DBasia.news – Manchester United’s defense came under sharp criticism when they were defeated 1-2 by Istanbul Basaksehir in the continued group phase of the 2020-2021 Champions League season. One thing that cannot be forgiven is of course when Dean Henderson’s goal has to be broken into by Demba Ba.
In the match that took place at the Fatim Terim Stadium, Thursday (5/11) am, Manchester United actually dominated possession. However, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team conceded two goals first and put their position under pressure.
Two goals from Istanbul Basaksehir were scored by Demba Ba (13 ‘) and Edin Visca (40’) on the counter attack. The two goals also showed the poor coordination of Manchester United’s defenders.
But Demba Ba’s goal was the highlight. The former Chelsea striker was freed from the offside position and was free to run into the opponent’s goal after ten Manchester United players left the area for a corner.
This fatal mistake was strongly criticized by one of the legends of Manchester United, Paul Scholes. He thinks the coordination of Harry Maguire and colleagues is that of a 10 year old age group team.
“Obviously you always have someone behind the center line, they point to Matic. It’s like a mistake in U-10 football,” Scholes told BT Sport.
“You can understand if the situation is at the last minute but it’s the first 10 minutes, it’s a shame.”
“Defensively they have to take responsibility. You have to defend one on one sometimes when you are at Manchester United, but they don’t seem capable of that.”
The spotlight on Manchester United’s defense regarding Demba Ba’s goal has made Solskjaer react. He admitted this was his mistake in arranging the set-piece scheme.
“Obviously, it wasn’t the goal you usually concede. We didn’t do our job there and did our part,” stated Solskjaer.
“I have to say it is my responsibility. We will have short corners but we forgot to do defensive duties after we played a few passes there.”
The ridiculous mistake that resulted in the defeat of Manchester United has made Solskjaer’s position even more challenging. If he does not immediately rise, it is possible that he will lose his job.