Manchester United Vs Bournemouth Preview: Effects Of Change Of Training

Manchester United are targeting a win against Bournemouth before facing Bayern Munich and Liverpool (X/@ManUtd).

JAKARTA - Changes in Manchester United's training methods have a real effect when they beat Chelsea 2-1 in the 2023/2024 Premier League big match.

The Red Devils hope to maintain their training method when they return to acting as hosts by hosting Bournemouth, Saturday, December 9, 2023, WIB night.

MU is chasing the next victory. The home game must be maximized in order to improve the position.

The reason is, MU must be able to enter the Champions League zone. Especially after the opportunity to qualify for the 2023/2024 Champions League knockout round is threatened with collapse because it occupies the basis of the group standings.

Victory over Chelsea has indeed improved MU's position. However, the Red Devils are still outside the top four. Currently, the team is stuck in sixth place with 27.

Now, MU has the opportunity to move up the rankings after Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United lost. The condition is, MU must be able to maintain performance when hosting Bournemouth.

This is a problem for Erik ten Hag's troops who are still inconsistent. No wonder Ten Hag has received criticism because of his performance that tends to go up and down.

After losing 0-1 to Newcastle, they did finally rise by beating Chelsea 2-1 through Scott McTominay's two goals.

McTominay said that the success of defeating Chelsea could not be separated from the change in Ten Hag's training.

According to him, now the former Ajax Amsterdam coach is only giving light practice ahead of the match.

The method makes cheerful players during training. They also look fresh when entering the field despite facing big matches.

"Managers are open to us. There are changes in the training method ahead of the match. We do more light exercises," said McTominay.

"This makes our energy not drained during the match. We are also still fresh and ready for the next match."

"Previously, we had more heavy and fast training," said the captain of the Scottish national team.

The old methods of training make players exhausted. Moreover, they face mental stress following the crisis that hit the team.

However, the win over Chelsea has at least given up on that burden. They are also ready to play their next game against Bournemouth.

In this match, Ten Hag is likely to make changes in the back sector if Sergio Reguilon starts in the left-back position.

Thus, Luke Shaw will be shifted to occupy the heart of defense with Harry Maguire who is no longer making blunders. On the other hand, he has shown that he is one of the mainstay centers.

Meanwhile, in the front sector, Marcus Rashford will start again. After being banned against Chelsea, he was again given the opportunity to show off his abilities.

Striker Rasmus Hojlund is still the first choice even though he has never scored in the Premier League.

Hojlund is supported by Rashford with Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho. While in the middle, McTominay remains in a duet with Kobbie Mainoo even though Sofyan Amrabat is ready to play.

On paper, MU was a little seeded at home to Bournemouth. The problem is that the opposing team showed a good trend. In the previous match, they beat hosts Crystal Palace 2-0

After being beaten by Manchester City 1-6, Bournemouth has never lost in the last four matches. They even finished Newcastle United 2-0 and drew 2-2 against Aston Villa.

Only, improving performance is a bit late to make Bournemouth still struggling at the bottom. They are ranked 15th with 16 points.

In the match later, Andoni Iraola's manager again relied on midfield duo Ryan Christie and Lewis Cook which made the midfield solid.

Meanwhile, striker Dominic Solanke became the spearhead. He was supported by Antoine Semenyo, Marcus Tavernier, and Dango Outattara. No change in the back sector is still solid.

MU itself does not have time to rest. Players must quickly recover because they will play matches on a busy schedule.

Victory over Bournemouth will be MU's important capital against Bayern Munich in the final match of the Champions League group stage.

Furthermore, the Red Devils served Liverpool in The Nortwest Derby at Anfield. So, MU will try hard to win this match against Bournemouth.

Player Composition Forecast

Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Onana; Dalot, Maguire, Shaw, Reguilon; McTominay, Mainoo; Rashford, Fernandes, Garnacho; Hojlund

Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Neto; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Semenyo, Kluiver, Tavernier; Solanke