“Morning star” How amazing is Greenwood at Man Utd?

Greenwood was a standout at Man Utd Academy last season, coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer regularly called him to the first team. The young English striker scored an average of 1.3 goals in each game of all ages in which he participated, winning the Jimmy Murphy Award, the Young Player of the Year award Man Utd.

With many fans closely watching Man Utd’s youth teams, it would not be surprising if Greenwood was promoted to the first team at the age of 18 and it was not surprising that he began to explode. However, if you look at the statistics, what Greenwood did until the soccer tournament had to be stopped because Covid-19 was absolutely incredible.

First in the Europa League, Greenwood played 460 minutes, the third-highest on the Man Utd team. Now he has become the mainstay of Man Utd on the European playground, even when the “Red Devils” are immersed in the tournament.

Greenwood became the top scorer in the Europa League with five goals, meaning it only took 92 minutes to score a goal in the European arena. He also helped Anthony Martial to score in his home game against Partizan Belgrade. As a result, the young man from Man Utd only took 77 minutes to participate in a goal, including scoring or creating in the Europa League this season.

It is one thing to prove that you have talent, at the age of 18, you have risen to the first team, but 77 minutes of participating in a goal in a great tournament like Greenwood is an achievement that makes people popular. You must be admiring.

In addition to becoming the youngest Man Utd player to score in the European leagues. Greenwood defeated George Best, Marcus Rashford and Wayne Rooney became the youngest player in Man Utd history to score five goals in games in the continental arena.

In the Premier League, Greenwood also plays a role in the “Reds” team this season. Greenwood has 648 minutes of play so far, scoring five goals and becoming the most played player from the Premier League bench before games have to stop.

Unsurprisingly, Greenwood has become the Premier League’s top scorer, scoring 0.70 goals per game this season. Compare that to Raheem Sterling (0.21), Wayne Rooney (0.52) and Michael Owen (0.54) in the first season of the Premier League, all shorter than Greenwood.

However, the most surprising thing about the Greenwood Premier League numbers is the number of shots in the penalty area.

Making a final decision is not easy for young forwards, forwards generally have a better experience in decision making, but Greenwood really makes a difference with the rest. He has 1.7 shots in 90 minutes, on par with Martial, Rashford, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Harry Kane. Premier League top scorer Jamie Vardy averages 1.9 shots in the penalty area per game.

Along with the ability to make smart decisions, seek high-quality opportunities, special finishing capabilities make Greenwood a real threat from a distance. Only seven players from Europe’s top five leagues have scored more goals from outside the box than Greenwood, although the number of minutes he plays is limited.

In fact, Greenwood has the percentage of goals scored from outside the penalty area (14%) very close to the best striker in Europe, Lionel Messi (16%). No player with less than 1,000 minutes in the national league this season has scored more goals from a distance than the young player of the “Red Devils”.

I also need to say more about the value of the goals Greenwood gives Man Utd. His first goal was against Sheffield United, which was a 2-2 draw for Man Utd. Similarly, their 1-1 draw against Everton in December last year helped Man Utd escape.

At the beginning of the season, Greenwood broke the stalemate in the Carabao Cup against Rochdale. The score in each game situation shows that Greenwood does not appear to be under pressure when playing for Man Utd, which is very good for his future development.

The young man from Man Utd is not only doing well in the role of striker. Greenwood has an average of 0.69 times of blocking the ball in about 40 meters of the opposite objective during 90 minutes this season. This is evidence that the player is very hard on the ball and moves, Solskjaer likes those players, he always asks the player to play enthusiastically on the field.

Greenwood was only blocked 1.4 times in 90 minutes, although all his actions could be very dangerous for the opponent to find a way to avoid bites. Most of the ball cuts to the right, always trying to beat the opponent and finish.

Having appeared in the Premier League for about a year and still at the age of a young player, Greenwood soon showed the vital qualities on the planet to become an excellent striker, even the greatest in history. Man Utd.

Hao Minh