For United, by the mid to late stages of the season, they have almost certainly missed the league title, and even in the top four of the league, they are not completely sure. Considering the strong and morale of the team at the beginning of the season, Manchester United's performance this season has indeed surprised many people. Judging from the team's paper strength, Lonnick and his players really should not struggle so much, but at this point, they still need to regroup as soon as possible, play well in the final stage of the league, and strive for a relatively desirable result.
Judging from the performance so far this season, Manchester United are still in fourth place in the league table, but they have not opened up the point gap with the team behind them. Especially compared to their main rivals Tottenham and Arsenal, Manchester United, while leading in points, have played more games than their opponents. If the opponent wins the playoffs, the team's top four positions will most likely be lost. In terms of schedule, The next series of games for Manchester United will be quite difficult. In addition to the strong dialogue in the Champions League, in the league, they will continue to face the top teams in the table. It can be said that in terms of competing for the top four, Manchester United do not have the initiative, if you want to be in the top four at the end of the season, in addition to coming up with enough good form, you need some luck to help.
Judging from the specific performance of the team, Lonnick still has not found the "key" to maximize the activation of the team's combat effectiveness. In terms of technical and tactical deployment, The high-level pressing tactics that Lonnick most wanted to see are still not formed, and the team's large-scale pressing will still only appear in a few players such as Fred and McTominay. Coupled with the fact that these players are the main defensive players in the team, there are no players behind them who can make up for them in the case of their positions, which even further affects the balance between The two ends of the Manchester United attack and defense. However, Longnick is also a "smart woman who is difficult to cook without rice", in the back position, Pogba's usual lazy defensive attitude makes it almost impossible for him to become the one responsible for "dirty work", while Maguire is unable to grab in time because of the decline in speed and anticipation ability. Two full-backs, Luke Shaw and Dalot, also failed to defend the back position. This ultimately led to the team being often in a "defenseless" state in the area between midfield and centre-back, which affected the overall quality of the team's defence.
In fact, according to the tactical characteristics of high-level pressing, the first line of defense of the team's defense should be in the frontcourt. That is, when the team loses the ball in the attack, the center, winger and forward player will become the first wave of defense on the spot, rounding up the opposing ball carrier. If the roundup fails, they will quickly retreat and make a second round-up with the centre-forwards and the back-back players in the midfield area. If this round-up still does not work, they will continue to retreat to their own 30-meter area, continue to organize the defensive line, and compress the offensive space of the opposing players. The most significant feature of this defensive system is that even if it does not successfully regain the ball in the first two round-ups, it can effectively delay the opponent's offensive rhythm and buy as much time as possible for the defense line of the side. However, in terms of United's midfielders, almost no players can implement this tactical arrangement very well, which directly leads to Lonnick's tactical thinking flowing into a formality, which is difficult to achieve the desired effect.
For Manchester United' frontcourt players, Rashford, Sancho, Bruno Fernandez and others have not formed good defensive habits, and they seem to have no intention of changing. For veteran C Ronaldo, he is more of a "strong heart and insufficient strength". In the case of a significant decrease in physical fitness, Ronaldo can only choose to leave more physical energy in the attack. He has scored 15 goals in the league and Champions League this season, which has not fully met the team's expectations, but it has been a pretty good performance among The Generally depressed Manchester United players. However, for the overall state of the team this season, Ronaldo must also be a little disappointed. According to the Mirror, Ronaldo's future at Manchester United will depend on the team's results this season, and if they are ultimately unable to reach the top four, Ronaldo will "decide to leave the team" and transfer away from the team at the end of the season. It is reported that if C Ronaldo clearly expresses the idea of leaving the team, then Manchester United will not set up obstacles.
In addition, on the Arsenal side, they are also very competitive in the competition for the top four, and their momentum is even stronger. For head coach Arteta, the team's signings this season have been immediate, and regardless of the team's performance this season, they will continue to strengthen the overall strength of the team through reinforcements. It is reported that the midfielder Fabian Ruiz, who plays for Napoli, has entered the team's reinforcement vision, and the Spain international's contract extension with the team is not going well. Arsenal are expected to sign him for a transfer fee of £16m. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)