According to ESPN, among the Manchester United players who enter the final year of their contract at the end of the season, De Gea, Diogu Dalo, Luke Shaw, Phil Jones, Fred, Nemanja Matic and Rashford, there are two who will definitely get a contract extension at the moment, that is, Dalo and Fred!
Among them, Fred, who joined Manchester United in the Mourinho era, has rewritten his fate. He was considered a £47m high-priced parallel commodity, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Carrick and now Ronnick are inseparable from the diminutive Brazilian midfielder.
In several games coached by firefighting coach Carrick, Fred's position on the court has moved further forward, and Carrick, who has played at the back of the player era, believes that Fred has the ability to win the ball in the front court, so he is arranged to insert him in more back rows in the game. The tactic paid off as United beat Villarreal 2-0 in the crucial champions league group stage battle, with Fred scoring a goal for Cristiano Ronaldo. Then against Arsenal, Fred contributed an assist and United won 3-2.
After Lonnick took office, Fred's forward insertions became more frequent, and he even scored two goals. You know, when the Brazilian international scored last season, Solskjaer joked: "I didn't expect to be alive to see Fred score!"
In Lonnick's 14 games, Fred scored two goals, both key goals. The new coach opened against Crystal Palace, fred shot long-range world waves, scoring a 1-0 winning goal. Against Leeds United, he scored off the bench to help the Red Devils, who had equalised after taking a 2-0 lead, regain the lead. United currently occupy fourth place in the Premier League with a four-point advantage, and those four points come from Fred's two key goals, otherwise, the Red Devils can only play three more rounds with Arsenal.
In addition to two goals, Fred has three assists under Ronnick, which was completed in two consecutive games against Aston Villa in January and the match against Brentford. Coupled with the goal scored during the sola league, Fred has scored 3 goals and 5 assists in all competitions this season, setting a new high after joining Manchester United.
Now, Fred is more of a B2B midfielder in United's 433 formation, playing his characteristics of active running and strong style, playing out his strengths and avoiding weaknesses, rather than sitting on the defensive back, exposing the shortcomings of body height and defensive position.
Manchester United legend roy Keane has been critical of Fred in the past, and now fans often say that "the Red Devils can't win the title with Fred and McTomine", which was first publicly raised by the Irish iron waist. After United's 2-0 home defeat to City this season, Keane said on Sky Sports: "Anyone who tells me fred is enough to play for Manchester United, lives, the midfield is a key area of the game, if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer walks in now I will grab him and ask: 'Why did the midfield use Fred?'" 」
But Fred's performance has also conquered Keane. "I'm happy to see him improve, he's been heavily criticized. The improvement may come from an increase in confidence, which gives him momentum." Roy Keane, who partnered another Premier League star, Robbie Keane, who played another Premier League star in the commentary on Sunday, said: "In the past few months, Fred has improved significantly on the last pass or shot, and there used to be a guy named Keane who often criticized him, I said Robbie Keane! Now he's scored a few goals and a couple of assists, and it's time for him."
Fred's change shows that there may be no "bad players" in the world, and the key is whether the manager can know how to use them well. Fred's running ability and game attitude allowed him to act as a tactical pawn. Taking the goal against Leeds United as an example, Fred first received a cross from Ronaldo, handed the ball to Sancho, then ran at high speed, re-received the pass from the English winger, and beautifully hit the ball into the near corner with his left foot.
Before joining Manchester United, Fred was the core of the miners' big upset in the Champions League, and as one of brazil's main midfielders today, it is impossible to be useless. In the past, in Solskjaer's tactics, "McFred" was limited to the back of 4231, McTomine had more opportunities to insert in the back row, and Fred's defensive task was heavier.
Now that he can get involved in attack more often, Fred says he's got the role he's best suited for, as he did in Brazil. 'I really like to play in that position and when I play for Brazil, I'm closer to the goal. Fred said, "Now, the Manchester United manager has also changed my position and I enjoy it. It's okay to play deeper, I also like to play at the back, I just want to help the team as much as possible, that's my priority." The data shows that fred's key defensive indicators have not fallen after more forwards, and the number of tackles, steals and regains of the ball still occupies the top two in the team.
In the future, under the new Manchester United manager, Fred may not be an absolute main force, but he can become one of the options for the midfield. United's midfield still needs reinforcements, but renewing Fred's contract will be the right thing to do.