Manchester United led the two-goal Premier League in this round but was forced to draw 2-2 by Vera, and after the game, Lonnick also had a dispute with the French demon king Martial, and the Red Devils interim manager said that the polo king refused to participate, and the latter insisted on social networking sites that there was no such thing. Whoever is right or wrong is another blow for United, which is already full of negative news.
Lonnick, 63, is well aware of the consequences of making such a public assessment of Martial. Mourinho has publicly criticized Manchester United players in the past, and the world has seen how it ends. At that time, fans also shelled Mourinho for being too impersonal and should not disclose the contradictions in the team.
Martial has applied for a January transfer and Sevilla is interested in him, while it is normal for players who want to leave the squad to be reluctant to play, and if injured, it may make the transfer unattainable. For the most part, clubs are silent about this and will not announce it publicly to the world.
Lonnick chose to tell people that Martial refused to play, which would put the club at a disadvantage in the transfer negotiations. Moreover, Martial is also ruthless, directly denying that he does not want to play for Manchester United, which makes Lonnick even more embarrassed, and Manchester United is also unable to reconcile this contradiction, because there is always one party who is lying.
But manchester United players have similar problems again and again, and Lonnick has also adopted a similar move to Mourinho, which will undoubtedly make people doubt the attitude of Manchester United players. Just last week, superstar Ronaldo also questioned the mentality of his teammates. As for former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, he shrugged his shoulders helplessly when asked why he did not choose to disclose the names of players who were "inner ghosts" before class.
At Manchester United, even world-class coaches such as Van Gaal and Mourinho have not been able to establish absolute authority in front of the players, let alone Runnick, who has not coached the first team for two years. The club's top brass will not support the manager unconditionally, and they even choose to ignore the famous coach Conte because they are worried that the players will not be able to adapt.
It is not difficult to understand why United, facing Villa in the middle and lower of the ranking, under the premise of leading by two goals in the last 15 minutes, was suppressed by Gerrard's team, because their spirits have always been fragile. Today's Manchester United, not to mention against Manchester City, which is 24 points ahead of them, is a difficult task to make it into the top four.
The British "Daily Mail" pointed out that because Lonnick is only an interim manager and has no authority (powerless) in the team, it is difficult to make fundamental changes. Because the players are very clear that after half a year, the German will become an adviser, and the future new coach may be Pochettino, Tenhag and others, and it will not be Ronnick anyway, so it is completely possible to get by without listening to the instructions of the interim manager. If the manager is not against him, they even dare to rebel (in revolt) and fight against it.
Lonnick himself was well aware of this, so although he said that he would not retain any players who would not play for Manchester United, he tried to persuade Van de Beek and Dean Henderson to apply for transfers until the end of the season. People feel like Lonnick is trying to keep all the players, waiting for this summer's official manager to arrive and then deciding where they're going to stay.
As for calling on the players to unite, dedicate themselves and work hard at the press conference, it was just an attempt to establish their own authority, but unfortunately it did not play any role. Many fans hope that Lonnick will be able to better build the team in the long run after becoming a "senior football consultant", which is probably also an idealized fantasy. How is it possible that the Manchester United bosses, the Glazer family and their club's board of directors, do not fully trust even the role of The Mourinho, how can they trust Lonnick 100%, although the latter was touted as the "godfather of bundesliga high-ranking pressing" before taking office.