{"id":295213,"date":"2023-10-28T22:24:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T22:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=295213"},"modified":"2023-10-28T22:24:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T22:24:54","slug":"the-sharpe-end-how-ederson-became-a-cog-in-man-citys-passing-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/the-sharpe-end-how-ederson-became-a-cog-in-man-citys-passing-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SHARPE END: How Ederson became a cog in Man City&apos;s passing machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>THE SHARPE END: How Ederson became a key cog in Man City&#8217;s passing machine &#8211; and why Erik ten Hag is desperate for Andre Onana to replicate it at Old Trafford<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>City rarely have to worry about stopping shots, and Ederson can leave his line\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Brazil international is even more involved than previous seasons at the club\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Man United&#8217;s WhatsApp channel for the breaking news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These days, it\u2019s more about what a keeper does with his feet than with his hands. That\u2019s rarely more clear than when it comes to Manchester City and United. For years, Ederson\u00a0has been a key cog in City\u2019s passing machine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They rarely face any shots so who cares, really, if their keeper can\u2019t keep them all out? How he links up play is much more important to\u00a0Pep Guardiola.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag\u00a0is trying to do the same after signing Andre Onana.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United were terrible at building from the back, much to do with David De Gea\u2019s uneasiness on the ball. Onana is Ten Hag\u2019s fix.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not going to plan yet. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/22\/77125017-12684001-image-a-57_1698528155917.jpg\" height=\"403\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ederson&#8217;s passing percentages have skyrocketed for Manchester City this 2023\/24 season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/22\/77125641-12684001-image-a-70_1698529049971.jpg\" height=\"311\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/22\/77125639-12684001-image-a-72_1698529070959.jpg\" height=\"313\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/22\/77125635-12684001-image-a-74_1698529128400.jpg\" height=\"539\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>United face heaps of shots and Onana has let a few sneak in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s not helped, though, by a constantly changing \u2014 and injured \u2014 backline.<\/p>\n<p>For City, Ederson is involved more than ever before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s averaging more passes per game in 2023-24 than in any of his previous seasons at the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is because Guardiola has, again, reinvented how City play.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no longer enough to have\u00a0John Stones\u00a0step into midfield.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Opponents have started to press City high instead of dropping off in retreat.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola now asks Ederson to step up into the back four in possession and create a 4-2-5 formation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How things have changed under Guardiola.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The derby in March 2016 marked the last time the sides met before he took charge of City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of his first acts was to drop Joe Hart, while Erik ten Hag has replaced De Gea with a better ball-player in Onana.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As analysis of United\u2019s 1-0 win shows, both teams\u2019 keepers in 2016 hit more of their passes long than today\u2019s do \u2014 with much less accuracy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/22\/77125637-12684001-image-a-75_1698529137175.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12684001\/Ederson-Pep-Guardiola-Andre-Onana-passing-Erik-ten-Hag.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE SHARPE END: How Ederson became a key cog in Man City&#8217;s passing machine &#8211; 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