A brief discussion on Manchester United s summer transfer: In addition to offense, it s also an offense, but you have to fall on the offensive road

Please forgive me for using such a title. I have to fall on the offensive road. In fact, it means being defeated by someone simply by someone, or when the ball is out of the backcourt and being pushed up in the middle and frontcourt, the ball is intercepted and counterattacked by someone in the backcourt. After I saw Romano report that Manchester United had reached a personal agreement with Cesco, something suddenly popped up in my mind: Manchester United is the rhythm of attacking all players.

Don't bother whether Cesco can come or not. At least reaching a personal agreement represents Manchester United's signing idea: reconstruct the frontcourt trident, if the B fee for staying in the team is added, it is the frontcourt quartet, if Amade Diallo, who plays as a wingback, it is the frontcourt quintet, and with the running attributes of left wingback Doorgu, Manchester United attacks.

The new season of Premier League: The old problems that have continued last season and the weak offensive

The last season of Premier League actually has two problems that have far-reaching impacts. These two things not only have a certain impact on the signing in the summer window, but may even have decisive factors for the expected development of the new season and the development of the future. These two questions are actually particularly interesting: offense and finance.

Let's talk about the offensive issue first. In the Premier League last season, it was not just that Manchester United encountered offensive problems, but that Manchester United ranked very badly, which magnified the impact in this regard. In fact, what I want to say is: Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea all encountered a certain degree of impact. You can take a closer look at the picture above.

Arsenal, who has won 14 draws in 38 Premier League games and conceded the least goals in the Premier League, tell me that there is no problem with the offense? Their team's best scorer is Havertz's 9 Premier League goals, and Manchester United and Diallo + B Fee have 8 Premier League goals. Or I'm more intuitive. There were 7 teams that scored more than 70 goals in the Premier League the previous season (picture below), while only Manchester City and Liverpool scored more than 70 league goals last season.

Of course, this is just a phenomenon. We will not analyze the reasons for the phenomenon. You can talk about your views in the comment section. The point I need to express is: if you can't score, you will be defeated by counterattacks. This is why the Premier League was crazy last season: teams with good counterattackers in the frontcourt all achieved good results, including Forests, Bournemouth and other teams.

So, we see Arsenal's high-money bid for center Zhekai, Liverpool's high-month restructuring the offensive line, Manchester City spent 300 million in two windows, and Chelsea is still restructuring the offensive line. Reconstructing the offense is not just a matter of Manchester United, but a matter of concern throughout the Premier League. Manchester United's approach is to replace all the frontcourt tridents.

The new season of Premier League: How the midfield team is weakened

, followed by financial issues. The picture below shows the recruitment expenditure of all Premier League teams so far (August 5 local time), and only 7 teams have recruitment expenditures of more than 100 million pounds. You should know that the 9 Premier League teams will participate in the European competition in the new season, and this expenditure is even lower than last season, and Premier League teams are relegating their consumption.

The high investment in the past few seasons will inevitably bring far-reaching signings. Take Newcastle as an example: their total revenue is only about 300 million pounds in the season, but their salary allocation + transfer expenses are the standards of the top five or even the top four in the Premier League, or this explanation is more intuitive: your income is only half of Manchester United, but your expenditures want to be comparable to Manchester United.

The problem that comes with is: How to pass PSR? Villa, Everton, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Fulham and other mid-range Premier League teams have all encountered this problem. Brentford sent away the head coach, the team's top scorer Mbewumo, and the captain Nolgao, but what about their signings?

Almost all mid-range teams in the Premier League are being weakened. What to do after weakening? The magic weapon for mid- and downstream teams: defensive counterattack. You see, strong teams are strengthening the offensive line. If mid- and downstream teams start to use more defensive counterattacks, what effect do you think this will achieve? The offense in the Premier League in the new season will be even more difficult. Once your tactical system cannot be expanded, cannot crack intensive defense, and cannot score goals, then you will definitely increase your target in the frontcourt and increase the number of offensive players, thereby increasing your risk of being counterattacked. This is how Manchester City lost many games last season.

Manchester United's approach: Reconstructing the offensive quartet and even the quintet

Manchester United were obviously dissatisfied with the offensive end last season. They only scored 44 goals in 38 Premier League games, ranking fifth from the bottom in the Premier League. I have talked about Manchester United's offensive end before: First, Manchester United's ability to waste opportunities is second to none in the Premier League; second, Manchester United's number of shots is almost the same as Arsenal and Brighton, but Manchester United's conversion rate is much worse, and Manchester United's ability to seize opportunities is not good.

Then, Manchester United's shooting range is far from the farthest teams in the Premier League, and the expected goals are ranked in the lower reaches of the Premier League, which shows that Manchester United's shooting is actually not the best opportunity, that is, a wave shot. Comprehensive factors such as many shots and poor ability to seize opportunities have become the biggest problems on Manchester United's offensive end. B Fee and Garnacho, who have the most shots, are almost the last conversion rate of the Premier League.

Then, Manchester United's approach is to reconstruct the offensive line. If Manchester United wins Cesco (it seems to be a high probability at the moment), then Manchester United will form a set of five-midst midfielder tactics of Cunya + Mbeoumo + Cesco + B Fee + Amade Diallo, plus Dorgu frequently runs back and forth on the wing, Yoro's dribbling is stronger than defensive skills, etc., Manchester United actually constitutes a set of personnel configuration for all-player offenses.

Guess what happened at this time? Manchester United may encounter a more fierce defensive counterattack than last season. Yes, based on the current transfer situation and the staffing configuration of mid- and lower-level Premier League teams, I can easily think of half of the Premier League teams in the new season to use defensive counterattacks.. Once Manchester United loses the ball in the frontcourt or cannot crack the dense defense, you will see a familiar scene in the past two seasons: although the opponent's forward line is very rough, it is very capable of running and confrontation. They dribble the ball directly through Manchester United's midfield, as if they enter a no-man situation, and they fight the central defender to score goals.

But, can Manchester United not do this? The answer is no. As a team that claims to compete for the championship in 2028, you have a defensive posture with the mid- and lower-level teams in the Premier League, and the two teams provoke each other: Come here. Is this kind of scene reasonable? It's unreasonable, so Manchester United drove the ducks to the shelves. For Manchester United, you either charge or fall on the way to charge, and you can only do this. What impact will the

forward reorganization will have on Manchester United's subsequent restructuring?

The influence is too great. First of all, Manchester United must reach the level of running with all members. If you cannot maintain high-intensity running, you are cheating the defender and goalkeeper. Therefore, Manchester United will definitely add a midfield in the summer window. This midfield is not organized, but a running coverage type, and it is best to achieve the effect of Kanter.

Secondly, TA explained the source of Manchester United's recruitment funds. First, Cunya's transfer was counted last season, because the Premier League fiscal year ended on June 30, and Manchester United card won Cunya before June 30, which was considered to be the signing of last season. Secondly, Manchester United layoffs, high-paying players left the team, etc., freed up a large amount of expenses, and then Manchester United borrowed money. The debt recruitment is a double-edged sword. If you cannot return to the top four in the Premier League, it will have a certain impact on Manchester United's future spending.

So, from the above angles, Manchester United will definitely find a midfielder with particularly strong running ability next, which is not enough for Ugath.