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Paul Pogba’s role change was the key to Manchester United’s victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers. This tactic led to goals from Marcus Rashford.
MU struggles to beat Wolves 1-0 at Old Trafford in Premier League Week 16, Wednesday (12/30/2020) WIB early morning. The Red Devils had to wait until minute 90 + 3 to score the winning goal through Marcus Rashford.
Before Rashford’s goal, MU had a hard time dismantling the Wolves defense line. Quoted from eighth The red devils only made three shoot the target of 11 experiments.
When MU got caught in a 0-0 situation, MU manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer decided not to make much of a change in attack. He only replaced Alex Telles with Luke Shaw and Anthony Martial with Mason Greenwood.
This substitution does not change formation because the substitute entering the same position as the player who was replaced. But then Solskjaer made the right decision towards the end of the game by pushing Pogba further forward.
Pogba, who was previously an anchor, was pushed forward to support Bruno Fernandes. This increased MU’s attack power and proved effective with the birth of Rashford’s target.
[Gambas:Opta]Solskjaer praised his team for being able to successfully make the changes they wanted on the field. He considered that the tactical awareness of MU players had increased considerably.
“Tactically, I think we have grown and developed physically and mentally. The belief comes from the performance and the results obtained. The players we have on the court can change the game in a second,” Solskjaer said. Manchester Evening News.
“Regarding the change in tactics, we felt that towards the end we could push Paul into that position even further in midfield. Marcus stayed open. I think Anthony can stab and that makes a difference for us. He can add attacking power.” explained the man from Norway.
The win over the Wolves brought MU to second place with 30 points. They are just two points behind Liverpool at the top of the Premier League rankings.
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