According to the statistics of TA magazine, Manchester United created 72 excellent chances this season, 3 times more than Arsenal in the Premier League, but Manchester United scored 34 fewer goals than Arsenal.
When discussing this issue, many people attribute all problems to the striker's shot conversion rate. In fact, this is more or less a bit of a generalization. Not just forwards.
Arsenal's shot conversion rate reached 14%, second only to Manchester City in the Premier League. Manchester United's shot conversion rate is only 9%, which is the same as Nottingham Forest, but Manchester United's shots are not only completed by strikers. Moreover, the instability of Manchester United's striker trident this season has actually affected the efficiency of shooting to some extent. This problem may be solved to a certain extent as Manchester United's lineup gradually stabilizes.
According to the data of CAB주소, among the top 6 players in the total number of shots taken by Manchester United, except for Rashford and Anthony, who are strikers, others such as Fernandes, Eriksson, Fred, and Casemiro are all midfielders .
Moreover, the straight-line distance from the goal to the penalty area is 16.5 meters. Among Manchester United's players with the most shots, only Rashford has a shooting distance below 16.5 meters.
The combination of the two data actually more or less shows that most of Manchester United's offensive opportunities and shooting opportunities actually come from long-range shots from the front of the penalty area.
Therefore, among the players with the most shots at Manchester United, only Rashford and Fred's actual goal value has something to do with being higher than the expected goal value. To some extent, it can even be considered that Manchester United's offensive opportunities are actually wasted. Fernandes, Anthony, Eriksen.
In addition, let’s take a look at Arsenal. Arsenal is one of the teams that are least willing to rotate this season. Arsenal have played 35 rounds of the Premier League this season. Their shooting efficiency is high. Lee's playing time is among the best in the team, exceeding the total game time of 30 games.
In addition, their shooting distance is actually closer to the goal. Ode's height of 18.9 meters is closer than all Manchester United midfielders. Martinelli's 15.4 meters and Saka's 16.3 meters are actually the closest to the Manchester United striker.
There are many factors that affect the shot conversion rate. Shooting distance, shooting technique, and mental state when shooting are actually one of the factors, so just scolding the shot conversion rate of Manchester United's strikers is actually useless.
What we need to discuss is the reason for the low conversion of shots. Are there other reasons besides shooting skills? For example, is the playing time of the striker trident stable?
Many people say that once Rashford pulls his hips, no one will score for Manchester United. The problem is that apart from Rashford, Manchester United's striker trident this season has no one who has been able to get game time steadily. Many people regard Anthony as a direct descendant of Ten Hag, saying that they have given Anthony preferential treatment. The problem is that Anthony Played 17.8 90-minute games in the Premier League this season, only 2.7 90-minute games more than Sancho. Sancho has undergone special training for more than 2 months this season.
Weghorst at the center position has few shooting opportunities, Martial has been injured for a long time, and the playing time of the right winger is unstable. To a certain extent, it will actually have a certain impact on the grasp of shooting opportunities.
Secondly, the combined number of shots taken by Manchester United's striker trident is not as high as the number of shots taken by Manchester United's midfielder. This is a problem worthy of attention. Apart from Rashford, there are very few Manchester United players who can go deep into the opponent's penalty area to complete the shot. What is the reason for this?
