Complacency could RUIN Man utd's season - Legit Sports
The Red Devils took their foot off the pedal against Sevilla and paid a heavy price - but a sense of complacency has been a theme of their campaign "The important part of being a successful team is to avoid complacency. It is a disease that has to be guarded against."
So explained Alex Ferguson when discussing the secrets of his two decades of glory at Old Trafford.
"If we were winning at half-time, that was brought up avoid it, it is a disease. If you lose a goal, you lose the game keep your foot on the pedal.
"With complacency, you do not see it happening, you do not see where it is coming from. But, when it hits you, you cannot get out of it, you can’t eradicate it."
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Erik ten Hag would do well to listen to those sage words.
Manchester United's late collapse against Sevilla in a match they were utterly coasting in was a stark reminder of how far the team still needs to come to be anything like the ruthless winning machine Ferguson built and maintained at Old Trafford for so long.
Complacency could be seen in how United failed to score a third goal after taking a 2-0 lead after 21 minutes thanks to Marcel Sabitzer's sharpshooting.
Although Antony came agonisingly close to scoring, hitting the inside of the post, there was an overall lack of urgency from United's attackers in the second half.
Wout Weghorst had the chance to turn and shoot at goal inside the area but instead played the ball back to Tyrell Malacia, who was in a worse position and further from goal.
The Dutch defender had four players in his way and his shot was blocked.
Complacency could also be seen in United's slack marking from the corner before half-time, when David de Gea clawed a Tanguy Nianzou header into the air and Raphael Varane had to scramble it off the line.
The Frenchman was forced off injured immediately after the action and had to be replaced by Harry Maguire, who ended up getting the final touch on Sevilla's equaliser.
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