Manchester United's Premier League match with Wolves not only suffered the first defeat after Ronnick took office, but also the team suffered more losses, the two main players Luke Shaw and McTomine, because of the yellowing in the second half, will accumulate 5 yellow cards, and will not be able to play the next round of the Premier League and Aston Villa.
According to the rules of the Premier League, players who receive 5 yellow cards in the first half of the league are subject to a one-game suspension. If this time node is passed, it will need to accumulate 10 yellow cards in 32 rounds before being suspended. Although it is now the 21st round of the Premier League, due to two postponements for Manchester United, the battle against Wolves is exactly the 19th game.
As a result, Luke Shaw and McTomine failed to avoid suspensions, and coincidentally, the players who forced them to foul were Wolves forward Bourdens. They will, like Bruno Fernandez in the previous round, miss one game due to suspension.
Interestingly, the FA rule is that suspension penalties take effect in league or League Cups, and the FA Cup is not counted. As a result, the two will be able to attend the third round of the FA Cup between Manchester United and Villa next Monday, with their suspension taking effect on 15 January, when the Red Devils visit Villa Park in the 22nd round of the Premier League, back-to-back against rivals Liverpool's villa.
Luke Shaw's inability to play will give Brazilian left-back Tres another chance to start. McTomine's absence is a huge blow to United's interim manager Lonnick, because after he took office, Wheat has always been the main back. United veteran Paul Ince even thought that Lonnick should have captained Wheat on the pitch: "If I were Lonnick, I would have given the captain's armband to McTomine because I think the captain should be based on performance and what he does on the pitch. McTomine is 25 years old, which is a great learning opportunity for him. Why give C Ronaldo? When United were beaten, everyone was complaining that he left the pitch straight away from the pitch and didn't go to thank the fans. I think using The way McTomine plays football to qualify him as captain is also a matter of setting an example."
But for Lonnick, there is also a positive factor in January, that is, the intensive schedule of Christmas and New Year has passed, and Manchester United have only three games this month, namely the FA Cup home to Villa on January 10 local time, the Premier League visit to Villa on January 15 and the league home game against West Ham on January 22. Between the three matches, there is a full week for the German to train and prepare.
This means that Manchester United, which was previously unable to train systematically due to the influence of the schedule and the positive factors of the new crown, will have more opportunities to familiarize themselves with the new coach's tactical playing style through practice. If the Red Devils still can't play the ideal scene in the next game, then Ronnick may not be able to escape the fate of being criticized.
After the loss, Lonnick also said that an easy schedule would help him, and he also hinted that United may change the formation next: "We can only improve the team if the whole is better, and there is no point in talking about individual performances now. I think the next fixtures are good and we'll try to take advantage of that and find the best possible formation, like I've said before, and the style of play. We need to be more proactive in dealing with the ball and putting more pressure on the opponent when they have possession."