United and Chelsea: a team in attack and another rebounder

A memorable debut for the Premier League, with an interesting display of United and Chelsea.

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Lampard lost his first match in the Premier League and Solshire won a great performance, although not promising. The United Nations have scored the first three points in the league and have placed Chelsea in a very critical position, especially since the London team is waiting for another more complex confrontation, against Liverpool in European Super Midweek.

– Composition

Manchester United started with Solskjaer's nearly 4-2-3-1 draw, with Paul Pogba and Maktominay in the center, ahead of quartet Luke Shaw, Lindelof, Maguire and Van Besaka. Forward, Lingard played on the right and Rashford on the left, and deep Pereira and Marcial in the lead. There is no dispute over Gea's Spanish in custody.

Lampard, in his first league match, was a 4-2-3-1 coach, with Kovacic and Jorginho in the Axis zone, against Azbelikueta, Zuma, Christensen and Emerson near goalkeeper Kiba. During the attack, Abraham appeared in front, Mason Monte succeeded him in 10th place, as well as Pedro and Ross Barclay.

– Chelsea better

Chelsea made a perfect start in the first minutes, with strong pressure from the attacking players, Pedro on the right and Barclay on the left, and Abraham and Mont deep, with both defenders from half of the United Stadium, to be completely isolated Pogba and Maktumenai when building from the back, in order to turn the home owners into long balls From the defense to the direct attack.

Without the misfortune of their attack, the Blues could have taken the lead early in the game, but central defender Curt Zuma, who had a very surprised attack in the surprise attack of his team, had given a correct penalty to Rashford and scored the goal in the first 45 minutes.

A fantastic attack from Chelsea and chances are lost, but the guests clearly suffered from their mediocre defense, either to protect the goal from United's attacks or even without a ball in front of their own goal, Kovacic does not play the role of second player and Jorginho himself is required to defend and attack at the same time.

– Barclay or Pogba?

The difference between the two teams can be summed up in the first half when the Barclay / Pogba duo is noticed. The English midfielder made a remarkable performance by pressing United's defense without the ball, with his ideal tie to Emerson on the left, and his free wing role in the possession creating a real danger. De Gea, accompanied by the couple Pedro and Abraham, a third offensive last.

Pogba, meanwhile, was completely cut off in the 4-2-3-1 draw, as the Frenchman came back half way, until the attack started against him. Inability of the defense and Maktumenai to do so, to acquire the ball too much and lose several balloons near his goal. The Solshire team has failed to create offensive opportunities due to a major crisis in its midst, led by Pogba.

– Run shifts

The situation stabilized in the second half, although Chelsea also had a good start with Abraham 's shot, but the local team knew where to eat the shoulder, using returns. back and adjusting the fast turns of the defense to the attack. Rashford is therefore saved in the second goal of the midfielder. Chelsea slows down, before the ball reaches Pereira, who returns it to Marcel in front of the net.

The importance of Pogba in the third goal, after a silk pbad from the post center to the offensive zone, in the spirit of the blues defenders, to get the Rashford ball and put it with enviable skill against Kiba to announce the third goal.

Lampard tried to settle things, involving Pulisic, Kanti and Giro, but to no avail because of the rush of his team in the hope of reducing the result. But, leaving behind vacant spaces, Jorginho could not cover it by himself, and even Kanti failed to reduce the vast spaces between his midfield and his defense in the second half.

The fourth goal came almost the same way: Pogba recovers the ball and runs a long distance between the defense and the attack, before moving on to newcomer James, who added the fourth a few minutes before the end.

– United has not changed

While it is difficult to judge Chelsea Lampard early by highlighting her boldness and weakness in full transition, and her mediocre defense along the line, then United with Solshire has not changed since last season, notably with regard to how he attacked individually and his excessive confidence Apostats, the famous Pogba game at Rashford or Marcial in empty defensive channels.

The end certainly justifies the means, and this strategy has brought the first three points to the Old Trafford Red Devils, but the team's performance is still clearly individual, with large spaces in and between the lines, in addition to the ease of trapping his midfielder during the pressure, but the defense has finally improved after the bids He will be better with time, especially with Harry Maguire, a defender who will help De Gea keep the net clean for the next matches.