No one dares to draw conclusions so early, after all, two league 1-0 and an innocuous Champions League group stage draw are not absolutely convincing, saying that Lonnick is the "chosen one" of Manchester United's future. Fortunately, however, the arrival of the new coach has stopped Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's previous decline and the atmosphere of the dressing room on the verge of disintegration. Because this is a new beginning for every player, everyone has to fight again for the opportunity to play.
The direct reason for the coach's dismissal was the 1-4 defeat to Watford, conceding four goals, passive in the whole game, weak in attack, combined with the team's comprehensive record, the dismissal was also reasonable. Carrick's transition is enough to see the problem, two wins and one draw, and it is difficult to imagine what the result will be if it is handed over to the boss. Carrick's three games are also full of gold, drawing with Chelsea and Lecques Arsenal, and winning Villarreal to advance to the round of sixteen in the Champions League.
What about Lonnick, who quickly made some changes after taking office, first of all, the formation was changed from 4231 to 4222, and the two full-backs reused Tellys and Dalot. Once under-expected rotation players were promoted to the starting position, Luke Shaw and Wan Bissaka needed to reflect on the mistakes they had made in the past dozen games and compete again. Tres and Dalot also lived up to the trust of the manager, showing excellent performances on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, especially Tres, who also won the best player of the game against Crystal Palace, and Dalot also made up for the problem that Pizzaca would only defend, raising the ceiling of United's right side.
In terms of midfield, the combination of Scott McTominay and Fred's double back is not necessarily the best, but it must be the hardest, and Lonnick basically sends these two players to guard the waist in the game of scoring points, which shows how much the manager values the enthusiasm and attitude of the players. In the Champions League, Lonnick also gave everyone a chance, van der Beek, Bailey, Nemanja Matic, Mata, Jesse Lingard and as many as five or six gradient players, showing that the old coach is not a conservative person. And Ronnick also directly stated his attitude, the Red Devils will not be accustomed to some "ape-hearted" players, if Pogba wants to go, the team will never stay!
Through these three games, Lonnick began to give more opportunities to players like Bailey and Van de Beek who could seize the playing time, as can be seen in the 1-0 win over Norwich. In addition, Lonnick's football philosophy is to start from the defense, the offensive end does not need a big score. After taking office, he has only scored three goals in three games, but two 0 seals and one goal conceded can be seen in the rigor of the German manager. Because Lonnick knows that it is only a matter of time before Manchester United have a good hand in the front, knocking on the opponent's door, manchester United's biggest problem is to change the situation that the defensive end has been routing, although the effect of this kicking scene is more general, but the degree of benefit is worthy of praise.
Opportunities and challenges coexist, every player is worthy of Lonnick's inspection and training, and more van der Beek will see Tres's experience, and will be full of expectations and patience for the future. Of course, how Sancho stands firm in the 4222 system is an urgent problem to be solved at present, and the effect of partnering with B Fei in the front waist or pushing to the forward position is not too good.
It is worth mentioning that Lonnick's big game of grabbing points is not over, in addition to meeting West Ham United on January 22, 2022, a quasi-strong team currently located in the European zone, Lonnick's real strong team test will not be until March 5, 2022 against Manchester City. (In the middle of these three months, Manchester United are facing opponents who are lower than their own rankings, which is three months of crazy scoring) Grab points or grab points, if the points lost in the first half are made up in time, then Manchester United still has great hope for the impact of the title zone this season. With one more game than West Ham, Manchester United have accumulated 27 points and are fifth in the table to return to the European zone.
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