Erik Ten Hag’s colossal mission at Manchester United is clear as damning defensive stats are revealed
Published: April 22, 2022 10:47 am
Latest updates: April 22, 2022 10:49 am
Four Manchester United players have broken into the top 10 for goalscoring errors since the start of the 2020/21 season, led by captain Harry Maguire, in a damning indictment of where the Red Devils went wrong.
The Manchester United and England centre-back has had a rough season so far in this campaign, coming off the bench to help the Three Lions reach the major league final for the first time since 1966. With United, he played much worse, and made seven direct errors that resulted in a goal for his opponent.
Midfielder Nemanja Matic is second on the list with six, while fellow defenders Aaron Wan Bissaka and Luke Shaw are also on the list, each making four such mistakes.
That means four players, three of whom are regular starters, have contributed 21 goals to their opponents since the start of the 2020/21 season, more than rivals Manchester City have conceded. the whole season so far.
😬 Harry Maguire has committed the most fouls leading to shots on target by any midfielder since the start of last season in the Premier League
👹 He’s not alone at Man Utd, as we dive into the disturbing stats behind their defence
– WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) April 22, 2022
It also explains how Manchester United have scored 48 goals this campaign, more than relegation-threatened Burnley and second-placed side in the top 10 behind Leicester City.
Ten Hag to correct mistakes?
Incoming coach Erik Ten Hag’s first job will be to prevent his side from conceding as many goals a game as they have recently done. He has achieved this at Ajax, where his side have conceded 15 goals all season, but Ajax have long been the dominant force in Dutch football, so that can be expected. wait.
Whether he can have the same impact on a defense that is acting as a shadow of the nearly £200m value the Reds spent on it remains to be seen, if not, he could forced to do some serious and early refactoring. .
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | EASY | P |
| first | City of Manchester | 32 | 55 | 77 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 32 | sixty one | 76 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | thirty first | 39 | 62 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 18 | 57 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 32 | ten | 57 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 33 | 4 | 54 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 33 | 9 | 52 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | Leicester City | thirty first | -4 | 41 |
| ten | Brighton & Hove Albion | 33 | -11 | 40 |
| 11 | Newcastle United Football Club | 33 | -18 | 40 |
| twelfth | Brentford FC | 33 | -8 | 39 |
| 13 | Southampton FC | 32 | -14 | 39 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 2 | 37 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | thirty first | -4 | 36 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 32 | -30 | 33 |
| 17 | Everton FC | thirty first | -19 | 29 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | thirty first | -19 | 25 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 32 | -32 | 22 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 32 | -44 | 21 |
| Player | Team | Goal |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 22 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 15 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 14 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | twelfth |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | twelfth |
| Mahrez, Riyad | City of Manchester | 11 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | City of Manchester | 11 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 11 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | ten |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | ten |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | ten |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | ten |
| Sterling, Raheem | City of Manchester | ten |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | ten |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | ten |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | ten |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 9 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 9 |
| Player | Team | Red card | Yellow card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | ten |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 9 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 9 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 9 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 9 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | first | 7 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 8 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granite | Arsenal FC | first | 7 |
| Player | Team | Support |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | twelfth |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | twelfth |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | ten |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexander | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| God, Gabriel | City of Manchester | 7 |
| Cancelo, Joao | City of Manchester | 7 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Antonio, Michael | West Ham United | 6 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 6 |
| Benrahma, Tell | West Ham United | 6 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Kulusevski, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | City of Manchester | 5 |
