From his debut on 5 December last year to his 1-1 draw in the latest round by a 1-1 draw by the relegation team, Lonnick's coaching performances over the past two months at Manchester United have been clearly unconvincing. From the very beginning of 4222 to the most recent 4231, Ronnick has struggled with compromise, but the results are difficult to be optimistic about. In addition to the unstable record, the plot of "Catching the Inner Ghost" seems to have been staged in advance on Ronnick.
Earlier, ESPN reported that some United players had begun to think that Lonnick's training style was outdated and disappointed with the way he selected people. According to the report, the players are not cold to Lonnick's like to play 11V11 confrontation in training, And Lonnick is keen to improve the team's organizational style and overall play, but the players hope to do more special training. In addition, Lonnick's assistant coach Armas was also questioned by the players. They even joked that the American assistant coach didn't know anything about football.
Before joining Manchester United, Lonnick was the "father of modern football" and is considered the originator of modern football in Germany. His tactics influenced the younger generation of German managers and brought the young managers to fruition. Lonnick has always been eager to enter British football, and he came to Old Trafford with a passion and a dream. But from the "godfather of modern football" to the "outdated training method", it took only 2 months.
I have to say that Manchester United is really a bit of a strange team, and it seems that the rights of players are particularly large. Not only questioning the manager's tactical play, the club's decision, but now even the manager's training method and platooning have begun to question. In addition, it is really difficult to be a manager at Manchester United, not only to deal with the pressure exerted by the outside world, but also to deal with the doubts of the players in the team. And this kind of doubt is not an individual player's, but a group, a little careless and even may be done by the players collectively.
So we finally know why, after two months in charge, Manchester United still can't play the football he wants. Not because of Ronaldo's physical fitness, but because the players have never really accepted Lonnick, and there is already resistance in their hearts.
As we all know, every manager has his or her own tactical philosophy. Similarly, in order to implement this philosophy in competition, they need to develop a unique training method in training. Only by practicing over and over again in training can it be possible to run out of the tactical routine that the head coach wants in the game. But as we can see in the last round against Burnley, United in the second half is exactly the same as before. The players stood and played, lacked coordination routines, the defense was panicked, and there was no strong team in front of the relegation team. Lonnick's training style has been resisted by players and it is difficult for him to change this Manchester United team.
Truth be told, Lonnick has only coached this season at best. But no matter who the next new coach is, it is also likely to encounter similar doubts at some point in time. Because whether it's Pochettino or Tenhag, they definitely have their own set of training methods. Once the intensity is too great, or the training content is not satisfactory, the players begin to question collectively, it is impossible to teach.
Although Barca do not have much money, they have embarked on a rapid recovery path after Xavi took office. But Manchester United's rebuilding has been almost 10 years old, with a net investment of 1 billion euros, but there is not a glimmer of hope. why? Because this is not a question of who is the head coach at all, but this group of "uncles" who have a problem with their training and game attitudes.