With a mountain of locker rooms, 17 players asking to leave the team, and a lackluster attack, the Red Devils United are already in a very difficult period, and the situation of interim manager Lonnick is comparable to Mourinho in December 2018. According to the Daily Mail, the godfather of the modern German manager has begun to worry that he simply does not have time to solve the problems that exist in the Manchester United team until the interim managerial role is over. In fact, this strange temporary coaching position is also an important reason why he cannot solve the problem. But what's even more fatal is that everyone knows what manchester United's problems are, but no one has proposed a way to solve them, at least within Manchester United.
In the last round with Wolves, Manchester United, who was sitting at home, was slammed by the opponent and finally lost 0-1, adding up to the 70-year-old forward double gun Cavani and C Ronaldo combined only 2 shots and 1 positive, but Lonnick finally replaced the very active Greenwood, the first leg of the two teams, it was Greenwood's fatal blow that helped Manchester United to get 3 points on the road, that game, the Red Devils shot 10-15 behind, also suppressed by the opponent. This time, after Greenwood came off, Wolves' attack was even more brazen and finally scored in the 82nd minute.
For the replacement of Greenwood, Longnick's post-match explanation was that he could not let one of the two backs go off, so the substitution could only be selected between Greenwood and Cavani, and he finally chose Greenwood. As for Ronaldo, who did nothing on the field, the German did not mention a word. In fact, the reason why Cavani is left on the court is actually only because the Uruguayan center is more complementary to C Ronaldo in terms of technical characteristics, and if Greenwood, who has an equally strong desire to shoot, is paired with C Ronaldo, the latter will only be unhappy.
In fact, this is the root of Manchester United's problems, like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer before, Lonnick also adheres to the same principle, that is, "measure the material strength of Manchester United, the joy of C Ronaldo", how Manchester United's record is not important, how other players feel is not important, as long as C Ronaldo is happy, it is enough.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer once challenged this principle, in the 11th round of the Premier League against Everton, he put Ronaldo on the bench, Martial and Cavani formed a manchester United forward double gun, that game, Martial opened the record, Cavani was also very active. After that, Ronaldo came off the bench early in the 58th minute, but Everton also launched a Jedi counterattack at that time, not only successfully equalizing the score, but also almost completing the reversal. After the game, Solskjaer was questioned so much that even his mentor Ferguson publicly stated that "the best player should be on the field", revealing his dissatisfaction with Sochaux.
After that, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer let Ronaldo start every game of Manchester United, 2-4 defeat to Leicester, 0-5 defeat to Liverpool, 0-2 loss to Manchester City, C Ronaldo played the whole game, but the combined 8 shots only 3 shots on goal and 1 goal did not score, but the two malicious fouls were more impressive. Finally, after a 4-1 away defeat to Watford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was left behind.
In the nearly three years he has been in charge of Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has built a team with strong overall combat capabilities, and has impressed people with solid defense, sharp counter-attacks and suffocating high pressing. In his tactical system, Maguire's forward thrusts, double-back Scott McTominay and Fred's defensive interception coverage, Bruno Fernandez and Pogba's dual-core drive, and Rashford, Greenwood and Cavani's athleticism are all fully utilized. However, after United gave Sochaux a Ronaldo, everything changed.
The 36-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo has maintained a super high goal rate at Juve, but the decline in his athleticism is an indisputable fact, and now he not only has no wind on the wing, but also has only one kick left in the penalty area, "goalkeeper" is the most appropriate description. After Cristiano Ronaldo occupied the penalty area, Greenwood's neck-cutting shot was gone, Bruno Fernandez's forward attack was gone, and United's high pressing was also seriously shorted because of C Ronaldo's presence.
In fact, C Ronaldo, who has always been known for his perverted self-discipline, will not be much worse than Cavani, who is two years younger in physical strength, but the latter can run physically on the field and provide the team with the local defense and pressing, why can't C Ronaldo? The reason is also very simple, in the eyes of the Portuguese superstar, his own data is more important, most of the time in the game, he is in the horse to save physical strength, so as to ensure the accuracy of his shots. And that's the most important reason why his goal scoring rate hasn't dropped much, but United's record has plummeted.
The key is that C Ronaldo, who grew up as a superstar at Old Trafford, can still enjoy the core treatment even if he is 36 years old, and even the team needs to develop tactics around him, because behind him, it is Ferguson's support, and the commercial value brought by his return has also made the Glazer family full of money. Therefore, after signing back to C Ronaldo, he became the main nail of the team's front line, and Manchester United gradually became an Internet celebrity team. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who lives in Ferguson's shadow, does not dare to touch Ronaldo's main position, and the interim coach Ronnick, whose contract ends this season, will naturally not touch this moldy head. Although many professionals in the outside world pointed out that C Ronaldo is the biggest problem for Manchester United, at least within the club, no one dares to tell the truth.
But by the time Lonnick handed over the manship, United would most likely have fallen apart and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's legacy would have been destroyed. While Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are fighting for the title, Manchester United are complacent about a little commercial gain, which is simply a black humor.