After joining Manchester United, Lamence quickly gave himself the opportunity to show his strength. With his outstanding performance, the Red Devils have recently won three consecutive victories. "L'Equipe" analyzed Ramens' charact...
After joining Manchester United, Lamence quickly gave himself the opportunity to show his strength. With his outstanding performance, the Red Devils have recently won three consecutive victories. "L'Equipe" analyzed Ramens' characteristics.
This summer, Lamence joined Manchester United as Onana's replacement. He patiently waited for his chance and proved his quality on his debut. Now, he and coach Amorim are promoting a change in the team's style, focusing more on direct attack.
In the games against Fulham (1-1) at the end of August and Chelsea (2-1) in mid-September, there were two typical long pass attacks. The first time was when Turkish goalkeeper Bayendel sent a long pass from the edge of the penalty area to find Cunha. The latter completed a wonderful control of the ball in the opponent's penalty area, but the shot was blocked by Leno. The second time was when Bayendel again sent a long ball, this time finding Sheshko. Mbemo was then brought down by Roberto Sanchez, which resulted in the latter being sent off with a red card.
Subsequently, this kind of long-pass attack became more frequent and regular. This is exactly the tactic Amorin has emphasized since he took office. In the most recent game, Manchester United defeated Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield. The data showed that Manchester United adopted a more direct style of play, reducing the time of possession and using more long passes. Manchester United currently ranks third in the Premier League for long passes, behind Wolves and Bournemouth. Lamence has attempted an average of 45 long balls per game since his first start against Sunderland (2-0) in early October, a record for a Premier League goalkeeper this season.
Ramens' excellent left-foot passing ability, the good physical fitness of Manchester United players and their advantages in confrontation, coupled with the complementary characteristics of the frontcourt players, such as Sheshko's height and fulcrum role, Mbemo's technology and confrontation ability, Cunha and Mount's flexibility in small spaces, Bruno Fernandez and Amad Diallo's energy, etc., have enabled Manchester United to win consecutive games in the last three games and perform more steadily.
Although it is not yet certain that Manchester United has fully returned to form, Amorim seems to have found a positive path, which is closer to the style of football that Old Trafford fans like. In the last three games, Manchester United has scored 7 goals and only conceded 2 goals (both from set pieces), which shows their solidity in low defense. At the same time, Ramens also performed well in handling high-altitude balls and calm command.
