Physical Strengths Become Manchester United’s Weakness in the 2019-20 Season

DBasia.news –  Physical strength became a weakness of Manchester United last season. The Red Devils realized after the match against Liverpool.

Manchester United counter-duel Liverpool in February 2019 then there was a fierce competition between the two teams. The Man United and Reds players competed with high intensity which of course drained energy.

Unfortunately, Manchester United were forced to pull out three players only in the first round. The three players are Ander Herrera, Juan Mata, and Jesse Lingard. In fact, Lingard was a substitute for the match.

Telegraph reported, after the match, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer realized that Manchester United was very weak for physical matters. Not surprisingly, in the preparation period of the 2019-2020 season, the manager added many times the portion of physical training.

Reportedly, the Manchester United players had been sidelined following physical training. However, it had a positive impact where the Red Devils’ players began to show good stamina resistance.

Furthermore, physical exercise has an important goal which is preventing injury. With high intensity during training, the Man United players are expected not to be upset when the competition begins to roll.

“Our injury last season was dominated by hamstring and thighs,” said Manchester United athletic training leader Rich Hawkins.

“One of our targets is to make sure every player is ready to appear on the first day of the 2019-2020 season. So, our training focuses on the thigh and hamstring area,” added Hawkins.

Currently, Manchester United are undergoing a preseason tour by participating in the International Champions Cup 2019. In the first match, Paul Pogba and his friends managed to beat Inter Milan 1-0. Furthermore, Man United will try Tottenham (25/7).