Erik ten Hag must be terrified about his job security after Manchester United defeated Coventry City on penalties, even if he was already feeling pressured prior to the FA Cup match.
When the Red Devils were up 3-0 in the 70th minute, they had every right to be in the championship game. However, in true United form, everything had to be extremely intricate.
At the final whistle, Coventry had managed to tie the score at 3-3 thanks to some unfortunate events and poor game management.
In extra time, both sides had a chance to advance, and Coventry came dangerously close if not for a very close offside call. Fortunately, United prevailed in the shootout.
If a viewer had no prior knowledge of football, they may easily conclude that Man United was the underdog heading into the match given how awful the Premier League team was, especially considering one player’s performance compared to Marcus Rashford.
The United backline continues to sustain injuries, thus Aaron Wan-Bissaka began as left-back for the Red Devils once more.
Unfortunately, after being enthralled by the clamor of the Coventry supporters, the performance was one to forget entirely.
Despite giving the number 29 a very low 3/10 and hinting that he was “targeted a number of times,” Luckhurst was particularly insistent that he was among the worst players on the field.
Wan-Bissaka was enjoying a somewhat easy afternoon until the score reached 3-1, but the introduction of Fabio Tavares shortly after the hour mark exposed the defense defensively.
The statistics show that Wan-Bissaka was cool under pressure, even finishing 100% of his dribbles. However, when Mark Robins’ team gained momentum, Wan-Bissaka’s performance decreased.
In the second goal, Callum O’Hare scored a goal that ricocheted off the immobile Wan-Bissaka and into the net because the 26-year-old was unable to save the ball in time.
Then, amid the mayhem fifteen minutes later, the right-back gave up a late penalty as a result of a handball following a shoddy defensive play at the back post.
Wan-Bissaka is supposed to be the best at handling 1v1 situations and making tackles, but today he only made one and won five of his nine duels, which shows that he was not moving at the right pace.
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The English star actually appeared uneasy from the moment Ellis Simms scored, showing fear both with and without the ball. As a result, Ten Hag might reevaluate his starting position on Wednesday.