Before his Premier League debut in charge, Manchester United manager Tenhach had new troubles. Martial may not be able to play due to injury, will Tenhach let Ronaldo start?
Martial was unexpectedly absent
In the pre-season match against Atletico Madrid, Martial left early due to injury. According to the media, there is a risk that Martial may not be able to recover in time and may miss the battle against Brighton.
After the end of last season, Cristiano Ronaldo publicly stated that he would stay in the team, and Martial, who had not performed well in Sevilla, was included in the purge list. However, Ronaldo's absence from the pre-season made Martial the beneficiary.
In the four pre-season games in Asia and Australia, Martial scored 3 goals and delivered 1 assist, quickly establishing the main position and reversing his fate.
According to the media, Tenhach has finalized the main lineup at this time, and Martial, Rashford and Sancho will become the forward trident. If they perform well, then even if Ronaldo recovers, it will be difficult to enter the main lineup.
However, Martial's accidental injury presented Tenhach with a problem.
C Ronaldo started?
In the case of Martial's injury, C Ronaldo was originally the undisputed main candidate. However, he has been asking to leave the team, playing only 45 minutes in preseason and not performing well, and it is unclear whether Tenhach will let him start.
Last season, Ronaldo scored 23 goals in all competitions, topping the team's top scorers list. In the Premier League, Ronaldo scored 18 goals, ranking third in the Premier League top scorer list. Despite being 37 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo's goal efficiency is still outstanding enough.
However, the media revealed that after taking over Manchester United last season, Longnick once hoped to change to the tactic of pressing in front of him, but was resisted by C Ronaldo and had to abandon this tactic.
After the start of the summer window, for various reasons, Ronaldo asked to leave Manchester United, so he missed three weeks of training. After returning to Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo also played only 45 minutes against Rayo Vallecano.
Not only that, but before the game was over, Cristiano Ronaldo left Old Trafford early. This made Tenhach very angry, and in an interview with Dutch media three days later, Tenhach publicly said that this was "unacceptable".
Ronaldo does not yet have the physical strength and form to start the game, whether he can adapt to Tenhach's tactics is still unknown, coupled with the early departure of the manager criticized, which makes his starting point becomes uncertain. The problem is that if C Ronaldo is still unable to start in the case of Anthony Martial's injury, then his mood can be imagined.
What other options does Tenhach have?
If Tenhach doesn't let Ronaldo start, then he doesn't lack options. First, he could get Marcus Rashford to play as a centre forward, with Erlanga, who started against Melbourne Victory and Atletico, take over Rashford's wing position.
Second, if he decides to do more experiments, then he can use young players. In the battle against Vallecano, Tassie Chung and Ganaggio started, and Ganganjo, who played as a left winger, performed exceptionally well, and was rated the highest score by the Manchester Evening News after the game.
Amade Diallo, who came on as a substitute for Vallecano, made a quick goal after his debut against Vallecano and became one of Tenhach's choices. In addition, Perristri, who sprained his ankle during atletico, is also expected to get a chance to play.