Man Utd – Istanbul Basaksehir: Hard Debt Collection

* 3:00, 25 November 2020, Old Trafford Stadium, Round 4 of the Champions League group stage

Three weeks ago, Man Utd hoped to win at Istanbul Basaksehir, the team that had never won in the first two matches of the Champions League group stage, had not even scored. However, Man Utd did not play well and received a 1-2 loss, fortunately they have not lost the top of Group H.

It was a failure that caused great disappointment for the “Red Devils”, if they win in Turkey, Man Utd has the right to decide the ticket to continue in this fourth match. Earning tickets to advance early will help Man Utd rotate the team more comfortably, avoiding exhaustion of the team’s main player in the dense competition in December. Unfortunately, Man Utd lost again and now they have to fight.

The previous loss plus the 0-1 loss to Arsenal a few days earlier sent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s chair violently shaking. The idea of ​​the Norwegian strategist being quickly fired by the Manchester football team, fortunately for him, had not yet happened and Solskjaer was still working at Man Utd.

The reason Solskjaer’s coach chair is temporarily stable because Man Utd has returned to the winning circuit after two consecutive losses. “Red Devils” won 3-1 against Everton and most recently won 1-0 at home against West Brom. Man Utd did not play very well in the previous matches, but at least in terms of results, they got the necessary victory.

Man Utd’s performance is temporarily stable, the pressure to win, plus the advantage of playing at home, will make Man Utd fans re-trust in the team’s ability to win. Manchester can “collect the debt” Basaksehir tomorrow morning.

Man Utd is gaining full strength. Paul Pogba did not attend the game against West Brom last weekend, but the Frenchman returned to training camp with his teammates in preparation for the game against Basaksehir. The possibility of playing Luke Shaw, Jesse Lingard and Eric Bailly remains open. Of these, only Shaw was able to contest the starting position, with Alex Telles returning to play, Shaw was absent and Solskjaer was not concerned.

The secret of Basaksehir’s victory over Man Utd is very simple. Okan Buruk’s army defended itself firmly with a low formation, always throwing long balls upwards for the forwards to run on counterattacks. Basaksehir’s attackers have athletic players, so when Man Utd’s defenders play as young footballers, they have to pay the price.

The first leg saw a dismal performance from the Man Utd defenders, even becoming a joke, mocked on social media by the ignorant and disorganized defense organization that was hard to imagine. It can happen on a professional soccer team, much less on a team at the top of Europe.

Basaksehir’s gameplay does not have many mutations, it can even be said that it is easy to catch. Of course, to do that, the Man Utd players, especially the players who play defense, have to show themselves and show special qualities that help them wear the Man Utd jersey. Only thus, the goal of the “Red Devils” will be safe.

Not admitting that Man Utd will complete half the task, the other half is on the attacking front because Man Utd will also be forced to win the match tonight. Man Utd’s attack has not been really effective recently, Martial does not seem to live up to the forward’s expectations and this will be an opportunity for Edinson Cavani.

Man Utd needs experience, Cavani’s level in key “life and death” matches like tonight. If Solskjaer is not too conservative, of course Cavani deserves to start, rather than having to do it from the bench as in recent games.

Squad is expected to play

Man Utd: Henderson; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Tuanzebe, Telles; Fred, McTominay; Rashford, Van de Beek, James; Cavani

Istanbul Basaksehir: Gunok; Rafael, Skrtel, Epureanu, Bolingoli-Mbombo; Visca, Aleksic, Ozca, Kahveci, Turuc; Licensed in letters

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