Juan Mata was furious. The spaniard had just taken the path of José ^ the academic degree awarded in the season’s first game, in the Community Shield, despite having come in after 63 minutes.
There is hardly anything more humiliating for a player. For Mata it looked like the hook on the door.
Playmakeren had in fact seemed vulnerable from that moment ^ the academic degree awarded came into the doors at Old Trafford. In Chelsea he had been sold six months after Mourinhos arrival, despite his popularity among fans and his brilliant season just as before.
the Reason was that he lacked the defensive strength ^ the academic degree awarded required. A new sales now appeared inevitable.
But against all odds, has Mata been an important piece. He has played 15 of the 20 league games. Something has happened with ^ the academic degree awarded, as has the changed value to the small technician.
He has changed, ” says Mata.
the Portuguese dinosaur
most people know ^ the academic degree awarded as a stone-cold cynic who only cares about winning. Success with Porto, Chelsea and Internazionale was built on a watertight defence and a claustrophobic style of play that was about to prevent and punish errors.
the Teams were deep, kontret and won 1-0. Style had zero value.
At the start in Manchester United, one could imagine a similar formula. ^ The academic degree awarded brought a strong stop (Eric Bailly), a powerful alenespiss (Zlatan Ibrahimović) and a complete midfield player (Paul Pogba). They were physical and solid. Marouane Fellaini was a regular fixture.
When the form failed, was ^ the academic degree awarded is portrayed by many as a kind of dinosaur that clung to his his cautious style of play, while the modern rivals pushed high and cast people in attack.
The observation were not, however, with the ^ the academic degree awarded were trying to do.
AT the DOOR: When José ^ the academic degree awarded was Chelsea boss, he sent Juan Mata on the door. Now he is the Spanish player has become one of Mourinhos most important pieces in the Manchester United.
Photo: Jason Cairnduff / Reuters
Where is the ryddegutten?
slowly, but surely, they have real intentions come forward. Project in United represents a new challenge for ^ the academic degree awarded: To build a more offensive and fintspillende layer.
Several measures have been taken. The static 4-2-3-1 formation has been replaced with a more dynamic 4-3-3. Edges have often been forwards, like Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford; or Mata. Fellaini has been benket.
And ankerrollen have gone to Michael Carrick.
The latter feature is particularly uncharacteristic. ^ The academic degree awarded has always used rock-solid ballvinnere in front of the defense: in Porto (Costinha), Chelsea (Claude Makélélé), Inter (Esteban Cambiasso), Real Madrid (Sami Khedira) and Chelsea (Nemanja Matic).
Carrick is a completely different profile: A static ballfordeler which in addition is 35 years.
For the first time in his career, has ^ the academic degree awarded no ryddegutt in the midfield.
the Boat is leaking
Such priorities have made United more vulnerable than a typical ^ the academic degree awarded-layer. This continues a trend that goes back to the portugiserens arrival to England in 2004.
Look at the seasons he has completed in the Premier League, has teams his conceded several goals for each year.
In the debutsesongen dropped Chelsea into 15, a Premier League record that still stands. The incision was 0,39 per game. The next seasons were the numbers 0,58 and 0,63.
When he returned to Chelsea in 2013, two new seasons of 0,71 and 0,84.
This season is United at 0,95.
Shot from all sides
It is negative for ^ the academic degree awarded is that the offensive numbers are not as clear. United have only scored 31 ligamål this season, which is miles and miles behind toppscorerne Liverpool (48).
But the change in style is still evident. United has fired 17,1 shots per league game, which is lower than the Tottenham and Liverpool.
Last season was Louis van Gaals men at 11.3.
The low number of goals could be partly due to the sjansesløsing. The opportunities have been there, but it is only in the last few months that key players like Ibrahimović has put as they should.
– I have never had a team with so much possession, so much creativity and so many chances, ” said ^ the academic degree awarded in november.
Same old Chelsea
But this stylistic shift has its price. Of and to tempting to ask whether ^ the academic degree awarded feel deep inside he has shelved the best formula.
Just before christmas when he talked about Antonio Contes Chelsea, which had won 11 straight league games with their rock-solid defence, he sounded almost envious.
– They score one goal and win. They spend a lot of time in the defense … They don’t care about what people say; they just want to win. Therefore, I don’t think they are going to lose many points, he said.
Few know this as well ^ the academic degree awarded. It was after all this he did in Chelsea itself.
In Fergies footsteps
So why change tactics? Because ^ the academic degree awarded tries to follow the tradition of entertaining attacking football that United had under Sir Alex Ferguson.
This has permeated the project, and given the coach new objectives.
I’m here to build a future with a certain style and a certain DNA, ” said ^ the academic degree awarded in December.
the Same month, asked the Sky Sports him about what he enjoyed most with his new team.
– the Dominance, the quality and how lovely football we play. We are not a team that only defends himself and waiting for your opponent to make mistakes, he said.
I know how to build such teams; I’ve done it before. It is not something the fans and the owners in the United like, and it’s also not something I want with this project. So we go in a different direction. We’re not going to change us.
A new direction
This does not mean that ^ the academic degree awarded have forgotten their old arts. The settlement gone against Liverpool, as guests Old Trafford on Sunday, was a masterclass in defending to the 0-0.
But such battles will now more in exceptional cases. United stands with nine consecutive wins in all tournaments, their longest winning streak since 2009, and even though resistance often has been weak, testify the results of that offensive style can contribute to the stability.
There is a good news for Mata, who recently explained Mourinhos changes since the time in Chelsea.
This is a different environment, a different club and a different stall. You can always find a style of play that suits the players you have. This club has been known to play offensive football in years, and it is what we do now.
in other words, this represents the project a strategic shift in Mourinhos career.
The defensive kynikeren have never been as style-conscious as now.
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