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Paul Pogba’s change of role 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 Week 16 of the Premier League, Wednesday (30/12/2020) early morning WIB. The Red Devils had to wait until the 90 + 3 minute to score the winning goal through Marcus Rashford.
Before Rashford’s goal, MU had difficulty dismantling the Wolves defense line. Quoted from eighth The Red Devils only made three shoot on target of 11 experiments.
When MU was stuck in a 0-0 situation, MU manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer chose not to make many changes 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 who enters 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 previously played as an anchor, was pushed forward to support Bruno Fernandes. This increased MU’s attack power and proved effective with the birth of Rashford’s goal.
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Solskjaer praised his team for being able to properly realize the changes he wanted on the pitch. He considered that the tactical awareness of the MU players had greatly increased.
“Tactically, I think physically and mentally we have grown and developed. The belief comes from the performance and the results achieved. The players we have on the pitch 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 in that position even more in midfield. Marcus remains wide. I think Anthony can stab and that makes a difference for us. He can add attack power,” explained the man from Norway. .
Victory over Wolves itself brought MU to second with 30 points. They are only two points behind Liverpool at the top of the Premier League standings.
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