Al-Majbri and Iqbal were subjected to injustice (Al-Araby Al-Jadeed/Getty)
save Manchester United To defeat in the opening matches of the English Premier League, on Sunday, with two goals to one against Brighton, which disappointed the fans, who were hoping to present themselves with a distinguished season, with the contract with the new coach of the team, Eric Ten Hag.
The Dutch coach relied on the Scottish duo, Scott McTominay and Brazilian Fred, in the midfield, with the absence of the two Arab stars, Tunisian Hannibal Al-Majbri, and Iraqi Zidan Iqbal, who seem to have been wronged by the former coach of Ajax Amsterdam, according to five main reasons.
Fatal errors
In his team’s match against Brighton, McTomini made serious mistakes, after he was the reason for the first goal, after losing the ball in the midfield line, which resulted in a counter-attack for the opposing team, from which the goal came, while Fred’s passing was passing as he did not appear at all in the match, He was completely lost with his colleague in the middle of the field, in Brighton’s second goal, which came from a counter-attack also launched by Brighton players, from one goal to the other without any objection in the middle of the field.
Limited possibilities
Modern football does not depend much on the defensive midfielder who does not contribute to the offensive construction, which is especially evident in Real Madrid players Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, or the Paris Saint-Germain duo Marco Verratti and Vetnia, qualities that Fred and McTominay lack, as they are not distinguished players Defensively, and they did not provide the addition on the offensive level, at a time when United need players with an attacking tendency because it is one of the teams that prefers to impose its control over the opponent, thanks to the midfielders coming from the back, qualities that are available in Zidane Iqbal and Hannibal Al-Majbari, who are distinguished Both defensively and offensively.
promising indications
The Arab duo Hannibal Al-Majbri and Zidan Iqbal participated in most of the team’s preparatory matches for the new season with a number of varying minutes, and although they did not play much, they presented promising indicators, especially from the Iraqi player, who starred especially in the face of Liverpool, and the Tunisian player, participated during Last season in some matches, he received widespread praise from former team star Gary Neville, as well as his teammate Nemanja Matic, in addition to the fact that they get along very well, after passing through the age groups of the Red Devils.
missed opportunities
The duo McTomini and Fred exhausted all the opportunities given to them by all the coaches that preceded Tin Hag at Manchester United, and proved that they are not in the size of a big team the size of the Red Devils, especially since the departing Serbian player Nemanja Matic was the main player in the formation of the team, during the season. The past despite its advanced age, and therefore the search for alternative solutions became mandatory for the team.
new stage
United fans were glad to sign Ten Hag for what was known as relying on young players, in his former club Ajax Amsterdam, and therefore they were wishing to abandon a large number of players who had proven their failure in the team, such as midfield duo Fred and McTominay, and defenders Harry Maguire. And Diogo Dalot, but it seems that nothing has changed until today, so will the coach, after the defeat of Brighton, re-calculate again?