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🧱 MID-BLOCK - 5-4-1 compact shape to prevent central progression - Aggressive WCBs on Spurs' interiors

- Numerical advantage in midfield congests space for Spurs to play through

- Close proximity and numerical advantage helps United win 2nd balls

- Switch from mid-block -> high-press

🏃‍♂️ PRESSING - +1 in backline - Man-to-man marking in midfield - Mazraoui pushing up to Spence

Shifts to L.H.S: - Fernandes presses Porro - Ugarte marks Sarr - Yoro jumps out to Maddison

🟢 BUILD-UP - Bayindir baits pressure from Solanke - Lindelof (CCB) steps into midfield - "Play out to play in" used to access Lindelof

- Challenges when Bayindir isn't pressed

- Dalot-Fernandes dynamism

2️⃣ 2ND PHASE - Positional shifts on the flanks - Dalot-Fernandes 2v1 vs. Porro

- Dalot deep starting position to drag out Porro - Fernandes attacks created space - Eriksen offers bounce-pass

🎯 3RD PHASE - Aims to exploit 2v1s vs Porro

- Challenges with Dalot being right-footed

⚡ COUNTER-PRESSING - Sharpness to close off ball-carrier's nearest passing options

⚽ SPURS' 1ST GOAL

⚽ SPURS' 3RD GOAL - Players not executing their roles

⚽ UNITED'S 1ST GOAL - Pressing structure variation

It was an encouraging display from United despite the result. Despite the rotated XI, United largely executed Amorim's ideas well, just missing the finishing touch. While they couldn't quite complete the comeback, Amorim's men showed great fighting spirit as they did on Sunday.