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Hunting In Packs
How well can you defend against a team that will have the ball for large periods of the game? By hunting in packs, of course. If Manchester United is to stand a chance of walking away with something from this tie, they will have to hunt in packs.
Whenever a Barcelona player has the ball and they’re trying to play it out, the closest player to him should try and close him down. That will be with the help of Ander Herrera who is expected to be the one that hunts down every ball in this tie.
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By using this strategy, they will make sure that they aren’t outnumbered, especially in the danger areas around their box. They’ll also have to keep this up throughout the whole game because if they switch off for just a second, then they’ll likely lose the tie there and then.
When Messi has the ball, they should always double up on him and mitigate his movement to a minimum. That, however, won’t be an easy task for the team as Messi is simply a menace.
