{"id":35840,"date":"2025-12-29T20:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T01:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/29\/arn-slott-may-have-told-rob-edwards-exactly-how-to-beat-man-united-opinion\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T20:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T01:02:36","slug":"arn-slott-may-have-told-rob-edwards-exactly-how-to-beat-man-united-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/29\/arn-slott-may-have-told-rob-edwards-exactly-how-to-beat-man-united-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Arn Slott may have told Rob Edwards exactly how to beat Man United \u2013 Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/29\/arn-slott-may-have-told-rob-edwards-exactly-how-to-beat-man-united-opinion\/#Arn_Slotts_comments_could_help_Rob_Edwards_vs_Man_United\" >Arn Slott&#8217;s comments could help Rob Edwards vs Man United<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/29\/arn-slott-may-have-told-rob-edwards-exactly-how-to-beat-man-united-opinion\/#Can_the_Wolves_finally_record_their_first_win_of_the_season\" >Can the Wolves finally record their first win of the season?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"><strong>Wolves fans left Anfield on Saturday with a familiar sombre feeling. Another defeat left them with zero points, but the club remained entrenched at the bottom of the Premier League table.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">However, the 2-1 defeat against Liverpool was not the rollover many expected. For a brief period in the second half, it looked like Rob Edwards&#8217; side could pull off a result and shake up the league lead in a way few teams have been able to do so far this season.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">And what caused the confusion? Arne Slot admitted he was worried about tweaking a simple, old-fashioned tactic.<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arn_Slotts_comments_could_help_Rob_Edwards_vs_Man_United\"><\/span>Arn Slott&#8217;s comments could help Rob Edwards vs Man United<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After the game, the Liverpool manager was surprisingly candid about Rob Edwards being substituted in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>On introducing Jorgen Strand Larsen to partner Tolu Arokodare in the second half, Slott said (via Liverpool&#8217;s official website): &#8220;Of course, it&#8217;s scary every time they arrive, especially when he brings in another big man and crosses that they give us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is the key. For all the complex pressing structures and tactical nuances of modern football, Liverpool in the slot were destabilized by directness, physicality and crosses into the box.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards should take this admission as a direct guide to Tuesday&#8217;s game against Man United.<\/p>\n<p>United, coached by Ruben Amorim, are on the rise but have overcome an injury crisis in defense and now field a makeshift backline that includes teenagers and players returning from long layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>If the &#8216;big man&#8217; set-up scared Liverpool&#8217;s defenders, it could well cause panic against a disjointed United defense that has conceded more goals than the Reds.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than wait until the 60th minute, Edwards might be wise to deploy this heavy artillery from the moment the first whistle blows, bypassing United&#8217;s press and turning the game into a physical battle in the air.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 612px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Karl Lesseen\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_the_Wolves_finally_record_their_first_win_of_the_season\"><\/span>Can the Wolves finally record their first win of the season?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Simply put, it&#8217;s highly unlikely. Just a few weeks ago, Manchester United defeated fellow Wolves 4-1 at Molineux, exposing the gap in class and confidence between the two teams.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves are enjoying one of the worst seasons in Premier League history, with just two points after 18 games.<\/p>\n<p>But soccer is rarely played on paper. That 4-1 drubbing came as Wolves tried to match United in terms of football.<\/p>\n<p>If Edwards heeds Slot&#8217;s fortuitous advice and turns Tuesday&#8217;s game into an air raid, targeting United&#8217;s tall and aggressive defence, they might be able to find an equalizer to level the playing field.<\/p>\n<p>Although it&#8217;s highly likely, this strategy may be the only weapon the Timberwolves have left at this point.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wolves fans left Anfield on Saturday with a familiar sombre feeling. 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