The Red Devils have been conceding an unnecessary amount of goals this term and Bettor.com analyzes how they can solve that particular problem.
For the 19-time English champions, coming back from deep to win games is an integral part of their DNA now.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s era at the Theatre of Dreams has been synonymous with late victories and ecstatic moments. However, the tactician now finds himself battling with that feature becoming a regularity, as his team continue to ship early goals.
Even against a fragile QPR side on Saturday, the Reds allowed Jamie Mackie to score first, before turning things around with three goals shortly after.
Clearly, the tactician was fuming and his mind would be pondering over what could be done to correct things, even claiming that he would be delighted to welcoming back Steve Bruce and Gary Pallister just to stop leaking goals.
“I need to call Bruce and Pallister,” joked the tactician.
“I just can't get to the bottom of it, I'm afraid. If you analyse the goals we have been losing, they have been all different types. They have come from all sorts, throw-ins, crosses, cut-backs. It has been the story of our season, starting poorly, losing
goals and having to fight back to rescue games, and we have to do something to address that,” the coach lamented while talking to the media.
However, only a handful of options are present and can be listed as follows:
1. Nurse Vidic back to health
The Serbian is perhaps the most crucial piece in the United defensive puzzle and without his leadership qualities at the back, the club seem to be struggling.
Vidic himself has endured a year to forget, as he injured himself against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079 last December and has since then failed to fully recover, although he made a return during the initial fixtures of the 2012/13 campaign.
Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 in October and then returned to the treatment table for another knee operation.
According to the latest reports, Vidic should be back around Christmas time and although his presence should solve quite a lot of problems, it remains to be seen in what state of mind the player will be in.
Fitness and a lack of game time could hamper his progress when he returns and thus Fergie will be need to be careful when utilizing him on the field.
2. Strengthen Midfield
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Carrick-c25282 has been an outstanding figure for the club this season and has shown remarkable levels of consistency, despite playing against Europe’s best on a regular basis.
However, he alone cannot stop quality opposition and the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tom-Cleverley-c35218 offer much more support when going forward, rather than stopping other midfielders from creating and scoring.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-Scholes-c29394 would have been ideal to fill that void but his ageing limbs have limits his impact to a great extent. Nick Powell, on the other hand, could be the solution, as he is young, determined and talented enough to start and showcase his talents in
the Premier League week-in, week-out.
3. Buy new defenders
The most obvious predicament would be buying new players and allowing them to solve the problem. United have been linked with moves for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mats-Hummels-c24767 and Neven Subotić in the past and either one of the Borussia Dortmund stars could be perfect for resolving
the Old Trafford defensive crisis.
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