Manchester United interim manager Ronnick has become utterly desperate for existing players, and after the last round of Premier League matches, he cancelled his usual post-match relaxation training and directly gave players a holiday. The 63-year-old German also said there was no point in discussing the top four in the remaining matches.
Manchester United's locker room problems, after a number of managers have suffered, has been well known to fans all over the world. After Lonnick's arrival, it did not change. "The Athletic" reported that after the 3-1 loss to Arsenal, the Interim Manchester United manager said almost nothing to the players in the dressing room. Although the midweek draw was 1-1 with Chelsea, Lonnick was not happy either, and according to the custom, the team was supposed to resume training on Friday after the match, but Lonnick chose to cancel the arrangement and give the players a day off.
Since Lonnick has been in charge, he has had conflicts with players such as Martial, Jesse Lingard and Pogba in public statements, and the British media said that he did not get the recognition of the dressing room, so the players did not try to implement their tactics, and Longnick, known as the "Godfather of the Bundesliga High Pressing", has not successfully played this tactic in any game at Manchester United.
Commenting on the current situation of Manchester United and the prospects of the new manager Tenhag, Lonnick analyzed: "I think this season has clearly told us that there are some problems that Need to be solved and must be solved by Manchester United. I'm pretty sure, but I would also reiterate that with Tenhag, United have one of the best managers and probably one of the best coaches in Europe. Then the club has to work with him, recruit new signings to form the team and properly coach the training, which are the two most important things. If these two things are combined well, I'm pretty sure the fans can see a better Manchester United and play better football."
Ronnick has a good record of developing rookie leipzig and Salzburg red bulls at Red Bull Leipzig, and Erlin Haaland played for Salzburg for a year before moving to Borussia Dortmund. Tenhag is also known for developing young players at Ajax, which Lonnick sees as an area united should focus on.
"My personal view is that clubs should try to find and nurture their future top stars," Lonnick said. Haaland is a young player, he's only 21 years old, and that's one of the kinds of players I mentioned. But on the other hand, he has become one of the most expensive strikers in the world. He may just be one of the relevant examples and I think the focus should be on trying and discovering and then convincing youngsters who could become Manchester United players in the coming years. We just have to look at the other top clubs, including England and some of the other top clubs in Europe. What kind of players have signed what kind of contracts in the past, and then you will get the answer yourself."
This week, Bundesliga Dortmund giant Váczk revealed that United could have beaten them to get Haaland, but the introduction failed because they refused to agree to the late agent Mino Rayola's £63m gold clause, and Dort got the Norwegian striker. Vátsk explained: "We agreed to Haaland's no-deal clause, otherwise he might have joined Manchester United."
The special clause will come into effect this summer, but United have no chance of getting Haaland because the team will be difficult to play in the Champions League next season and lack appeal. Manchester City are considered the number one favourites under Haaland.