Manchester United suffered a heavy defeat against Tottenham Hotspur with a chastening 3-0 score and people started to critique the decision-making of Erik ten Hag once again.
The game as usual was all about the defence and mistakes made in them, particularly by Diogo Dalot who is extremely overplayed because of key injuries like Shaw and Malacia.
Even though Dalot had reasonably good games earlier in the season, fatigue showed on him as a clear example was his inability to stop Tottenham’s first goal, leading to a disastrous performance.
Looking back at the way Ten Hag didn’t rest Dalot in earlier games may have cost United dearly in this match.
Overuse of Dalot
Having begun every game so far this season, Dalot was beginning to look tired, more so in the Spurs match.
His failure to keep up with Brennan Johnson’s run contributed to Tottenham’s opening goal, and his lack of energy was evident throughout the game.
Ten Hag’s Mismanagement
There are those who believe that Ten Hag did not take the appropriate steps to defend Dalot against Twente for the repeat match risks Dalot’s overexertion.
Even if other academy options like Toby Collyer did well in other matches, it still overworked Dalot, which affected his game.
With this, United have no choice but to rectify the defensive problems before more damage is sustained.
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