Why Man United's Problems Are EVEN WORSE Than You Think 

Arteta had this problem with arsenal a while back. How did he solve it? Got rid of the lazy first teamers and looked to the academy and the market to replace them. This is when martinelli, saka, simth rowe, nketiah etc were introduced. We have mejbri, mainoo, amad, pellistri, garnacho etc. Time for ten hag to consider following in artetas footsteps.

Firing Ten Hag would be the biggest cop out here. Are his tactics perfect? No. Have all his decisions been correct? No. But the biggest problem here is the same as it's always been at the club. One decent season and the players think that's good enough, and that somehow this season this will just come to them without them needing to work hard. It's the same way thing we've seen for over 10 years. I'm sick and tired of managers being blamed for everything and the players getting off scot-free. I don't care if we finish 8th this season. I want the club and every fan to back Ten Hag and for him to lay down the law extremely clearly, either work hard or get out. There's been a lot of criticism saying he's been too harsh towards certain players, I don't think he's been harsh enough. I'd rather watch a team of reserves give everything and lose than this lot half ass it.

The effort Rashford has put in the last five matches is shocking

What a breakdown of a sequence where Brighton showed their brilliance and Man U their lack of commitment. Thank you

West Ham fan here: just so so pleased we didn't buy Maguire and McTominay. Something is rotten at Man Utd and I can't imagine that moving to what they perceive to be a lesser club would have exactly sparked them into life.

They look like a bunch of talented individuals playing as a group with no culture or belief. There doesn’t look like there is a team there at the moment, no Utd identity. The likes of Brighton, West Ham, City, Spurs & even Wolves play together as a team - as a group with a strong culture & a collective goal - no super stars, no individuals - the team is the most important thing to them. I’m a Chelsea fan & we’re currently in the same place as Man Utd. I hope we fix it quicker than they do.

At Ajax Tan played the same way. The difference is he had young players who were ready to press they had energy. United have players who simply don't have the energy to press all the time.

This kind of analysis shows that Ten Hag is not the problem. Like he said, they are set up really well, they have clear instructions on how to press, the players just put zero effort into it. ManU needs to stop sacking managers, and start looking at their recruiting department

As a liverpool fan, its hard to see Manu fall down so bad. They use to be one of the finest club in the world back in early 2000s. Its all about money nowadays. Players got no passion at all. Reduce all the salaries. Kick all these nonsense players especially Rashford. That guy is a parasite. He's killing Manu with his laziness. Rebuild a new team just like how to Klopp did when he took over the club.

Someone who named him Trashford couple years ago must be an absolute genius for foreseeing the future.

I would argue that Brighton will be more than happy to have people talking about United. have teams focus on everything else but them, ease any pressure of expectations off the players. happy days.

At this rate, I will introduce Dan Gore and Hannibal into the team because they cannot be worse than what McTominay, Eriksen and Casemiro are offering this team present. The good news is that Mount, Amrabat and Mainoo are back training. September has turned out to be a month to forget for Man Utd and its but I'm hopeful of turning the results around in October if players can stay fit

As an Arsenal fan I can safely say that there is not one single player in Utd's squad that I would want at Arsenal. I'm sure the same goes for Liverpool (& of course City). Hell, even Spurs probably wouldn't take any. Maybe Newcastle would, Aston Villa would - and there's the problem, besides having the attitudes of sulky teenagers, they just aren't very good. They have an upper-mid table squad.

Only there for the money, not to compete. Absolutely brilliant

I agree, many United players don't have the intensity and fighting spirit. Attacks tend to be selfish and not effective, while defenses are disorganized and unable to press

The bottom line is the United players are too well paid and they couldn't be arsed to put in any effort to win the game. They know they can get away with it by watching Maguire's refusal to leave and there is nothing anybody, not even the Glazers can do about it due to FFP which is exacerbate by the interest payment on the £1b debt. United are finished.

The 2nd goal was very, very sloppy. I think United played alright for 20 odd minutes, but they did that for Rangnick then gave up. It's not just the players but the owners set the standards. The indifference and entitlement of the Glazers runs down through the ranks. No surprise that Ten Hag can't implement his standards we aren't a proper football team club like Brighton are. Brighton are serious.

I'm extremely worried for my club. What with the Glazers staying, players that should be sold, just not leaving, players downing tools and not showing enough fight and to top it off, again there's leaks from somewhere in the club trying to throw another manager under the bus. I don't know where we go from here I really am at a loss now. I'm backing the manager, I wanted him before we appointed him and I feel he's the right man for the job but it worries me that the circus that surrounds this club will truly sink it.

Ten Haag expected Rashford, Bruno and Hoylund to press like Salah Mane Firmino. Now that's what you call over-expectation.

Literally said this exact thing on Saturday after watching the game.

Best analysis I've seen on this match. Well done lads!

Great video (I'm a Utd fan), a really insightful breakdown of how poor we were off the ball. Shocking, lack of effort from some long term and big name players Utd players on huge wages, Rashford and McTominay in particular should hang their heads in shame.....piss poor effort and total disregard for the fans....

I'm not a United fan, but, the only way he probably has a chance of fixing this is disciplinary action against players who are performing horribly. There's no excuse just letting a player run off your shoulder, jogging a bit and then just thinking, well it's the back 4s problem now.

I think I know what's wrong with united. Ten Hag is trying to go fro 0kmh to 180kmh with a car that hasn't been serviced in 10 years

Anyone whos played football knows its impossible to press/sprint all the time. However, as a team, or even as individuals you've got to be able to sense when danger is around the corner and spring to action. In the case of the 2nd goal, United felt they had Brighton contained, but this was far from the case. When the ball goes out on the left, they should of sensed at this moment danger and pumped up the intensity.

It kinda feels like Bruno is the only player in that team who cares and tries at least a little

I can't remember the last time I saw a club so rotten to the core. Everyone who goes there fails. EVERYONE. Okay, except maybe Zlatan. And maybe Fernandes to some extent. But otherwise every manager or player in the post-Ferguson era has either stagnated or declined rapidly in quality and value, while so many City and Liverpool players have rapidly increased in value after signing. Signing for Utd is career suicide. Hoijlund might have just flushed his career down the toilet. Nobody gets out alive ☠️ Well, except Zlatan...

This my sound weird but, but Manchester United players don't get enough yellow cards. By that I mean is that, I never see any tactical fouls or even cynical fouls. The midfield doesn't do any of the dark arts.

I think Bruno needs to be more assertive with his teammates in those situations. There's no point in him running off by himself if you need a coordinated effort between the three.

Rashford says he wants to play on the left and when he plays there all effort goes out the window and Mctominay always showing why we needed another midfielder in the first place.

The funny thing is Fred would have solved a lot of this, we sold him for so little I did wonder if it would be more valuable to keep him a final season.

This is what called as Mercenary Mentality. An old disease. But at this level, only happens in Man Utd or Chelsea at this moment or Arsenal few years ago. This is why I love Liverpool, it never happens even once in Liverpool history. Even in the worst time of Liverpool, Hogdson's tenure, the players still show the spirit. The players and the managerial team are only one part of the club. There's also the club staff and then the people of the city. If Rashford play for Liverpool, he'd be a diligent lad. He is not a problematic kid. It's just the wrong environment.

They don't wanna set themselves up for the counterattack. They lack hunger and passion.

Watching this game I completely turned into Roy Keane. "Run! Smash into someone!"

I love the non sensationalised unbiased aspect of this show

Mctom has a history of not tracking back from last season . He threw AWB under the bus. Bruno isnt a ball winner , nor is eriksen. It is the most unbalanced team in the league.

Rashford has his new contract. He don’t give a fk

As a Liverpool fan, this analysis of their performance makes me feel so sad for my Man Utd friends as they wollow in this performance, ofc I'm cracking a cold one but that's beside the point. 🤭

Very nice & clean tactical analysis video clearly shows the core of Man U's problem. Well done!

There is a reason Ole played on a counter every game, whenever he tried to evolve, united got smacked.

Easy solution… Ten Hag needs to assess the effort of each player, if it’s not satisfactory bring in the U21 equivalent, they might not win but they will be hungry. Break the player/agent power then build on that.

Very insightful video. Thanks!

Brilliant analysis and thank u. United players are a sad case, i feel sorry for their fans n coaches.

It is like Teams know We do not press and take their time playing around us like we are cones. It seems like the coach cant motivate theses players. I suggest he plays a mixture of youths with energy and senior plays who actually play for the badge. Rashford, Eriksen, McTominay (who should never play for United) should be benched. Bruno was the only one fighting for balls while Rashford strolls around. Ten hag kicked out Ronaldo because he didnt press while Rashford gets free reign ? Help it make sense

Nice analysis, kindly do the Chelsea problems and why they can't score goals.

Great video. Just emphasises the entitlement that these players have. No wonder dressing room leaks are beginning to appear after a few bad results, shift the blame onto the manager. Just need to watch a video like this to see straight through it.

TenHag needs to hire a geometry teacher to give the squad lessons on angles.

Rashford has lost is so many games it's unreal and along with mctominay the two most spoilt as they were brought up getting told your Manchester United your the best! But now they are letting us down. I hope Rashford gets the Maguire treatment

Some of the players should put their heads down and simply walk out. Seeing some of the more consistent players with a lack of intensity, it’s hard to imagine what would be Jadon Sancho’s actual justification.

Lacking the cutting edge of intensity, players getting injuries, maybe they over-trained in pre-season.

7:27 Bruno Fernandes is not a fighter. There are so many goals I have seen United receive and it's always the same story - there is at least one moment when Bruno just sits, he doesn't even walk, with his arms straight and just being angry at something.

Rashford is just lazy and doesn’t want to put that defensive work in. Mctominay just isn’t good enough. Hojland gets a pass as new to the squad. Fernandes needs to take control of that squad

Rashford last year of contract: 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Rashford after signing contract: 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

As a Brighton fan thanks for giving them some props up at the top.

This is like watching a post mortem examination of a loved one that was murdered 😢

Ronaldo last year, mason greenwood, this year maguire, jadon sancho, Anthony. So many big players with big big problems…

Rashford's attitude and body language is infuriating.

I've been saying this. They need some bulldogs on their team and aggressive management to bring them back. No pressure being applied here. When the Brighton players receive a pass, they're given 20ft of space

The pressing situation at 7.25 you can really see Bruno just being fed up - I think Rashford is so bad at pressing that for me if I was Bruno I'd be constantly in 2 minds about whether or not I should be pressing with intensity because I wouldn't trust Rashford to be in the right places doing the right things. It'd be exhausting and demoralising. With these presses you just need 1 player to not be on it and it all falls apart.

Training exercise with Man U as the traffic cones. The only thing that went wrong was Adam Lallana didn't get a touch in the build up, the other 10 players did.

If you've lost the trust and respect of the group, I don't see how you can manage your way out of it. Ultimately, the coach is only as good as the committed effort he inspires in the players. If he can't do that, then he must step aside and own it.

Ten Hag is in over his head.The fact that he selected Bruno Fernandes as captain is a great indication of the level of problems at the club.

- That lockerroom has a culture of celebrities. - Too much player power - The players are bums

It's not true that United are a good team... all of their players are so one dimensional in an era where many teams have no players who can't do multiple jobs... It just feels like they haven't advanced at all in the last 20 years... and the game is predictably passing them by... And yet the United fans are still spending enough to justify the Glazers continued ownership. The most hilarious thing is this is the actual legacy of SAF, he's the cause of the Glazers taking control.

I think the main issue is that the players aren't very good at association football

Ratford needs to go join sancho

complacency is their opponent right now. A real problem with big clubs with big players. It's just like us, doing the same job every day, every year, we just want something different, but couldn't. Kudos to Pep and his staffs to be able to keep everyone fired up all these years.

I think you analized it pretty well except for towards the end you said Martinez attempted to block a shot which Pascal didnt even attempt to play which is totally inaccurate and you are taking all the credit away from Pascal. He clearly lined up to take a shot and fake it. As a defender YOU HAVE TO try and block. The issue there is that Martinez was the only person who wasnt caught flat footed.

I don't know what happened with pre-season tour. Too many games, too little preparation time? EtH wants ManUtd to play higher but the players clearly lacks the intensity to press like Liverpools. Wait till 2nd half and you'd get mad seeling those lazy ass moving.

I absolutely LOVE your brand of analysis....it is absolutely spot on and so easy to see it with your breakdown. Great job as always. If only we could say the same for Man United....

Pretty spot on. The utter lack of effort of these overpaid wasters is disgraceful. Brighton aren't even doing anything special, just doing the basics right and putting the effort in.

It is the duty of the players as professionals to play till they can no longer stay upright. Not for any badge, pay cheque, fans, media pundits, or even the manager. For themselves, because they are professionals and they can't stand the thought of being on the same level as someone who is slacking and just getting by. The attitude you show at your job is the attitude you'll get when you're serviced. The underperformances last season at almost any away game were indication enough that this team does not have the mentality to win and those that had it are losing it. I don't think that's Ten Hag's fault. It runs from top to bottom. Owners who are after profit without effort get the players that they deserve. Tossing more money into the fire worked about as well as getting multiple managers sacked. If Ten Hag really had his way he would be playing the kids with most of the squad gone from the club for good. You can inspire and motivate children and teenagers. These are grown men. They're responsible for their own mental state.

People don’t understand rashford last year was on form and that’s temporary class is permanent and he’s back at his level.

More hard work and fewer injuries is how they turn it around. Time will tell

Ten Hags tactical genius: mindless high press every game. Opposition has figured it out and Ten Hag has no plan B.

People blaming ten hag for players being lazy 😂. No manager in the world can manage MU especially with the type of players MU have. Lazy!!

9:22 there's very clearly a fake shot play here. Not terrible defense by the sliding defender.

Good analysis 👌.That goal definitely could have been stopped.Mctominay there lacked that sense of wanting to win the ball back.Bruno Casemiro and reguilon where let down by their teammates when they showed aggressiveness.The shape is good and I think if all the players had that same thinking as Bruno and Case did there ,Man U would have won the ball in some good positions.

This is probably the most salient and most accurate evidence based breakdown of United's deficiencies. Last season, the intensity was there, which is why they probably had greater success. This also goes to prove that it really is the players and not the manager, that is letting the club down right now.

Love your analysis. NUFC had a similar outcome against Brighton. No team can afford to dial down on pressing against Brighton.

The part when Rashford's head is down, as though he just lost a family member, makes me sick.

I still can't understand how Man United fans were all absolutely harassing De Gea for not being modern enough with his foot, but yet can watch Rashford play like that for years and go "That's my starboy." "Better than Mbappe" They deserve this downfall

This is why I love this channel. It gives insight into the games. This video showed that it's more into players not following instructions, which ETH said in his past interview.

Im not sure if the zonal marking system is working. Theres always so much space along the flank and rashford doesnt even press.

I've been saying it since Van Gaal. The players we have are lazy and uninterested. It stems from the top. The players know they won't get booted out by the ownership. They know the manager will take the blame, so why would they care? If the owners were remotely interested in success, there would be checks, balances and accountability at the football club.

Doesn't look like they can blame Maguire anymore 😂😭

Brighton is stupid good, their 2422 setup for buildup is lethal, the whole point of the diamond was to stop that and it worked… for like 20 minutes

Sell Rashford and Bruno .. the money can buy good,dedicated and passionate players that don't disgrace the jersey

Why social media channels want to make us think Man United’s problems are even worse than we think?: ad revenue.

There will be none of that freedom in midfield for the opposition once SOFIAN MRABET comes in… that is a promise…

A little harsh on Utd. They tried a diff shape 442 diamond for the first time so not really a surprise that pressing isn’t going to be perfect. The shape did stop Brighton for a while and Utd looked quite bright early on. But fair play Brighton - they grew into the game and deserved to win. It’s not all doom & gloom for Utd though. They’re not getting hammered. Arsenal was a close game. Spurs OK for first half. Players to come back from injury and it’s only 5 games so far. Plenty of room & time for improvement. Not sure why folks are getting on Ten Hags case. Other managers get way more time…

And fans come out to say Ten Hag is the problem when tactically, he does his job brilliantly.

Thanks I'm even more annoyed

Biggest issue is the manager, aside from being poor tactically and having no charisma, he also doesn't motivate the players or make good subs.

New-contract -Rashford is something else.

The players are not fully committed to ETH’s tactics.

Being a fan of this club is bad for my mental health. Been a fan since 2016. But I think we'll make it back to the top where we belong

As good as Rashy is, his workrate throughout the last game was appalling. A complete lack of effort on the press and he just seemed to be desperately trying to conserve energy.

Rashford thinking he does not get paid enough to press.

We've just had years of Martial trotting up to players to "press" now we've got more players doing this. Rashford is actually causing us issues now, not only is he a massive defensive liability but his approach going forward is poor. Two games in a row where he just needs to send in a low cross for Hojlund to get on the end of and he chooses to shoot from a terrible angle instead.