Get him out of our club: Man United have now dropped to 14th in the Premier League table because of his errors
United suffered their eighth league defeat of the season at Molineux after being reduced to 10 players.
Man United fans want one man to leave club immediately after Wolves defeat and it’s not who you’d think
Manchester United fans are calling for one man to leave the club completely following their 2-0 defeat to Wolves at Molineux.
Ruben Amorim’s side are now eight points clear of the relegation zone following the defeat, which also saw captain Bruno Fernandes sent off in the second half after receiving two yellow cards.
Seconds after the restart, Wolves thought they had taken the lead through Jorgen Strand Larsen, but the Norwegian striker had his goal chalked off for offside following a VAR check.
But Vitor Pereira’s side did take the lead under 10 minutes later when Matheus Cunha scored directly from a corner.
It is the second goal United have conceded directly from a corner in a week, with Son Heung-min doing likewise in Spurs’ 4-3 win over Ruben Amorim’s side in their Carabao Cup quarter-final.
While Altay Bayindir was the man between the sticks on that occasion, Andre Onana saw the ball loop over his head at Molineux – and the manner of both goals was distinctively similar.
Given the above unwanted statistic, United fans are calling for the club’s set piece coach to leave the club – but there has been some confusion over exactly who that is.
Former manager Erik ten Hag brought in Andreas Georgson from Lillestrom to become United’s new set piece coach in the summer, and he was regularly seen on the touchline during the opening games of the season before the Dutchman was sacked.
But Amorim has since brought in Carlos Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon, with the Portuguese now leading responsibilities for set pieces.
Speaking after United’s 2-0 defeat to Arsenal earlier this month, Amorim said: “The thinking is Carlos is responsible for set pieces, different stuff. Andreas is also there to help. That’s it, that’s the reason.”
Carlos Fernandes (right) is leading Man Utd’s set piece coaching (Image: Getty)
Carlos Fernandes (right) is leading Man Utd’s set piece coaching (Image: Getty)
Taking to social media after the goal was conceded, one United fan wrote: “Someone should ask Amorim why we aren’t improving in defending corners. We specifically brought a set piece coach for that and we were doing ok until he changed the role of the coach?”
A second asked: “Can we cast aside the set piece coach like we have Rashford and Casemiro?”
A third added: “The set piece coach has to respectfully resign at this point.”
And a fourth stated: “Amorim we will ask you questions too bro. What’s it gonna take to hand set pieces back to Andreas Georgson?”
United would eventually lose 2-0 after a late counter attack from Wolves after committing players forward, with Cunha squaring to Hwang Hee-chan for a simple finish from close range with no defenders around him.
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Andre Onana and his fellow goalkeepers will have to learn to “overcome” the pressure they are coming under after Man United were beaten at Wolves on Boxing Day, Keith Hackett has said.
The former PGMOL chief and ex-FIFA official exclusively told Football Insider that the trend of positioning players to put goalkeepers under pressure from set-pieces is becoming “standard practice”.
Ruben Amorim’s side travelled to Molineux on Boxing Day looking to improve on a return of one win and three defeats from their last four Premier League games.
However a 2-0 defeat to a relegation-threatened Wolves will only have served to pile yet more misery on Man United.
Now, Hackett has suggested they can have few complaints about one key moment in how that defeat came about.
Andre Onana failed in protestations after Man United concede straight from a corner again
After Bruno Fernandes was sent off early in the second-half of the game, it was Wolves who took the lead just before the hour-mark.
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That came when Matheus Cunha – still awaiting confirmation of the length of his ban after his outburst against Ipswich – scored directly from a corner.
Following their 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday (22 December) this was the second straight game in which Man United conceded in such a way.
In the wake of this latest goal, Onana was seen protesting unsuccessfully against the award of the goal, after Matt Doherty was seen to be pressuring the goalkeeper, preventing him from reaching the ball.
Hackett has now suggested that is simply something that shot-stoppers such as the Red Devils man will simply have to learn to live with going forward.
Speaking about the Man United complaints about the goal, the former referee told Football Insider:
“Onana, like all goalkeepers, are coming under pressure at corner kicks. Carefully orchestrated blocking using a player in front of and behind the goalkeeper is now standard practice.
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“Wolves opened the scoring with the goalkeeper protesting. Goalkeepers need to seriously think how they can overcome this what has now become standard practice.”
Following that defeat at Molineux, Man United have now dropped to 14th in the Premier League table, ahead of their clash with Newcastle on Monday (30 December).
With Onana having already been criticised for some costly errors this season, this now looks to be another issue for the goalkeeper to worry about.
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