I believe that all Manchester United fans remember the performance of B Fei when he first joined, joined in the winter window of 2020, made his debut, and played 14 league games for Manchester United in half a season, scoring 8 goals and assisting 7 times, the performance was no less than the "data brush" in the Portuguese Super League.
But at the time, there were also voices questioning that B Fei's performance was due to the fact that other teams were not familiar with him in the first season. Then in the following season, B Fee undoubtedly punched the doubters in the face. In the 2020-21 season, which was also B Fee's first full season at Manchester United, he continued to play the premier league's first midfielder. He made 58 appearances for United throughout the season, scoring 28 goals and assisting 17 times. Top 3rd in the Premier League top scorers, 3rd in assists and 1st in key passes, helping United to once again take 2nd in the league. It is no exaggeration to say that without the "big brother B" coming to the rescue again and again, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would have left the class long ago.
In the 2021-22 season, B Fee scored a hat-trick in the first round of the league against Leeds United, followed by a shortlist for the 2021 Ballon d'Or, and everything seems to be going to be taken to the next level. But then things turned downwards and showed no signs of rebounding. Today's B fee has changed from the "thigh" of the previous season to a "cancer", and the original salary increase plan has attracted widespread doubts.
Earlier, the media published a list of the number of opportunities created in the Premier League this season, and the name of B Fee was written prominently on the first place. He created a total of 86 scoring chances, up from Arnold's 83 and De Bruyne's 71.
In fact, B Fee has been at the top of the list since joining Manchester United. He had 95 key balls last season, the only player in the Premier League to have more than 90. With 4 league rounds to go this season, B Fee will certainly have more than 90 key balls. From this perspective, the performance of the B fee is as stable as ever. So why is the Portuguese midfielder now a "cancer" that everyone spurns?
First of all, one thing is certain, B fee is still that B fee, from the Portuguese Premier League to the time he joined Manchester United so far, he has been playing like this. But in the past and in the future, he can't compete with a master midfielder like De Bruyne, because he only has this one specialty, and there are fatal shortcomings in other technical aspects. He was unable to hold the ball in midfield like De Bruyne, and his physical ability to fight was average, which forced him to handle the ball quickly before defenders came over after taking the ball. Therefore, most of the balls from B Fei's feet belong to the "knife mountain ball", which seems to be an opportunity, but it is more of a "five-five ball" that cannot be expected.
The performance of B Fee in the first 1 and a half seasons was so outstanding due to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's tailor-made tactical play. At that time, United's biggest move was to counterattack, which was more handy after the introduction of Maguire, who had strong frontal defense and strong air defense ability, "wing forklift" Wan-Bissaka and wing fast horse D-James. B fee does not need to participate in deep defense, just catch the ball in the defensive transition link to quickly get the ball out, with two ways to fly together, the threat can be maximized. This quick counter-attack maximizes the threat of B Fee's quick kick.
As can be seen from United's first 5-1 victory of the season, B Fei likes this high-paced bombardment style of play the most. But with the introduction of Sancho and Ronaldo this season, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will sooner or later return to positional warfare, focusing on passing offensive football. So after C Ronaldo officially entered the starting lineup, B Fee's performance began to decline.
Playing positional warfare, B Fee, as the hub of Manchester United's midfield attack and defense conversion, is certain to meet the opponent's focus on defense, and now Manchester United's opponents also know. In addition, it is very important that in the past, Pogba was present to share the pressure of the organization and transportation, and it was also possible to share a little "pot".
But Pogba has played a no-nos this season and has played 20 league games so far, just over half. So more games, the burden and pressure fell on B fees. At this time, his shortcomings are even more prominent. Blindly seeking speed, coupled with an immature offensive system, led to b fees losing a lot of balls. We can frequently see many of B Fee's passes deviated from the sidelines in the live broadcast, and eventually the mentality is unbalanced. It can be felt from his penalty loss, rough fouls and other behaviors. And he doesn't behave well but likes to complain and talk non-stop. Such out-of-line behavior will inevitably attract disgust, attract public opinion firepower, and eventually become the target of public criticism.
Therefore, it can only be said that B Fei's performance in the first 1 and a half seasons is definitely worthy of a high salary, while this season is somewhat reluctant. At least there is no need to rush to renew the contract when the manager is not sure, after all, the contract is still long. Now that the contract has been renewed, the problem is left to Tenghag. How to make B fee better integrate into his own tactical system, let him play to his strengths and avoid weaknesses, we will wait and see.