Manchester United star Leo Ferdinand praised interim manager Lonnick for his excellent coaching work. According to the data, Lonnick led the team in 12 games, scored 25 points, 7 wins, 4 draws and only 1 loss. In addition, Manchester United are currently unbeaten in seven rounds, the longest unbeaten match in the Premier League.
With the performance of this period, Manchester United is temporarily ranked fourth in the Premier League, but then the team will face the devil's schedule, successively encountering the Premier League champions two Manchester City, Liverpool and the four direct rivals Tottenham Hotspur, these games will largely determine the final record of Lonnick's coaching.
In addition, outside the stadium, rumors of discord within Manchester United are rife, and some people question the ability of the coaching staff. But Manchester United legendary centre-back Ferdinand sided with Ronnick, believing he was doing well. 'I think he's had a good schedule after he took office, but since he's been in charge, only Manchester City have taken more points. Ferdinand said, "So, his coaching is at least not as bad as some British media say, and in terms of scores, you have to say that he is qualified."
Ferdinand even added: "Everyone says Liverpool are in hot form, a championship performance, but they don't have as many points as Ronnicque in the same period. I understand that there are still some factors that need to be fine-tuned in his team's play, and there is a lot of room for overall improvement, and I agree with that. But in terms of scores on the standings, that's what you want. Of course, I know he's not going to be the full manager, but now Manchester United are going to have more important games, Manchester City, Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, so he has to get the desired results in these games, and people will judge him by the results of these big battles."
Ferdinand reiterated: "But in terms of points, only Manchester City have more points than Ronnick." The figures given by Ferdinand are controversial, and The points under Lonnick are indeed second only to Manchester City, but that is because Manchester United have the most games.
After Manchester United officially announced Thatronnick's coaching on 29 November, he did not lead the team immediately, and carried Carrick as the firefighting manager in the following game. Lonnick made his debut with the Red Devils on 5 December, after which City played 11 rounds of the Premier League, winning 9, drawing 1 and losing 28 points; Liverpool played 10 rounds, playing 2 games less than Manchester United, with a record of 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 23 points, only 2 points less than Manchester United, and the winning rate is higher than that of the Red Devils. Of course, we must understand the premise that since Lonnick's first game in charge against Crystal Palace was played one day after the round of Manchester City and Liverpool, calculating Lonnick's "post-coaching" record means undercounting a victory between Manchester City and Liverpool on 4 December.
Ferdinand also believes that Lonnick activated Sancho, the England winger who joined last year for £73m in the summer window, who benefited from the suspension of Mason Greenwood and the loan of Anthony Martial, and has no worries.
Sancho has recently scored two goals and assisted twice, making him an important figure in United's attack. Ferdinand explains: "For a player like Sancho who is always looking for form and stability, Greenwood can't play, Martial is on loan, he's under less pressure to worry about not being able to play next week, or being replaced by someone else. I think he may have been promised to play every game. And so his self-confidence has improved, and I think that's why Sancho's condition is getting better now."
Ferdinand also believes that although Sancho is an England international, he has never played in the Premier League in the past, so there must be an adaptation period after the transfer.
'The Premier League is different from other leagues, you look at German football, at Borussia Dortmund, even if the team loses possession, he doesn't face as much pressure to defend as here. Ferdinand explains, "The level of physical strength in the Premier League is one or two levels higher than in the Bundesliga, and you need time to adapt. His defensive tasks are higher than ever, and even though he has played for Manchester City in the past, it was a youth game. Now he needs to do things like run without the ball. It's the process of adapting and learning new things, which happens when you join a new club, especially when you come to a new country. That's to be expected, however, United spent £73m to bring him in and he couldn't expect a buffer period."