After losing in 2022, Manchester United's number one superstar Cristiano Ronaldo issued a warning to the club's top brass, clearly stating that he did not support Ronnick's conversion.
After returning to Manchester United, the 36-year-old Ronaldo scored 14 goals in 21 games, but he is still the target of public criticism, knowing that without a good manager to turn the tide, he will not be able to achieve his dream of winning the title and will continue to act as a scapegoat.
On Monday, Maguire was absent, and Ronaldo played as captain to Wolves, but the whole team was in a slump, and his Portuguese compatriot Moutinho won from a distance, which made Ronaldo feel blank. Before that game, Cristiano Ronaldo had made it clear that he was not satisfied with United's performance after returning to the team and hoped that the new year would have a good start.
"I'm not happy with what we've achieved at Manchester United, we're not happy with either of them and I'm sure of that. We know we have to work harder, play better, get more than we are now." Cristiano Ronaldo said at the time. But his team-mates didn't seem to give him face, and United were devastated at Home at Old Trafford.
With 18 months left on his contract with Manchester United, Cristiano has made it clear to the board what he thinks of Ronnick, making it clear that he will not support the German 63-year-old as full-fledged manager. Britain's "Daily Star" said that if Manchester United does not bring in a better manager, Ronaldo may seek to leave the team this summer.
Lonnick is expected to end the season in a two-year contract as United's "Senior Football Advisor". But initially, the interim manager of Manchester United still had some illusions, and if the coaching results were ideal, he might lead the team for a longer time.
But the recent state of the team has shattered Lonnick's dream, and Manchester United's official managerial selection will not include his name. Manchester United's new chief executive, Richard Arnold, will be tasked with finding a new manager, while executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward will step down on 1 February.
Speaking of regularization, Lonnick wasn't even sure if he had time to salvage the season's slump, because not just Ronaldo, many of United's stars weren't buying his ideas, questioning his training style and distrusting the coaches he hired, Chris Armas and Ewne Sharp.
According to the newspaper, the current internal atmosphere of Manchester United is comparable to the situation before Mourinho left class. Longnick also began to lose confidence, feeling that he was only the interim manager, that it was impossible to make substantial changes, and that the players did not listen to his instructions.
Not only that, but his coaching staff has also been questioned. Assistant coach Armas was twice sacked in 15 months by Major League clubs Red Bull New York and Toronto FC in 15 months before coming to Manchester United; Sharp, from Lokomotiv Moscow, had no fame at all except for his former Manchester United sponsor.
Lonnick also found that Manchester United players are very selfish, lack team awareness and are unwilling to sacrifice for the team, and Mourinho was the first to discover this problem. However, the club chose to support players such as Pogba at that time, and then the coaching style of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer further contributed to the player's egoistic style.
While clubs are happy to sell certain players, their high salaries are a stumbling block to any transfer or loan deal. This means that Lonnick will have to face an unpleasant team.
The 3 new coaching candidates listed by Manchester United do not include Lonnick, and the Daily Mail has disclosed that Brendan Rodgers of Leicester City, Pochettino of Paris Saint-Germain and Tenhag of Ajax are all on the consideration of the club's board.
Britain's "Sun" newspaper reported that Pochettino was waiting for Manchester United officials to call him to coach, and if called, the Argentine would accept the contract.