Why Man United Want Dan Ashworth So Badly

Hub is absolutely the right word. Also I wouldn't say every department at united is completely useless, just almost every department haha. If Garnacho and Mainoo and the madness of what the U-18s are done are any indication, the academy seems to be the one exception.

Not a United fan but they’ve needed a good director of football for a long long time

Didn’t know De zerbi could speak English this well

Who is here after the announcement of Dan Ashworth as new Man Utd sporting director 🔴 💪🏼

I’ll be honest I wasn’t at all wanting ratcliffe to take over I wanted Qatar but I’m now seeing that he really is the right man for the job Its really encouraging watching him be direct get what he wants no messing

I’m impressed how you explain to our Red Devils. This is too good for us both you and what are happening inside our structure. Congrats🎉

This was crisp - first time ever watching this channel and I’m hooked 👌

2 Vids in a day. Is this my Valentines gift ☺️

The press/Pressing - I don't consider myself a football nerd but have been well aware of the term and the concepts since I was a kid playing for clubs' youth teams in the late '80s/early '90s. I thought it was standard knowledge for players above kick-about level or viewers who had any idea of strategy and tactics. It's true that the word gets thrown about more in recent years, but I felt like I was going a bit mad when I heard Adam say that bit.

Pressing may not have been the best example to use, but I get the concept. Pressing was first mentioned to me in La Liga like 10 years ago and Geggen Press is even older than that.

This could be looked back at as the turning point for Man Utd... Great Video!

first heard about "pressing" when Pep was managing Barcelona, I think. Certainly when Klopp was managing Dortmund ("Gegenpress")

Thanks a lot for bringing clarity as to why United want Dan and what he will bring to United.

“Genpres” (danish gegen-press) was the first thing we were taught at 7 years old or something in 2007 - Pep’s Barca was also known for two things, tiki-taka and winning the ball back straight after losing it. - Ashworth is definitely great at his job, but I don’t think it took a great visionary to think of pressing in 2012

Excellent overview of Dan Ashworth, his resume and what he brings to the club. I knew nothing about him other than I was familiar with his name. After researching everything I could find on him in the print and video media, I'm just as excited as you are with his potential impact on the Red part of Manchester. If he is given a proper amount of freedom to do what he believes is necessary, we may see a badly needed renaissance at the club.

Always on point 👌🏾

You've made me feel better about Ashworth, great show

Nice one mate, good explanation! 👍

'Press' was definitely around when Pep was at Barca - he introduced it as part of Tiki-Taka. When they lost possession, the closest couple of players would spend up to 3 or 4 seconds pressing the opponent to try to get the ball back. If they never got it back, they'd slot back into position and look to contain. But it was very effective. Pretty sure I read that either in a book about that Barca team, or in an article. It was unlike anything I'd seen before and contributed to the previously unforeseen possession levels that team enjoyed. In summary, pressing has been around for nearly 20 years, as far as I'm aware.

outstanding break down... cheers