Devils in the Details

We've missed a few uploads! We finally had the chance to sit down this week and chat for nearly two hours. Today's half of the discussion covers the matches against Liverpool, Southampton, and Fulham, and increasing worries about team performances. Don't miss Part 2 Thursday!

This week, we discussed the progress that has been made by the greatest team in the history of football, after they knocked out Barcelona under the Thursday night lights and lifted the EFL Cup trophy.

Unbeaten in eight, and the topic of conversation has to be the attack, including some of the new faces playing at 10, and the ridiculous form of the wearer of the number 10 shirt, Marcus Rashford.

After playing press-heavy Leeds twice, we discussed United's struggles playing out of the back, Casemiro’s role in United’s press, and why top coaches are combining man-to-man and zonal pressing. We also discussed how good Garnacho actually is and why.

United fought through injuries, red cards, and goal deficits to secure 4 points this week. Today we discuss new and returning figures- Fred, Garnacho, Sabitzer, Sancho, Dalot- as well as Rashford up front, and struggles playing out of a press.

This week, we scouted new signing Marcel Sabitzer, dove into concerns about how United's squad is being built and rotated, and discussed how Sancho can find a place in the team again after his return to the side.

This week, we hit a number of new topics based on your recommendations. Some include: building around Bruno, Weghorst’s first goal, youth forwards and player development trends in football, position changes, and summer recruitment plans.

This week, we looked at the goals in United’s euphoric Derby win before discussing key topics around the Crystal Palace draw; game management, Wout Weghorst and creating attacking space, and the role of probability in interpreting long winning streaks.

In this week’s special episode, we welcomed the wonderful Maram AlBaharna (@maramperninety) and Jon Mackenzie (@Jon_Mackenzie) to help us do a three-part progress report on United's ability to dominate inferior on-paper opposition; including pressing ability, playing out of the back, and stable chance creation.

This week, after victories over Wolves and Bournemouth, we discussed the factors that underpin United’s improved but imperfect match control, and their ability to break down stubborn opposition defences.