After Lonnick joined Manchester United, the team continued to harvest an unbeaten record. But to be honest, in addition to the Champions League against Bern's young men, the results of the other 2 main league games were positive, but the process was obviously unconvincing. Against Crystal Palace, the high pressure was about 30 minutes, and the situation seemed to be back to the past. In the end, Fred scored a long-range shot with his right foot outside the box to win 1-0 and a 1-0 win over league vice-captain Norwich, which was not even as good as against Crystal Palace. It wasn't until the 74th minute of the second half that he relied on a penalty made by Cristiano Ronaldo to break the deadlock.
It was certainly not the scene Ronnick wanted to see. We can clearly see that Lonnick is standing on the sidelines with a dignified expression, and his eyes reveal anxiety, but also a sense of helplessness. He certainly has his own ideas, but in the end it's the players on the field who execute. No matter how good the tactics, if the players are not in place, the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced, such as B fees.
2 matches with clean sheets against opponents, which was an excellent turnaround. But in the defensive turnout, Lonnick's Manchester United still seemed very jerky, and B, who was the core of the team's organization, was hard to blame. He and Sancho played a double forward, and while completing the task of defending the area, he also needed to shoulder the task of transporting attackers such as C Ronaldo. But in those 2 games, we saw B Fee struggling in the Lonnick system.
B Fee is not really a front-liner, his specialty lies in the final pass and the impact of the box. Previously, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer mainly played the tactics of defensive counterattack, and in this style of play, the characteristics of B Fee can be fully played. However, this season has begun to fight position warfare, and the shortcomings of B fee organizational ability reinforcement have begun to appear. Once entangled by his opponents, his weakness in getting rid of his ability to strengthen also be exposed.
The 8 seconds asked by Ronnick to complete the counter-grab, and B fee was carried out very aggressively. His defensive attitude is worthy of recognition, but the effect is really average, which is related to his lack of confrontation ability, and many times he can only block the opponent's attack through fouls. According to statistics, against Crystal Palace, B Fee only succeeded twice in 10 confrontations; 2 times against Norwich in 8 times.
In the 10-second finish of the shooting link, B Fei was also very active, but the problem of his low passing accuracy was magnified. In fact, before B Fee joined, the United executives were actually worried that he would easily lose the ball in the Premier League. But before it was more of a defensive counterattack, and the Maguire introduced by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was strong in air defense, wan-bissaka shoveled the top, and the fault tolerance rate was high. Now that the style of play has changed, B Fee continues to lose the ball so easily that it is easy to be counter-attacked by the opponent. According to statistics, against Crystal Palace, B Fee lost the ball a total of 25 times; against Norwich, it was 26 times, which was the highest in the whole team. The passing success rate was 67.2%, the lowest in the team.
In fact, since the beginning of the season, there have been various voices calling for the withdrawal of the B fee. Alternative? Maybe Lonnick could consider Van der Beek and Sancho pairing up in the front, or consider the proud son of the academy, Hannibal Mebriel.
The 18-year-old was born in France and has played for the U16 and U17 in France. However, after the French U18 and U19 echelons called for Mebri, he himself refused, and instead chose to join the Tunisian national team in May this year. Abandoning the European stage and choosing Africa, Mebri's choice was once puzzling. But it's also the quickest way for him to play for the senior national team, which is full of Talent. And now his performance in the Tunisian national team can be called the "thigh" of the midfield.
At present, Mebri represents Tunisia in the Arab Cup, and the tournament has played in the semi-finals. Against Egypt, Mebri performed well again, delivering five key goals to help the team reach the final with a 1-0 victory over their opponents. After the competition, he was named the MVP of this tournament for the second time.
At the Manchester United Academy, Mebry was an absolute star. Not only is the ball skill superb, the ball quotient is outstanding, is a typical player who plays football with his brain, has a strong decision-making ability on the field, and has a maturity that far exceeds that of his peers. In addition, Mebri is also a player with strong mental attributes and has the temperament of a leader. In the relatively weak physical confrontation link of young players, since joining Manchester United in 2019, Mebri has also been trying to improve his physical fitness.
Such a super demon, Lonnick must have already seen it in his eyes and put it in his heart. By the end of the Arab Cup final on 18 December, Mebri returns from the national team and is sure to be in the first team, and there will be many more opportunities for him than during the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer era. If the youngster can play the elements that Ronnick wants on both offensive and defensive ends, B Fee's main position will definitely be shaken, after all, his shortcomings are too obvious.