Man U 2-3 Forest: Key talking points after first home defeat in Amorim era in Premier League last night
• Manchester United lost their second consecutive game.
• United continue to concede easy goals.
They are having trouble dealing with aerial balls again.
Man U still haunted by set-pieces
Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United have conceded three goals from corners in their last two games.
In their games against Arsenal and most recently Forest, they have given away a total of 16 corners.
With Forest last night, the first goal they conceded was a man-marking defensive position in a 2v2 situation.
Midfielder vs Midfielder — Cobbie Menoune vs Ryan Yates
Centre Back vs Centre Back — Lisandro Martinez vs Nikola Milenkovic
Every set piece Forest have had has been aimed at getting the ball to Milenković, and it worked almost every time in this ยูฟ่าเบท game.
Milenkovic easily beat Martinez. Being a strong, tall player and good in the air, there was no way Martinez could have beaten him.
One of the three goals conceded in this game came from set pieces, meaning Manchester United have now conceded seven goals from set pieces, the third-most in the Premier League this season.
The second storm
Many parts of England have been hit by Storm Darragh, which saw the Everton v Liverpool derby postponed yesterday.
Some Championship, League One and League Two matches have also been postponed.
But in Manchester, they can play as usual without any problems. But it seems that Ruben Amorim’s team is facing a storm.
Since the Red Devils boss said ahead of the league game against Arsenal in midweek that the team was facing a “storm” and his team “are going to have difficult moments and we will see it in some games”.
Since then, Amorim’s United have suffered two consecutive defeats, away (Arsenal) and most recently at home (Forest).
He knows there is a lot more work to be done with this squad, with the next eight games including Man City (a, Premier League), Spurs (a, Carabao Cup), Newcastle (h, Premier League), Liverpool (a), Arsenal (a, FA Cup).
In their next game, they travel to Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League on Thursday to build confidence before travelling to neighbours Manchester City on Sunday, December 15.
Two storms have passed, and there are still many more to prepare for…
You shouldn’t do this if you want to be successful.
How many times have Manchester United conceded an easy goal??? The answer is: Countless.
The three goals United conceded were simple.
The first goal, Milenkovic easily defeated Martinez because not only were they different sizes, but ‘Licha’ didn’t even jump to fight.
Plus, the taller man, De Ligt, stood in front of the 6-yard box, controlling the zone, but was unable to get a header first.
The second goal, Andre Onana, should have saved it because it wasn’t a difficult one.
Third child, communication between De Ligt and Onana was problematic, and Martinez just let the ball go past him.
In football, the details are very important. No matter how small or large, they all matter.
It is a recurring problem that the Red Devils players fail to remember. Often, players have been interviewed in the media saying, ‘We have to improve. We shouldn’t concede goals so easily anymore.’
But what happened on the field was the same old story.
Conceding goals so easily almost every week like this shows that you are not a strong team, not a top team, not a big team, not a team that has the qualification to compete for the championship.
That is, it’s just an ordinary team.
Manchester United will never be successful again in the Premier League if they keep making these easy mistakes every week.