In Manchester United's coaching debut with Crystal Palace's Lonnick, the man who became the winning hero was unexpected, and Brazil international Fred scored a key goal with his right foot, which he was not good at. After the game, he admitted that he was able to score a goal because he was blessed. In layman's terms, it's good luck.
Fred got a knockback from Mason Greenwood in front of the penalty area and arced straight with his right foot, past the Crystal Palace goalkeeper's head and slipped under the crossbar into the net. In his three and a half years at Manchester United, Fred has scored only five goals, especially in the Premier League.
"Thank you!" In an interview after the game, Fred said: "It's good to score in the game, especially if it's a 1-0 win, which shows that my goal is so important. But the most important thing was that the team won, we did very well, we finished a clean sheet. The first game coached by the new coach is of great significance to us."
Referring to how he scored with his right foot, Fred added: "I'm a left footer, but sometimes I try to shoot with my right foot. Mason (Greenwood) passed well, I just looked at the goal and waved my right foot and the ball went in. I'm very blessed by God, so it's a pleasure to score in front of the Old Trafford fans."
Manchester United interim manager Ronnick also admitted that after witnessing Fred's goal, he had to ask the assistant coach to confirm whether the Brazilian midfielder scored with his right foot, because he thought Fred would only use his left foot. Teammate Bruno Fernandez also joked that everyone was happy for Fred, but also felt that he was pure luck.
Fernandez said: "Fred's shot is only once a year! So everybody's happy for him because he's a good teammate, he's working very hard, he's not a player that people talk about a lot, but he deserves the praise he deserves now." Diogu Dalo praised Fred for having an "underdog" attitude, that is, the spirit of not being favored but fighting back.
In fact, Fred's presence has been strong in the few games since Solskjaer's departure. In the Champions League 2-0 win over Villarreal, United's midfield steals helped Cristiano Ronaldo break the deadlock, and then instigated Sancho to seal the winning goal; the Premier League 3-2 reverse Arsenal, he tripped De Gea and conceded the first goal, but then sent an assist to let Fernandez equalize, and also won the penalty to make up for it; against the Crystal Palace, Fred completed the first goal of the Ronnick era.
In fact, Fred's Premier League goals this season have set a new high for joining Manchester United, which is already his second goal. If only league goals are counted, Fred's 2 goals, even surpassing Messi and Harry Kane, both of whom scored just one goal.
Fred, who broke the goal again, was so excited that he flew to the grass to celebrate, followed by dancing with his compatriot Alex Tres. After an interview at dream theater after the game, Fred walked to the players' tunnel and received a round of applause from the fans who remained on the field, and he was very happy and gave away his jersey. "Fred will tear you apart again!" The audience sang his carol, a lyric that used to belong to another legendary Manchester United left-footer, Giggs.
Lonnick said after the game that Fred and McTomine defended perfectly when they had the ball in possession, "I think everyone loves Fred, you have to love Fred, I only knew him for two days, but he was always full of sunshine." 」
But if he wants to be Lonnick's go-to midfielder and help United regain the title, Fred's current positive style is not enough, he must improve his passing ability. Longnick also made it clear after the game that "McFred"'s shortcomings could not satisfy him. "Scott (McTomine) and Fred were almost perfect defensively, but they also had one or two turnovers. In the first half, there were two crosses, one for Scott and one for Fred, and I didn't like that in midfield that way the ball was handled."
According to rumours, Ronnick has agreed with leipzig Red Bull's veteran Haidara's agent that he will sign the Mali midfielder in January with a £33m deal break. Moreover, the British media said that Manchester United may not only bring in one new midfielder, but two.
Opta data shows fred is United's highest number of steals in a single game this season, and the most aggressive person to press, with a total of 26 presses against Arsenal, a full 10 more than the tied second Sancho and Martinelli.
But for United to re-emerge as a championship team, the main force in the midfield position cannot be a simple sapper, but must be like Roy Keane or Carrick, both offensive and defensive. In addition to his positive style, Fred still needs to improve his technical ability, which is no doubt.