United’s Ralf Rangnick has been hailed as a tactical innovator of the intense pressing game, but his first outing was not as exciting as it was billed.
Martyn Herman and Simon EvansRalf Rangnick arrived at Old Trafford with a CV promising high-pressing attractive football, but Manchester United’s interim manager’s style may not be all that exciting if Sunday’s win over Crystal Palace is anything to go by.
Rangnick has been hailed as a tactical innovator of the intense pressing game that has become popular among a number of top German coaches. But while United’s forwards did press Palace’s back line in the early stages, that was not the most noticeable change. Much is made of Pep Guardiola’s squad’s lack of a traditional frontman, but when goals flow from multiple directions it does not really matter.
Kai Havertz hobbled off at halftime and wingback Marcos Alonso, himself replacing the injured Ben Chilwell, also went off with back pain. Tuchel said he did not know when key midfielders N’Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic would be back, while Jorginho had been playing with hip pain.Chelsea travel to Zenit St Petersburg on Wednesday needing a win to guarantee top spot in Champions League group H, and then host Leeds United on Saturday, the first of five Premier League games before December 31.
Sanchez’s poor kick resulted in Southampton’s opener before Brighton snatched a point when Neal Maupay scored in added time, but the result means they are without victory in 10 league games — their longest winless run in the top flight since 1982-1983.
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