The Christmas game cycle opened with a fascinating 2: 2 between Manchester United and Leicester at King Power, and the Red Devils, who had lost twice, were not really happy with the result. “It’s disappointing that we didn’t win because we had a lot of situations and we could have ended it,” he concluded Ola-Gunnar Solskjaer. But they were dangerous and Jamie Vardy showed his quality in 2: 2 “.
“Marcus Rashford scored a beautiful goal and I’m glad he did it,” the Norwegian coach continued, referring to his striker’s miss in the opening. “He knows his miss was a great opportunity. In the two goals we conceded we had to close faster, and especially in the second. I always look at the goals we conceded and what we could have done better. Of course we have a game in three days and we have another day to recover wisely. Going out with a point is not the worst thing there is, but we are disappointed that we did not go out with three against a tough opponent. “
Forbes commentator Liam Canning criticized the back of the team: “It should have been a win, but Manchester United’s lazy defense took a toll again. A point is not the worst result against Leicester, but it could have been more than that. In momentum. ”
Should’ve been a win but lazy defending costs Manchester United again. A point isn’t the worst result against Leicester, but could and should’ve been more. Keep the momentum going.
– Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) December 26, 2020
On the other hand, Bruno Fernandez, Who was once again the hero of his team with a gate and cooking, looked at the half full glass: “I was very happy when I walked into the locker room and saw that everyone was disappointed with the draw, and said we should have been better. We want to create a winning mentality and we are not happy with that point.”
The Portuguese, who continued his great season tonight, has already scored 14 goals and 8 assists in 21 goals in all competitions: “I enjoy it, I have a good team around me that helped me from the start and gave me confidence. When you have support behind you, you feel better. Our goal is to win, and if we focus on other groups, we don’t focus on what we do. “
on the other side, Brendan Rogers, Whose team came back twice from behind, was a little more pleased: “I think it was a good game, with two offensive teams and I think we had a lot of good moves. The defense and bursts were very good as they should be against teams like United. We have enthusiasm and confidence, and that shows the mentality of the players and we deserve at least a point. “
Officially, the 2-2 draw was not to Jamie Vardy’s credit, but Leicester’s veteran striker put in a great game and Rogers complimented him: “It was his game that shows why he is one of the best, with his concentration and that he is always “He will be in the extension area. He has a football mind and he knows where the ball will go and how to end the move.”
Vardy himself is content with a point, and is already looking towards Monday’s game against Crystal Palace. “We played very well against a great team,” the striker tweeted on his Twitter account. “We’ll take that point and look forward to Monday.”
We played really well against a really good team. We’ll take that point and look forward to Monday. 🦊 @lcfc pic.twitter.com/wrf3n9KPLY
– Jamie Vardy (@ vardy7) December 26, 2020