United lost 1-0 to Wolves and Lonnick suffered his first defeat since taking charge of the Red Devils. Although he still needs time, and he can't jump to conclusions yet, at least for now, german professors don't seem to be better than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Offensive regression, defensive progress?
Compared with the Shuai period, Lonnick did make changes after taking office, such as changing from 4231 to 4222, such as giving Sancho, Dalot, Telles and others more opportunities, but from the perspective of actual combat effects, it did not meet people's expectations.
unbelief? The data is proof. In the Premier League this season, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has coached 14 games, and the average ranking of opponents is 10th; Lonnick has coached 5 games, and the average ranking of opponents is only 15th - the latter should have delivered better answers, supposedly.
However, in terms of attack, Manchester United have regressed! Under solskjaer, the Red Devils averaged 1.7 goals per game, which is no longer high; under Ronnick,000, it dropped to 1.2 goals! And only 1 game has more than 1 goal.
The average expected number of goals per game is 1.4, which is comparable; the average shooting per game is 13.6 shots in the so-marshal period and 13.8 in the Lonnick period, which is also roughly equivalent.
Defensively, United now look like they're improving. Before the change of coach, he conceded an average of 1.7 goals per game and expected to concede 1.6 goals per game; after the change of coach, he conceded an average of 0.6 goals per game and expected to concede 1 goal. Of course, this is also related to the fact that the opponent is not strong and De Gea is hanging.
In terms of passing, United have also done better. Ronnick averaged 57.9 percent of possession per game, 513 passes, and 305 half-time passes, all higher than 51.2 percent, 494 and 267 times in the Solskiesier era, but that just makes sense: Lang Shuai's Red Devils did not convert more passes into more shots and goals.
The high-level pressing is ineffective, and the opponent is afraid of forcing
As we all know, Lonnick's signature tactic is to press high, and fans have high expectations for it. However, United have won the ball 40 metres from the opposing goal 7.6 times per game, just as many times as Ole was in charge! It shows that in terms of high-level pressing, he has not brought any progress.
On the contrary, it is a fatal problem that has not been solved. What's the problem? Fear of the opponent's high position. The data shows that in 19 Premier League games, Manchester United have passed the ball for 3 consecutive feet before their opponents were cut off at half,500 times per game, averaging 12.5 times per game, but what about Lonnick's 5 games? Averaged 12.6 times per game! Little has changed.
Of course, we cannot conclude that Lonnick is inferior to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. After all, his coaching time is still short, and the tactical execution and game mentality of Manchester United players are also problematic, otherwise there would be no news of infighting.