Three decades after going to university in these parts, Ralph Rangnik is still looking for answers. Answer why the tune he’s conducting is so horrible all the time, and answer how low Manchester United must fall before he bounces back.
This will certainly not come to his watch. He only has one more game in this sad concert, and then that’s Eric Ten Haag’s problem, so who knows what kind of sending Rangnik will be able to afford this shameless, shameless, senseless group of players at Crystal Palace in two weeks?
Which is not Rangnik’s apology before he whistles and jumps to Austria. Not a little. They had been walking pretty well under it for a while, but that was some time ago. Rather? That’s five wins in 18 races, and that doesn’t say anything about the defeats, none of which looked as bleak as this one. 4-1 at Watford in November was bad, but it was worse, a loss so small that even their supporters sang at 3-0: “You’re not fit to wear the shirt.”
Brighton pitted Manchester United against Amex’s sword, knocking Ralph Rangnik’s side 4-0 in front of his fans
Manchester United have been in disarray since the start of the match and eventually capitulated against a much more energetic team
Brighton set the tone early and were relentless, receiving an early prize with a 15-minute 25-yard shot by Moses Caicedo
The insult can be interpreted in at least two ways: as a commentary on the endless parade of rubbish from their once powerful club, which is now officially out of the foursome, and as an observation of elite athletes pushing fruitless chases in the first half. Indeed, they were as cruel as Brighton was brilliant.
First, for a small home team – the goals came from Moses Caicedo, who United tried to sign, and then through Mark Kukurela, Pascal Gross and Leandro Trosar, the last three scoring in the first 15 minutes of the second half. To say that United lacks courage would seem a bit simplistic, not to mention repeating what has been proven so many times so far.
What was different was that Brighton, for all their style and quality, were hardly known for giving up free points. On the contrary, they could have six or seven with better rebounds here. The fact that they found it so easy is due in part to United’s mind-numbing inability to perform the most basic aspects of defense – see first goal – and also their failure to show any pride in their work – see second and third . By the fourth, even VAR was thinking of laughing at their expense.
It was a dream start for Brighton and should have been a wake-up call for United, who had not come out of first gear when they gave way.
United tried to stay in the game, but Brighton pressed them relentlessly and could not find any rhythm in the match
But in addition to this incompetence, the omission figures, which are now ranked as their worst since 1979, we need to look at Brighton. And Graham Potter.
He is the favorite to replace Antonio Conte if the Italian leaves Tottenham and on this basis the Spurs would be lucky to have him. Only if Brighton had a reliable striker would they be in a European place; it’s a measure of how well they did without one that they still could.
They were just huge, a group of players showing what is possible with the right organization and motivation. The United Hierarchy must view them as special organisms from another planet.
Come to think of it, Ranknik’s team arrived here with the wind of a 3-0 victory over Brentford. As such, he did not make any changes to his side, as Juan Mata gave a second consecutive start behind Cristiano Ronaldo, who was on top of the spear in 4-2-3-1.
Happy with only a 1-0 loss at halftime, Brighton were electric in the second half and Mark Kukurela scored four minutes later
United failed to cope with the intensity of Brighton and the half did not bring them any break, as they again allowed early
United tried to get back in the game, but just as Brighton reopened them, Leandro Trosar scored third.
Brighton fans and players were in a daze as they may have been disappointed not to score more in the first half.
The plan, as anyone can say with United these days, was for Mata to serve as the main delivery line with its fine service in the middle. The problem is that again, none of this worked. In this case, this is mainly due to the work of Caicedo, who silenced Mata on both sides of the door insignificantly. It was similar in design to the suffocation work done by Yves Bisuma of Son Hyung-Min in Brighton’s victory at Tottenham last month.
The result was nothing valuable that reached Ronaldo throughout the first half. When he saw the possession, he was a shadow of himself, with a pass in touch, a dribble out of play and a free kick that went 10 feet above the crossbar, all before receiving a yellow card for sliding against Lewis Dunk. His mood matched the performance.
Brighton held the ball as his accompanying drama unfolded. The first goal, which came after a quarter of an hour, is rooted in a desperately weak defense. The movement started with a blow forward and escalated when Alex Telles failed to clear, heading vertically. Pascal Gross then hit the loose ball and blocked it to Caicedo, outside the zone. He sent a low shot with limited force back to the door, which somehow overtook the glacial reactions of Victor Lindelof and defeated David de Gea.
Cristiano Ronaldo can not believe the surrender of Manchester United so early in the second half, after being ineffective in front
It was even worse for United as Leandro Trosard finished fourth in Brighton, despite Diogo Dalot’s best efforts.
At halftime, Rangnik sought help through Fred and Edinson Cavani from the bench, but it was soon a defeat.
The second arose with Trosar, who chased the crossing with more enthusiasm than anyone in red, before retiring to Marc Cucurela. He crashed into the space between De Gea and his nearby post – no one had followed his escape, of course.
A moment later, Trosar smashed Gross, who easily overtook Rafael Varane and rolled through De Gea. Trosar came in fourth amid suspicions of handball and offside, but nothing went the way of United. They didn’t deserve better.
The match was good and really ended with another half hour before the game, a time when Brighton could add a few more goals
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