Bruno Fernandez is no longer United's absolute main force, which was still unthinkable last season, but now under Ronnick, it may become a reality. United's 3-1 win over Burnley, the Portuguese new core accumulated five yellow cards and was suspended, but the team won the easiest victory since Solskjaer's dismissal.
Fernandez was unable to play, Ronnick's 4222 formation was fine-tuned, Sancho and Mason Greenwood played more like wingers in the double 10, and tactics were more like paying homage to The 442 flanks in the stands.
United's three goals blossomed: Greenwood's low-handed pass from the right, Ronaldo stopped the ball and assisted, McTomine's long-range shot opened the scoring; Sancho received Luke Shaw's pass and cut inside the left to force Benjamin Mi to extend the lead; McTomine's long-range shot from the middle of the post, and Ronaldo's supplementary shot sealed the win.
During Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's tenure, Fernandez was an uncompromising United core, scoring 40 goals and assisting 25 times in the previous season and a half, and the Norwegians never dared to rotate the Portugal international. But this season's B fee, in addition to the first round of hat-trick against Leeds United, only scored two goals, C Ronaldo's role has changed after his return, mainly responsible for assists, rather than being able to shoot at any time and anywhere, and even the penalty right has changed hands.
Fernandez, 27, has not adapted to his new role, making frequent mistakes on the field, constantly waving his arms and complaining, and his body language has been criticized by celebrity Gary Neville.
United's attacking performance against Burnley was described by Lonnick as "the best game in attack", which means that Fernandez may not be able to regain the starting position immediately after his return from suspension.
"We'll see," Lonnick replied to Ronnick, who is now United's 10th position, "Bruno (Fernandez) will come back, I have a lot of options, we have plenty of candidates on the attacking line."
During Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's tenure, Fernandez was at the heart of the matter, taking risks at will on attack and scoring goals with just one success. But different managers have different ideas, and the giants of this era have rarely pinned all their hopes on a core player, which is too risky.
In the battle between Manchester United and Newcastle, the whole team lost the ball 167 times, creating the worst statistics of the season, of which Fernandez alone lost the ball 26 times, he and Rashford contributed 46 handling errors; while Manchester United's battle against Burnley, B Fee was suspended, and the number of mistakes of the team's attacking players was reduced to 41, C Ronaldo 14 times, Greenwood 13 times, Sancho 9 times, and Cavani 5 times.
Fernandez's state encounters problems, and the reason can be found from both subjective and objective aspects. The figure shows that the Portuguese midfielder has played as many as 73 games in 2021, ranking first among the top five league players in Europe, one more than Leicester City's Danish international Caspar Schmeichel and two more than Manchester City's Ruben Díaz, both of whom are defenders.
As a midfielder who runs a lot, and as the top scorer and assister in the team in 2021 (18 goals, 18 assists), Fernandes also shoulders the heavy responsibility of carrying Manchester United's attack most of the time, and the consumption is naturally very large.
Not only that, but the Premier League teams have found an effective way to deal with him, that is, close to the body, big action defense, this tactic can not only curb the role of Manchester United's new core, but also affect its mentality, making him constantly complain and lose his cool.
The solution is simple, Fernandez is not Ronaldo, so There is no need for United to play him every game, proper rotation, for the players and the team are more beneficial.
Fernandez's subjective flaw is his habit of blindly pursuing a fatal pass. During Solskjaer's time in charge, it wasn't a problem, as United were counting on him to succeed once or twice in a steady attempt, delivering penetrating straights and creating one-on-one shots for teammates like Rashford and Mason Greenwood.
However, today United's attacking patterns have changed, and Cristiano Ronaldo's running position and offensive characteristics are different from those of his younger teammates. United need more control over the ball, get to the flanks and then send the ball into the box accurately to create a scoring opportunity for the team No. 7. But Fernandez is still used to passing risks in the middle, so the number of mistakes to give the ball is very high.
In games where he can complete assists or goals, those numbers are masked, but if he is not directly involved in the attack, people will notice the data that he has delivered the ball. In a way, this is similar to the Chilean winger Sanchez of that year.
Before the yellow card suspension, Manchester United against Norwich and Newcastle United, Fernandez lost the ball 26 times in both games, the best of the game. Similar to his former attacking partner Marcus Rashford, Manchester United demon star conceded 20 and 19 goals respectively, and the two conceded almost 100 balls combined, which naturally makes the attack in front of the field inefficient.
After the united squad was upgraded, Fernandez also needed to change, improve his passing efficiency, not simply use a large number of high-risk passes to create opportunities, but must learn to grasp the best time, when the timing is good, you can take risks, and when the timing is not good, you must learn to control the scene. In this link, Manchester City's De Bruyne can be a role model.