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Quick little thread on Harry Maguire and United's defense b/c I see him popping up on my TL again this morning.
Everyone always complains that Maguire has no pace (he doesn't) but how many times has his lack of pace directly resulted in a goal? Not often! #MUFC
Everyone always complains that Maguire has no pace (he doesn't) but how many times has his lack of pace directly resulted in a goal? Not often! #MUFC
Meanwhile, United have conceded 24 goals in the league this year. Four of them from penalties, two own goals.
That leaves us with 18 other goals. SEVEN of them have come from set pieces. 38.89%! That's entirely too high!
That's the problem! #MUFC
That leaves us with 18 other goals. SEVEN of them have come from set pieces. 38.89%! That's entirely too high!
That's the problem! #MUFC
If we add in all competitions they've conceded 36 goals. Two more on set pieces, an own goal (from a set piece), and somehow one from their own set piece.
Nevertheless strip out the own goals and penalties and it's 29 goals. 11 from 29 on set pieces (37.93%)! #MUFC
Nevertheless strip out the own goals and penalties and it's 29 goals. 11 from 29 on set pieces (37.93%)! #MUFC
Additionally 11 of those goals conceded came in the first three games in September where United were all sorts of out of whack for various reasons but mostly no pre-season. Strip out those goals and they've conceded 13 goals. Strip out the pens +OGs and it's 11... #MUFC
6 of the 11 goals (54.55%) United have conceded in the league since the Tottenham match have been on set pieces! The problem isn't Harry Maguire and his lack of pace, the problem is United's set piece defending (which Maguire is part of). #MUFC
It can be fixed. We know that because conceding goals from set pieces was something that plagued United in the first half of last season too, then in January they stopped conceding from them.
They can do it again. The question is, why have they regressed since last year? #MUFC
They can do it again. The question is, why have they regressed since last year? #MUFC
