Liverpool legend Jamie Redknapp has slammed Lisandro Martinez, describing him as a “little boy being bullied” after the
Red Devils conceded the first goal in their 3-2 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest. Martinez returned from suspension from suspension but less than two minutes later United conceded when Nikola Milenković headed a corner and the 26-year-old Argentine defender was criticised: “Lisandro Martinez
needs to be stronger.” Redknapp, meanwhile, was a pundit: ยูฟ่าเบท “He was like a little boy being bullied today. He tried to block but Milenković headed it over his head.”
United legend Phil Jones also weighed in on his compatriot’s mistakes, with Portuguese winger Diogo Dalot saying:
“First of all, it was a great header from Milenković but you could feel the fragility in the set-pieces. “
Martinez is too focused on man-marking. His job is to block. And he was looking at the opposition more than the ball. “
Diogo Dalot took two or three steps towards the ball and it went over his head, he was almost sucked under the ball.”
Another man widely seen as responsible is new set-piece coach Carlos Fernandes, who has followed Ruben Amorim in from Sporting Lisbon:
“Manchester United have changed their set-piece coach, they’ve got a new manager brought in called Carlos Fernandes,” Redknapp added.
“But for me it didn’t work. There are two or three people in this league you don’t want to mark one-on-one for set-pieces and those are Gabriel Magalhaes and Chris Wood. “Manuel
Ugarte, who is probably 177cm at his best, and he had to deal with Chris Wood, that’s not the comparison and if the ball was crossed in, United would have conceded a goal. “
So, it’s not just about Lisandro and Milenković. I looked at the set-piece defence and I didn’t see the confidence from the United players. They haven’t got people stepping up to control the situation.”