Manchester United's centre-back Eric Bai, who has been a "trapeze" for the past week, was already allowed to return to Côte d'Ivoire early in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations earlier next month. But due to the infection of teammate Lindlerff with the new crown, the club actively recalled Bai. He had to return the same way at the airport and return to Carrington to train and prepare for a match against Burnley.
The UK is about 12,000 kilometres from Côte d'Ivoire, and Bai flew more than 20,000 kilometres in one trip. In this regard, Bai, who was originally depressed about the lack of opportunities to play, naturally did not feel happy. Britain's "Daily Telegraph" said That Bai was surprised by Ronnick's decision. According to the rules, Premier League clubs can release players to participate in the African Cup of Nations as late as 3 January, when Manchester United will host Wolves on that day.
If Bai can play against Manchester United and Burnley, then his long journey may still be valuable, but the British "Sun" said that Lonnick will not replace the starting centre-back, that is to say, Maguire and Varane, there is a good chance to continue to start, and Bay can only sit on the cold bench.
As we all know, if there is no injury or red card, the substitute center-back is basically impossible to play. So if United finally let Bai return to Manchester City, but can only play as a substitute and can't play for a minute, it will be a puzzling arrangement.
In the match against Newcastle, United's two main centre-backs have made a lot of mistakes, Varane's mishandling of the ball in midfield is the origin of the team's goal conceded, and Maguire was easily swung by him before Saint-Maximan scored.
However, manager Ronnick hinted before United's clash with Burnley that the two would still be the main players: "In the past 3 months, Raphael (Varane) has not had many opportunities to play, he did make mistakes before the first goal was conceded, but other than that, I think he did not perform badly. His performances were not outstanding, and so was Harry (Maguire), who performed decently."
In addition to a defensive error that led to a goal loss, Varane also had an extremely amateur passing error, almost threatening to be counter-attacked by the opponent. Lonnick said: "Our problem is to give the opponent too many moments of offensive and defensive switching, it is not just a matter of centre-backs, but a problem of the whole team, starting from the front. You can play to the top 10 player in the formation, so I don't think it makes sense to just focus on the performance of individual players, we need to improve the overall performance."
This week, the British media said that after the return of C Ronaldo, he and Maguire competed for the right to speak in the locker room. But Bay believes that Ronaldo has had a good impact on the team, such as teammates giving up the snacks they would have eaten. "We don't eat snacks anymore." Bai said, "All players stop snacking because this is the best option and sometimes you need to change. Ronaldo can maintain the best player in the world for so long, why? The first is the body, you have to take care of yourself."
Meanwhile, Manchester United's central defender Tuanzebi, who has been loaned to Aston Villa this season, has also attracted the attention of Serie A giants Napoli. The 24-year-old Tuanzebi has only played 9 games after renting out this season and is not an absolute mainstay for Villa. Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Napoli want Gerrard to terminate Tuanzebi's loan so that he can rent out to Serie A.
Napoli were willing to go on loan for Half a Season and implanted a buyout clause. "Napoli are looking for a new centre-back, they are considering bringing in Tuanzebi, and if Villa is willing to give up on loan, United will consider a first-pat-and-sell option," Romano said.