10% unlucky, 90% clumsy: That's Manchester United
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Reading Time: 3min | Sun. 27.02.22. | 16:02
Another weekend and another disappointment for the Red Devils
You had one job, just one job. Just one, guys. Beat one of the worst teams in the league. That can't be too hard, surely. But somehow, Manchester United managed to squander chance after chance and end the match with just a miserable point against Watford.
With a place in the next season's Champions League on the line, Ralf Rangnick's men need to be winning their matches, especially against weaker teams at home. But two more dropped points against prompted a discussion: whose fault is it? The players have the quality, the coaching team has the knowledge. So what is the matter?
I don't know how anyone can watch Manchester United games and come to the conclusion that Ralf Rangnick is the problem and not the players.
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) February 26, 2022
Rangnick was a frustrated figure after watching 90 minutes of his team wasting opportunities to beat their former goalkeeper Ben Foster in the Hornets' goal. The ball simply wouldn't go in. The German didn't even try to defend his players.
"Five massive chances in the first half, three in the second. Sometimes we were unlucky like when Cristiano Ronaldo hit the post but we had one on one opportunities. This is not luck, this is sharpness, efficiency and being clinical. It's frustrating. We did everything than scoring. Hard to take that result. We were in full control for almost the full game."
Then, the German delivered a line that should be taken seriously by the players, but that should also convey a message to the fans. The coach cannot put the ball in the net - it's the players who must do that.
"Our job as coaches is to help the team to create enough chances. The number of clear chances we had today had to be enough to win a game like this."
And I'll tell you one thing, won't hear a word against Rangnick. Has made this team so much more creative over the last 6-8 games, it is completely on the players and their inability to finish.
— United Peoples TV (@UnitedPeoplesTV) February 26, 2022
92 shots in total vs Watford, Burnley, Southampton and Middlesbrough. 3 goals. pic.twitter.com/Y4shhbnuFl
It's Manchester United players who need to take a good look at themselves and ask how is it possible that they cannot score a goal against the worst team in the league.
PREMIER LEAGUE - ROUND 27
Friday
Southampton - Norwich 2-0 (1-0)
/Adams 36, Romeu 88/
Saturday
Leeds United - Tottenham Hotspur 0-4 (0-3)
/Doherty 10, Kulusevski 15, Kane 28, Son 86/
Man.Utd. - Watford 0-0
Brighton - Aston Villa 0-2 (0-1)
/Cash 17, Watkins 68/
Brentford - Newcastle 0-2 (0-2)
/Joelington 33, Willock 44/
Crystal Palace - Burnley 1-1 (1-0)
/Schlupp 9 - Milivojevic 46 og/
Everton - Man.City 0-1 (0-0)
/Foden 82/
Sunday
17:00: (2.20) West Ham (3.15) Wolverhampton (3.90)
Arsenal - Liverpool CANCELED
Chelsea - Leicester City CANCELED
***odds are subject to change
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