Tonight, after being forced to take a more than 2-week break, the Wolves will have their first game of 2022, away to Manchester United.
Recent & head-to-head records of the two teams
Due to the pandemic, two games during the Wolf Christmas period were cancelled, with the last game being a 0-0 draw with Chelsea on 19 December. I've played 18 wolves so far and have 25 points in the upper middle.
United also suffered two game postponements in December, both in mid-December. During the Christmas season, the Red Devils have won 2 games, 1 draw, and have gone unbeaten in the league for 6 rounds, and currently have 31 points after 18 games.
After returning to the Premier League in 18 years, the two sides have met 10 times, I Wolves have won 2, drawn 4 and lost 4, but the last 7 games I Wolves have not won, last season suffered a double kill by Manchester United, this season's home 0-1 defeat, Greenwood scored the only goal.
Wolves personnel
Due to the infection of 6 players with the new crown, plus 6 players were injured, the last round of the game between Wolves and Arsenal was forced to be postponed. After a period of recuperation, many players have recovered and returned to training. Laje briefed Wolves on the personnel before the game:
"We were ready to play 2 games in 3 days at the beginning, but the game with Watford was postponed and we re-formulated our strategy against Arsenal, which was cancelled again. Before that we beat Brighton and drew with Chelsea, we were very good, so I was looking forward to continuing this form into the Christmas schedule. The first game was postponed because of the opponent, the second game was because of ourselves, and you can't blame anyone. ”
"We don't actually have many positive cases, but the number of our squad itself is relatively small, so the number of 4 or 5 players infecting us is not enough. We closed the training base at 26th and 27th, and some of the infected people developed symptoms and some did not. It's hard to say who can play Manchester United, and it will take the next few days to see. And also take into account the physical state of the rehabilitated players, and the players who have been training recently are definitely different, the requirements of the Premier League are very high. We still have 2 days to decide who starts, and if there is no game or training for 10-15 days, your reaction on the pitch will be slower, and if you think about it for 1 second on the pitch, the opponent will immediately press up. ”
Manchester United, which owns Ronaldo
In the first leg of this season, Ronaldo has not yet had time to represent Manchester United. For Manchester United, which now has Ronaldo, what do you think of the wolf general?
Laje: "Cristiano Ronaldo has always looked young and has always been at a high level, will always be focused in the game and want to score. He's a goal machine, built for goals, and I think any team wants to have a player like that. ”
José Sa: "I've never played against Cristiano Ronaldo before, I've only trained with the national team. He's a great player, it's hard to deal with him, it's going to be a great game, but every game in the Premier League is wonderful, the amazing atmosphere, the magnificent stadium, I'm here for that. The last time we beat them against Manchester United at the Molinu Stadium, but that's football and this time we'll do our best to beat them at Old Trafford with the win. But we know it's difficult, Manchester United are a strong team and we understand that this game has to put a lot of effort into. ”