Lonnick: Happy with the team's performance in possession, but most importantly the result

Live bar 12 February 2019 Ahead of the match against Southampton, Manchester United interim manager Ronnick was interviewed by the club's official media about some of the team's current situation. Lonnick said he was happy with the team's performance in possession, but most importantly the result.

About Fred and Tres

Lonnick: "Tres resumed training yesterday and he could probably play, and after today's training I need to see how he feels because he's been out for a while. The three players who won't play tomorrow are Bailly, Fred and Nemanja Matic, and it's clear that Fred is still testing positive and Nemanja Matic has some problems with his tibia, which he has been plagued by over the past few days. ”

Playing two home games over the next four days, how important is it to build some momentum by winning in those games?

Lonnick: "It's very important, given where we are now, we shouldn't have to concede points again, that's why we were so disappointed with the result against Burnley and I think we should have won that game. We were supposed to win that game but we didn't, which is why getting the most points in the next game is even more important. Yeah, two home games, after that we're going to play Against Leeds United and we need as many points as possible. ”

Are you happy that you have conceded only 7 goals in 9 games in charge?

Lonnick: "Yeah, I think I'm very happy with our overall progress and with the control we have on the ball, I think we've created more chances in recent games than before, and if we compare our performance against Burnley to our performance against Newcastle or Norwich, I think we're a lot better and in control against Burnley. ”

"But in the end, we beat Norwich and against Burnley only got 1 point and that's why we weren't happy with the result, it was obvious. I think the progress we've made in both possession and the team as a whole is obvious, and I think the players themselves feel that way, but now in football, it's important to get results. If we want to finish in the top four at the end of the season, we shouldn't and can't lose points like we did against Burnley. ”

Is it only a matter of time before the team creates more chances and scores more goals next?

Lonnick: "Yeah, but we all know it's the difficult part, obviously we had the chance, not just the two cancelled goals against Burnley, but also the chances we created against Middlesbrough, don't forget the game against Villa, we also took a 2-0 lead, against Villa and Burnley we both conceded 2 points, which is the 4 points we should have scored, which will put us in a different position and we can come to fourth place. But we didn't do it, and now that's what we have to face, and we need to get better in the next step. ”

About Hasenhüttel

Lonnick: "He's got the team to make progress before he had to deal with some rather difficult situations. They had previously lost 9-0 to Leicester City and Manchester United respectively, and his ability to continue to coach the team in such a situation shows how much respect he has within the club. He's one of the smartest people I've ever met in football, I think his leadership qualities are great, he's got along very well with the players in Leipzig and if you see them celebrating after Southampton against Tottenham, you can see how closely he's with the players. ”

(Ma Dongyu)