Minnesota United has continued her success with a two-striker formation when you visit New York City FC on Sunday afternoon.
Minnesota (3-1-2, 11 points), which mostly come out of a 5-3-2 formation, occurs with one of the unique tactical setups in the league with an unbeaten run of five games. The club is led by an attacking duo, which can begin as a lonely striker on most MLS pages.
Kelvin Yeboah and Tani Oluwaseyi each score four goals, and the latter scored twice in the 2-0 win last weekend against Real Salt Lake.
And at a time when most teams only use one center, manager Eric Ramsay sees no problem with the fact that a formation would continue to be used two decades ago as long as the duo remains disciplined in the attack.
“The largest message in and from possession for these two is that they stay close enough,” said Ramsay. “And I think to use the benefits of the other and the physicality of the other, they have to be nearby. And I think we have largely seen it in most games.”
When Yeboah and Oluwaseyi NYCFC (2-2-2, 8 points) visit, they will also be faced with a defense that lacks trust after they returned a lead of two goals last weekend with a 4: 3 loss in Atlanta.
Alonso Martinez achieved his fourth goal of the season from the penalty point, and Hannes Wolf added his second and third place. But the late rally from Atlanta stopped a modest three -stent, unbeaten run and only marked the second time that NYCFC conceded several goals.
City Manager Pascal Jensen stated that slip-up would neither lead to a significant change this week, nor would Minnesota’s unique, counter-driven approach.
“As always, we want to control the games in our games,” said Jensen. “We want to control the ball. We have to find a good balance if we become a little more direct because we have seen some options in this area too. Basically, they check the switch while they are in possession and while you are in the attack, the biggest challenge that is there for us.”
-Media on the Level field
