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England have accepted their chances of defending their World Cup crown are over after slumping to a fourth defeat in their first five matches in India poker
The abject run of form has seen the 2019 champions slip to ninth in the table and invited an early inquest into exactly what has gone wrong with a side who were once trailblazers in the 50-over game poker
Here, we look at five reasons for their current plight poker
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Lack of new bloodEven the best sporting teams need renewal from time to time, but England’s ODI golden generation has been resistant to change poker
Eight of their 2019 heroes were back for another go and most look a shadow of their old selves poker
With the Metro Bank One-Day Cup relegated to developmental status, it has been hard for domestic players to force their way in, and even one of the outstanding players of the coming generation – Harry Brook – has struggled to make the XI poker
Waiting for SupermanEngland were thrilled when the inspirational Ben Stokes agreed to end his retirement from the format and it looked a trump card when he hit a national record 182 in his first series back against New Zealand poker
But this tournament has already passed him by poker
Having ruled himself out of bowling due to knee problems, he then picked up a hip complaint during the warm-up week and missed England’s first three games poker
Now, just as he is back and getting his eye in, England are effectively gone poker
Powerless powerplaysA major part of England’s success under previous skipper Eoin Morgan was built around their fearlessness at the top of the innings poker
At their best the partnership of Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow was a fearsome prospect, with the pair’s rampant style giving new ball bowlers the quivers poker
But Roy was axed on the eve of the tournament, Bairstow is short on form and Dawid Malan builds his innings more methodically poker
As a result they have averaged a humdrum 58 from their first 10 overs so far, and lost nine powerplay wickets in their five games poker
The team’s momentum is rotting from the head poker
Muddled selectionEngland used just 13 players in 11 games when they won the trophy four years ago but had already used all 15 of their squad in their first four this time poker
They started off loaded with all-rounders, got spooked so badly that they dropped four of them by the time South Africa came around and then reverted back to their original game plan against versus Sri Lanka poker
Their most in-form bowler, Reece Topley, was a surprise omission from the first match before injury later ended his tournament, Brook was ditched last time out in a side exclusively comprising thirtysomethings and Moeen Ali has drifted in and out despite being vice-captain poker
The act of putting a balanced XI together has proved beyond them poker
Unforced errorsIt is one thing to be beaten by the poker better team but another to giftwrap the advantage to your opponents poker
England did exactly that unforgivably in their crunch clash against the South Africans in Mumbai, where Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to field first in oppressive heat and humidity that left his side with the toughest possible task poker
He also handed Afghanistan the chance to set the tone in Delhi and paid the price then too poker
Two run-outs against Sri Lanka summed up their scrambled minds, a chaotic one for Joe Root and a comedic one for Adil Rashid poker
England have lost 47 of a possible 49 wickets to date, showing just how wasteful they have been poker
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All of Pep Guardiola’s work ahead of the Manchester derby this weekend has naturally revolved around having a high percentage of possession, which is to be expected, but there is one surprising element to it poker
He has been scrutinising what more pragmatic sides such as Brentford, Brighton and even Copenhagen did against United for instruction poker
All of them went to Old Trafford looking to get on the ball and dominate – with mixed success – in a way that at one point would have been unimaginable poker
It is really only Nottingham Forest who didn’t take that approach this season, preferring to let United have the ball poker
In United’s nine Premier League games so far, they have had lower possession than their opponent in four of those poker
In other words, they’ve been chasing the opposition in almost half of their games poker
On the ballManchester United’s possession in the Premier League this season (per cent)51 - Wolves (h)44 poker
3 - Tottenham Hotspur (a)66 poker
3 - Nottingham Forest (h)45 poker
2 - Arsenal (a)43 poker
9 - Brighton (h)38 poker
2 - Burnley (a)77 poker
1 - Crystal Palace (h)63 poker
9 - Brentford (h)62 poker
5 - Sheffield United (a)This would be unusual for most big sides in this era but is particularly unusual for a manager in Erik ten Hag who is so consciously a disciple of the Ajax principles, and has now had well over a year in the job poker
That’s a lot of time on the training ground poker
Manchester City had even considered him a potential successor to Guardiola, given the tactical alignment poker
So it’s fair to wonder why exactly United aren’t closer to any kind of ideal as Ten Hag would surely see it poker
They currently don’t play anything like his Ajax side, let alone City or that possession-pressing model poker
By the same point in Guardiola’s tenure, City were on a winning run that would bring a 100-point season poker
United have instead gone backwards, which fits into a wider concern over how the side haven’t really had a convincing display since before the Carabao Cup final victory over Newcastle United poker
Ten Hag’s recent reliance on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stalwarts such as Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay would almost seem to sum this up poker
United are even playing more like Solskjaer’s time, just making do in the moment in order to get through poker
It's all so ad hoc poker
Harry Maguire’s header earned United all three points against Copenhagen (EPA)The biggest question, out of many for the United manager, is whether this is a deeper concern poker
Does it show he won’t implement his ideal; that a window of opportunity has been lost?As with pretty much everything at United right now, everyone puts it down to injuries poker
That is the explanation for the unconvincing displays and the pragmatic approaches poker
Ten Hag hasn’t had the players so has had to compromise poker
But is that really sufficient? Would the idealist that Ten Hag supposedly represents not still seek to integrate the squad in an approach that will serve them much more in the longer term?You only have to look across the way, and the one season when Guardiola faced a broadly similar situation poker
In 2016-17, when the City manager still lacked some of the player profiles he wanted – especially at full-back – he still insisted on the exact same approach poker
John Stones was often the main focus of this poker
Although the defender was still learning the game, meaning he was prone to mistakes as he endured so much external noise, Guardiola told him to just shut it all out poker
He followed by telling Stones to keep playing the ball out poker
Ignore the shouts to get rid poker
Concentrate on commitment to the ideal poker
It led to some humiliating moments, not least four-goal concessions against both Leicester City and Everton poker
Guardiola himself was lampooned, particularly after some questions led to his own notorious pondering of “what is tackles?”A year later, the City manager was specifically citing that period – and that persistence – as absolutely crucial to the run that effectively made them champions by December 2017 poker
That the win to clinch the title came away to Jose Mourinho’s counter-attacking Manchester United only emphasised the point poker
An achievement like that 100-point season was a consequence of how the players’ deeper comprehension of the system amplified their performance poker
Figures at Old Trafford would fairly argue that Ten Hag was initially going to do this, but the onslaught from those first defeats against Brighton and Brentford at the start of last season was just too much poker
The second goal conceded at Brentford, trying to pass the ball out from the back, was just too calamitous poker
United being United, it brought a level of ridicule and hysteria beyond anything City could face poker
Ten Hag had to change something or it could have completely destroyed the squad’s confidence in themselves and him, before he ever got the chance to build belief in the system poker
They would also point to how Guardiola benefitted from spending £200m on defenders in his second season, including two cornerstones of the era in Kyle Walker and Ederson poker
By contrast, Ten Hag has attempted to fill tactical gaps in his side with relatively makeshift signings like Sofyan Amrabat and Christian Eriksen poker
A serious club, some in the industry argue, doesn't take the team to the next stage with a 20-year-old (Rasmus Hojlund, a Chelsea cast-off (Mason Mount) and two loanees (Sergio Reguilon and Amrabat) poker
Sofyan Amrabat arrived at Old Trafford on loan this summer (Getty Images)Those at City would nevertheless laugh at such arguments given United’s expenditure over the years poker
Ten Hag is currently in the process of ousting an £85m signing in Jadon Sancho poker
City would say their purchases have just been much more forensic poker
That isn’t the only potential difference poker between the situations poker
Although both Guardiola and Ten Hag have evolved from the same Dutch-Spanish ideology, those national backgrounds have produced divergences in interpretation poker
It comes down to different types of purism poker
Guardiola will stick to the system regardless poker
It's his way poker
He will always try and play through it poker
Ironically, and almost paradoxically, Ten Hag’s willingness to compromise arguably reflects a greater dogmatism poker
Those who know the Dutch coach say he has such a fixed idea of certain positions that if he doesn’t have exactly the type of player he wants, he doesn’t see the point of persevering in the same approach poker
That’s also why the injuries have been so undermining poker
Ten Hag has lacked some of his main passers, but especially Lisandro Martinez poker
The Argentine’s absence has had the effect of forcing Andre Onana to go long and removing that link to the midfield poker
It disrupts the whole system poker
Maguire and McTominay just aren’t suited to that game, but it is to their credit both have persevered and sought to learn in the circumstances poker
They illustrate this period of adaptation more than anyone, especially given how influential they have been poker
There’s almost a contrast in the Scottish midfielder’s game poker
An instinct for prosaically passing the ball sideways is offset by a willingness to proactively get forward and score poker
Maguire meanwhile made a calculation of his own poker
Sources with knowledge of his situation said one reason he turned down West Ham United was because he saw the issues United were going to have at centre-half poker
Martinez’s injury and Raphael Varane’s inability to play consistently meant there were going to be chances poker
Maguire has seized them and then some poker
Ten Hag praised his evolution on Tuesday night, as the centre-half furthered his recent redemption with a greatly valued match-winner against Copenhagen poker
“He’s playing much more proactive in possession, stepping in, passing vertical, defending also on the front foot, also stepping in, defending forward, very confident in the duels,” the manager argued poker
“I think he’s dominating in the right moment, putting the question, dominating his opponents poker
”Ten Hag is having to compromise on his ideals this season (Getty Images)United just aren’t doing that on a collective level poker
All of this is why Ten Hag was so insistent on Frenkie De Jong in his first summer at Old Trafford poker
He saw his former Ajax midfielder as unique in his interpretation of that specific midfield role the coach wants poker
The only player Ten Hag saw as coming close, in terms of potential attributes, was Ryan Gravenberch poker
That’s the reason he went so big on De Jong, against all evidence poker
When he couldn’t get De Jong, Ten Hag realised he had to go in a different direction poker
So it’s been a bit of all or nothing poker
The same applies to the team as a whole poker
Either Ten Hag has exactly what he wants, or he just can’t commit to that approach poker
It’s why there isn’t too much concern about the visible lack of ideology now poker
There is confidence that will return when sufficient players return, especially Martinez poker
A fair question is whether crucial time has been lost in deepening the ideology poker
A fair point for Sunday, meanwhile, is that this actually might serve United against City poker
Unless Ten Hag has the team exactly as he wants, it is always going to be a mistake trying to go toe to toe with Guardiola in terms of getting feet on the ball poker
The Catalan’s City are always going to be so dominant you have to adapt around them poker
Otherwise, you risk an evisceration poker
The current situation plays into that poker
United have almost no choice but to plan without possession on Sunday poker
The very decision to appoint Ten Hag was supposed to be about something grander, though poker
They were supposed to be rising to City's level poker
United instead have to try and bring the champions down, by leaving them the ball poker
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