After losing 3-1 to Arsenal, United are already basically out of the game in the four-game battle. Next, the club's top management should consider the construction of the summer window, focusing on cleaning up and reinforcements. Asked which players Tenhag would let out of the squad, City veteran Mills gave his advice. He believes that to get Cristiano Ronaldo to leave the team, he has become an obstacle to the team's reconstruction.
"Pogba, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bailly, Lindelof, Jones, Jesse Lingard, Mata, Nemanja Matic, I don't think I have already listed 8 players, most of whom are about to expire their contracts, so that's a good answer." Subsequently, Mills focused on C Ronaldo. "Cristiano Ronaldo may be a tough player to deal with, but I'm sure there will be teams that want him and It didn't cost Manchester United to bring him in. In terms of transfer fees, they won't have much to lose. ”
Of the 8 players Mills mentioned, the vast majority of them have left the team without suspense. Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Mata have expired their contracts, Nemanja Matic has announced that he will leave after the end of the season, and Bailey and Jones will seek to leave the team because they cannot get the time they want. But in fact, there are definitely more than 8 players who have the possibility of leaving the team.
On the right-back side, Wan-Bissaka's defensively strong offensive attributes certainly fall short of Tenhag's requirements, and Dalot is at best a substitute. In addition, whether the tall and bulky Maguire was in Tenhag's plan is also a question. Others, like Martial and Marcus Rashford, have the potential to leave the team, especially the former.
But these are not the most critical, the most concerned by the outside world is C Luo. It is no exaggeration to say that Ronaldo's departure has a decisive impact on Tenhag's coaching prospects. Mills shares a similar view, saying: "Cristiano Ronaldo can still make some contributions to the team on the pitch, but if you're talking about a rebuilding process, he'll only stay one more season, what's the point?" And he became more of an obstacle than a drag. Every time you lose, people ask – why didn't Ronaldo play? That's the difficulty you face. If you want to rebuild the team, you have to give yourself a chance to start over. ”
To be honest, this is one of the most objective views ever heard about Ronaldo's positioning at Manchester United.
Mills acknowledged the role of Cristiano Ronaldo, United's most capable goal scorer, but the issue before Tenhag was rebuilding. What is "rebuilding"? Rebuilding is about radical change, abandoning the present and focusing on the future. And what is the future? youngster!
As Mills said, Ronaldo only has one more season at most, so what's the point? Can Manchester United enter the title group in one step this season? It's impossible. Tenhag has set a 5-year plan, and since it is focused on 5 years, young people should be given opportunities from now on.
In fact, during the interview with Tenhag at the top of Manchester United, there was also news about Ronaldo's future. Media reports said that Teng haag clearly excluded C Luo from the plan. This shows that Tenghag is also aware of the resistance brought by C Ronaldo's stay. Next year, Ronaldo will turn 38 years old, and no matter how strong he is, he has to accept the ruthless fact that he can no longer maintain a high-intensity output like when he was young.
Tenhag's first task after taking office is to improve Manchester United's backward tactical play and create the highly recognizable tactical style of Manchester City and Liverpool. His tactical play needs to be based on a large number of runs, driving the flow of personnel, giving vitality to the formation, and continuing to create advantages at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends in a local "overload" manner. The best possible opportunities can only be obtained if as many effective forces are invested as possible in confrontations with a sphere.
We acknowledge Ronaldo's attitude towards the game, and many times we can see him actively defending himself into the box. But we also need to be soberly aware that Ronaldo's high-intensity running can only be maintained at a certain point in the race, or during a time period. What Tenhag needs is sustained high intensity, which is fundamentally different. Today, the intensity of Longnick's high-level pressing is far from enough, and there is a clear lack of sustainability.
And once Tenghag let C Ronaldo participate in the rotation, "Why didn't C Ronaldo play?" "It will become a concern for the media after the game." As long as this voice is bothering United, he can't let go of his hand to achieve a complete rebuild.
In short, if C Luo stays for another year, then the meaning is really not great, and separation is a mutually complete choice. Cristiano Ronaldo can find a team that can compete for the championship to play the last residual heat, if the data is eye-catching, maybe you can also compete for the Ballon d'Or, but in Manchester United, you basically don't have to count on it. United, under the leadership of Tenhag, are completely young, playing high-pressure football with both speed and intensity, and striving for results within 5 years.