Christian Eriksen has played very well so far this season, and played a key role in Man United’s winning streak after the World Cup. In the FA Cup third round match on Friday night, ability to take free kicks from set pieces by Christian Eriksen promises to make coach Frank Lampard have a lot of headaches.
Eriksen is a great passer.
Man United welcome Everton to Old Trafford and the pressure is on Lampard’s shoulders. Brighton’s 4-1 win at Goodison Park on Tuesday left Everton to a furious boo from the home fans themselves. The Red Devils are ready to plunge The Toffees into a deep crisis, when the two teams enter the match in contrasting form. Erik ten Hag’s side have won all four of their World Cup games, scoring nine goals and not conceding a goal since the season restarted.
Casemiro, Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford all scored in the Reds’ 3-0 win over Bournemouth and Ten Hag will be delighted when a defender, midfielder and forward all score. The Dutch strategist once complained when his team lacked goals this season and required all three lines to know how to score.
In fact, 7 of the Red Devils’ 11 wins have been separated by just 1 goal. Therefore, it is not surprising that Ten Hag requires students to know how to make good use of opportunities. However, after the victory over Bournemouth, the 52-year-old coach may have just found a powerful weapon when confronting the teams that set up the bus. Eriksen made a standard free-kick for Casemiro to score the Reds’ opening goal.
It was the second time this season that the former Brentford player assisted from a set piece after helping Rashford hit the net against Nottingham Forest. The 30-year-old midfielder has shown himself to be a real threat to Ten Hag’s side from free-kicks and corners. Those two goals are United’s only two from set pieces in the Premier League so far, but Eriksen could well go on to provide more assists from free-kicks and penalties. corner from now to the end of the season.
Man United were pretty bad at set pieces last season.
Last season, only Norwich (3 and Watford (6) scored fewer goals from set-pieces than Manchester United (7). In comparison, Man City (22) and Liverpool (19) topped the standings. , and showing an edge over the Red Devils, United are currently 16th in goals scored from set pieces, while Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur are in the lead with 10 goals.
Confronting Man United at this point, Everton will most likely play a deep defense to discourage Marcus Rashford or Anthony Martial, before playing a quick counter-attack. Set-pieces are not the preferred route to goal, nor are they the most glamorous, but Eriksen’s superb right foot in the face of dead-ball situations can completely make a difference. different, and that is another powerful weapon that Ten Hag can discover in his team.
(According to MEN)
Minh Tuan | 18:53 05/01/2023
