The British "Independent" said that although Manchester United's recent record has improved, the "chaos" in the team is still not over. The Manchester United star, spoiled by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, is somewhat overwhelmed by the harshness of interim manager Ronnick.
Former Manchester United assistant coaches Carrick and Kierang McKenna chose to leave because they felt the club was already a "mess" and the players were dominated by a culture of indulgence. Some of the core players have been overprotected by Solskjaer for years, while others have been outraged by the inability to get equal opportunities.
During Mourinho's coaching era, he was very demanding of players with minor injuries, hoping that they would not be in the line of fire with minor injuries and that players who did not want to cooperate would be abandoned. In contrast, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's management has become more relaxed, which has become an open secret, and some players encounter minor injuries that will escape difficult away games.
When Lonnick arrived, he was shocked and dissatisfied with all this, and he scolded the players (Bollocked). The scolded players were reluctant and leaked the inside story of the locker room, and they also complained that Lonnick was "shouting too much".
Some players complained about assistant coach Chris Armas' lack of ability, arguing that Lonnick had no experience in coaching the giants and would not be the full manager next season and were not in awe of him.
Not only that, but the Manchester United team has not been guided by the "modern coach" in the past, and is not good at possession and pressing, which is not a problem that can be solved in a few training sessions. Ronnick was pleased with the style of Sancho and Erlanga, who improved their performance under the Germans. But the other players are completely different, and the Independent revealed that Lonnick recently had a separate conversation with a player to explain to him what was done wrong during the game and how it needed to be changed. The conversation seemed to go well, and in the ensuing game, Lonnick reiterated some instructions when he arranged for the player to play, but the latter did not improve after playing.
United's players have their own characteristics, like Bruno Fernandez who needs free tactical arrangements, Pogba does not like to defend and stand, Cavani lacks physical strength, and Cristiano Ronaldo cannot press. And The lack of leadership in United's squad has created a difficult dressing room where no one is satisfied. Even if the brilliant C Ronaldo returns, his teammates disagree with him, saying: "It's not 2009 now."
What United need most at the moment is overall change, because even the highly anticipated Ajax manager Tenhag needs the club to have an elite structure to help him coach, which the Red Devils do not have. Manchester United's new president, Richard Arnold, does not like to be involved in football and may be more delegated to football director John Mutav and technical director Darren Fletcher, which may be a positive step forward. But how far they can go also depends on how much autonomy the two have gained, as well as their abilities, and neither of the top executives has ever been in charge at a top club.
The root cause is how much money the Manchester United boss Glazer family wants to take from Manchester United. Some of the club's old staff were frustrated, complaining that the club didn't operate like the top giants. Manchester United often looks like "a company that happens to have a football team" rather than a club that serves a football team through commercial operations. This can be seen from the fact that Manchester United always give priority to bringing in stars with commercial value, and in contrast, Manchester City and Liverpool are more focused on ability.
Lonnick is still struggling to save United's season, with Atletico away to The Champions League being an ideal opponent, Diego Simeone's team in as bad condition as Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo as the nemesis of the Sheets. United have only reached the champions league quarter-finals twice in the past 10 years, and have been eliminated in three group games. Lonnick, who led Schalke 04 to the champions league semi-finals, said: "We have to be realistic, there must be a reason for what happened in the past, but we can't focus too much on what happened seven or eight years ago, the future and the present are the key. United have a chance to reach the champions league quarter-finals and to achieve their goals, they must show that they are ready to beat Atletico. If we succeed, it will motivate the whole team and increase the confidence level of the players. What happens next, we'll see soon. Clubs like Manchester United should be in the semi-finals of the Champions League, but if you don't try, I can tell you that some of the teams in Germany that were supposed to play in the Champions League have now been relegated to the second division, and there are three or four of them."
One of Ronnick's old clubs, Schalke 04, was relegated from the Bundesliga last season, along with former European champions Hamburg and Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.