Reporter Han Bing reported on the fiasco of the Manchester Derby, completely tearing off the last fig leaf of Manchester United. Especially in the last 15 minutes of the game, the bloodiness of the Ferguson era was gone, and the Red Devils, who were behind by a large margin, had only 8% of the ball, which was converted into a pitiful 70 seconds! Goalkeeper Edson spent most of the second half watching coldly from the goal, and even squatted in the middle of the half to "watch the play". Why is manchester United so respectable?
Rangnick's Red Devils are not only tactically and technically different from Manchester City by one dimension, but even the fighting spirit that supported the Red Devils dynasty in the old Ferguson era has been defeated. The millionaires seemed to have accepted defeat early and were at ease, and the team's zero shots in the second half made public opinion and fans even more angry. Jesse Lingard, who played in the last 25 minutes, only touched the ball twice, and Manchester Goalkeeper Edson had 27 passes in the whole game, more than many Manchester United players, how sad.
Rangnick admitted after the game that Manchester City was far ahead of the Red Devils, which was not only a helpless admission to reality, but also further frustrated the Red Devils' fight for four. In fact, with Manchester United's current lack of physical fitness, infighting and lack of morale, it is not impossible to miss the Champions League. The Devils' schedule continues, and it's hard for the Red Devils to give fans hope.
The fiasco of the Manchester City derby has exposed the serious problems of Manchester United in terms of physical fitness, technical tactics, morale and many other aspects, but the most terrible thing is to fully expose the loss of coach and the contradictions in the dressing room. Media such as the Manchester Evening News have disclosed through the club's internal line that Rangnick has lost the support of the dressing room. Many players questioned the German coach's training methods and "nepotism", mocking his lack of trophy resume and unrealistic "idealism" of Manchester United. And It's also an open secret that Rangnick can't restrain big-name stars like C. Ronaldo, Cavani, Pogba and B. Fee.
Rangnick is known for his high-post pressing tactics, but today United can only maintain a strong confrontation for 1 hour, and the remaining half hour can only be slaughtered. Some players who are obviously in poor form have been sitting in the main force for a long time, which has made other players more dissatisfied, and the dressing room has even rumored that a player is a "Lannick pet". Manchester United star Keane is blunt, believing that at least five or six players in the Manchester City derby are not worthy of wearing the Red Devils shirt, and the spearhead is directed at the recent criticism of Maguire, Lindelof, Fred, Sancho and even the biggest Pogba.
Of course, there is also a "hip flexor injury" did not make the big list, the day of the game directly returned to Portugal's C. Ronaldo. Mr. Ballon d'Or did not stay to cheer the team up and has proven his attitude. Keane questioned how Ronaldo's absence was more than just injury, suggesting there was an element of infighting beyond injury. The Portuguese star's sister directly liked the netizen posts on social networks claiming that C. Luo was healthy, which increased the heated discussion of "conspiracy theories".
Maguire's defensive line once again delivered a disastrous performance. Neville thinks only De Gea can leave the United Aviation Stadium with his head held high, and that's true. The Red Devils defence has been unable to escape the nightmare of low-level mistakes this season, and neither Ole Gunnar Solskjaer nor Rangnick can keep the expensive defensive mains focused. Constant mistakes lead to constant concedes, and the players continue to lose morale, and so on. The backcourt is dejected, the front court complains to each other, what do such Red Devils take to fight for four?
C. Ronaldo, who was once rumored to have "lost contact", has returned to the Carrington training ground after the game, and everything seems to have returned to normal. But the fiasco of the Manchester City derby cannot fail to have an impact on the team, after all, the Red Devils' devil schedule continues. The weekend against Tottenham Hotspur may be a life-and-death battle to decide the fate of the four, followed by a life-and-death battle in the Champions League - home to Atletico, as for the subsequent Northwest derby, thanks to the postponement of the schedule, Manchester United can breathe a little relief.
With United's current state and morale, the Champions League title race is of course a pipe dream, and the only goal of the season is to fight for the fourth place in the league. But the Red Devils' schedule is not ideal, with to play Alla Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea in the next 10 games, with four direct rivals Arsenal still away. And Arsenal are currently 1 point ahead of Manchester United in three games, and their opponents at the weekend, Tottenham, are two games behind Manchester United by 5 points.
Manchester City and Liverpool left other teams early and focused on the title race, while Chelsea and Arsenal have been in good shape recently, and both have the advantage of fewer games. In this context, Manchester United stars such as Keane, Neville and Sheringham have actually lost hope and begun to focus on the "restart" of the summer Red Devils. Neville bluntly said that such a Manchester United is not as good as "breaking big" and starting metabolism early. The news released by the media is also very unfavorable to Manchester United's future competition for the fourth place. Not only Cavani and Pogba, who have long been determined, but also C. Ronaldo, who originally hoped to make a difference at Manchester United, now has a "different heart".
All the players are on the sidelines, rather than the whole team fighting to qualify for the Champions League. The Portuguese superstar certainly can't accept missing out on a Champions League salary cut of at least 20 percent, although he's still in good training, with the Reds returning to training on Tuesday as the last player to leave Carrington. But the French media has released the news that if the Red Devils miss the Champions League, C. Ronaldo will consider joining Paris. In addition to the latter being able to offer him a satisfactory salary, it is also because he can continue to compete in the Champions League.
In addition, Marcus Rashford, who has been snubbed this season, is also a possible prey for Greater Paris. It is reported that the Qatari royal family hopes to sign a Manchester United winger with only one year left on his contract this summer as a possible departure from Kylian Mbappe. Marcus Rashford was also disheartened that he was not reused under Rangnick's account.
The downturn in the atmosphere in the dressing room and the dispersion of people's hearts will of course affect the future performance of the Red Devils. Of course, the Red Devils' top priority is Lannick. The German coach must come up with more "housekeeping skills", and it has now been proved that Manchester United cannot adapt to his high-level pressing tactics, and what means can he win in the next 4 strong confrontations?
Moyes let Manchester United taste the bitter fruit of not winning the Champions League immediately after Ferguson left, and he could not turn over in the Dream Theater. If Rangnick repeats the same mistake, I am afraid that even the adviser promised by Manchester United will not be able to get it this summer. The contemporary master of German football is already embattled in the Theater of Dreams, and if he wants to turn things around, I am afraid that he will ascend to the sky.
