Devils in the Details – A Podcast About Manchester United

Erik ten Hag can't stop talking about rest defence. On this episode, we dive into the origins of rest defence, which sides use it, and how it's done. We also talk about the details of United's rest defensive approach, the role it has played in United's improvement, and how this is a departure from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United sides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

This week, we briefly touched upon Mason Mount and Andre Onana - for whom a big episode is coming in a few weeks - before further discussing links to Rasmus Hojlund, Sofyan Amrabat, and how United's transfer activity overall might shape the tactical trends of the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode, we go over some noteworthy transfers around the Premier League, answer some questions about how we watch the game, and are surprised at the end of the episode by the breaking news of Mason Mount's transfer to Manchester United. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a slow week of irritating transfer rumours, we stopped to dissect the most reliable and prominent: Marcus Rashford's massive reported new deal, stalling negotiations for Mason Mount, and the possibility of Andre Onana playing in goal next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To cap off the season, we welcomed our friend Carl Anka (@Ankaman616) to talk through tactical trends, our players/moments of the season, and how Ten Hag’s ideas have played out on the pitch. We also welcomed Stephen Ganavas (@StephenScouted) from Scouted Football (@ScoutedFtbl) to chat briefly about their incredibly exciting new project in the football content space. You can get involved in their...

Summer of 2023 marks ten years since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson. On this episode, we go back through every transfer window in the intervening years, and attempt to answer the key questions: What has gone wrong? Why have things gone wrong? And what can we learn from the mistakes that have been made? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we take a deep dive into United's loss to Manchester City in the FA Cup Final and what went wrong before re-evaluating previous stances on the Mason Mount rumours, looking at some links to new strikers, and discussing United's major rivals heading into next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Devils in the Details returns to discuss Manchester United's last two fixtures of the Premier League season, transfer rumors involving stars like Mason Mount, Harry Kane and Neymar, and their upcoming date with Manchester City at Wembley... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back! And this week we've taken a look at United's squad, playing 'keep, sell, or loan' with each of member of the side's squad. Also on this episode: a review of the Bournemouth match, transfer rumors, and some Q&A! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's two-part episode looks at some player quality deficits between United and the best teams in the league and explores dozens of possible transfers to fix them. We also looked at some players we love from past United sides Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A disappointing night in Sevilla was followed up by a nervy marathon win at Wembley at the weekend. Who's at fault for the issues? Who can offer the solutions? And where will United go from here... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Key Topics: Sevilla (1:15), Controlling Games (4:30), Injuries and Fatigue (9:55), Inverting Fullbacks (27:30), Weak Links Football (32:30), Antony (42:30), Counterpressing (52:00), How to beat Brighton (1:01:00), Looking forward (1:07:00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Key Topics: Tactical evolution in the PL’s bottom half (1:15), Swapping Bruno and Sabitzer? (8:30), Why Everton crumbled (17:30), Sancho and Antony’s importance (20:45), Missing Chances and xG Samples (26:15), Rashford’s Injury (39:00), The Run-In (50:45) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

United finally paid dearly for recent underwhelming displays, as they were leapfrogged by top four rivals Newcastle United. We felt the performances warranted a long discussion on personnel weaknesses, squad assembly quirks, and player profile combinations as they apply to the current squad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To make up for a few weeks of lost time, we thought we'd publish an extra episode this week. This Friday upload answers every question you could possibly ask about the transfer window, including pl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've missed a few uploads! We finally had the chance to sit down this week and chat for nearly two hours. Today's half of the discussion covers the matches against Liverpool, Southampton, and Fulham, and increasing worries about team performances. Don't miss Part 2 Thursday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we discussed the progress that has been made by the greatest team in the history of football, after they knocked out Barcelona under the Thursday night lights and lifted the EFL Cup trophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unbeaten in eight, and the topic of conversation has to be the attack, including some of the new faces playing at 10, and the ridiculous form of the wearer of the number 10 shirt, Marcus Rashford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After playing press-heavy Leeds twice, we discussed United's struggles playing out of the back, Casemiro’s role in United’s press, and why top coaches are combining man-to-man and zonal pressing. We also discussed how good Garnacho actually is and why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

United fought through injuries, red cards, and goal deficits to secure 4 points this week. Today we discuss new and returning figures- Fred, Garnacho, Sabitzer, Sancho, Dalot- as well as Rashford up front, and struggles playing out of a press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we scouted new signing Marcel Sabitzer, dove into concerns about how United's squad is being built and rotated, and discussed how Sancho can find a place in the team again after his return to the side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we hit a number of new topics based on your recommendations. Some include: building around Bruno, Weghorst’s first goal, youth forwards and player development trends in football, position changes, and summer recruitment plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we looked at the goals in United’s euphoric Derby win before discussing key topics around the Crystal Palace draw; game management, Wout Weghorst and creating attacking space, and the role of probability in interpreting long winning streaks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s special episode, we welcomed the wonderful Maram AlBaharna (@maramperninety) and Jon Mackenzie (@Jon_Mackenzie) to help us do a three-part progress report on United's ability to dominate inferior on-paper opposition; including pressing ability, playing out of the back, and stable chance creation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, after victories over Wolves and Bournemouth, we discussed the factors that underpin United’s improved but imperfect match control, and their ability to break down stubborn opposition defences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices