{"id":1349704,"date":"2024-04-25T15:24:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T14:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1349704"},"modified":"2024-04-26T16:27:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:27:11","slug":"man-utd-chances-allowed-defensive-errors","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/man-utd-chances-allowed-defensive-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do Manchester United allow their opponents so many chances?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a>\u2019s porous rearguard almost saw them come unstuck against Sheffield United.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils trailed twice at Old Trafford on Wednesday night before ultimately securing a 4-2 victory, with their defensive record remaining a cause for concern.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/preview\/manchester-united-burnley-premier-league-23-24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man Utd v Burnley tips + prediction<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>United have now conceded 50 goals for just the third time in 32 Premier League campaigns \u2014 and they continue to give up chances at an alarming rate.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s why Erik ten Hag\u2019s team allow their opponents so many opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Errors at the back<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An individual error was at fault for Sheffield United\u2019s first goal in midweek, when Andre Onana played a loose pass across the penalty area that was intercepted by Jayden Bogle.<\/p>\n<p>But, perhaps surprisingly, individual mistakes have not been a major cause of the Red Devils\u2019 defensive struggles.<\/p>\n<p>They have only made four errors leading directly to a goal and 10 resulting in a shot or a goal this season, putting them inside the Premier League\u2019s top four teams for both metrics.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it has tended to be collective deficiencies that have let Ten Hag\u2019s team down.<\/p>\n<p>One common theme is difficulties defending cutbacks into the box \u2014 evident again on Wednesday, when Ben Osborn pulled the ball back for Ben Brereton Diaz to score the Blades\u2019 second of the evening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1349705\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/25151707\/1349704_1349704_Man-Utd-defensive-action-areas-and-stats-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/25151707\/1349704_1349704_Man-Utd-defensive-action-areas-and-stats-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/25151707\/1349704_1349704_Man-Utd-defensive-action-areas-and-stats-1-240x300.jpg 240w, 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\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shots, shots, shots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There aren\u2019t too many similarities between the Red Devils and struggling Sheffield United this season, but they share a proclivity for conceding plenty of shots.<\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, the Yorkshire outfit (17.94) are the only team in the division to have allowed their opponents more shots per 90 than Ten Hag\u2019s side (17.7).<\/p>\n<p>And things look similarly bleak when it comes to shots conceded from inside the box, with just Luton Town (12.27) and the Blades (12.2) posting worse numbers than United\u2019s 11.74 per 90.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1349706\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/25151756\/1349704_1349704_Man-Utd-xG-shots-faced-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/25151756\/1349704_1349704_Man-Utd-xG-shots-faced-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, 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