In the early morning of January 16, the 22nd round of the 2021/22 Premier League season continued, and the Red Devils United visited Villa Park to challenge Gerrard's Aston Villa, and as a result, with a two-goal lead, Manchester United was pulled by the opponent for 2 consecutive goals, and 3 points became 1 point. Coutinho, who made his debut after returning to the Premier League, came off the bench to complete the good play of passing. In this campaign, Lonnick's on-the-spot adjustment was questioned a lot, and his remarks after the game were directly rebuffed.
In this campaign, Cristiano Ronaldo was not included in the squad due to injury, and Lonnick also changed the previous 4-2-2-2 formation to return to the 4-2-3-1 formation familiar to Manchester United players, uruguayan center Cavani suddenly stepped forward, and behind him was the combination of young players Elanga, Bruno Fernandes and Greenwood. United started off to a smooth start, in the 6th minute, they were awarded a free kick opportunity on the left side of the penalty area, Tres flicked it, B Fei pulled his foot furiously, Cavani made a false shot in front of the goal, Villa goalkeeper Martinez made a big mistake, he saved the ball and caused the ball to leak from under the crotch into the goal, Manchester United led 1-0.
In the ensuing time, Villa counterattacked vigorously, and De Gea dedicated several heroic saves to save the goal. In the 67th minute of the second half, Manchester United actively pressed for the ball in front of the field, Fred sent a pass, B Fei entered the box and shot hard to complete the twice, and Manchester United led by 2 goals.
Trailing by two goals, Gerald waved the flag and Coutinho took on the squad. In the 76th minute, Coutinho and his teammates played a wonderful two-on-one combination and then crossed the box, and Ramsey's powerful shot made the score 1-2. In the 82nd minute, Ramsey returned the ball to the back post, and Coutinho, who was in place, nudged into the net to score his first goal back in the Premier League, and the two sides finally shook hands 2-2.
There is a saying, in the absence of C Ronaldo, Manchester United played a long-lost front court high pressing, many times to seize the ball to create a killing machine, Cavani, Elanga, Greenwood, especially B Fee have a good play, but in the case of excellent performance on the offensive end, Manchester United's back line has also undergone tremendous pressure, the veteran Nemanja Matic although the ball is accurate but old, defensive coverage and protection of the back line are a little weak.
But in this case, Lonnick's substitution adjustment is still slow, after being scored the first goal by Villa, he replaced the good young player Elanga with Sancho, after which Coutinho scored to tie the score. However, it was not until the 89th minute that Lonnick replaced Bruno Fernandez and Greenwood with Van de Beek and Lingard, which seemed to be a rhythm to maintain a one-pointer.
Lonnick, though, has his own reasons. In the post-match press conference, when asked why Martial still did not make the big list with only 8 substitutes, Lonnick was shocked: "He doesn't want to be in the list." He was supposed to be on the roster, but he didn't want to, which is why he didn't go with the team. ”
But then Martial refuted Lonnick's claims on his social media, writing: "I will never refuse to play for Manchester United. I've been at Manchester United for seven years and I've never had and wouldn't disrespect this club and the fans. "Of course, the public is justified, whether Martial refuses to play for the time being, and It is obviously very inappropriate for Lonnick to publicly expose the contradictions in the team on this occasion.
Mourinho is not good at handling the locker room relationship and has not led the team to the Premier League, but he has at least brought the Europa League and League Cup to Manchester United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been in charge for 3 years without a title, but at least the atmosphere in the Manchester United dressing room is harmonious, and the players are fully committed on the field, which makes all the giants of the Premier League feel headaches. And Since Ronnick took office, the record has not been mentioned, the locker room is also chicken flying dog jump, and now in public to expose the contradictions in the team, which makes people wonder what manchester United is looking for, even if it is temporary, at least it has to pass the eye.