessions and practice in my opinion.
What area do you think we need to improve on the pitch? What are the small things that are going to make the big difference?
This thread is for the things you've observed and you want to see change.
I'm excluding revolutionising a brand of football that Jose isn't going to implement. I'm speaking of the small things that would make a difference over the season.
1) Corner kicks- I feel every time we get one it's not real a threat for the opposition. It rarely beats the first man and that's not acceptable, this seems am issue since Van Gaal.
The height we have isn't properly being utilised.
2) Free kicks- Mata seems to be able to test the keeper from close range. I think Young scored against Watford and that's it? Pogba seems to have got worse. This is down to practice just like corners in my opinion. I'm not expecting regular goals like CR7 or Beckham but not row z, need to be testing the keeper or at least hitting the target.
3) Delivery from wide areas- this may be down to lack of quality but it's not been good enough. Even the most average teams in the league can do this. I'm speaking of running down the wing and hitting it first time. Young needs to take it back on his other foot, Valencia afraid to cross at all. Lukaku has been feeding on scraps. The forwards never have anything to run on to, it's always coming in from behind. You don't need to beat the man everytime. Getting an early cross in puts the defence on the back foot. Changes the shape of the opponent and opens room up all over the final third.
4) Slow start- We seem to need about 30 minutes to get going. I can't remember one fast start this season, especially at Old Trafford. This could be tactics from Jose but I can't understand a lethargic start. It's when the adrenaline and energy is at the highest, we rarely score early, never mind blow any team away in the first half.
5) Playing out from the back- It feels like our transition is in slow motion. I'm not singling out any of our defenders, we take too long to move the ball to midfield. De Gea seems to get more touches than some of our CB's at times. Keeping the ball is important but doing something with it is more. We seem to take an extra touch or just hoof and hope. Rarely burst through and try inter play. This is a training issue.
The last two points could be down to tactics and leadership, think maybe it's down to poor fitness and and lack of risk. We could improve these things with basic training sessions and practice in my opinion.
What area do you think we need to improve on the pitch? What are the small things that are going to make the big difference?
This thread is for the things you've observed and you want to see change.
