#SPORT: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer demonstrates tactical brilliance as Manchester United defeats Tottenham

 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer demonstrates tactical brilliance as Manchester United defeats Tottenham

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer demonstrates tactical brilliance as Manchester United defeats Tottenham

After suffering a devastating 5-0 defeat against their arch-rivals at Old Trafford on Sunday, Solskjaer's United headed to north London knowing that nothing less than a victory would suffice, and his players rose to the occasion admirably.

When Raphael Varane returned to the team, the Norwegian switched to a 3-4-3 formation at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and began Cristiano Ronaldo alongside Edinson Cavani in attack, tactical decisions that hindered Spurs and ultimately gave United the victory.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo scored United's opening goal in the first half and set up Edinson Cavani for a second goal midway through the second half, before substitute Marcus Rashford completed a 3-0 triumph over Tottenham that saw the visitors fail to register a single attempt on target.

After the game, the United manager said that the decision to alter tactics came about as a result of a team meeting that took place immediately following the defeat to Liverpool, and he went into detail about how it worked.

'The performance was really good right from the start,' Solskjaer said. "It was really good right from Tuesday morning, when we worked on something that we felt and hoped and thought would work, and it did," he added.

Everyone did their jobs, and we kept a clean sheet while keeping the ball away from David [de Gea], who didn't have to make a save."

"There are a variety of factors at play in the techniques we employed. First and foremost, we were able to secure Raphael [Varane] in the midst of the back four, which was crucial since we wanted to keep the clean sheet.

"We needed to control the game with the ball, and we were successful in doing so. Getting Edinson and Cristiano to play together as a front two allowed us to create more space, and the wing-backs provided further width.

"If you switch to a back three and don't get a result, you're going to be scrutinized, but we believed it worked and the coaches did a fantastic job putting it in place," says the coach.

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