This compactness in defensive organisation, with adapted width, allowed Norwich to react quicker when pressing on each side and anticipate the switch of play.Sure, they teach kids the bones of baseball: how to swing a bat, secure a pop fly, steal third. This created a press on the space immediately, using the numerical balance and limited area for City to operate with the ball.
The idea was to overload whenever the ball moved to the side in a deep area, with central midfielders jumping into the last line of the defence. In this structure, the showed deep organisation and closed the space between the lines really well, with Kenny McLean in midfield being utilised to anticipate the next pass. In September Norwich, on the other hand, came out with 4-1-4-1 system, which was a little bit more risky, but more effective at the same time in that game Norwich were attempting to set up to play on the break. Their defending process was a little bit more patient, and United counted on letting the ball move to the side and regain possession via one of the fullbacks or Fred/McTominay, who would join the last line of the defence and went into the challenges. In similar manner as Tottenham duo Alli and Lucas, Jesse Lingard was joining Anthony Martial up front and United defended with Daniel James and Marcus Rashford on each side. McTominay and Fred's co-ordination helped Lindelof and Maguire to maintain good positioning, perspective, and make better decisions. This involved very intense mental discipline to control the ball, Silva, De Bruyne, and also their position in relation to their two centre-backs, Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire. They stayed tight to control David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne, covering the half-spaces between the lines.
This allowed them to create a compact bank of two fours, with Fred and Scott McTominay as their two central defensive midfielders. However, the main principle in their 4-4-2 defensive structure was to organise their defending a little bit lower, between the first and the middle third. A similar process was adapted by Manchester United in their league meeting with City in December.
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