The 0-1 defeat to visiting Wolves, the first victory at Old Trafford in 42 years, And United's first defeat of the new year, is sooner than ever and more painful than ever.
It only took Ronnick 5 games to fade his aura. In this game, he discharged a 4-2-2-2 strange formation, and was bombarded by Wolves with 19 shots (6 shots on target), fortunately, Wolves' attack group was too crotch (currently the second-to-last in the Premier League) plus, otherwise the score would be more than 0-1.
In addition to "harvesting" his first defeat at the helm of Manchester United, Lonnick also "harvested" a bunch of troubles. Of course, German tacticians who have lived in the position of technical director in recent years still have time to prove their ability to find problems and solve problems.
It is no exaggeration to say that the biggest trouble in Manchester United's current pile of troubles is Cristiano Ronaldo. This sounds like a fantasy, because after the return of Ronaldo to Manchester United, he is Manchester United's double top scorer in the Premier League and the Champions League - 8 goals in the Premier League and 6 goals in the Champions League, which is still amazingly efficient. The measure of a good striker is to score goals, so why has Ronaldo become a problem for United?
On the football field, victory can cover everything, and failure can expose everything. The 0-1 defeat of the opening black is quite telling. In this game, C Ronaldo and Cavani formed an "aging" front line, followed by Sancho and Greenwood, Lonnick undoubtedly hopes to use the experience and shooting skills of C Ronaldo and Cavani, while Sancho and Greenwood, two young talents, use speed and breakthrough to deliver shells to the two veterans. However, the combination of these two old and two small is exchanged for a scattered sand of their own battles.
Under the ferocious pressure of Wolves, C Ronaldo and Cavani are equivalent to being isolated, and Sancho and Greenwood get the ball, pass it, unwillingly; don't pass it, reluctantly. After several trade-offs, the two young men who shouldered the future of Manchester United chose to face the bleak life and face the dripping blood.
As a result, United's attack group automatically split, C Ronaldo and Cavani took the lead, greenwood and Sancho flew on both wings, and played a chaotic game.
This time, Ronaldo returned to Old Trafford for the first time as the captain of Manchester United, but he suffered a murderous defeat. After the game, C Ronaldo was criticized by the celebrities of Manchester United, referring to his return to the Premier League after 3 times in the game of passive kicking opponents, and 3 times after the game blackface left alone, the Portuguese superstar in the last year of his career, the human design and image are on the verge of collapse.
Ronnick's simultaneous placement of two veterans over the age of 34 on the front line was a last resort. Although Cristiano Ronaldo still maintains an impressive goal scoring rate at the age of 37, he is increasingly relying on the support of his teammates, especially in the front line, and he needs to spare no effort to open up space for him, resist the defensive line and create opportunities for him.
In the Portuguese national team, there is Andre Silva, Guedes; at Real Madrid, there is Benzema; at Juve, there is Morata... But at Manchester United, only Cavanigan was the wingman he attracted firepower, and the younger generation was no longer willing to grow up under his front. In the case of both estimating Ronaldo and taking into account the future, Lonnick can only send Cavani to the field with Greenwood and Sancho, but this also means that Greenwood, Sancho and the 2 backs will have to do 5 people's work, which is undoubtedly fatal to Manchester United, who are already weak in the back position.
The return of Cristiano Ronaldo has squeezed the space of Manchester United's young players to some extent. Taking Greenwood as an example, before the return of C Ronaldo, he scored 3 goals in 3 Premier League games, which was the key, but after the return of Ronaldo, he only scored 1 goal in 12 games, which not only could not echo with Ronaldo, but also suffered criticism for being alone. Greenwood's capital in the Premier League is to shoot, how do you let him, who is known as the jewel of Manchester United's youth training, choose?
There are also Rashford and Sancho, who are facing the problem of how to cooperate with C Ronaldo. How can these proud young generations of British Emperor Stars be willing to make wedding dresses for others?
Now, Manchester United's dressing room has begun to split, and the source of all this points to Cristiano Ronaldo. The most frightening thing is that if the split continues, Manchester United will not be able to qualify for next season's Champions League, when Cristiano Ronaldo may have the intention of leaving the team. Therefore, to say that C Ronaldo is the biggest trouble for Manchester United at present, it seems like a paradox, but it is a fact.