1:1, Manchester United won 2 rounds of victory, spent 800 million in 4 years, and the most important position is still the second-rate Premier League

After a 1:1 away draw with Fulham, Premier League giant Manchester United has suffered 2 rounds of defeat and is currently only ranked 16th in the standings. What's even more embarrassing is that Manchester United only "scored" 1 goal in these two games, and it was an opponent's own goal - that is, after investing 225 million euros in the summer transfer market and introducing several heavy strikers, Manchester United fell into the vicious circle of "not scoring".

Although the sample size of two games is small, it is too early to make a conclusion on the success or failure of Manchester United this season, it should be noted that last season, Fulham ranked only 11th in the Premier League and belongs to the mid-season team of the league; in the transfer market this summer, Fulham only invested 500,000 euros, with almost no reinforcement moves, and the team's total value is only 330 million euros, which is almost equivalent to Manchester United's transfer investment in one year. It is really unreasonable to be tied by such an opponent.

What made Manchester United supporters even more heartbroken was that Manchester United all lag behind Fulham in key data such as ball possession rate, number of shots, number of shots, and corner kicks in this game; even the header that Yoro caused the opponent's own goal was questioned by the media after the game. In this way, I barely gained a draw from Fulham, and the result was almost no different from losing.

After the game, some professional critics pointed out that after Manchester United spent 800 million pounds in four years, there is still a huge gap between the team's strength and the real Premier League giants, especially the midfield position that plays the role of "team brain", and its current strength can only be considered second-rate.

In the game against Fulham, Manchester United followed the traditional 433 tactics: two new players, Cunya and Mbenber, joined hands with young player Diallo to form the front line; behind them were Casemiro, B Fernandez (Bruno Fernandez) and Mount formed the three midfielders. However, this midfield combination with a total investment of up to 200 million euros did not have the upper hand in the competition with Fulham, both overall cooperation and personal performance.

You should know that Fulham's midfielders Berg, Lukic and Sesenion are either abandoned by giants or players who have been in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League for many years. The total salary of the three is even lower than that of any Manchester United midfielder. Such a strong comparison leads to a cruel conclusion: the value of Manchester United midfielder is full of "gold content", but on the football field, their actual chemical reactions have no "gold content".

Compared with the midfield configuration of the main competitors of the Premier League, the gap is more obvious:

Liverpool's McAllister + Sobosloy + Herafenberg: McAllister is responsible for organizing tandem and threading needles, Sobosloy covers the entire game and has comprehensive functions, while Herafenberg provides the strength of the confrontation and interception ability;

Arsenal's Odega, Suvimenti, Rice: Odega focuses on offensive sorting, Rice is dedicated to defensive interception, and Suvimenti undertakes the task of "washing the ball" (holding the ball to get rid of pushing) to provide offensive and defensive balance for the midfield;

Chelsea's Kessedo and Enzo: This pair of "Mr. billion yuan" attacks and defends, and the two are enough to support the team's midfield operation.

In contrast, Manchester United: Although Casemiro is experienced, he is old and cannot cover the entire game; although the main substitute Ugath defends bravely, he is useless in "batting the ball" and the organization; when Menu is in normal condition, he can provide midfield vitality, but he only belongs to the "B2B midfield" (all-round midfield), with relatively single functions; Mount and B. Fei have high characteristics, both of which are heavy offense and light defense--although the two can give good passes, they lack the overall control of the "chain midfield brain".

Comparing these major competitors, it is not difficult to find that after Manchester United spent 800 million euros in four years, the midfielder did not even have a qualified "core brain" and a player who can provide midfield elasticity and hardness. Perhaps this is why coach Amorin still insists on introducing traditional midfielder like Baleba after completing the transfer of three forwards.

Although Chelsea boss Burleigh has been often ridiculed by the media in recent years, judging from the fact that after he took over the team, he introduced Enzo and Kessedo's operations: Even if Burleigh lacks experience in football transfer, he at least knows the importance of "midfield reinforcement" to the team better than Manchester United's management.