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da bwin： Speaking to MUTV (as quoted by The Daily Mirror), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has slammed his forwards for being “non-existent” in the clash against Partizan Belgrade.
What did he say?
The Red Devils laboured to a 1-0 win over the Serbian side in the Europa League on Thursday night, with an Anthony Martial penalty in the first-half the only goal of the game.
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Speaking after the match, Solskjaer criticised his forward line for failing to press from the front, and issued a damning verdict on just how bad it was.
He said: “Second half I thought we dug in really well in the box, defended really well in the box. They played well in the second half and made us defend too deep.
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“I’m not happy with the defending at the front. I think that’s been one of our strengths this season but I thought that was non-existent in the second half. That needs sorting out because we don’t want to be a team who is just defending in the box.”
Worrying sign
It was supposedly one of the key elements of Solskjaer’s game-plan, the desire to press the ball and play on the front foot. But the Red Devils have not appeared to incorporate that style of play this season. Starting from their first Premier League game of the season against Chelsea, United have looked to sit back and counter teams on the break.
It is an approach that has worked well against the bigger sides this campaign, picking up notable results against the Blues, Leicester, Arsenal and Liverpool. However, against teams that are far less interested in dominating the ball, Solskjaer’s side have struggled immensely, falling to shock defeats to the likes of Crystal Palace and Newcastle.
If United are keen on remedying that, then they must show greater desire and emphasis on looking to defend aggressively from the front.