After the national team matchday, the Premier League resumed. In the 31st round, Manchester United took on Leicester City at Old Trafford. In the previous 4 consecutive meetings between the 2 teams, Manchester United had not tasted victory, 1 draw and 3 losses. In this game, C Ronaldo was absent due to the flu, and Lonnick put on a similar formation to the previous battle against Manchester City. B Fee top is the strongest, Pogba plays the front, Sancho and Eranga are separated by two roads. "McFred" double back, the only difference in the back line, this game, Luke Shaw, Varane, Dalot started.
In the end, United, with the advantage of possession, were led by Leicester City in the 63rd minute. However, United fought back 2 minutes later, and after B Fee's shot was blocked, Fred followed up with a supplementary shot, and finally the two teams made it 1-1, each taking one point.
Lonnick's tactical intention was to control the ball and then let B Fee and Pogba take turns to play the role of center forward, but the actual effect was very average. B fee has no body and no speed, and the space obtained is very limited. Pogba, on the other hand, moves slowly, habitually sticks to the ball and often gets caught up in the opposing defensive encirclement, but what really puts United in a difficult position are the two flanks.
Youngster Elanga has gained Ronnick's weight, but today's play can only be said to be average. Elanga's attitude towards the game was very positive, and as you can see from the hot zone map after the game, his running range spreads throughout the midfield, but his ability is not up to the level of the main player of the giants. In 90 minutes, Eilanga made 23 of her 32 passes and had a 72 percent success rate. One shot was blocked, only one success on three dribbles, 16 losses, two steals, and the second lowest score of the game with 6.2 points after the game.
So who has the lowest rating? Sancho! With just 5.9 points, it's the only player in the game to have fewer than 6 points. The England winger, who United brought in for €85 million last year, played his worst match since joining. He was not selected for England's squad for the current national team, but Sancho, who had plenty of rest, was heavily footed on the pitch and couldn't find the feeling of playing at all.
In this game, Sancho had no speed on the wing, no breakthrough, and the team's attack stopped as soon as it arrived at him. And Sancho basically repeats the same process after getting the ball - shaking twice, not passing, and then passing back. He likes to face defenders with the ball, and fans expect him to use his personal skills to disrupt the opposing defensive system. But in 90 minutes, he only had 1 real dribble, and the rest basically chose to pass back.
It is clear that the pressure from the giants has severely constrained Sancho's performance. He was afraid of mistakes and only dared to pass the world, and what Manchester United spent so much money expecting was that he could bring different tactical value.
After the game, Sancho suffered from the media, celebrities and fans. Premier League veteran AbonLajo has been blunt in saying that Sancho's performance in this game has suffered a serious decline and there is a clear lack of confidence.
"Sancho was passing back every time he got the ball, so much so that he was always passing the ball backwards, and he was scared to go over to his opponent. I don't know what his confidence in the game is, but that's the biggest problem I've observed in this game. Sancho now sees the defender's thoughts: 'No, I'm going to pass back. According to what he has experienced at Dort, this is not supposed to happen, and his confidence has been hit. ”
"Even if you lose the ball, it doesn't matter, you can try again. But Sancho saw the full-back's thoughts: 'I don't like passing, I'm going to pass back, I've done my job.' Actually, he's already invisible on the pitch, that's something that can't happen. ”
During the Dot period, we saw Sancho soaring on the wing, cooperating with his teammates, and repeatedly passing balls that made his teammates feel comfortable scoring goals easily. At that time, Sancho's face was full of smiles, and his technique, ability to respond, vision, passing and scoring ability all made Manchester United fans red. After 2 years of gossip, Manchester United finally made up its mind to spend 85 million to bring it in, and he is also regarded as the future owner of Manchester United's "No. 7 shirt".
But from the beginning of the season to the end of the season, Sancho still hasn't proven himself worthy of The Manchester United's transfer fee. He had occasional flashes, but more often than not.
But There's no need for United fans to be too discouraged, after all, this is Sancho's first season at Manchester United, and the team has a lot of problems. From the time of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's coaching until Lonnick took office, Manchester United has never had a mature and effective operating system. As a direct consequence, the players are overwhelmed, and we can see that it is not one player who has performed underside United, but the entire team, including the core players who have been regarded as the backbone of the revival in the first 2 seasons.
Therefore, there is no need to expect too much from United to return to the top 4 this season. The priority is to identify a new manager, and then, under the guidance of the new manager, make a plan for the summer window to rebuild completely and effectively. Then, under the leadership of the new coach, a mature set of playing styles is formed, allowing players to regain their form.