Scheme Three Defender So Alternative to MU Strategy Next Season
LEAPYGUIDE.COM - Manchester United play a three-defender formation against the Los Angeles Galaxy. The Red Devils manager, Jose Mourinho, wants to apply the formation more often.
MU beat Galaxy 5-2 at the StubHub Center on Sunday (07/16/2017) morning hrs. In the first half Mourinho installed Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Daley Blind on the back line. When the first half of the MU goal match clean from conceding.
In the second half, the three were replaced Victor Lindelof, Eric Bailly and Fosu Mensah. Manchester United goalkeeper doubled twice by a pair of goals Giovani Dos Santos.
Not the first time Mourinho apply the scheme of three defenders at MU. MU game against FC Rostov in the first leg of the last 16 of Europa League last season to be an example.
After the match against the Galaxy, Mourinho admitted it was coaching MU accustomed to the formation. The Portuguese manager prepared him as an alternative strategy next season.
"We have been training for five days, during which time, we have practiced two days in connection with the defender system, which is related to our four-hour training, so I do not expect to have much better," Mourinho explained at a press conference session as reported by ESPN.
"It was something we had to do this season, with us deciding to play with three defenders - we did it twice against Rostov and maybe we want to apply it more often," Mourinho said.