‘They’re frightened to death’, rants Roy Keane as Man Utd legend blames Harry Maguire for team’s inability to press | 8D5V419 | 2024-03-02 09:08:01
'They're frightened to death', rants Roy Keane as Man Utd legend blames Harry Maguire for team's inability to press | 8D5V419 | 2024-03-02 09:08:01
The Irishman, 52, spent 12 years as a participant at Previous Trafford and skippered them to large success underneath Sir Alex F
ROY KEANE took purpose at Manchester United's "frightened to demise" stars as he singled out Harry Maguire as the rationale why they will't press.
The Irishman, 52, spent 12 years as a participant at Previous Trafford and skippered them to large success underneath Sir Alex Ferguson.
Nowadays the previous midfielder often watches Erik ten Hag's aspect as a pundit, and he's by no means shy of giving his opinion.
Nevertheless, it was his fellow Sky Sports star Jamie Carragher that hit the headlines this week after slamming United for his or her disjointed set-up and lack and midfield pace after the 2-1 home defeat to Fulham on Saturday.
That led to Ten Hag firing back at the Liverpool legend, but now Keane has joined in and revealed why he believes that centre-half Maguire is at the root of his previous group's issues.
And it's all as a result of he says United are "frightened to dying" that he could possibly be caught out by a ball over the top.
Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, delivered to you by Sky Bet, he stated: "They aren't pressing up. I don't need to be simply pinning it on Maguire, but there's all the time that worry with Maguire arising and squeezing the pitch, like all the opposite prime groups are doing.
"There's that worry with him on a regular basis – that's the place there's gaps. They're frightened to demise to return all the best way up because they're considering 'anything over the top, he'd be in hassle."
The ex-United captain then highlighted each Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes as he explained the differing type of participant within the Pink Devils aspect and people who won't subscribe to a high-energy type of defence.
Keane stated: "Manchester United haven't obtained the players to [press].&
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"Fernandes isn't going to do it. Rashford gained't do it. They could do it for 5 or ten minutes, so when you've obtained a staff that's not going to press – we're speaking about leopards and spots.&
"Man United are by no means actually going to be good at that pressing aspect of it."
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> Carragher then expanded on his criticism from last weekend on the present.
He stated: "Teams now press from the front, press high and everyone seems to be on the midway line.&
"Man United try to do two various things; the front six have been going man-to-man urgent [against Fulham], and the again 4 have been miles behind them. You're both one or the opposite."
That was after his scathing analysis last weekend after the last-ditch loss to Fulham.
He stated: "They've obtained no pace at the again they usually have a scarcity of legs in midfield. Another huge drawback for them is once they've acquired the ball.
"These players can't obtain the ball within the positions they take up so truly there is a large drawback for Manchester United once they've acquired the ball."
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