On December 27 (tomorrow morning at 04:00), Manchester United will face Aston Villa, who are currently ranked 3rd in the Premier League, and Unai Emery's team will undoubtedly replace Newcastle last season, currently with 18 games and 40 points, and only 1 point behind leaders Arsenal, and the difference with Manchester United has also reached 11 points, considering that Old Trafford has been beaten by 7 different teams this season, this time it is still a difficult test for Manchester United!
Manchester United ushered in good news before the game, England's richest man officially bought 25% of Manchester United's shares, and will officially replace the Glazer family, who are not interested in managing the team, Jim Ratcliffe will become the main operator of Manchester United, Manchester United's most criticized management, and now it has really been overturned, although they are still behind the scenes, but at least Manchester United fans can see some bright possibilities.
The new owner of Manchester United will also provide more than 200 million euros of funds to improve Manchester United's infrastructure, you must know that Manchester United's training facilities, aging stadiums, has become the focus of criticism in recent years, and the Glazer family has almost never considered investing real money to change the status quo, Ratcliffe's investment will undoubtedly prove that he will become the de facto controller of Manchester United in the future.
This will undoubtedly be full of motivation for Manchester United players + Ten Hag, Manchester United will inevitably undergo major reforms in the future, and players and coaches who do not meet the requirements of the new owner will become the dust of Manchester United's history.
Ten Hag was named the Premier League's Manager of the Month in November, but after December, his team suffered four defeats in six games, and Manchester United only won four points in five Premier League games
1. Manchester United's injury situation has not improved
In terms of front, Sancho has been banned from the team for nearly 4 months, whether Ten Hag is happy or not, Manchester United is sure to lose money, just in the four months that Sancho has been banned, Sancho's value has dropped from 32 million euros to 25 million euros, and Manchester United can only rely on Hojlen, Garnacho, Antony for a long time The three strikers (Rashford was injured some time ago).
In addition to Jadon Sancho, Ten Hag has also confirmed Anthony Martial will miss the game against Villa, while Amad Diallo has been involved in training for two weeks and could be back for this game.
In midfield, Casemiro and Mason Mount have been out for a long time, with Ten Hag digging out Maynu from the Academy.
The backfield is where United's injuries are most severe: Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Malacia and Victor Lindelof are four players who are sure to miss the game against Villa, and Ten Hag is likely to continue to partner Varane and Evans, whom he doesn't like, in central defence, and if Varane's illness does not recover, then United will be even worse.
Villa's sudden increase in injuries:
Villa's main centre-back Pau Torres was out of the game against Manchester United, and the main midfielder Boubacar Kamara continued to be suspended, coupled with the injury of substitute Youri Tielemans, the main Villa squad has been weakened a bit.
But looking at the situation as a whole, Villa's injury situation is nowhere near the level of Manchester United!The weakness of United's backline is really important for Villa, who have scored 38 goals in 18 games this season and are averaging 2 goals per game11 goals, both in terms of goals scored and efficiency, Villa is second only to Manchester City, which also means that as long as the midfield does not change much, Manchester United's defence will have problems again this time!
Manchester United have only scored two goals against Chelsea in their first six games in December, and the other five games have been clean sheets, not that United have fewer shots and fewer chances to score, but in this writer's opinion, Ten Hag really needs to adjust his attack, Antony and Hojlen have both scored 0 goals this season, which is the root cause of Manchester United's current poor situation.
Maybe they can score in this game, but in this writer's opinion, maybe Rashford is a little closer to the goal, and Manchester United have a better chance of breaking the goal drought!After all, Manchester United's opponent Villa has failed to score in only two games this season, and it is too difficult for Manchester United to keep a clean sheet, and Ten Hag's hope of continuing to coach is getting smaller and smaller, Manchester United's new owner has changed five coaches in three years in Nice, can Ten Hag survive?Or do the Manchester United players want Ten Hag to continue to lead the team?Let's wait for the result of tomorrow's competition!
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