Talk about Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal, the confrontation and speed are greater than the system, the Premier League returns to track and field in the new season

After Manchester United lost 0-1 to Arsenal, Leeds United and Everton have not yet made their debut in the Premier League in the new season. In order to allow fans to see the process of the game more intuitively, the Premier League broadcast also listed the previously charged running distance and sprint frequency as public data. This is a wise approach, because the first round of the Premier League in the new season, the running distance and running intensity are very high, and no team has a running distance below 100 kilometers.

Back to Manchester United vs. Arsenal, I think fans who have watched the game should know that Manchester United has the advantage in this game. After all, Manchester United has a ball possession rate of up to 61%, and has completed 22 shots. So why can Manchester United gain the advantage of ball possession rate and the advantage of the scene? The answer is the intensity of the confrontation.

Manchester United won 49 ground confrontations and 21 competitions, much higher than Arsenal. Manchester United has even fewer passes, but Manchester United's success rate is as high as 75%. The combination of these two sets of data is actually very obvious: in the 90-minute game, the two sides completed a total of 121 top-to-ground confrontations, and physical confrontations and contacts occurred almost every minute, and Manchester United won 58% of them.

This is one of the reasons why Manchester United wins the ball possession rate and the advantage in the field. This is still in terms of confrontation, so what about speed? Arsenal's Martineli ran 35.5 kilometers per hour at the highest speed, Manchester United's Cunha 34.5 kilometers per hour and Saka 33.7 kilometers per hour. Not many people can sprint in a single game in the entire football world at a speed of up to 36 kilometers. Mbappe was only 36.9 kilometers last season. Therefore, Manchester United's 0-1 Arsenal game is actually very strong enough to be above the average level. In terms of total running distance, Arsenal's Odegao and Zubimendi both exceeded 11 kilometers. Among the players who played the entire game, almost no players had a running less than 9 kilometers (except goalkeepers), which is enough to indicate the intensity of the game. There are more running and more confrontation. These two data are combined, and the two teams are in the ball exchange, and both sides are facing each other. You just got the ball and were about to rush, and I have already reached the defensive position.

The picture above actually represents the strength of Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal. When Arsenal launched a counterattack and formed a 3-on-3 situation in the frontcourt, all Manchester United's midfielders returned to defense at high speed, and Casemiro ran until his face turned heavy. Of course, seeing this, you may think I am defending Manchester United's loss. It's really not, but talking about a trend in the Premier League: the whole Premier League is playing like this.

After the 0-1 Arsenal game, the reporter asked Amorin if Manchester United's system has been built. Amorin's answer is very interesting: "The role of the system is overestimated. This is not a system. Sometimes we see 5-man defense, 4-man defense, and 3-man defense. Most of the games are 3V3, so I think the content of the game is more about the players' intensity of the game. Are they brave enough and strong enough."

This sentence is actually easy to understand. Manchester United also has many counterattack opportunities, and they are also 2-for-2 or 3-for-3 in the frontcourt. Arsenal also returns to defense at high speed. Otherwise, how do you think Odegao's sprint speed and coverage come from? Look at the frequency and distance of sprints. Arsenal's Martineli, Saka, and Manchester United's Mbeumo are among the top three, all of which are arrows for counterattacks on the front line.

This is the intensity of the Premier League game. Liverpool 4-2 Bournemouth's second goal scored by Bournemouth. Semen got the ball at the front of his penalty area, dribbled the ball and pushed it straight, and scored 1 goal in the opponent's penalty area. Look at Bournemouth's push and counterattack in the frontcourt, four players were sprinting, and Liverpool also had many players sprinting to defend.

In this kind of game scene, when Arsenal was 0-1 Manchester United, Arsenal also played a similar scene. Manchester United lost the ball at the front of the penalty area. After Arsenal got the ball, he pushed the counterattack directly, and only pushed it straight to the front of Manchester United's penalty area. However, Manchester United's defensive players made more reasonable moves and won the ball in one-on-one confrontation, so they did not concede the ball.

Only two teams in the Premier League last season scored more than 70 goals, namely Liverpool and Manchester City. Why is Liverpool the Premier League champion and Manchester City is the third in the Premier League? Manchester City and Liverpool have lost the ball in the frontcourt many times. The core point is that Manchester City's speed and confrontation cannot keep up. Manchester City was easily beaten to counterattack last season. The previous season, there were 7 teams in the Premier League scored more than 70 goals, while only Liverpool and Manchester City last season, which shows that it is becoming increasingly difficult for the Premier League to break intensive defense. Now they have to face the speed of counterattacks. It is not so easy to be a giant in the Premier League.

Let me show you a running coverage map of Manchester United players. Left wingback Doorgu is the team with the most running distances in Manchester United. Look at his coverage range, draw a line from the left wingback to the right front midfielder, and it is all his coverage range. Look at Mbeumo, who has the highest sprint speed in Manchester United, draw a line from the right wing back to the center, all of which is Mbeumo's running distance.

It is really not the only way for the Premier League. In Liverpool's 4-2 Bournemouth game, McAllister participated in the blocking at the front of his penalty area last second. After more than ten seconds, he ran to the front of the opponent's penalty area to complete a long shot. High-intensity confrontation, high-tempo ball rights conversion, high-speed sprint running, and high-coverage running distance. This is what the first round of the Premier League in the new season gave us.

This is not a good time for everyone to take a rest during the offseason, so they ran with all their strength in the first game, but this is what the Premier League was like last season. This is a continuation of the content of the game.. It is becoming more and more difficult to play in the Premier League, and this is not a joke. If you link the sprint intensity, number of goals and other contents in the past few seasons, you will find that the Premier League goals are becoming more and more difficult, and the confrontation is becoming more and more intense. Almost every position requires very versatile. The central defender must organize his ability and guide the ball forward. The back midfielder can run like the front midfielder, the center must retreat like the front midfielder to organize the offense, and the wingback must play like the winger.

The game is indeed very exciting. High-intensity ball rights conversion and sprinting can make hormones soar, but the content of the game is becoming more and more unified. Whether it is a three-center-back or a four-back, the content of the game is similar. Industrial football pursues higher, faster and stronger, so the current football system is indeed very important, but the basic qualities, attitudes, and confrontational abilities of players are becoming more and more important, and a game is no less than a track and field game.

This is modern football.