Although United beat Brighton to temporarily rise to 4th place in the Premier League, they still created a new embarrassing statistic in the first half of the game - the team did not complete a successful tackle for 45 minutes. Therefore, it is not surprising to fall into passivity on the scene.
United did not have a single tackle in the first half, the first of its kind this season. Fortunately, at the start of the second half, United finally established the victory by stepping up the front, scoring a goal in 81 seconds and causing a Brighton player to be sent off.
Interim manager Lonnick is unaware of this statistic, but he is also well aware of the difference between The First and Second Half of Manchester United and uses the metaphor of the characters in Doctor Who. "It was like Mr. Hyde in the first half, Dr. Jekyll in the second half." "Against an opponent who is in good form, getting three points is the most important thing, we had to be more adventurous in the second half and got paid off," Lonnick said.
Dr. Incarnate's plot is that Dr. Kicker explores the good and evil of human nature, develops a medicine, and gives all his evil thoughts to Mr. Hyde. Dr. Kirker has a high reputation for doing good deeds, while Hyde is notorious for doing all kinds of evil.
This does bear similarities with the difference between United's two halves in recent games. Against Brighton, "The Athletic" released data showing that United's first successful tackle did not appear until the 50th minute of the match, from 19-year-old Anthony Erlanga, who cut off Brighton winger Trousar.
Prior to this, United defenders Fred and McTomine had both tried tackles, but all three failed. But fortunately, in the 51st minute, McTomine completed his first successful interception and assisted Ronaldo's goal to break the deadlock. He teamed up with Bruno Fernandez to cut off brighton's back Pisuma's possession, and the ball fell to the feet of Ronaldo, who blasted out of the world.
Not only that, but Elanga's second successful break caused Brighton centre-back Lewis Dunk to foul red. After the game, Erlanga was also praised by Manchester United manager Ronnick: "We scored and then forced Dunk to turn red, which originated with Erlanga's excellent interception."
It can be seen that one of the root causes of Manchester United's problems may not be technical tactics, but the attitude of the players on the pitch. Data released by Sky Sports in the United Kingdom shows that Ellanga is the most active of the team's 6 attackers. He averaged 11.7km per game and sprinted 28.7 times, all team-first, and had 1 tackle and 4.3 regaining possession.
But former Manchester United midfielder Clebson believes that Ronnick's playing style makes it difficult for Cristiano Ronaldo to play his strengths, which is the main reason why the Portuguese superstar is in a slump at Manchester United.
"Cristiano Ronaldo is a goalscorer and if he doesn't score, he's under a lot of pressure." The Brazilian said, "Everyone talks about his age and his relationship with his teammates and says he can do more." But he didn't fit into Lonnick's style of football, and even so, Cristiano Ronaldo was still very threatening in the attacking third zone. He actively received the ball, challenged his opponents, and shot with his feet. Lonnick likes United to press in front and win more of the ball, which is not Ronaldo's style, so he has had difficulties recently. I don't think he has problems with his teammates, Ronaldo is just learning the tactics of the manager. He worked hard and even pulled back into midfield, but for him, Lonnick's philosophy was a bit difficult to adapt to."