From a goal difference perspective, Manchester United has become one of the most special teams in the top five leagues!
With 90 minutes and 10 minutes of extra time, the 4-3 victory was a surprise for Manchester United fans. Of course, the end result was good, with Manchester United scoring just three points away from Wolves and injecting fresh blood into the team. However, due to the constant mistakes of Onana and Anthony, the fight was still disappointing. As Ten Hagel said, United shouldn't have played so hard, they could have gone 3-0 or 4-0 in the space of a minute. Although Ten Hagel usually speaks harshly, he is not exaggerating at all in this game.
Admittedly, 4:3 is a shocking thing, but in this long game, the score is no different from 1-1 or 2-1. Although the 1-0 score is not pleasant, a big win is much more comfortable for a strong team hungry for a good result than sitting in a luxury car. If Ten Hagel had hoped for a big win in this game, their place in the table would not have been so embarrassing.
When we say humiliation, it's not just about scores or rankings. Regardless, United are now only three points, and with a win or a defeat, seventh place is unlikely to change anytime soon. But there is one statistic that is dismal. Judging by this number, Manchester United is now the most special team in the big five leagues.
Goal difference. Next, we will analyze this in detail. In fact, each game can be divided into two groups, let's call these two groups the first group and the second group. For example, there are 20 teams, the first ten are in the upper half of the group, and the back ten are in the second half of the group, this division is more rigid and easier to see. In fact, there is one statistic that shows this, and that is the number of goals.
In this group, any team has a positive goal, which is 0. And in the second half, they lost the game because of the lack of goals. This is in line with the facts, because the teams in the top half win more and lose less, and score more goals. And for the second half of the group, the situation is completely different.
Let's take the Big Five as an example. Spain, for example, have good chances to score in the league for the ninth-placed teams, but in 10th-placed Getafe, they have scored 0 goals, and behind them, there is a smaller team. In the league, Torino is 1-1 in tenth place in the standings due to the points gap; France has a large gap in points with Rennes, ranking ninth; Due to the huge gap, Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany are sixth with eight goals and Freiburg are seventh with six goals separating them. In other words, only the bottom six teams have a goal advantage, while in the 7-18th place, they have the same goal difference.
Let's end with the Super League. In fact, the overall situation of the Premier League is similar to that of other leagues, with positive points in the top half and negative points in the bottom half. Just like in the league, another watershed moment occurred in the top 10, with Chelsea leading 1-1 while 11th-placed Wolves were -2-0.
But the problem is that one of them conceded a goal in the group stage, something that has never been heard of in the big five leagues.
This team is undoubtedly Manchester United.
Manchester United are now only 7th in the league. Judging by the current top flight, such a result is not very bad. However, after 22 rounds, United have scored 32 of their 28 goals and conceded four, which has left them disappointed and made their position in the table even worse.
Ninety-five of the 96 teams in the five major leagues are allocated entirely on the basis of goals, with only Manchester United in the top half of the group being relegated to the bottom half.
In fact, this season Manchester United has been like that. Manchester United's current record of 11-2-9-9 has not improved much in the number of wins; The more you lose, the more you lose. Because of goal difference, both teams won more with losses.
It can be said that the current Manchester United is a minefield in the front and back, and it will cause points to be lost when one touch is touched, and even points that should not be lost. So, at the moment, Manchester United's goals and points are not ideal. We all know which side those mines belong to.
This season, Manchester United are unlikely to win the league title and even make it difficult to reach the European stage. Perhaps, United should fix their goal difference deficit first and then quickly move up to the top half.