Based on media reports, Manchester United is about to announce Longnick's appointment on Monday. But with the old manager's personality, he can't wait until he officially takes office before he starts to work on transforming Manchester United. Previously, he had already obtained training videos of Manchester United, trying to analyze and improve efficiency in this link. In addition, there are new rumors about the reinforcements that Longnick is good at.
Earlier, Germany's Sky Sports quoted England's Daily Mirror as saying that Lonnick, who is about to become the new manager of Manchester United, has set his sights on his old club RB Leipzig and hopes to sign 23-year-old Mali midfielder Haidara. Players' contracts are valid until the summer of 2025, but there is a $40 million termination clause.
If the news is true, this is definitely a big plus for United, because Lonnick undoubtedly sees the Biggest shortcoming of the Red Devils at the moment. And his target is not the previously rumored hot spot, but to the young players who are not famous, but have great potential and are full of infinite possibilities. This is the greatest joy Ronnick can experience in the process of building the team. If you simply spend a lot of money to bring in players like Declan Rice, it is not only risky, but also the sense of accomplishment is not high even if it is cultivated.
The arrival of Lonnick means that United will definitely have to go down this road from a high position and go to new heights. Since the defensive line already has a sky-high center-back like Harry Maguire and a championship-level center-back like Varane, Lindelof and Bailly are also enough to rotate and dispatch. Therefore, if you want to improve the efficiency of high pressing, injecting vitality and intensity into the midfield is the most realistic choice.
Fred was energetic, but not strong enough. Haidara is a typical hexagonal warrior, who can play AM, MC and DM 3 positions, and even played in the center-back, wing-back, and wing-winger, but if he joins Manchester United, he will most likely be a defensive midfielder.
Haidara is only 1.73 meters tall, but is very capable of running, belonging to the "black and hard" type. According to statistics, Hydara has run 11.43 kilometers per 90 minutes in the Bundesliga this season, ranking second in the team. As can be clearly seen from his heatmap this season, Hydara's coverage area is very wide, with his footprints in almost every area of the pitch.
But his shortcomings are also more obvious, the last 2 seasons, Haidara's performance on the defensive end has not been too prominent. This season, Hydara has averaged 0.8 steals, 1 tackle, 0.6 offensive three-zone possessions, 0.75 interceptions, 0.2 clearances, a 44% success rate, a 46% aerial success rate and 9.7 losses.
In addition, Hydara has a history of injuries to the cruciate ligament in the knee, which is also a factor that Manchester United has to consider.
All in all, Lonnick has a high degree of confidence in his vision, and it was he who brought Hydara to RB Leipzig 2 years ago. Now United need to reinforce the midfield, and he has no problem with his old division. However, the requirements of the Bundesliga and the Premier League are different, and if Hydara really plays for manchester United, he needs to improve his ability to gain a foothold in the Premier League. On the basis of being able to run, gradually transition to being able to run. Of course, this point Lonnick will certainly adjust slowly.
Whether Hydara will come or not, at least it means that Lonnick has found the direction of reinforcement. As long as the direction is right, with his vision of the selection, Manchester United can give absolute trust.