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Analyzing Fred - The 5 positives from the Manchester United new boy's pre-season

Modified Aug 03, 2018 06:31 GMT

Fred joined Manchester United from Shakhtar Donetsk

#3 Decision Making

One of the most important aspects of a good midfielder is decision making. Choosing the right option, the right pass among the available choices is not easy, but doing that in a matter of seconds, as your marker rushes on to you, is even harder. Fred made simple decisions early on, wasting no time deciding whom to pass to. He seemed to know which pass was required at the particular situation.

As the game went on, his decision making improved to a point that he sometimes took absolutely no time on the ball. This made marking him a tough job. Also, Fred was very alert about his surroundings, he was very observant and always seemed to know where his teammates were and who would require his assistance.

He was not caught ball watching and except that one occasion where he was dispossessed, he was conscious of the opposition around him. His display against Real was full of intelligence and his awareness and his sharp decision-making skills will be vital for United in 2018/19 season.

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